NEW DELHI: Himachal Pradesh chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu on Friday addressed the recent controversy surrounding a CID probe over samosas and cakes intended for him, which were mistakenly served to his security staff. Clarifying the issue, Sukhu said to ANI that, “There is no such thing… It (CID) got involved on the issue of … Read more
Pakistan’s Babar Azam and India’s Virat Kohli in a file photo. Indian cricket team will not travel to Pakistan for the Champions Trophy and want to play their matches at a neutral venue. It is reliably learnt that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has communicated their decision to the Pakistan Cricket … Read more
Pakistan opener Saim Ayub‘s six in Adelaide on Friday with a flick reminded of India’s white-ball legend Yuvraj Singh as the ball sailed over the fine-leg fence deep into the stands, leaving Australia pacer Mitchell Starc scratching his head in the second ODI.Pakistan bowled out Australia for just 163, courtesy Haris Rauf’s fiery spell of … Read more
The Australia Today social media page on X The Australia Today, an ‘important diaspora outlet,’ raised its concerns after being blocked by the Canadian government following airing a press conference featuring external affairs minister S Jaishankar and his counterpart Penny Wong.The outlet issued a statement on Friday, stating that they will remain steadfast in bringing … Read more
State Bank of India (SBI) on Friday announced its results for the second quarter of the current fiscal year, which ended on September 30, 2024. The bank reported a net profit of Rs 18,331 crore, marking a 27.92 per cent increase from the previous quarter.SBI’s net interest income (NII) rose by 5.37 per cent to … Read more
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court issued notice to the Central government on Friday regarding a plea filed by Jharkhand government challenging the high court’s September 2024 order, which ordered establishing a fact-finding committee of Central government officers to look into the illegal immigrants in the state from Bangladesh.The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices Sudhanshu Dhulia … Read more
Mohammad Rizwan (Photo by Mark Brake/Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan demonstrated a thrilling display behind the stumps on Friday, subsequently etching his name in the record books.During Pakistan’s dominant victory over Australia in the second ODI in Adelaide, Rizwan made the world record for the most catches in a single ODI innings.In the … Read more
The following article was originally published on LinkedIn as a special edition of The Weekly Vine. Hello and welcome to a special edition of the Weekly Vine. Now, depending on your worldview, it’s a dark day for the world’s oldest oil-based oligarchy that chose to bring back a convicted felon to the White House, or … Read more
Swara Bhasker and Fahad Ahmad (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Bollywood actress Swara Bhasker has launched an online crowdfunding effort, seeking public donations to support her husband and Nationalist Congress Party (Sharad Pawar) leader Fahad Ahmad‘s campaign for the upcoming assembly election in Maharashtra.Sharing information about the crowdfunding campaign on social media platform X, Bhasker … Read more
Shahid Afridi and Babar Azam NEW DELHI: Legendary all-rounder Shahid Afridi took a crafty jab at former skipper Babar Azam, while praising newly-appointed captain Mohammad Rizwan, following Pakistan’s dominant 9-wicket victory over Australia in the second ODI in Adelaide on Friday.Afridi praised the team’s great comeback performance with a lengthy post on social media platform, … Read more