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‘Accidental’ Australia captain Paine on verge of Ashes landmark

2:04 pm September 10, 2019

London: Greg Chappell could not do it, while Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke, who had both had two attempts each, were unable to manage it either. But if his side avoid defeat in the fifth Test against England at The Oval starting Thursday, Tim Paine will join the list of Australia captains who have led […]

Gilchrist interacts with DU students

9:06 pm September 9, 2019

New Delhi: Former Australian cricketer Adam Gilchrist on Monday accompanied a delegation of University of Wollongong to the Delhi University. The delegation from UOW, Australia was led by its vice-chancellor Professor Paul Wellings. They discussed about future collaboration between UOW and DU in specific areas of Market, Business Studies, Science and Technology and Law. Gilchrist […]

Australia’s Smith marks Test comeback with Ashes century

8:43 pm September 5, 2019

Manchester: Australia star Steve Smith marked his return to international cricket with a third hundred of this Ashes series on Thursday. Smith was 101 not out in an Australia total of 245-5 at lunch on the second day of the fourth Test against England at Old Trafford. Tim Paine, his successor as Australia captain, was […]

Pained to hear about my dear friend Shinzo Abe's ill health: PM

PM Modi discusses Indo-Pacific region with Japanese PM Abe in Russia

10:55 am September 5, 2019

Vladivostok: India and Japan agreed to further deepen cooperation in the strategic Indo-Pacific region where China has been flexing its military muscles, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi held in-depth talks with his Japanese counterpart Shinzo Abe here on Thursday. The two leaders in their second meeting after the G20 Summit in Osaka in June, pledged […]

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India, US hold maritime dialogue

8:33 pm August 27, 2019

New Delhi: Indian and US officials explored ways to further strengthen bilateral maritime security cooperation at a high-level meeting in California. The two sides held fourth round of the India-US Maritime Security Dialogue in Monterey on August 23. “The two sides discussed regional maritime security issues and exchanged views on ways to further strengthen bilateral […]