Month: February 2021

Axar Patel might have stolen the show in the pink-ball Test at the Narendra Modi Stadium, but senior partner Ravichandran Ashwin constantly guided him as the duo spun a web over the English batsmen.

Opening batsman Martin Guptill struck a scintillating 97 off 50 balls as New Zealand defeated Australia by four runs in a high-scoring second T20I at the University Oval here on Thursday.

Bernardo Silva (29’) and Gabriel Jesus (65’) got on the scoresheet for Premier League outfit City, which secured its 19th successive victory in all competitions.

Intent to score and not just survive was the key to flourish on the Motera pitch, asserted India opener Rohit Sharma who batted effortlessly on the interesting but normal pitch that was declared difficult and challenging by visiting England batsmen.

The NIA has filed a supplementary charge sheet against an Indian agent of ISI, Pakistan’s spy agency, for his alleged involvement in espionage.

Continuing with his slew of announcements ahead of the Assembly polls, Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami today announced 24-hour three-phase free power supply for agricultural pumpsets from 1 April.

As many as 16,577 fresh Coroanvirus cases and 120 deaths were reported across the country in the last 24 hours. Also, 20 States and UTs have not reported any Covid-19 deaths in a span of 24 hours, Union Health Ministry said.

The Supreme Court said salaries and pensions are ‘rightful entitlements’ of government employees and in case of delay, they should be paid with interest.

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on 2 March will address the students of prestigious Cornell University and interact with them on the subjects of democracy and development, the university said.