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https://ift.tt/GNzgQ1M Former Indian cricketer Ravichandran Ashwin expressed his disappointment after the West Indies failed to bring back Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Narine from retirement for the T20 World Cup 2026, starting on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka. Narine retired from international cricket in 2023 while Pooran quit in 2025. Both players are active in franchise T20 leagues. "I am very disappointed that the West Indies did not pick Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Narine in their squad for this World Cup. You need to sit across the table from them, talk to them, and bring them to the World Cup. How can you leave Nicholas Pooran and Sunil Narine out and go into a World Cup without them?" Ashwin said on his YouTube channel. Ashwin added that he is a big fan of the West Indies cricket team and believes the board needs to reassess their planning for major tournaments. "I am a big fan of the West Indies. They have a lot of ability. But the way they plan and sometim...

https://ift.tt/maD7QFt Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar has made a stunning claim amid the controversy surrounding Pakistan's decision to opt out of their upcoming T20 World Cup 2026 match against arch-rivals India. It is worth mentioning that India and Pakistan no longer take part in cricket bilaterals due to cross-border tensions. They only face off each other during international or continental events as a result. The last bilateral series between the two sides was played in 2012-13 when Pakistan had toured India for two T20Is and three ODIs, respectively. Since then, the two teams are often placed in same groups for the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Asian Cricket Council (ACC) events to ensure that the tournaments' commercial success remains intact until the very end. However, Gavaskar feels that Pakistan's decision to boycott the match against India could force the ICC to put the two teams in different groups going forward. "This could well be the tim...

https://ift.tt/dA9spWc Former Pakistan captain and cricketing legend Shahid Afridi shared quite an intriguing statement after his government confirmed a boycott of the Indian team at the upcoming T20 World Cup 2026. Pakistan and India are scheduled to square off in Colombo on 15 February, but Salman Ali Agha's men have been asked not to take the field by their government as a mark of protest against the International Cricket Council (ICC). The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has been flirting with the idea of giving the India match a miss ever since the ICC booted Bangladesh out of the tournament. Afridi, who has time and again advocated for sports and politics to be kept separate, expressed 'regret' over Pakistan's decision to not play against India in the T20 World Cup. However, he also stood behind his government's decision while asking the ICC to resolve the matter through impartial actions. "I've always believed cricket can open doors when politics clos...

https://ift.tt/51uDSsJ India head coach Gautam Gambhir on Tuesday ignored questions regarding Pakistan's decision to boycott the high-profile T20 World Cup match against their arch-rivals. While the Pakistan government has allowed the national team to participate in the tournament, it did not give them the green light to play against India. In a viral video, Gambhir was spotted leaving for Mumbai, where he was mobbed by the paparazzi. He thanked the reporters for their well-wishes but ignored their questions on Pakistan's stance before entering the airport. #WATCH | Delhi: Indian Cricket Team Head Coach Gautam Gambhir leaves for Mumbai. pic.twitter.com/6fBlclolVO — ANI (@ANI) February 3, 2026 India and Pakistan are in Group A alongside the United States of America (USA), the Netherlands, and Namibia. While Pakistan will take on the Netherlands in the tournament opener in Colombo on February 7, co-hosts India will square off against the USA later in the day. The Indian ...

https://ift.tt/8wKDFIf US-India Trade Deal Live Updates: US President Donald Trump announced a trade deal between India and the United States on Monday, adding that the US reciprocal tariffs on India would be slashed to 18 per cent. "Out of friendship and respect for Prime Minister Modi and, as per his request, effective immediately, we agreed to a Trade Deal between the United States and India, whereby the United States will charge a reduced Reciprocal Tariff, lowering it from 25 per cent to 18 per cent," Trump posted on his social media platform Truth Social. February 02, 2026 at 11:01PM from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/gAx2efN via

