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Chennai: Madras high court has clarified that private self-financing medical colleges are required to pay only a stipend, and not a full salary, to in-service govt doctors pursuing postgraduate or super-specialty courses under the govt quota.A division bench of Justice R Subramanian and Justice K Surender passed the order while partly allowing a batch of appeals moved by Karpaga Vinayaga Medical College and others. They challenged a single judge's order that directed private colleges to pay sala ...Read More >
LONDON/NEW DELHI: Britain's King Charles III commiserated with India's crestfallen cricket stars on Tuesday in the aftermath of their painful defeat against England at Lord's. Charles consoled members of the Indian team when he hosted them at his Clarence House home less than 24 hours after the third Test ended in an agonizing loss for the tourists. India, chasing 193 to win, were beaten by 22 runs in the final session of the last day. India's Mohammed Siraj was the last man out when he attempt ...Read More >
IND vs ENG: India's loss at Lord's against England in third Test, doesn't really come as a big surprise, given their poor record while chasing in SENA nations. As soon as England set a target of 193, to the Indian team at Lord's, one could just predict, what was going to happen with the visitors. A batting order collapse, and eventually a loss. Well, collapse did happen, but Ravindra Jadeja, combined with Mohammed Siraj & Jasprit Bumrah did take the team tantalisingly close. Nonetheless, it was ...Read More >
IND vs ENG: India's highest fourth innings total in a Test in England is 429, while chasing 438 at the Oval in 1979. For the very first time in the ongoing IND vs ENG series, the home side after winning the toss, opted to bat first. That meant, India would have to chase on the Lord's pitch, that could play a trick or two. Currently, at lunch on day 4, the hosts lead by 98, and are four wickets down. So, the question is bound to arise, as to what would be an ideal target for Team India? Truth b ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 13 (SocialNews.XYZ) Veteran pacer Ishant Sharma has congratulated the Indian women's team for registering a historic 3-2 T20I series win over England. It was the Indian team's first-ever series win over England in the format that too on English soil. Harmanpreet Kaur-led had sealed the series with a six-wicket win in the fourth T20I at Old Trafford. However, they lost the final match of the series by five wickets at Edgbaston on the final ball. The other game India lost was the ...Read More >
During the recording of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, the Gallagher brothers had one of their bigger rows. Noel swung a cricket bat at Liam. Paul McGuigan was the Oasis bassist at the time. He's a huge cricket fan. The biggest comebacks of the summer are happening all at once. Last week it was Oasis in Cardiff, this week Jofra Archer at Lord's, scene of his champagne super over in the 2019 World Cup final and felling of Steve Smith on Test debut. He was electric. Archer's return to play ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 8 (ANI): The race for the top spot in ICC T20I Bowlers Rankings among women is on, with Indian spinner Deepti Sharma on the cusp of the top spot after she moved within eight rating points of the top spot in the latest ICC Women T20I Player Rankings. Deepti has been in the top 10 rankings for T20I bowlers for the majority of the last six years, but the 27-year-old has never held the top position despite maintaining great consistency in recent times. The latest update to ...Read More >
Dubai, July 8 (UNI) India spinner Deepti Sharma is on the cusp of becoming the No.1 ranked bowler in T20I cricket after she moved within eight rating points of top spot on the latest ICC Women's T20I Player Rankings. Deepti has sat inside the top 10 rankings for T20I bowlers for the majority of the last six years, but the 27-year-old has never held the top position despite the fact she has maintained great consistency in recent times. The latest update to the T20I rankings has seen Deepti gain ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins has urged Sam Konstas to stay patient as the opener continues to wait to make a major contribution with the bat, according to the ICC website. Konstas managed scores of just 25 and zero during Australia's victory over the West Indies in the second Test in Grenada and has failed to make it past 30 since an impressive half-century on debut against India at the MCG at the end of last year. With a crucial Ashes series against England c ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 7 (ANI): Australia skipper Pat Cummins has urged Sam Konstas to stay patient as the opener continues to wait to make a major contribution with the bat, according to the ICC website. Konstas managed scores of just 25 and zero during Australia's victory over the West Indies in the second Test in Grenada and has failed to make it past 30 since an impressive half-century on debut against India at the MCG at the end of last year. With a crucial Ashes series against England c ...Read More >
