Galle, July 28 : Hosts Sri Lanka were all out for 291 in their first innings, conceding a 309-run lead to India, on day three of the first test at the Galle International Stadium on Friday. Dilruwan Perera top-scored for the hosts, who are one batsman short following Asela Gunaratne’s thumb injury on Wednesday, with an […]
New Delhi : So, what’s next for the Indian women’s cricket team that made the final of the World Cup? And what lies in store for several young girls who want to play for the country? Sadly, cricket administrators have no answers to these crucial questions, at least right now. The Committee of Administrators (CoA) […]
Bathinda : Affluent people are getting subsidised atta-dal meant for below poverty line (BPL) families. This has come out in a survey ordered by the state government to weed out undeserving beneficiaries. The survey will be completed by August 31. This is not the first instance that this scheme has been dogged by controversies of […]
Amritsar : The Italy-made “siri sahib” (kirpan) was rejected by Akal Takht today for failing to conform to the Sikh code of conduct. The five high priests today disapproved of the “replica” of kirpan having a bendable blade and asked the Sikh community living in Italy to seek permission for wearing the original small-size kirpan. […]
Raipur (Jalandhar) : British MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi said here today that the then UK Government’s role in Operation Bluestar needed to be probed. “Thanks to the documentary evidence from various sources, including British researcher Phil Miller’s work, it has been proved beyond doubt that the Conservative government was involved in the 1984 operation. However, […]