Nadal ekes out Indian Wells win as No. 1 Medvedev cruises

Rafael Nadal pulled off another great escape Saturday, rallying from two breaks down in the third set to beat young American Sebastian Korda in the second round at Indian Wells. As newly minted number one Daniil Medvedev  the man Nadal beat with an epic comeback in the Australian Open final cruised

7 dead in India slum fire

A major fire swept through a slum in the Indian capital in the small hours of Saturday, claiming seven lives and destroying 60 thatched huts thus rendering hundreds homeless. The fire broke out at the slumtown in Delhi's Gokalpuri area around 12.45am when most of the residents were fast asleep, police

Jadeja hailed as great all-rounder after Test-winning exploits

Ravindra Jadeja was hailed Monday as one of the world's best all-rounders after his swashbuckling unbeaten 175 with the bat and nine-wicket haul with the ball propelled India to a first Test victory over Sri Lanka inside three days. The left-hander's match-defining knock in Mohali, his best in Tests, and figures

India delivers 2 mobile oxygen plants to Dhaka

An Indian Navy offshore patrol vessel, INS Savitri - arrived here on Thursday delivering two mobile oxygen plants (MOP), each with a capacity of generating 960 litres of oxygen per minute. While in Bangladesh, the ship’s company would be interacting with their Bangladesh counterparts; on its journey out, Indian Navy and

Bangladesh, India has ample scope to work together: BGMEA

Bangladesh and India can reap more mutual trade benefits through further collaboration, especially in the area of apparel and textile industry, said BGMEA President Faruque Hassan. “There are huge opportunities for Bangladesh and India to complement each other in boosting apparel and textile business in both countries,” he remarked during a

India’s Taliban problem

India had waited as wished by the US –its principal ally  - before making a move in Afghanistan when Russia, China and of course helpless Pakistan were getting knee deep. Now that the US is departing in a disorderly manner none are exactly keen to stand by Ghani’s government. Current Afghan

Bangladesh and the new cold war

That a cold war is on, between the West on one side and China and Russia on the other is no secret. It’s the most evident bit of reality that is shaping the new world. The West is a conglomerate of many countries but all now weaker in comparison to

India suffers as black fungus declared epidemic amid COVID-19 surge

India has been struggling against a devastating second wave of COVID-19 infections, but now the country is suffering another epidemic blow as a rare fungal infection affecting some COVID-19 patients was declared an epidemic. A large number of black fungus (mucormycosis) cases have been reported from across the country, even leading

20 dead as Cyclone Tauktae wreaks India’s West Coast

A monster cyclone hit India on Tuesday, bringing strong winds and heavy rain that killed at least 20 people and disrupted the vaccination program that the country desperately needs to contain the spiraling Covid-19 pandemic. Cyclone Tauktae wreaked havoc across large swaths of the country, crashing massive waves onto beaches, turning