LONDON: India's batting faltered at the death as England held its nerve to pull off a narrow five-run win in a thrilling third women's T20 International here, keeping the series alive. It was an extraordinary day at the Kia Oval on Friday night, where England managed to triumph despite a spectacular batting collapse and sloppy fielding. Opting to bat, Sophia Dunkley (75) and Danni Wyatt-Hodge (66) smashed commanding fifties in a 137-run opening stand before England lost nine wickets for just 3 ...Read More >
MCLEOD GANJ - The Dalai Lama said Saturday he dreamed of living for decades more, as the Buddhist spiritual leader prayed with thousands of exiled Tibetans on the eve of his 90th birthday. Thumping drums and deep horns reverberated from the Indian hilltop temple, as a chanting chorus of red-robed monks and nuns offered long-life prayers for Tenzin Gyatso, who followers believe is the 14th reincarnation of the Dalai Lama. Looking in good health, dressed in traditional maroon monk robes and a fl ...Read More >
New Delhi, July 5 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) have mutually agreed to defer the white-ball series, three ODIs and three Twenty20 Internationals, between Bangladesh and India in August 2025 to September 2026. Security concerns due to the state of unrest in the neighbouring country are believed to be the major factor in the decision taken by the two boards. "This decision has been reached following discussions between th ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to take strict action on manufacturers and retailers selling sub-standard helmets to ensure the safety of two-wheeler riders. "The Department of Consumer Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) appeal to consumers across the country to use only BIS-certified helmets," an official statement said on Saturday.The department also called for strict enforcement against the manufacture or sale of helmets without BIS certification, it added. "With over 2 ...Read More >
London, July 5 (UNI) England held their nerve to keep the T20 series alive with a thrilling last-ball victory by five runs against India at The Oval. Chasing 172 to win, India needed 12 from the last over and six off the final ball, but seamer Lauren Bell had opposing captain Harmanpreet Kaur caught at mid-off for 23 - and the hosts now only trail 2-1 in the series with two matches to play. The tourists, eyeing a series win at the earliest opportunity, were in full control, needing 49 from 42 ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], July 4 (ANI): Former Indian cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu hailed the newly appointed Test captain Shubham Gill following his magnificent innings on the second day of the Birmingham Test at Edgbaston against England. Gill produced a knock for ages, breaking several records with a 387-ball 269 on day two at Birmingham on Thursday. Speaking on his official social media handle, X, Sidhu said, 'Captain Shubman Gill has established a new generation today. From a prince to a king, a ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM - India captain Shubman Gill scored a superb maiden, record-breaking Test double-century before stand-in fast bowler Akash Deep took England in consecutive balls at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill's commanding 269 was the cornerstone of India's first-innings 587 on the second day of the second Test. England were 77-3 at stumps -- a huge deficit of 510 runs. Deep only played because India rested Jasprit Bumrah, the world's top-ranked Test bowler who is only due to play in three games in ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill struck a sensational maiden Test double-century, and stand-in pacer Akash Deep followed it up with a fiery spell to leave England reeling at 13/2, courtesy of two wickets in two balls, on Day 2 of the second Test at Edgbaston on Thursday. Gill's magnificent 269 formed the backbone of India's imposing first-innings total of 587. In reply, England finished the day at 77/3, trailing by a massive 510 runs.The 25-year-old Gill, leading the side in only his second ...Read More >
BIRMINGHAM - India captain Shubman Gill scored a superb maiden Test double-century as he once more lead from the front against England during Thursday's second day of the second Test at Edgbaston. Gill's 269 was the cornerstone of India's imposing first-innings 587 all out. The 25-year-old Gill, in just his second Test as captain, set a new record for the highest score by an India batsman in a Test in England, surpassing the great Sunil Gavaskar's 221 at the Oval back in 1979. Gill also recei ...Read More >
Harry Brook and (right) Ben Duckett on the sidelines of England's training session at Edgbaston. (Getty Images) Call it gamesmanship or mental warfare, India are not willing to make it known if Jasprit Bumrah will play the second Test against England at Edgbaston from Wednesday. Bumrah didn't bowl in the nets on Friday, but on Saturday, he went full tilt. He bowled on Monday too, but the team management was non-committal on his participation. The final call on his involvement in the game has b ...Read More >
