Photographers around the world captured Jupiter and Saturn aligning almost perfectly in the night sky this week. Monday was the closest the two planets have appeared in 800 years; the last time they were this close and visible was in 1226. The two planets align or conjugate every 20 years. …
Read More »Honda to discontinue Civic and CR-V in India as production shifts to Tapukara plant
Following the discontinuation of production at its Greater Noida plant, Honda Cars India has discontinued the Civic and CR-V models in India. This is because the company cannot manufacture them at the Tapukara facility. To see photos Honda Cars India moves its entire production unit to the Tapukara plant in …
Read More »Anti-Modi Kashmiri Alliance Wins Most Seats in Local Polls | Election News
The alliance that favors self-government in Kashmir has won 112 out of a total of 280 seats in the municipal elections. An alliance of political parties in Indian-administered Kashmir that opposes India’s policies in the region has won the most seats in local elections, the first since New Delhi revoked …
Read More »Aus vs Ind, Boxing Day Test – Foreign Debut
If India decides to do a routine of naming the XIs one day before the Test, we can reasonably assume that one of Mohammed Siraj and Navdeep Saini probably knows of a Test debut at Christmas. It is never wise to speculate on the emotions of the players, but even …
Read More »Australia vs India, 2020-21 – Sydney Dual Trials Between CA Contingency Scenarios
News Now there is a chance that Gabba will not run any tests from this series. New South Wales would find itself hosting each of the last two Trials of the series against India at the SCG and Queensland was left empty-handed due to its closed southern border under one …
Read More »Australia vs India, 2nd round, Melbourne
News The starter has not recovered from the injury, but neither can he enter Australia’s biosecurity center alongside Sean Abbott. David Warner has been formally excluded from the Boxing Day test at MCG and together with Sean Abbott is recovering separately from the Australian main team after his arrival in …
Read More »South Africa v Sri Lanka 2020-21
Times are changing on the South African test team. Seven uncapped players were included in their starting squad to play against Sri Lanka. And even if all the newcomers don’t debut on this series – the unfortunate Keegan Petersen in particular – they won’t be far from their first caps …
Read More »As India reinforces its anti-Muslim creed, where is the outrage from Hindu society?
As 2020 unfolds, two things can be said with certainty about India. One, the state and almost all of its institutions have made it clear that Muslims would be treated as subjects and not as citizens with the same rights as Hindus. Second, there is a growing understanding among Muslims …
Read More »Australia vs India, Boxing Day Test
Four years ago, speaking of Ajinkya Rahane, Rahul Dravid had told The Cricket Monthly that after having successfully completed a cycle of world tour, Rahane must be experiencing the beautiful feeling of belonging to the highest level. “For me, after playing a year of international cricket, I knew I could …
Read More »Dissension spills over into West Bengal BJP due to induction of TMC leaders
Calcutta: In a new twist to Bengal’s rapid political changes, Bishnupur MP from the Bharatiya Janata Party and the wife of youth wing chief Saumitra Khan joined Mamata Banerjee’s party, the Trinamool Congress (TMC), on Monday afternoon. . This was a surprise as Sujata Mondal Khan had been very active …
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