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Sunil Gavaskar said he is extremely passionate about Indian cricket as he explained his criticism of Rishabh Pant’s dismissal in the Melbourne Test.  Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar said he is extremely passionate about Indian cricket. He explained his criticism of Rishabh Pant when the latter got out while playing a falling flick shot off Scott Boland’s bowling in the Boxing Day Test against Australia. The left-handed batter was heavily criticised by Gavaskar after he got out after playing a careless and reckless shot when India were in a spot of bother on Day 3. Gavaskar termed the shot “stupid”,…

Sanjay Singh alleged at a press conference that the party was deleting the names of Purvanchali people settled in Delhi. AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh on Sunday accused the BJP of attempting to get his wife’s name deleted from the voters list of the New Delhi assembly seat ahead of polls in the national capital. The senior AAP leader, one of the fiercest critics of the BJP, alleged at a press conference that the party was deleting the names of Purvanchali people settled in Delhi. He was flanked by his wife Anita Singh, who hails from eastern Uttar Pradesh.…

A series of deadly plane crashes in December raised safety concerns in aviation. The worst incident involved a Jeju Air flight in South Korea, killing 177. A string of deadly plane crashes in December has left dozens dead and raised questions about safety protocols and equipment failures in the aviation industry. The most devastating incident occurred on Sunday when a Jeju Air passenger plane crashed at Muan Airport in South Korea. The plane, which was returning from Bangkok, reportedly lost control after its front landing gear failed to deploy, causing it to skid off the runway and slam into a…

A war of words erupted between the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party and Congress over Singh’s cremation at Delhi’s Nigambodh Ghat. Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri on Sunday hit out at the Congress, accusing it of “creating” a controversy over the demise of former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and building a memorial for him. “There is no controversy but it is being created. Congress party is isolated in the INDI alliance and even in the country. Congress which didn’t allow PV Narasimha Rao’s mortal remains to come to party headquarters and his final cremation was done in Hyderabad,” Puri. “Congress president…

South Korean fire department officials confirmed that 176 passengers out of 181 died in the Jeju airlines flight that crashed in Muan. India on Sunday said it was “deeply saddened” to learn about the plane crash in South Korea’s Muan city that killed at least 176 people so far. “Deeply saddened to learn of the tragic plane crash at Muan airport today. We extend our heartfelt condolences to bereaved family members. The Indian Embassy stands in solidarity with the people & government of RoK in this difficult hour,” said Amit Kumar, India’s ambassador to Seoul in a post on X.…

Nitish Kumar Reddy made the world take notice when he smashed his first international century against Australia on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test. Nitish Kumar Reddy made the world take notice when he smashed his first international century against Australia on Day 3 of the Boxing Day Test. The 21-year-old walked out to the middle with the visitors in a spot of bother at 191/6, still trailing by 283 runs. But playing just his 4th Test, Reddy showed nerves of steel to register a fantastic ton against all odds versus the likes of Pat Cummins, Mitchell Starc, Nathan…

Nitish Reddy received praise from Sunil Gavaskar, but the former captain also issued a word of caution. Nitish Kumar Reddy’s maiden Test century in the ongoing Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) has been one of the standout moments for the Indian team in the series so far. The 21-year-old’s resilient unbeaten knock of 105 runs off 176 balls, including 10 boundaries and a six, came at a critical juncture when India was in danger of being bowled out for under 250 runs after a batting order collapse. Reddy’s partnership with Washington Sundar, who contributed a well-made…

Kejriwal highlighted that two major initiatives promised by his party in the run-up to the upcoming Delhi Assembly election have rattled the saffron party.In a bold allegation, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) convener Arvind Kejriwal accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of attempting to undermine his party’s Mahila Samman Yojana with a baseless investigation. During a press conference, Kejriwal highlighted that two major initiatives promised by his party in the run-up to the upcoming Delhi Assembly election have rattled the saffron party.Under the Mahila Samman Yojana, AAP claimed to provide ₹2,100 in assistance for women and free healthcare for the elderly…

After violence erupted in Sambhal, construction for a new police outpost began near the Jama Masjid. All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday took a jibe at the Uttar Pradesh government over a new police outpost built outside the Jama Masjid in Sambhal, stating that they had money for nothing more than liquor bars and police posts. In a post on social media platform X, the MP said, “A police post is being built in front of Jama Masjid in Sambhal. Go to any corner of the country, the government there neither opens schools nor hospitals. The…

Meanwhile, the NCW also constituted a fact-finding committee to investigate the sexual assault of the 19-year-old inside Chennai’s Anna University campus.  The Madras high court on Saturday directed a Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe into the sexual assault case of a 19-year-old engineering student on Chennai’s Anna University campus. The bench of justices SM Subramaniam and V Lakshminarayan also ordered the state of Tamil Nadu to pay an interim compensation of ₹25 lakh to the survivor for the “serious lapse” on the part of the police in revealing her details in the first information report (FIR) made available to the…