When the issue came up at the end of squash competitions at the Asian Games in Hangzhou and after squash was confirmed to make its Olympic Games debut as a medal sport in Los Angeles in 2028, at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, Saurav Ghosal said he will take a final call on his career after consulting his family.
Warner on importance of anchor batters for 2024 T20 WC
The flat decks on offer during the ongoing IPL might have made the role of an anchor batter irrelevant to an extent but Delhi Capitals opener David Warner says such players will play a key role during the World T20 in the Caribbean, where slow turners will test all the batters.
PML-N eyes early lead in by-polls
The ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has emerged with a significant advantage following the conclusion of polling in 21 constituencies nationwide as initial and unofficial results have suggested a commanding position for the party, Dawn reported.
Iranian Prez in Pak on three-day visit
Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on Monday landed in Islamabad on a three-day visit. The visit holds critical value as the Western world will be keeping a close watch against the backdrop of Tehran’s ongoing frictions with Israel and the United States.
Putin could use nuclear weapon, Navalny’s widow warns
The widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny has warned of the unpredictability of Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying the possibility that he might use nuclear weapons at some point cannot be ruled out.
Universal Studios Hollywood tram crashes, 15 injured
Fifteen people were injured when a tram crashed at Universal Studios Hollywood on Saturday night, as per The Hollywood Reporter.
Israeli intel chief quits
Israel’s Military Intelligence chief Major General Aharon Haliva resigned on Monday, taking responsibility for his unit’s failures during the unprecedented October 7 Hamas attacks on the Jewish state.
VC investments, deals grew in India in Q1 despite challenges
Both venture capital (VC) investment and the number of VC deals grew in India in the first quarter (Q1) this year, from $1.6 billion across 313 deals (Q4, 2023) to $3.2 billion across 354 deals in Q1 2024, a report showed on Monday.
Trouble for Zee founder
The National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) Delhi on Monday admitted Indiabulls Housing Finance’s (IBHF) personal insolvency plea against Zee Entertainment Enterprises Limited (ZEEL) chairman emeritus Subhash Chandra over guarantees given to Vivek Infracon.
People running massive bot spam operations on X: Musk
Some people are running huge bot operations on the micro-blogging site X, which is reducing the content quality to a great extent, Elon Musk said on Saturday, as he defended his decision to act on spam accounts which resulted in many users losing followers.
