Bangladesh will play their 100th Test match when they take on Sri Lanka at Colombo´s P. Sara Oval on Wednesday, 17 years after joining international cricket’s elite club. Since their first Test against India at Dhaka in November 2000, Bangladesh have had a miserable record, losing 76 of out 99 matches. But with a recent … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that Donald Trump had not spoken about the attack — which happened a week ago — the White House said president did indeed … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that President Donald Trump had not condemned the attack, which happened last Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president may address … Read more
The White House on Tuesday condemned a shooting attack in a Kansas bar that left one Indian man dead and another wounded as an apparent act of “racially motivated hatred.” After criticism that President Donald Trump had not condemned the attack, which happened last Wednesday, White House spokeswoman Sarah Sanders said the president may address … Read more
Grieving family and friends mourned an Indian engineer Tuesday whose killing at a Kansas bar has shocked the country and raised fears about the safety of Indians in America. A US Navy veteran was charged with the murder of 32-year-old Srinivas Kuchibhotla last week in a case that American authorities are investigating as a possible … Read more
India Sunday demanded the “strongest action” from the US government after an Indian man was killed and another wounded in a suspected hate crime in the midwestern state of Kansas. The two men, who had been living in the US for the last few years, were shot at a bar outside Kansas City late Wednesday. … Read more
India has expressed shock after the fatal shooting of an Indian national in the US, amid reports that the attack may have been racially motivated. Srinivas Kuchibhotla died shortly after Wednesday’s attack at a bar in Olathe, Kansas. His friend Alok Madasani, also from India, and an American were hurt. Adam Purinton has been charged … Read more
The head of India’s newest state is facing condemnation after spending $750,000 in public money on gold temple offerings to thank the gods for realising his long-held ambition. Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao campaigned for decades for the creation of Telangana state in the south of India and had promised to donate gold to a … Read more
Six factory workers were burnt to death Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after a fire broke out at an air conditioning manufacturing unit, police said. The workers were sleeping inside the factory premises when a suspected electric short circuit sparked the blaze that quickly engulfed the workshop, which was stocked with flammable … Read more
Six factory workers were burnt to death Wednesday in the southern Indian city of Hyderabad after a fire broke out at an air conditioning manufacturing unit, police said. The workers were sleeping inside the factory premises when a suspected electric short circuit sparked the blaze that quickly engulfed the workshop, which was stocked with flammable … Read more
Steve Smith’s Australia have the chance of halting India’s Test juggernaut in a series between the world’s top two sides starting this week which promises to be yet another feisty encounter between the arch rivals. After India stretched their unbeaten run to 19 Tests this month, several former stars are even daring to predict another … Read more
A suicide attack in a popular shrine in southern Pakistan has killed at least 50 people, reports say. The bomber blew himself up among devotees in the shrine of Sufi saint Lal Shahbaz Qalandar in the town of Sehwan, in Sindh province, police said. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has condemned the attack, which has been … Read more
Former skipper Steve Waugh has warned that Australia’s only hope of beating India in their upcoming series is by taming Ravichandran Ashwin, branding the record-breaking spinner “the Bradman of bowling”. After the off spinner became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets last weekend, Waugh paid Ashwin the ultimate Australian compliment by comparing him … Read more
Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim said Monday his side desperately needed more Test experience to be competitive against top teams after their 208-run thumping in their first five-day game on Indian soil. Chasing a daunting target of 459, Bangladesh’s lower-order put up some resistance but the team was bowled out for 250 in an extended afternoon … Read more
A fighting half-century from Bangladesh’s Mahmudullah kept India at bay despite two wickets falling before lunch on the final day of the one-off Test in Hyderabad on Monday. Facing the probability of having to bat the entire day for a draw after being set 459 for victory, Bangladesh were 202 for five at lunch. after … Read more
India’s off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Sunday became the fastest bowler to claim 250 Test wickets as Bangladesh were bowled out for 388 on day four of the one-off Test in Hyderabad. Ashwin achieved the milestone in his 45th match by taking the final wicket of the innings — Bangladesh skipper Mushfiqur Rahim for a fighting … Read more
A south Indian film star has caused a sensation after being photographed standing in a bank queue with a live piglet tucked under his arm. Ravi Babu said the piglet would star in his next film called Adhigo, which translates from the Telugu to “there”. Long bank queues have become common after 500 and 1,000 … Read more