India begin their one-off Test against Afghanistan at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in New Chandigarh on Saturday with plenty more at stake than just another win.
India's emergence as a healthcare destination for South Asia is often measured in numbers: foreign patients treated, hospitals accredited, surgeries performed and revenues earned.
Afghanistan captain Hashmatullah Shahidi believes his side has come a long way since its maiden Test appearance against India in 2018, but says regular exposure to red-ball cricket remains crucial for the team's development.
India assistant coach Ryan ten Doeschate on Thursday provided an encouraging update on pacer Mohammed Siraj’s fitness ahead of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, while also revealing that the team management is still weighing its spin-bowling combination for the match starting in New Chandigarh on Saturday.
The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA) has finalized preparations for the historic Test match between India and Afghanistan, scheduled to be played from June 6 to June 10 at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, New Chandigarh.
More than 8,000 foreign tourists visited Afghanistan over the past two years, local media TOLOnews reported Saturday, citing a government official.
The March 22 attacks in Moscow have raised the spectre of international terrorism. While these terror strikes were claimed by the Islamic State, Russia suspects a Ukrainian hand in the attacks.
The notification of the rules providing mechanisms to implement the much-hyped Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) on March 11 by the Union government after a delay of more than four years and ahead of Lok Sabha elections has reignited the debate over this controversial legislation.
Reacting to Pakistan's airstrikes in Afghanistan, the White House has called on both the nations to address their differences through dialogue.
There is always a slip between the cup and the lip when it comes to Pakistan’s reality. What is publicly postured is seldom so. Creation of Bangladesh in 1971 was amongst the most powerful symbols of an unsustainable rationale for the only nation to be created in the name of religion.
