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A Test series against Australia is a transformative experience after which an individual “goes back a better cricketer” is what head coach Gautam Gambhir and some of the star senior players have been trying to instil in the younger members of the team on their first tour ‘Down Under’. It will be a baptism of fire for several young Indian players, with the visitors naming as many as eight squad members who have never played a Test match on Australian soil. The likes of Yashaswi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Sarfaraz Khan, Nitish Reddy, Harshit Rana, Akash Deep and Prasidh Krishna, all of them on their maiden tours will have plenty to prove during the… Read More »“After Aus Series…”: Bumrah, Ashwin’s Golden Advice To India Youngsters

Khalistani terrorist Arshdeep Dalla, an aide of Hardeep Singh Nijjar, was arrested by cops in Canada after he was injured in a gunfight with unknown shooters last month. He was taken to a hospital with bullet wounds to his right bicep but it led to his arrest when cops searched his car and house and found illegal firearms. On October 28, Arshdeep Gill and Gurjant Singh were attacked by unknown shooters. Gill was injured and cops arrived at Guelph Hospital and later searched their vehicle and found bullet marks on their Dodge Durango SUV’s driver’s side and front window. The cops also found two casings on the passenger’s seat, suggesting that Gill and Singh also… Read More »How Gunfight In Canada Led To Khalistani Terrorist Arshdeep Dalla’s Arrest

The question topmost in the minds of our foreign policy makers and commentators is what to expect from US President Donald Trump’s second term as regards our interests. Trump’s unpredictability is a source of concern to all countries, whether allies, friends or adversaries. However, our experience of Trump’s first term gives us confidence that his second presidency will generally see continuing progress in our ties, the foundations of which have been laid in the last couple of decades during the previous Republican and Democratic presidencies. This would explain Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s comment that some countries may be nervous about Trump returning to power, but India is not. Some external commentators believe that… Read More »Opinion: Opinion | Trump And India: New Delhi Has Enough Reason To Be Cautious

Chaos overtook the mayoral election in Delhi today as the Congress boycotted the poll, demanding that the new Mayor-who would be a Dalit —  serve a full term. The election, normally held every April, has been delayed over a tussle between the ruling Aam Aadmi Party and the BJP, and the new Mayor is expected to get only a five-month term. Amid the chaos, Congress’s Mohammad Khushnood and his wife Sabila Begum — Councillor of Mustafabad Ward 243) — resigned from the primary membership of the party, saying she would vote for the AAP candidate. While the seven Congress members walked out as the voting started, she stayed back to vote.  In her resignation letter,… Read More »Congress Councillor Resigns Amid Chaos Ahead Of Delhi Mayor Polls

The Supreme Court, on Thursday, dismissed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) seeking directions to the Centre to ban the operation and use of WhatsApp if it does not comply with the orders of the authorities in the country. A bench of Justices M M Sundresh and Aravind Kumar said it was not inclined to entertain the plea filed by Kerala resident Omanakuttan KG, a software engineer. Omanakuttan in his plea contended that the messaging platform had refused to comply with the Information Technology (Intermediary Guidelines and Digital Media Ethics Code) Rules, 2021. The PIL alleged that WhatsApp was violating the fundamental rights of the citizens guaranteed under Article 21 of the Constitution and posing a… Read More »Top Court Rejects Petition Seeking Whatsapp Ban Over Compliance Issues With Government