Showcasing Odisha’s globally acclaimed disaster management framework and its growing leadership in climate resilience, Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Thursday inaugurated the BRICS Disaster Risk Reduction Working Group (DRRG) Technical Meeting in Puri, calling for stronger international cooperation to tackle the growing challenges posed by climate change and natural disasters.
Gujarat Titans have signed Connor Esterhuizen as a replacement for English batter Tom Banton, who has been ruled out of the Indian Premier League 2026 due to a finger injury.
Rassie van der Dussen has brought the curtain down on his international career, announcing his retirement from all formats of the game on April 2 through a heartfelt message on social media.
Pretoria says Washington warned of a boycott, leading France to withdraw its G7 invite. The move reflects deeper tensions over Israel, trade disputes, and race-related policies.
After marking its arrival on the Test cricket map by hosting the second Test between India and South Africa in November last year, the ACA Stadium has been awarded the third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia, scheduled from February 11 to 15, 2027.
The fire has affected both the National Assembly Wing and the Old Assembly Wing built-in 1885, which houses the upper house National Council of Provinces (NCOP).
The divide is stark and shows us that within the same world where some countries have announced a fourth dose of the vaccine, there are others where people have not received even one. And to that extent, these countries make up the powder keg on which the rest of the world sits.
Within South Africa, he sought to bridge the rift between the black and the white; offshore, he called for economic sanctions against the South African government to force a change of policy. Much as he criticized the apartheid leadership, he also disapproved of the leading figures in the dominant African National Congress, which came to power under Nelson Mandela in the first fully democratic election in 1994.
Dravid felt confident about the fast-bowling attack doing well in the South African conditions.
Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin had contemplated giving up the sport at various points between 2018 and 2020 as he felt people were not "sensitive enough
