Labour’s Reckoning
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
The crisis engulfing Britain’s Labour government is no longer merely about the future of the prime minister.
I grew up in Kolkata at a time when public life carried a certain dignity. Politics was not merely a contest for power; it was also an exercise in restraint, language, and moral posture.
England skipper Ben Stokes is set to return to competitive cricket during Durham’s County Championship match against Worcestershire.
England quick Ollie Robinson believes he is ready to return to Test cricket and show his best form if he gets another chance during the upcoming home summer.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) opener Phil Salt has returned to England for scans on his injured finger, which has kept him out of the team’s last three matches in IPL 2026. In his absence, fellow England player Jacob Bethell has been opening the batting alongside Virat Kohli.
Star all-rounder Deepti Sharma (60 not out) and wicketkeeper Yasthika Bhatia (66) also came up with fifty-plus scores even as skipper Harmanpreet Kaur fell one shy of a half century to put India on the driver’s seat at the end of the first day’s play.
Remarkably, in the last nine years, India's women have only participated in two Test matches: one in Bristol, England, in 2021, and another in Carrara, Australia, later that same year. Both games resulted in draws.
Test skipper Ben Stokes, who underwent surgery on his left knee after England’s dismal World Cup campaign last month, was expectedly included in the squad.
The Western world’s largest central banks are poised to keep interest rates on hold this week amid concerns over stubbornly high inflation, despite growing expectations for sharp cuts in borrowing costs next year, a British daily newspaper reported.
Wyatt reckoned that her partner’s experience of playing in Mumbai also helped their partnership to flourish, and came at the right time for England after the early strikes from Renuka Singh.
