Joe Root does not suspect Australia of ball-tampering during Ashes series
Joe Root says he does not suspect Australia of any ball-tampering during the recent Ashes series. The England captain’s remarks, following his side’s defeat against New Zealand in Auckland on Monday, were made after renewed speculation surfaced following the ball-tampering Australia were involved in during their current Test series against South Africa. Root reiterated that […]
Steve Smith Steps Down as Rajasthan Royals Captain, Rahane to Lead
Under fire Australian cricketer Steve Smith has stepped down from his position of the captain of the Rajasthan Royals team. He will be replaced by Indian opener Ajinkya Rahane. The Indian Premier League franchise, which is making a comeback in the league after serving a two-year ban, confirmed the news in a statement on Monday. […]
US sanctions 7 Pakistani firms for ‘nuclear trade’
Islamabad, March 26: The US has imposed sanctions on seven Pakistani companies for allegedly engaging in nuclear trade in a move that could undermine Pakistan’s ambition of joining the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), an elite club of countries that can trade fissile materials and nuclear technologies. The list, prepared by the US Bureau of Industry […]
Videos raise questions over Saudi missile intercept claims
United Arab Emirates: — As with nearly every ballistic missile launched by Yemen’s Shiite rebels targeting Saudi Arabia, the kingdom overnight said it intercepted all seven fired — but online videos raise new questions about those claims. One video appears to show a Patriot missile launch on Sunday night go rapidly wrong, with the missile […]
Russian shopping mall fire kills 64; no alarms reported
MOSCOW :With the fire alarms silent and staff reportedly nowhere to be seen, a fire at a shopping mall packed with children and their parents on the first weekend of the school recess killed 64 people in eastern Russia. The fire at the Winter Cherry mall in Kemerovo, a city in Siberia, about 3,000 kilometers […]
BJP chants Ambedkar’s name but oppresses Dalits: Mayawati
March 26, 2018 Bahujan SamajParty supremo Mayawati on Monday lashed out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for using Bhimrao Ambedkar’s name and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party chants the name of the Dalit leader but oppresses those belonging to the category.Addressing the media, the BSP supremo said that in past four-and-a-half years of governance, […]
Four women Maoists killed in gun battle with security forces
March 26, 2018 Four women Maoists have been killed during an exchange of fire with security personnel in Narayanpatna area of Odisha’s Koraput district, the police said today. Acting on a tip off, the District Voluntary Force and Special Operations Group personnel launched a joint combing operation last night in the forest areas of Narayanpatna, […]
Militant’s attempt to rob J&K Bank in Kulgam foiled: Police
Srinagar, Mar 26 : Jammu and Kashmir Police on Monday claimed to have foiled a bid by the militants to loot a bank in south Kashmir’s Kulgam district. A spokesman, in a statement, said that the militants appeared at the Bugam branch of J&K Bank in Kulgam and tried to loot the public money. He […]
South Kashmir: Militants attack Army party in Shopian
Srinagar: Militants on Monday attacked on an army patrol party in south Kashmir’s Shopian district. GNS news agency, quoting sources, reported that a group of militants opened fire on the army’s 34 RR near BSNL tower in Kachdoora area. The soldiers retaliated to the fire. However, there was no immediate report of any casualty on […]
Army man dies ,9 others injured in Awantipor road accident
An army man was killed and nine others injured after a vehicle they were travelling in met with an accident in Awantipora area of Pulwama district on Monday, reports claimed. An army official said that a soldier died while nine others were injured in the accident that took place in Awantipora today morning. Police have […]
