New Delhi: On the occasion of the ODI World Cup 2023 final between India and Australia at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday, hosts BCCI will be felicitating all the World Cup-winning captains from 1975 to 2019.

Bangladeshi cricket icon Shakib Al Hasan has made a formal foray into politics, expressing his intent to participate in the upcoming general election on January 7.

Bangladesh is going to the polls on 7 January 2024 and it is a very crucial election, with the US (the perennial watchdog tag it has anointed itself with) trying to interfere in the process.

Two senior Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLAs from north Karnataka walked out of the party legislative party meeting held in Bengaluru on Friday, before the it even started.

New Maldivian president Mohamed Muizzu formally requested India to “withdraw” its military personnel from the island nation on Saturday, less than 24 hours after taking oath.

DHAKA: Bangladesh will hold a parliamentary election on January 7, the national poll body said on Wednesday, amid deadly protests by opposition parties demanding the resignation of the PM to make way for a caretaker government.

The incoming president of Maldives, Mohamed Muizzu, has promised to ensure the exit of Indian troops after taking office later this week but does not want to redraw the regional balance by bringing in Chinese forces instead. His remarks come ahead of the swearing-in ceremony on Friday in the capital Male.

The chief minister announced a one-time benefit of Rs 2 lakh to the 94 lakh families that earn less than Rs 6,000 a month. He also declared plans to increase reservations for SCs, STs and OBCs to 65%, which the Supreme Court has capped at 50%.

Bracing for what will be their fourth winter since the start of the military standoff along the Line of Actual Control in eastern Ladakh, Indian and Chinese ground commanders have been holding interactions to rule out any incident as troop deployments are readjusted for the harsh months ahead.

New Delhi: Amid a buzz over some BJP leaders being upset with the appointment of party veteran BS Yediyurappa's son BY Vijayendra as the BJP’s Karnataka unit chief, senior leader CT Ravi said he, too, is “haunted by certain questions”, news agency PTI reported.