Veteran wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik shared a cheeky tweet in response to former South Africa captain and batting icon AB de Villiers’ tweet in which the latter praised Team India batter and his longtime Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) partner Virat Kohli.
India Open: Lakshya beats Prannoy; Chirag-Satwik pair advances
India’s top-ranked shuttler H.S. Prannoy suffered a first-round exit from the India Open Super750 badminton tournament after a straight-game loss at the hands of his compatriot and defending champion Lakshya Sen here on Tuesday.
We will try to execute penalty corners against Wales: Manpreet
India were found wanting in penalty corner conversions in their first two matches in the FIH Men’s World Cup, but midfielder Manpreet Singh is hoping that the home side will hit the target against Wales here on Thursday.
Taking steps to facilitate issuance of business visas in India: US
The US on Tuesday said there has been significant progress in issuance of business visas in India, and America is taking several steps like increasing the number of staff to further facilitate the process here.
2022 was 5th warmest year on record, situation alarming: NASA
Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest year on record, according to an analysis by US space agency NASA, which termed the situation as “alarming”.
‘India story in fight against Covid a global example’
India’s fight against the Covid crisis has set a positive global example, said Mark Suzman, CEO of Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, adding that it can be a model for others on how it addressed the manufacturing and distribution of vaccines at such a scale.
Dahal expands Cabinet, inducts 12 ministers Prime Minister
Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday expanded his cabinet and inducted 12 ministers and three Ministers of State. President Bidya Devi Bhandari administered the oaths of office and secrecy to the newly appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Ministers while the Prime Minister administered oaths to the MoS at a ceremony at the President’s office Sheetal Niwas
China’s GDP sinks to three percent in 2022
Hit hard by the zero-Covid policy and slump in the real estate market, China’s economy shrank to three per cent in 2022, registering its second lowest growth rate in 50 years in the world’s second-largest economy, according to official data released here on Tuesday.
Debt structuring talks with India, China successful: SL Prez
Sri Lanka President Ranil Wickremesinghe informed the Parliament on Tuesday that much awaited debt re-structuring talks with India and China have been successful. “I can tell this assembly that the talks are successful,” he said as the Indian Ocean island nation is awaiting the International Monetary Fund bailout to relieve worst ever economic crisis the country is going through.
Two LeT ultras killed in gunfight
“Two terrorists who were killed in a brief shoot in Budgam have been identified and were affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terrorists,” additional Director General of Police Kashmir Vijay Kumar

