JUNE 10, 2019
Yuvraj Singh has called time on his international - as well as IPL - career, finishing up after 40 Tests, 304 ODIs and 58 T20Is in which he established himself as the best Indian allrounder of his generation - an explosive batsman, useful slow left-arm bowler and dynamic fielder. "I have decided to move on," he said...
JUNE 10, 2019
CHENNAI, TAMIL NADU - Tamil playwright-screenwriter-actor Crazy Mohan passed away following a cardiac arrest on Monday afternoon. He was 67.
Born in 1952 as Rangachari, Crazy Mohan started his career as a playwright. His Crazy Thieves in Paalavakkam for S Ve Shekher’s drama troupe was a massive success. So he later formed Crazy Creations. His hit plays include Chocolate...
JUNE 10, 2019
FILE PHOTO: U.S. and Chinese flags are seen in front of a U.S. dollar banknote featuring American founding father Benjamin Franklin and a China's yuan banknote featuring late Chinese chairman Mao Zedong in this illustration picture taken May 20, 2019. REUTERS/Jason Lee/Illustration/File Photo
WASHINGTON, D.C. - President Donald Trump threatened to raise tariffs on China again if President...
JUNE 9, 2019
India 352 for 5 (Dhawan 117, Kohli 82, Rohit 57, Hardik 48, Cummins 1-55) beat Australia 316 (Smith 69, Warner 56, Carey 55*, Bhuvneshwar 3-50) by 36 runs
LONDON - There was a masterclass in batting at The Oval. Shikhar Dhawan overcame a weakness to score 117. Steven Smith showed none as he made 69. Hardik Pandya was...
JUNE 9, 2019
A worker removes a tarp cover bales of compressed plastic waste on a truck at a Junyoung Industrial facility in Gimpo, South Korea, on Thursday, April 19, 2018. In a bid to curb its own rampant pollution, China has clamped down on the import of unsorted paper and plastics, with outdated industrial mills used to process...
JUNE 8, 2019
NEW DELHI, INDIA - Attempts by the US, Japan and Australia to finalize a new trade deal, scrapping curbs on data flows, at the G20 trade ministers’ meeting in Japan this weekend, could prompt a push-back from India and other developing countries.
Indian Trade Minister Piyush Goyal will lead the country’s delegation at the two-day G20 trade ministerial...
JUNE 8, 2019
International Business Machine Corp has decided to fire about 2,000 employees in the United States over "non-performance". The latest decision comes days after tech behemoth's India unit fired nearly 300 employees from its services division. The Armonk-based tech giant said a "small percentage" of employees who have not been able to perform well at a competitive level...
JUNE 8, 2019
Brief Scorecard: New Zealand 173 for 3 (Williamson 79* Taylor 48, Alam 3-45) beat Afghanistan 172 (Shahidi 59, Neesham 5-31, Ferguson 4-37) by seven wickets
James Neesham is clapped off the pitch at the end of the Afghanistan innings. - Getty Images
TAUNTON, ENGLAND - New Zealand cruised to an easy 7-wicket win over Afghanistan to register their 3rd...
JUNE 8, 2019
MALDIVES - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi Saturday landed in the Maldives on his first foreign visit after being re-elected as Prime Minister to strengthen the bilateral ties, reflecting the importance India attaches to its ‘neighbourhood first’ policy.
Upon his arrival this evening, Modi was greeted at Male airport by Foreign Minister Abdulla Shahid and also received a...
JUNE 8, 2019
Brief Scorecard: England 386 for 6 (Roy 153, Buttler 64, Bairstow 51) beat Bangladesh 280 (Shakib 121, Stokes 3-23) by 106 runs
Jason Roy celebrates his century - Getty Images
CARDIFF, ENGLAND - Jason Roy hit the highest individual score of the World Cup so far as England got their campaign back on track with a 106-run win...
