India votes in favour of UN General Assembly resolution demanding immediate, permanent ceasefire in Gaza
(RAHNUMA) India voted in favour of a UN General Assembly resolution that demanded an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza and reiterated the demand for immediate and unconditional release of all hostages. The UN General Assembly has overwhelmingly approved resolutions demanding an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and backing the UN agency for Palestinian refugees […]
Editorial: Iran’s Hijab Laws – A Risk to Public and Global Support
(RAHNUMA) Iran’s newly approved hijab legislation introduces some of the most extreme penalties in the world for violations of mandatory morality codes. Women now face imprisonment, hefty fines, and even the death penalty for actions deemed “indecent” or “promoting unveiling.” Such harsh measures not only risk undermining public support but could also further isolate Iran […]
BGT: India’s bowling attack load mainly picked up by Bumrah, says Gavaskar
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Legendary India batter Sunil Gavaskar believes the current Test team is indeed heavily reliant on fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah to lead the bowling attack. Bumrah is the current leading wicket-taker in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy series with 12 scalps from two matches. But Bumrah hasn’t found much support from the […]
BGT: It’s harder to gauge pink ball’s seam position at night, says Gill
Brisbane, Dec 13 (IANS) India batter Shubman Gill reflected on the team’s 10-wicket loss in the day-night Test in Adelaide, explaining that the team is more accustomed to playing with a red ball. He noted that the pink ball is slightly different, making it more challenging to judge the seam position while playing under the […]
To become the youngest world champion is truly a great feat: Gill congratulates Gukesh
Brisbane, Dec 13 (IANS) India batter Shubman Gill has extended heartfelt congratulations to the 18-year-old chess prodigy D Gukesh, who made history on Thursday by becoming the youngest-ever World Chess Champion. Gukesh’s sensational victory over China’s Ding Liren in the final game of a tightly contested championship made him the only second Indian to claim […]
The boy who would be king: Vishy Anand shares old pic with World Chess Champion Gukesh
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) Five-time World Chess Champion Viswanathan Anand shared an old picture with the youngest and current World Chess Champion D Gukesh and captioned the post ‘the boy who would be king’. Gukesh made history on Thursday by becoming the youngest-ever World Champion in chess, beating Ding Liren of China in the […]
IPL 2025: Carl Hopkinson appointed as Mumbai Indians’ new fielding coach
Mumbai, Dec 13 (IANS) Five-time champions Mumbai Indians have appointed Carl Hopkinson as their new fielding coach ahead of IPL 2025, said the franchise on Friday. Hopkinson replaces James Pamment, who was MI’s fielding coach for seven years. Pamment, a native of New Zealand, was a part of MI’s back-to-back title wins in 2019 and […]
Indian agrochemicals sector to see 7-9 pc growth next fiscal: Report
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The agrochemicals sector in India is poised to grow at 7-9 per cent in the next fiscal, after a modest 5-6 per cent growth in the current fiscal, a report showed on Friday. The growth will on the back of stable domestic demand and recovery in export volumes, according to […]
Rajya Sabha adjourned till Dec 16 as stand-off continues
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) The Rajya Sabha was on Friday adjourned till December 16 amid the continuing standoff between the treasury benches and the Opposition over the no-trust notice against Chairman Jagdeep Dhankhar. As the Opposition stuck to its demand related to the no-trust notice, BJP MPs raised the issue of the alleged relationship […]
Debate on Constitution in LS: Oppn has insulted Parliament many times, says Rajnath Singh
New Delhi, Dec 13 (IANS) A special two-day discussion to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution started in the Lok Sabha on Friday with Defence Minister Rajnath Singh initiating the debate. He began his speech by paying tributes to the martyrs of the 2021 Parliament terror attack. The Defence Minister hailed […]