https://ift.tt/O7qJQRL "It was an honour to speak with Prime Minister [Narendra] Modi of India this morning. He is one of my greatest friends, and a powerful and respected leader of his country." "We spoke about many things, including trade, and ending the war with Russia and Ukraine." "We agreed to a trade deal between the United States and India, whereby the United States will charge a reduced reciprocal tariff, lowering it from 25 per cent to 18 per cent. They will likewise move forward to reduce their tariffs and non-tariff barriers against the United States to zero." "Our amazing relationship with India will be even stronger going forward." "Prime Minister Modi and I are two people that get things done, something that cannot be said for most." February 02, 2026 at 10:58PM from NDTV News- Special https://ift.tt/0ogWMtp via

https://ift.tt/0tqT2gE US President Donald Trump on Monday shared a photograph of New Delhi's India Gate, describing the historic structure as a "beautiful triumphal arch". Posting on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump wrote, "India's beautiful triumphal arch, our will be greatest of all," alongside the image of the 1921 war memorial. India's beautiful Triumphal Arch. Ours will be the greatest of them all! (TS: 02 Feb 09:29 ET)​​​‍​​‌‍​​‌‍‌‍​‌‍​‌‍​​‌‍​​​​​​‌‍​‌‍​​​‌‍​​​​​‌‍​​​‌‍​​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​‌‍​​​​​​​​​‌‍​‌‍​​​​​​‌‍​​​​‌‍ pic.twitter.com/ymAwPQ3xFl — Commentary: Trump Truth Social Posts On X (@TrumpTruthOnX) February 2, 2026 Trump's post came a day after he reiterated he wanted a triumphal arch in Washington, DC, and that it should be the biggest of its kind. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One, he argued that the US capital was unusual for not having one. "They have 57 cities around the world that have them. We'r...

https://ift.tt/L9fPgES Former International Cricket Council (ICC) president Ehsan Mani, who has formerly served as the chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), says the country may not face sanctions after its government announced that the team will boycott the February 15 T20 World Cup match against India. Although the Pakistan government did not give any clear reason for its decision to not play against India, it is largely being viewed as an act of solidarity after Bangladesh was barred from the marquee event. Bangladesh had demanded that its matches be shifted out of India, but the request was outrightly rejected by the ICC. Mani, who served as ICC president from 2003 to 2006, cited the example of India not travelling to Pakistan for the 2025 Champions Trophy. "There can't be any sanctions against Pakistan if it follows government instructions. That was the basis on which India refused to play its 2025 Champions Trophy matches in Pakistan. You can't have double ...

https://ift.tt/auZRG59 While the Pakistan U19 team was being knocked out of the World Cup in Bulawayo, the Pakistan government announced via its official X (formerly Twitter) handle that it would participate in the T20 World Cup but boycott the match against India on February 15. The ICC has not offered an immediate reaction to this incident. It is expected that the ICC will issue an official response once they receive a formal notification from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Strong repercussions are anticipated. ‘Pakistan Team Should Be Kicked Out' In a post on the government's official X account, it was stated: "The Government of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan grants approval to the Pakistan Cricket Team to participate in the ICC World T20 2026, however, the Pakistan Cricket Team shall not take the field in the match scheduled on 15th February 2026 against India." Reacting sharply to this, former Indian cricketer Atul Wassan told NDTV: "Pakistan has tro...

https://ift.tt/aVFwWkE India on Friday moved swiftly to reject any suggestion of impropriety after Prime Minister Narendra Modi's name surfaced in a reference contained in newly released United States Justice Department files linked to financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. "We have seen reports of an email message from the so-called Epstein files that has a reference to the Prime Minister and his visit to Israel," MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal. "Beyond the fact of the Prime Minister's official visit to Israel in July 2017, the rest of the allusions in the email are little more than trashy ruminations by a convicted criminal, which deserve to be dismissed with the utmost contempt." PM Modi's visit to Israel in July 2017 marked the first time an Indian Prime Minister set foot in the country since India and Israel established full diplomatic relations in 1992. The comment came hours after the US Department of Justice released a vast ne...

