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New Delhi: Former Australia skipper Aaron Finch has reacted to ex-India captain Sunil Gavaskar’s suggestion regarding the latter team’s captaincy for upcoming Border-Gavaskar series, starting November 22. India’s Test captain Rohit Sharma could reportedly miss the first game of the five-Test series in Australia due to personal reasons. Gavaskar had said that the team should appoint a new captain for the entire series if Rohit is unable to make it to the first couple of Tests. Following India’s humiliating 3-0 home series whitewash at the hands of New Zealand, Gavaskar has proposed that India need to be united under one…

New Delhi: The return of rank-turners in India’s home Test assignment against New Zealand has put a big question mark on the future of head coach Gautam Gambhir. For the first time in 12 years, India lost a home Test series while suffering the first-ever clean sweep in a 3-match series. Though there are many factors that contributed to the team’s downfall, head coach Gautam Gambhir’s insistence on bringing back rank turners for the Pune and Mumbai Tests has emerged as an important one. As the chatter on the subject continues, former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali also criticised Gambhir for…

Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: FC Goa registered a 2-1 victory over Punjab FC on Wednesday in the Indian Super League marking their second consecutive win to climb to top-three in standings. Having played their second match in five days, FC Goa maintained their excellent form after breaking Bengaluru FC’s unbeaten streak 3-0, gaining a significant boost in confidence. The win was thanks to the efforts of Iker Garrotxena, who scored one in the 49th minute and assisted in another scored by Armando Sadiku in the 22nd minute. Punjab FC took the early lead through Asmir Sujik’s strike in the 13th minute.…

New Delhi: The Centre has doubled the stubble burning fine in Delhi and adjoining areas in view of the fast-plummeting air quality in the region. The new rules mandate that farmers having land of less than two acres shall pay an environmental compensation of ₹ 5,000, while the fine will be ₹ 10,000 for farmers having land of two acres or more but less than five acres. Farmers having land of more than five acres shall pay an environmental compensation of ₹ 30,000. The move came after the Supreme Court pulled up the Centre over inaction regarding the deteriorating air…

New Delhi: Amid ongoing diplomatic tensions, the Indian Consulate in Canada cancelled the scheduled consular camps to issue life certificates to applicants after the security agencies conveyed their “inability to provide minimum security protection” to the organisers of the camp, Consulate General of India, Toronto said. “In view of the security agencies conveying their inability to provide minimum security protection to the community camp organizers, Consulate has decided to cancel some of the scheduled consular camps,” it tweeted. Attacks on Indian consulate camps This comes in the wake of a series of violent attacks by Khalistani extremists in the consular…

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi reaffirmed the government’s commitment to honouring India’s armed forces, praising the ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) as a tribute to the courage and sacrifices of veterans and ex-service personnel, as the scheme marked its 10 years on Thursday. Taking to X, PM Modi posted, “On this day, ‘One Rank, One Pension’ (OROP) was implemented. This was a tribute to the courage and sacrifices of our veterans and ex-service personnel who dedicate their lives to protecting our nation. The decision to implement OROP was a significant step towards addressing this long-standing demand and reaffirming our…

New Delhi: The Modi government is committed to building a terror-free India with its policy of zero tolerance, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Wednesday. Mr Shah also said that a two-day anti-terror conference, beginning here on Thursday, will further enhance coordination among agencies to strengthen Bharat’s security bastion. “The Modi government is committed to building a terror-free India with its policy of zero tolerance,” he wrote on ‘X’. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi, the government is committed to rooting out the evil of terrorism by following a zero-tolerance policy against it, an official statement said. The…