Hyderabad: India have no concerns related to fitness around Jasprit Bumrah, but they will have to manage the workload of their premier fast bowler. India head coach Gautam Gambhir had stated ahead of the series in the presser that Bumrah will play only three matches to manage the workload. That has put a cloud of uncertainty around the presence of the elite pacer ahead of the second Test against England. Assistant coach Ryan Ten Doeschate has echoed the same sentiment in the press conference. ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 30 (SocialNews.XYZ) Having scored successive centuries against Bangladesh in the two-match series which was Sri Lanka's World Test Championship (WTC) opener, Pathum Nissanka has set his sights on a special achievement. With a strong performance in the upcoming T20I series, the Sri Lankan opener is eyeing a place among the ICC's top ten batters across all three formats, reports Telecom Asia Sport. Already ranked seventh in T20Is, the 27-year-old has made a compelling case in the lo ...Read More >
Former Indian fielding coach- R Sridhar- has come to Yashasvi Jaiswal's side and backed the star opener amid the criticism that he has been facing over his poor fielding. The Indian opener was struggling while fielding, and dropped as many as four catches. Even though Yashasvi scored a century in the first innings, but his dropped catches caused major damage to the team's chance of winning. R Sridhar highlighted the different reasons behind Yashasvi Jaiswal's dropped catches. As he spoke to Spo ...Read More >
London [UK], June 27 (ANI): India will look to register their maiden bilateral T20I series win against England as both teams will lock horns with each other in a five-match series from Saturday, June 28. Trent Bridge will host the opener of the ENG-W vs IND-W T20 2025 series. The subsequent matches will be held at Bristol, The Oval, Old Trafford and Edgbaston, as per the Olympics.com. Also Read | Wimbledon 2025: Defending Champion Barbora Krejcikova Begin Title Defense Against Alexandra Eala, ...Read More >
New Delhi: After reaching England, the Indian Test team led by Shubman Gill has started its training. The young team took part in the training session to prepare for the five matches. This Test series will also mark the beginning of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle for Team India. This series is also the beginning of a new era for Indian cricket, as legendary players like Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli have retired from Test cricket. India's aim is to win the Test series in Eng ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ahead of facing Australia in the upcoming ICC World Test Championship final, former South Africa batter AB de Villiers has urged the Proteas batters to respect all bowlers, regardless of the over in any phase of the play at the iconic Lord's. South Africa will mark their first-ever appearance in a World Test Championship final when they face-off against Australia in the one-off clash from June 11-15. South Africa have played 18 Tests at Lord's, but it doesn't ...Read More >
Mumbai, June 7: Fresh off their arrival in the UK, the Shubman Gill-led Indian Test squad wasted no time and dived straight into intense training sessions, kickstarting their preparations for the five-Test showdown that marks the beginning of the 2025-27 ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle. This series also signals the start of a new era for Indian cricket, following the Test retirements of stalwarts Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. India are aiming to win a Test series in England for the first ...Read More >
India has not yet confirmed how many matches Jasprit Bumrah will feature in during the upcoming five-Test series in England. However, captain Shubman Gill and head coach Gautam Gambhir remain confident that the team's fast-bowling depth will cover his possible absence. "We haven't taken that call, which three games is he going to play," Gambhir said during pre-departure press conference, as quoted from ESPNcricinfo. "We are going to have a discussion with him and depending on the series as well. ...Read More >
Mumbai, Jun 7 (PTI) A delegation of Indian Olympic Association, Central and Gujarat state government met Commonwealth Sport officials in London to have a better understanding of the process and the framework relating to securing hosting rights of the 2030 Commonwealth Games in Ahmedabad. The delegation included IOA chief PT Usha and officials from the Union Sports Ministry as well as the Gujarat state government. They met the Commonwealth Sport officials over two days in London. While the prop ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former Australian opener Matthew Hayden believes the Pat Cummins-led side will benefit from embracing and understanding the history of the iconic Lord's Cricket Ground, something which he feels will keep them in good stead against South Africa in the ICC World Test Championship 2025 final, starting on June 11. In the 40 Tests Australia have played at Lord's from 1884 to 2023, they have emerged victorious 18 times while losing on seven occasions, and 15 games e ...Read More >
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