New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Amidst ongoing speculation over his future in international cricket, talismanic India batter Virat Kohli has returned to training in London and expressed gratitude to Gujarat Titans’ assistant coach Naeem Amin for help in an indoor practice session.”Thanks for helping out with the hit, brother. Always lovely to see you,” Kohli wrote in his Instagram story, sharing a photo of him with Amin from the session. “Good to see you, brother! See you soon,” Amin said, resharing…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) It was raining runs at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Friday as East Delhi Riders pulled off a historic chase to register a thrilling five-wicket victory over Outer Delhi Warriors in Season 2 of the Delhi Premier League (DPL).Chasing a towering target of 232, the Riders reached the finish line with four balls to spare, pulling off the highest successful chase in DPL history.Earlier in the day, Outer Delhi Warriors made a statement with the bat, riding on a sensational c…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) The pitch used for the first Test between England and India at Headingley, Leeds, has received a ‘very good’ rating, while the surfaces prepared for the subsequent three Tests have been rated ‘satisfactory’, as per the pitch and outfield ratings put out by ICC.The ratings come after a dramatic Test series played for the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy between England and India ended in a 2-2 draw, with the Shubman Gill-led side winning the thrilling fifth Test by six ru…

London, Aug 8 (IANS) Ethan Nwaneri has signed a new long-term contract with Arsenal. The highly talented attacking midfielder, who has been with the club since the age of eight, has committed his future to the club following his impressive rise through their Hale End Academy and into the first team.Ethan made history when he became the youngest player to feature for Arsenal’s men’s first-team, at the same time becoming the youngest top-flight player in English football history aged 15 years …

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Veteran actor Anupam Kher thanked ace director Subhash Ghai for making him popular as Dr Dang as their iconic film ‘Karma’ completed 39 years of release on Friday. Treating his InstaFam with a couple of photos of some iconic scenes from the drama, Kher thanked Ghai with the following words: “KARMA completes 39 years. What a film! What an amazing and stylish character #DrDang created by one and only Mr. #SubhashGhai! And to have Legendary #DilipKumar Saab in the same frame wa…

Mumbai, Aug 8 (IANS) Actress Nimrat Kaur called being awarded the Shakti Award 2025 by Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta ‘a full circle moment’The ‘Sky Force’ actress took to her Instagram handle and dropped a couple of sneak peeks from the facilitation ceremony.Expressing her admiration for the Delhi CM, Nimrat wrote: “Life coming a full incredible circle with the peerless honour of being felicitated by the First Lady of the national capital, Hon CM Mrs Rekha Gupta ji #ShaktiAwards2025. Such an …

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Afcons Infrastructure Ltd posted a 23 per cent quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) decline in standalone net profit for the first quarter of FY26 at Rs 135.73 crore, down from Rs 175.34 crore in Q4 FY25, according to an exchange filing on Friday. Despite the sequential drop, the company recorded a 31 per cent year-on-year (YoY) rise in its standalone net profit from Rs 103.62 crore in Q1 FY25.Total income in Q1 FY26 remained largely stable at Rs 3,411.58 crore compared to Rs 3,379.6…

New Delhi, Aug 8 (IANS) Tata Motors Limited’s (TML) net profit for the first quarter of the first financial year (Q1 FY26) stood at Rs 4,003 crore, down 62 per cent year-on-year (YoY), as per an exchange filing on Friday. The automobile manufacturer had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 10,597 crore in the corresponding quarter a year ago (Q1 FY25). The profit declined by over 50 per cent on a quarter-on-quarter too, from Rs 8,556 crore in the preceding quarter.In the April-June quarter, th…

Jakarta, Aug 8 (IANS) Indonesia and New Zealand have agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation across various sectors during the visit of New Zealand’s Trade and Investment Minister Todd McClay, Indonesia’s Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs said in a statement on Thursday evening. Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs Airlangga Hartarto met with McClay on Thursday, and both agreed to accelerate the implementation of the Indonesia-New Zealand Comprehensive Partnership Plan of Actio…

Tokyo, Aug 8 (IANS) Rejecting calls to step down, Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba reiterated on Friday his intention to stay on as the Liberal Democratic Party held a meeting of a key decision-making panel over the defeat in recent polls. Following the joint plenary meeting of LDP lawmakers in both houses of parliament, executives of the ruling party stated that its election committee will consider holding presidential poll which is not due until 2027, ahead of schedule, Japan’s leading K…