Waking up to the news that Kamala Harris had won the race to be the next vice president of the United States, joyous people in her Indian grandfather’s hometown lit firecrackers, offered prayers and carried posters. Groups gathered on the corners of the small village of Thulasendrapuram, with 350 inhabitants, …
Read More »Biden-Harris will bring continuity for Delhi, but also some challenges
Conventional wisdom says Republicans are good for India and Democrats are a problem. The former are stubborn realists, while the latter tend to be clumsy liberals, concerned with issues like human rights. That is largely a folk tale. When the going gets tough, the Democrats, from John Kennedy to Barack …
Read More »Biden: Be patient, we will win, let the votes count | USA and Canada
Democratic candidate Joe Biden says the numbers show he will win the presidential race. He leads in Pennsylvania and Georgia. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has once again urged people in the United States to remain patient and calm as the vote counting continues in a handful of states that …
Read More »IPL 2020, Qualifier 2, DC vs SRH
There are two ways to see where the capitals of Delhi are at IPL 2020 right now. Optimists will say they only need to win two games and the title is theirs. Realists will point out that they have now lost five of their last six games, three of them …
Read More »IPL 2020 – RCB – Virat Kohli’s mentoring and never-dying attitude is vital, says coach Simon Katich
Eight seasons as captain, zero titles. And unlike most previous seasons, Virat Kohli also didn’t enjoy much batting success during the 2020 IPL, with his 466 runs coming in at 121.35, his worst hitting rate in any season he has been captain. Those returns, and the Royal Challengers Bangalore’s poor …
Read More »I’m a journalist, that’s why I’m not with Arnab Goswami
As soon as news broke of the arrest of Republic TV owner / editor-in-chief Arnab Goswami, support for him came from everywhere. Several leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party, including Union ministers Amit Shah, Smriti Irani and Prakash Javadekar and other senior party officials, expressed their outrage and compared it …
Read More »Orange Cap and Purple Cap standings after SRH vs RCB Eliminator (updated)
KL Rahul looks set to win his inaugural orange cap as he sits comfortably at the top of the batting charts with a 124-run lead. There was also no change at the top of the 2020 Purple Cap IPL list, with Jasprit Bumrah leading the pile of 27 wickets to …
Read More »Krafton Announces Collaboration With Microsoft, Data Security Approach Suggests PUBG Mobile Return In India
In a move to ensure the security and protection of user data, South Korean company Krafton Incorporated announced today that it will work with Microsoft-owned cloud computing service Azure to host a wide range of its titles. This agreement ensures that Krafton and its major subsidiaries, such as PUBG Corporation, …
Read More »SRH vs RCB, IPL 2020
Gautam Gambhir, former India starter and two-time IPL winner, believes it is time for the Royal Challengers Bangalore to look beyond Virat Kohli as captain. Gambhir made his comments on ESPNcricinfo’s T20 Time Out show after the Royal Challengers lost the Eliminator to Sunrisers Hyderabad by six wickets, ending their …
Read More »IPL 2020: ‘I’m not sure why Ashwin came out of the attack after taking the Rohit Sharma wicket’
Delhi Capitals (DC) coach Ricky Ponting has stated that he has not spoken to captain Shreyas Iyer about why Ravichandran Ashwin was pulled from the attack after he sacked Rohit Sharma in his first over. He made this point in the post-match press conference after the Delhi capitals’ one-sided defeat …
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