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New Delhi: India’s recent dip in Test cricket performances has raised concerns, particularly after home defeats against New Zealand and South Africa over the past year. While the team has remained dominant in the T20 format, maintaining an unbeaten record in bilateral series under the current leadership, its red ball form has come under sharp scrutiny from fans and former players. Former India head coach Rahul Dravid offered a candid assessment of the situation, highlighting the growing difficulty modern cricketers face in balancing multiple formats. Speaking at a book launch event in Bengaluru, Dravid said the constant transition between Tests,…

New Delhi: India captain Suryakumar Yadav said the team’s surprising team combination in the fourth T20I against New Zealand was a deliberate tactical experiment aimed at testing match situations ahead of major tournaments. Despite already clinching the five match series, India suffered a 50 run defeat at Visakhapatnam as New Zealand produced a disciplined all round performance. India opted to go into the match with only six specialist batters, effectively playing a batter short. The move was intentional, with the team prioritising bowling depth by fielding five frontline bowlers. Harshit Rana was slotted at number seven, while Hardik Pandya, though…

New Delhi: The National Rifle Association of India has asserted that there were no security or administrative concerns in hosting Bangladeshi shooters for the Asian Rifle and Pistol Championships scheduled to begin in New Delhi on February 2. The clarification comes against the backdrop of Bangladesh’s recent decision to withdraw its men’s cricket team from matches in India, citing safety issues. Officials from the Indian shooting body stated that Bangladesh’s participation followed the same process as any other country competing in the championship. Confirmation of Bangladesh’s entry was received well in advance, nearly a month before the deadline for submissions,…

New Delhi: Baramati witnessed an outpouring of grief on Thursday as members of the Pawar family, political leaders from across parties, and thousands of Nationalist Congress Party workers came together to bid a final farewell to Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar. The senior leader, widely known as Ajit Dada, lost his life in a tragic plane crash a day earlier, sending shockwaves through the state’s political landscape. Ajit Pawar was cremated with full state honours at the Vidya Pratishthan ground in Baramati, an institution established by the Pawar family and closely associated with his public life. As the last…

New Delhi: The Budget Session of Parliament gathered momentum on its second day with the tabling of the Economic Survey of India, a key document that outlines the country’s economic performance, challenges and policy outlook. The session is expected to intensify in the days ahead as preparations build toward the presentation of the Union Budget 2026 in the Lok Sabha on February 1. Ahead of the proceedings, Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed the media and underlined the importance of the proposed India European Union free trade agreement. He described the agreement as a major step toward advancing national aspirations and…

New Delhi: India is set to host the second India Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in New Delhi on January 31, marking the revival of the high level dialogue after a gap of nearly ten years. The meeting will be jointly chaired by India and the United Arab Emirates and will bring together Foreign Ministers, Ministers of State and senior officials from all 22 member countries of the Arab League, along with the Arab League Secretary General. The meeting comes a decade after the first India Arab Foreign Ministers’ Meeting held in Bahrain in 2016. That inaugural gathering identified five key…

New Delhi: IndiGo chief executive officer Pieter Elbers on Wednesday said that a brief period of operational disruption should not overshadow the airline’s two decades of service, while acknowledging that passengers were significantly affected during the incident. Addressing the issue publicly for the first time in India after the disruption, Elbers admitted that the airline fell short of customer expectations over a three day period in early December. The country’s largest airline experienced widespread operational challenges between December 3 and December 5, resulting in large scale flight cancellations and delays across multiple airports. During this period, more than 2,500 flights…