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Former India captain and 1983 World Cup winner K Srikkanth has shared his perspective on the future of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, stressing that the legendary duo must stay active in domestic cricket if they wish to feature in the 2027 ODI World Cup. Srikkanth strongly believes that both Rohit and Kohli, who have already stepped away from Test and T20I cricket, should continue to be part of India’s ODI setup until the next World Cup. At the same time, he urged the Indian management to ensure that the stalwarts remain match-ready through consistent game time at the domestic…

Team India created history in Dubai by defeating Bangladesh by 41 runs to storm into the Asia Cup 2025 final and, in the process, become the most successful team in the tournament’s history with 48 victories. The record saw India move past Sri Lanka’s tally of 47 wins, cementing their dominance in the continental event. Kuldeep Yadav Shines Again India’s win was powered by a brilliant bowling display, led by Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up 3/18. His tight spell ensured Bangladesh fell well short of the target, collapsing in 19.3 overs. Kuldeep’s consistency throughout the tournament has been a major…

Mumbai: Just weeks after he rebuked a young woman IPS officer taking action against illegal sand mining, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar has found himself in the centre of a controversy once again. This time for snapping at a farmer in Marathwada who lost his crop in the floods.Pawar was meeting farmers affected by the floods at a village in Bhoom-Paranda taluk of Dharashiv district. When a farmer asked him if the government would declare a loan waiver for them, the deputy CM said: “Why don’t we make him the chief minister? Don’t you think we understand? Are we…

In a remarkable display of community support, over 70 Bengaluru Traffic Police (BTP) personnel have volunteered to register as potential blood stem cell donors. The initiative, aimed at raising awareness about blood cancer and blood disorders, was part of an educational session conducted by DKMS Foundation, a global non-profit dedicated to combating blood cancer.Also read: SOTTO, Karnataka hopes to find organ donors for over 7,302 patients who await organ transplant in the stateHeld at the Traffic Management Centre, the session saw participation from more than 100 traffic officers, who learned about the life-saving role of stem cell donation. DKMS representatives…

Senior Communist leader D Raja was re-elected as general secretary of the CPI Thursday, overruling strong objections from the party’s Kerala and several smaller state units, which demanded that the 75-year age limit set by the party for those occupying leadership positions be adhered to without any exception. Raja turned 76 this year.There were dramatic scenes on the last day of the 25th CPI Party Congress – a once-in-three years national conclave – which began in Chandigarh on September 21. Sources said the outgoing National Council, the highest authority between two party Congresses, decided Monday night to give an exemption…

Reversing its 2019 decision to de-link the counting of postal ballots and votes polled on EVMs, the Election Commission on Thursday changed the counting process to ensure that the EVM tally is only completed after all the postal ballots are counted.“The penultimate (second last) round of EVM/VVPATs counting shall not be taken up until the counting of postal ballot papers is completed at the counting centre,” the EC said in instructions issued to the Chief Electoral Officers of all States and Union Territories. It said the decision was taken “in order to further streamline the counting process and to provide…

Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom BJP national president JP Nadda has hit out at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over allegations of vote-rigging, calling his recent statements “irresponsible and childish.” Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, had recently said that saving democracy was not his responsibility since his role as opposition leader was only to raise questions. Reacting to this, Nadda told ABP News in an exclusive interview, “A leader of such a big party, such a big opposition, does not even understand his responsibility in a democracy. I would say…

With an outlay of Rs 4,432.5 crore, the Karnataka Cabinet Thursday cleared the first Karnataka State Skill Development Policy 2025-32. The amount set aside for the Policy was for projects such as Centres of Excellence, various schemes for skill development being implemented by the government, along with additional budget required for the Department of Skill Development. Of the amount specified, Rs 1,386 crore will be raised through loans from the Asian Development Bank, according to documents. The policy was cleared based on the budget announcement made earlier this year. The budget document had said that the Policy will be framed…

A controversy has erupted over BJP leader and ex-MP Vinay Katiyar’s remarks that no mosque would be allowed to be built in Ayodhya and that Muslims should leave Ayodhya and migrate to other districts “across the Saryu river” in Uttar Pradesh.Katiyar made these comments in Ayodhya Wednesday when reporters asked him about the rejection of the Dhannipur mosque plan by the Ayodhya Development Authority apparently over pending clearances from some departments. “Ayodhya Nagari ke andar Dhannipur iska koi matlab nahin. Is jile ke andar kyon rahen… woh log jayen nadi ke us paar chale jaeyen, Gonda, Basti chale jayen. Yahan…

Hyderabad: Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu announced that the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) has embarked on a mission to build 5,000 temples in Andhra Pradesh, and eventually, plans to construct more temples in all states.In an address from the Tirumala Venkateswara Temple, CM Naidu said the temples of Venkateswara, the reigning deity of the Andhra, Rayalaseema, and Telangana regions, should also be built abroad, especially wherever Telugus are present in significant numbers to spread his divine glory. A year after he alleged that animal fat-laden ghee went into the making of the celebrated Tirupati laddus “during the YSRCP regime”, CM Naidu asserted…