The Latest Breaking News from India

World Test Championship 2021-23 points table

For the second straight time Team India have made the cut for the World Test Championship (WTC) final.

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

India Prefers Use of UAE Dirham in Foreign Trade Settlement

India has asked banks and traders to avoid using Chinese yuan to pay for Russian imports, three government officials involved in policy making and two banking sources said, because of long-running political differences with its neighbor. India, which has emerged as a top buyer of Russian oil as well as…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 14, 2023

Kane Williamson and Tim Southee not in New Zealand squad for white-ball series vs Sri Lanka, to be released early for IPL

Kane Williamson, Tim Southee, Devon Conway and Mitchell Santner will soon be on a flight to India to participate in the coming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the New Zealand cricket board excluded them from the white-ball series at home against Sri Lanka and join their respective…

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

Ashwin-Jadeja's shoes will be big ones to fill: Rohit Sharma

AHMEDABAD: India had plenty of takeaways from their 2-1 series victory against Australia. The continued dominance of R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja at home being one of them.

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

WTC Final: Rohit Sharma, Rahul Dravid ponder the challenges

AHMEDABAD: With there just being a week-long gap between the IPL final and World Test Championship Final, captain Rohit Sharma said that there will be appropriate measures in place to get the players ready for the red-ball grand finale. The IPL final will be played on May 29 while the…

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

India clinch Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2-1 and qualify for WTC final

AHMEDABAD: The fifth day’s play in the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy between India and Australia was a logical extension of the first four days. The bat continued to hold sway with Australia declaring their second innings at 175 for 2. The declaration came 10 minutes and two overs…

The Times of India · Mar 14, 2023

Australian Hass avocado growers to access Indian market in 'game-changer' deal

Australian Hass avocado growers having access to the Indian market of 1.5 billion people is being hailed as "the light at the end of the tunnel" following a recent avo "glut".

ABC News · Mar 14, 2023

UK aid to India does little for human rights and democracy, watchdog finds

Programme spent £2.3bn between 2016 and 2021 but is fragmented and lacks a clear rationale, report says

The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023

India top court to start hearing same-sex marriage case

A five-judge panel of India’s Supreme Court will begin hearing detailed arguments on April 18 in a landmark case seeking marriage equality for the country’s LGBTQ community.

Tribune News Service · Mar 13, 2023

The Oscar for 'Naatu Naatu' fans the impossible dreams of India's musicians

A song from the blockbuster Indian film RRR won the Oscar for best song and is now the talk of India's music biz. But will it lift other musicians to — well, not fame but at least financial security?

WEKU · Mar 13, 2023