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'Not expecting anything; my job is to keep performing'

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- Starting with the end of 2023, when he took permission to return home midway from the India tour of South Africa citing mental fatigue, Ishan Kishan has spent two terrible, forgetta... Read More


Pandya blitz too hot for SA as India cruise to series win

Kolkata, Dec. 20 -- T20s are rarely one-sided, but on days when India bat like there is no tomorrow, the result can be a foregone conclusion. South Africa tried though, giving 231/5 a mighty chase rid... Read More


It's tough to stay at the top: What the chess world makes of Gukesh's reign

Mumbai, Dec. 20 -- Not often a man of theatrics, D Gukesh pumped his fist glancing towards the crowd inside the Royal Opera House. He had beaten world No.3 Fabiano Caruana for his first win in the Glo... Read More


India defeat S Africa by 30 runs, clinch T20I series 3-1

India, Dec. 20 -- Hard-hitting India batters Tilak Varma and Hardik Pandya hammered fine half-centuries while spinner Varun Chakravarthy snared four wickets as India defeated South Africa by 30 runs t... Read More


Crucial bills cleared as frosty 19-day Parl winter session closes

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- A productive winter session, which had marathon debates on key topics and passage of landmark bills, ended on Friday, but after a rumbustious protest by the Opposition at midnigh... Read More


Modi to visit West Bengal, Assam today

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend a public rally in West Bengal's Nadia district on Saturday, where he will inaugurate development works worth Rs.3,200 crore. "I look forw... Read More


Gym trainer held for kicking child

BENGALURU, Dec. 20 -- A 35-year-old gym trainer was arrested allegedly for kicking a five-year-old child playing outside his home in Karnataka's south Bengaluru after a purported CCTV clip of the inci... Read More


Gill question looms in an otherwise simple selection

MUMBAI, Dec. 20 -- Given the recent record of the India team in T20Is under captain Suryakumar Yadav, team selection for the upcoming World Cup should be a straightforward exercise. Starting with the ... Read More


have reached an agreement with cm, says DKS amid POWER standoff

Bengaluru, Dec. 20 -- Karnataka chief minister Siddaramaiah on Friday dismissed claims of a two-and-a-half-year "power-sharing arrangement" within the state government, as his deputy DK Shivakumar ass... Read More


language source of connection, not a political imposition: mos

New Delhi, Dec. 20 -- Language must be seen as a source of connection and empowerment, "not political imposition", Union Minister of State (MoS) for education and skill development Jayant Chaudhary on... Read More