NEW DELHI: Australian cricket legend Adam Gilchrist has weighed in on the greatest all-rounder debate, challenging Ricky Ponting’s assertion that Jacques Kallis is the best cricketer of all time. While Ponting recently hailed Kallis for his staggering numbers with both bat and ball, Gilchrist believes statistics alone don’t define greatness and instead placed the late Shane Warne at the top...

PRAYAGRAJ: Ahead of the Magh Purnima Snan at the Mahakumbh in Prayagraj February 12, the administration on Tuesday morning declared a 'No Vehicle' zone' in the area. Private and public vehicles of devotees will be parked in the parking lots of respective routes. Additionally, a ban has also been announced on the vehicles of the Kalpavasis. To ensure the safety of...

WASHINGTON: United States President Donald Trump said on Monday that Israel should end the ceasefire in Gaza and resume military action if all hostages are not released by the end of the week, Times Of Israel reported. This came after Hamas announced a delay in releasing hostages scheduled for Saturday. Speaking with the reporters, Trump said that Israel might choose...

CHANDIGARH: Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann Singh on Tuesday departed to Delhi for meeting Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) national convenor Arvind Kejriwal. Arvind Kejriwal will be meeting the Punjab CM and MLAs of the state in Delhi. The meeting has been called following AAP's crushing defeat in the Delhi assembly elections. The BJP won the Delhi assembly election by a comfortable margin,...

WASHINGTON DC: India and the United States continue to deepen their strategic and economic ties, driven by shared democratic values and common interests in global stability, technological advancement, and economic cooperation. As the geopolitical landscape shifts, the partnership between the two nations remains critical. David Smith, Executive Chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, one of America's largest broadcast and technology companies,...

PARIS: French President Emmanuel Macron welcomed Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Paris, and extended a friendly greeting, expressing his enthusiasm for the AI Action Summit, which he is going to co-chair with him. Macron also wlcomed United States Vice President JD Vance to the AI Summit. Sharing a post on X, Macron wrote, "Welcome to Paris, my friend @NarendraModi! Nice to...

NEW DELHI: Petroleum minister Hardeep Puri on Monday said that India is open to importing crude oil from all possible sources to meets its demand. Addressing a press conference a day ahead of the India Energy Week 2025, the Union minister recalled how India diversified its crude imports from 27 countries to 40 countries. Argentina is the new addition, he told...

MUMBAI: New Delhi has been ranked sixth and Mumbai seventh on the ‘Prime Global Cities Index Q4 2024’, while Bengaluru has jumped from the 27th rank in Q4 2023 to the 13th spot on the list, a report said on Monday. The three Indian cities have recorded a robust increase in their average annual prices of prime residential or luxury...

NEW DELHI: Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday clarified in the Lok Sabha that India's rising gold reserves, including those held by the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), is not intended to replace any international currency. She responded to Congress MP Manish Tiwari's concerns about whether the global shift towards gold signaled a move away from the US dollar as...

MUMBAI: The controversy surrounding a recent episode of 'India's Got Latent', which aired on YouTube, has stirred widespread public outrage. The episode, which involved YouTuber Ranveer Allahbadia and other participants, included a series of offensive and controversial comments about women, triggering a formal complaint and legal scrutiny. Amidst this uproar, veteran actor Annu Kapoor has weighed in with a sharp and...