https://ift.tt/MDIiaCG Is Sanju Samson 's fate sealed regarding his T20 World Cup chances? After Saturday's India vs New Zealand fifth T20I, the signs look almost clear. In a match where every top-five batter scored over 25, Samson cut a sorry figure with a six-ball 6 at the Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram. To make matters worse for him, fellow wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan slammed a 43-ball 103 (10x6s, 6x4s). Then came an intriguing change by Gautam Gambhir and Co. While Samson was named the wicketkeeper in the team sheet, Ishan Kishan was given the gloves when New Zealand came out to bat. That move made many wonder whether it was signal enough that Kishan would be the wicketkeeper for India's opening T20 World Cup game against the USA on February 7. Former India captain Sunil Gavaskar and ex-India opener Aakash Chopra felt that Ishan Kishan will come in place of Sanju Samson in the XI once Tilak Varma returns as well. A scintillating, six-fi...

https://ift.tt/2ZeKHow A popular Sanju Samson blitz eluded the legion of fans, but their dejection was washed away by centurion Ishan Kishan 's sensational shot-making as India posted a massive 271 for five against New Zealand in the fifth and final T20I in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday. Kishan (103 off 43 balls, 6x4, 10x6), who struck his maiden hundred in the format, and skipper Suryakumar Yadav (63 off 30 balls, 4x4, 6x6) treated the Kiwi bowlers with utter disdain during their 137-run third-wicket stand, which came in just over 10 overs. In the five-match T20I series against New Zealand, India have slammed 69 sixes - the most by a team in a bilateral series. They broke the record previously held by England (64) against West Indies in 2023. A total of 23 sixes were hit in the innings, and this is the joint-most sixes conceded by a Test-playing nation in T20Is, besides 23 by South Africa, that too against India in 2024. Team India continued their record-shattering run in T20...

https://ift.tt/PZHpygM Sunetra Ajit Pawar was sworn in today as the first woman Deputy Chief Minister of Maharashtra. Taking the mantle under the shadow of a personal and political tragedy, her appointment follows the death of her husband and former deputy chief minister of Maharashtra, Ajit Pawar, in a plane crash earlier this week. His death left a massive void in the state's leadership. "The untimely passing of Dada has cast a mountain of grief not only over my personal life but over the heart of Maharashtra. However, the devotion to duty, the strength of struggle, and the honest commitment to the people that he gave me are my true foundations," she said in her first statement after taking the oath. The transition marks a pivotal moment in Maharashtra's political history, as Sunetra Pawar vows to transform her grief into a mission for the state's progress. "I Carry Forward This Legacy With Loyalty" Clad in a white saree, Sunetra Pawar took the oat...

https://ift.tt/59KRdnp President Donald Trump's years-long crusade to dislodge Venezuelan strongman Nicolas Maduro, a mission he finally accomplished this month, was billed as a way to thwart drug trafficking, check migration and revive Venezuela's oil industry. But behind the president's preoccupation with the South American nation is also the story of lifelong personal and business relationships with Venezuelan elites in New York and Miami. From this tiny privileged class whom he got to know as a military academy student and jet-setting businessman, Trump would have absorbed memories of a country where petrodollars built a clutch of glittering fortunes not unlike his own, according to people familiar with his social interactions. That was before the 1990s rise of socialist icon Hugo Chavez, who seized on Venezuela's vast inequality and corruption to drive one of Latin America's wealthiest economies onto a path of ruin. Maduro - and then US sanctions - made it wor...

https://ift.tt/YyiUARm Pakistan will face India in an important Super Six match at the U-19 World Cup in Zimbabwe. The proceedings of that match will decide the fourth semi-finalist of the mega event featuring future top stars. Afghanistan and England joined Australia as the latest entrants into the semi-finals of the ICC Under-19 World Cup on Friday, following impressive performances in their Super Six clashes. An unbeaten England became the first team from Group 2 to reach the final four, with Sunday's marquee clash between India and Pakistan serving as a virtual knockout match. Pakistan suffered an injury setback ahead of the match, with wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shayan being ruled out due to an injury, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) confirmed on Friday. "Pakistan U19 wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Shayan has been ruled out of the ICC U19 Men's Cricket World Cup after being struck on the nose by a ball while wicketkeeping to a fast bowler during a scenario-based pr...

