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The Indian dressing room, comprising Gautam Gambhir and Virat Kohli, was a sight to behold just as Akash Deep and Jasprit Bumrah helped avoid follow-on. India may not win this Test match from here on, but they are no less than winners after what the team achieved on Day 4 of the 3rd Test match of the series against Australia in Brisbane on Tuesday. Entering Day 4, the biggest question was whether India, with their score reading 51/4, could avoid the follow-on. It looked improbable for the most part, with their chances looking next to none, when they lost their…

On Monday, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra carried a bag with ‘Palestine’ emblazoned on it, signifying her support for the Palestinians. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday hit out at Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who carried a bag with ‘Palestine’ written on it. “A Congress leader was roaming around in the Parliament carrying a bag with Palestine written on it, while we are sending the youth of Uttar Pradesh to Israel. More than 5600 youth of UP have gone to Israel for construction work so far,”chief minister in the state assembly. “Every youth is getting free accommodation and…

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi said that opposition members will continue to oppose the bill as “it is against the federalism of our nation”. The constitutional amendment bills for holding Lok Sabha and assembly elections simultaneously were introduced in the Parliament on Tuesday, with the opposition leaders heavily criticising the bill. After the ‘Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Ninth Amendment) Bill, 2024’ and ‘The Union Territories Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2024’ was formally introduced, the bill was sent to a Joint Parliamentary Committee (JPC) for a detailed discussion. As 269 MPs votes in favour of the bill, 198 members pushed against it. Moving…

PM Modi said the BJP intends to promote dialogue between the states accused the Congress of doing “nothing” for farmers welfare. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday alleged that the Congress neither promoted farmers welfare nor let anyone do the same. He was addressing an event named “Ek Varsh-Parinaam Utkarsh” in Jaipur to mark one year of the BJP forming the government in Rajasthan. PM Modi also alleged that the Congress promoted river water disputes between states and cited the alleged delay in completing the Eastern Rajasthan Canal Project (ERCP) as the “direct proof” of the party’s “intention”. “The Congress…

All the meetings between Ajit Doval and Wang Yi after December 2019 have taken place to discuss multilateral issues and not boundary resolution. After a hiatus of five years, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will be meeting his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, for the institutionalised Special Representative Dialogue in Beijing to move towards enhancing peace and tranquility all along the 3,488 km Line of Actual Control. All the meetings between Doval and Wang after December 2019 have taken place to discuss multilateral issues and not boundary resolution. Taking guidance from the meeting of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Xi…

Shreyas Iyer’s instructions to Prithvi Shaw are loud and clear. Mumbai added yet another title to their domestic resume, as Shreyas Iyer captained the team to Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy honours with a 5-wicket win over Madhya Pradesh at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. Mumbai had plenty of star names and firepower, with Indian internationals such as Iyer, Prithvi Shaw, Ajinkya Rahane, Suryakumar Yadav, and Shivam Dube populating the batting order. Speaking to reporters after the final, Iyer was asked about his current Mumbai and former Delhi Capitals teammate Prithvi Shaw. Shaw only managed 197 runs in 9 innings in the…

Maybe, pointing fingers will spur batters into showing greater discipline. We don’t, as a team, point fingers at each other and we don’t want to get into that mindset where we are pointing fingers at each other – that you should do this, you should do that.” So said Jasprit Bumrah on Monday, a few hours after bowling his heart out to pick up six for 76, and not long after watching his top-order batters gifting their wickets to Australia’s high-class pace attack. Maybe you should start doing that, Jasprit. Maybe you should start pointing fingers. Maybe that will spur…

Late NFL player Jimmy Wilkerson was an assistant coach at Carl Albert High School in Oklahoma before his tragic demise. Former Kansas City Chiefs draft pick and longtime NFL defensive end Jimmy Wilkerson sadly passed away earlier this week on December 13 in Oklahoma City. He was 43 years old. Before his unfortunate demise, Wilkerson was employed as an assistant coach at Carl Albert High School. According to The Oklahoman, the Titans were scheduled to have their final practice before the Saturday game. A few hours before the planned schedule, the former OU standout was at home when a call…

With both a follow-on and a washout looming large in Brisbane, we examine India’s chances of making the WTC final. India find themselves in trouble, with the Day 3 proceedings at the Gabba opening up two possibilities, both not in favour of the touring side. Australia’s fast bowlers rattled the Indian top-order line-up, reducing them to 4 down for 51 at stumps, with a follow-on looming large. Should they be dismissed for less than 246, it would be the first time in 13 years that India would incur this fate. On the other hand, the recurring wet weather put the…

Anura Kumara Dissanayake is in New Delhi for a state visit. He chose India as his first bilateral visit after victories in presidential and parliamentary polls. Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake on Monday thanked India for economic support during the island nation’s financial meltdown and crucial assistance in restructuring bilateral debt. Dissanayake is on his first bilateral visit to New Delhi after assuming power in Colombo. “We faced an unprecedented economic crisis some 2 years ago and India supported us immensely to come out of that quagmire. It has also helped us immensely after that, especially in the debt-free…