https://ift.tt/jDbQC4Y A property tycoon and chairman of a Bengaluru-headquartered real estate firm who died by suicide today owned the world's fastest road-legal car, the Bugatti Veyron. Confident Group founder and chairman CJ Roy allegedly shot himself dead in Bengaluru while a tax raid was going on at his office. The company, founded over 19 years ago, has projects in Bengaluru, Kerala, and Dubai. Videos of the tycoon that went viral on social media indicated Roy enjoyed a flamboyant lifestyle and made a splash on social media. One such video showed him driving away in a blue Bugatti Veyron. It is the world's fastest car outside of the race track. In the video, Roy was seen standing near the left door, while a woman was seen standing on the passenger side. "... Take care friends, have a beautiful evening," he said before driving away. The camera followed the car till it went out of sight. The next frame showed a spacious house with a manicured lawn. The name ...

https://ift.tt/5kBJlUZ At a state banquet hosted at Rashtrapati Bhavan on January 27, 2026, the spotlight was firmly on the Himalayas. Curated as a regional showcase for visiting European Union leaders, the menu drew from the food traditions of India's mountain states and featured various high-altitude ingredients. The meal presented a side of Indian cuisine that rarely appears at formal diplomatic tables. One of the delights served was Jakhiya Aloo, a simple Kumaoni potato dish cooked with mustard oil and a native hill spice. It was heartening to see a simple home-style treat served at such a diplomatic event. Given how wholesome and delicious it is, you should also consider trying it at home. Find out more about it below: What Is Jakhiya Aloo? Jakhiya Aloo is a traditional potato preparation from the Kumaon region of Uttarakhand. It relies on boiled or parboiled potatoes cooked in mustard oil and tempered with jakhiya seeds, green chillies, turmeric, and salt. There are no ...

https://ift.tt/nA01mb6 Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt has reflected on Arijit Singh's decision to step away from playback singing. What Mahesh Bhatt Said In a conversation with The Telegraph Online , he said, "At the height of their powers, some artists step away - not from art but from noise. They choose silence, solitude, and truth over constant performance." Recalling his first encounter with a young Arijit Singh during the making of Mohit Suri's Aashiqui 2 , which Bhatt produced, the veteran filmmaker shared a vivid memory that has stayed with him over the years.  "When I heard about Arijit's decision to stop singing for others, I was unexpectedly taken back to an afternoon at Super Sound Service in Khar - the old T-Series building - where the journey of Aashiqui 2 truly began. We were releasing the music, and Arijit was called to sing Tum Hi Ho ," Bhatt said. He went on to describe the defining moment that marked the beginning of Arijit's extraord...

https://ift.tt/guEKZr7 Pressure is mounting on India's opening batter, Sanju Samson , as a string of poor performances at the top of the order has sparked a debate regarding his future in the side. Samson was selected for India's T20I squad ahead of Shubman Gill when the BCCI selection committee announced the 15-man roster for the T20 World Cup, which begins on 7 February. With only two matches remaining against New Zealand before the World Cup campaign commences, former India batter Mohammad Kaif has urged the Gautam Gambhi-led team management not to abandon the wicket-keeper batter just yet. "I am telling you, there might be discussions within the group or the camp along the lines of, 'He's not scoring, should we drop him?' All these things come to mind. But right now, you have to stand by him. Sanju Samson has scored three centuries; it is not as if he hasn't proven himself. He is a proven player, and he is capable," Kaif remarked during a discus...

https://ift.tt/UJaTc09 US President Donald Trump's health has been under the scanner in recent months, even though he keeps saying that his health is perfect and that he has aced several cognitive tests. According to a report by the New York Magazine, the soon-to-be octogenarian leader now thinks about "what he will be remembered for". Even the ballroom that is being built in the White House "is about leaving a legacy here", a senior White House official said. The White House has pitched him as "The Superhuman President" with more stamina and energy than a normal mortal. "He can work harder and he has a better memory and he has more stamina and has more energy than a normal mortal," Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller said.  The New York Magazine report said that Trump has given up dyeing his hair golden and lets it turn white naturally, but that is not what is worrisome. A senior staff member told the publication that Trump's hearing...