Author: Gaurav Sharma
Gaurav is pursuing his Bachelor's in Journalism and Mass Communication from VIPS Delhi. He claims to be a political enthusiast, film aficionado and pop-culture observer. On week-days he listens to podcasts and on weekend explores his city, Delhi.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Monday met Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, and the two agreed that opposition parties need to come together to defeat BJP. Nitish sent a clear signal that he is not in mood of keeping Congress out of an anti-BJP opposition front. While Nitish knows that a non-BJP Opposition front is not viable without Congress, bringing the rival parties together is easier said than done, as parties like Trinamool Congress (TMC), Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) and Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) are not willing to accept the Congress primacy. The Left Parties, on the other hand, is…
Sonali Phogat’s aide Sudhir Sangwan used to run an extortion racket in her name, revealed police. Sudhir had conned many people in the name of Sonali and the police. He cheated people by creating a firm, Creative Agritech and giving people agricultural loans. The Goa police on Friday found Sonali Phogat’s three diaries while probing in Hisar Days after actor and BJP politician Sonali Phogat died in Goa under mysterious circumstances, another revelation has come to light in the TikTok star’s murder case. It has been found that her aide Sudhir Sangwan was running an illegal extortion network in her…
Pakistan 182-5 defeats India 181-7 by five wickets in Asia Cup Super 4 match on Sunday. Pakistan beat India by five wickets India reached 50 runs in 4.2 overs which is the fastest against Pakistan Kohli got run out in the last over scoring 60 off 44 balls On an unlucky Sunday for India, Pakistan beat India by five wickets in a thrilling (disappointing for India) chase in Asia Cup Super 4 match on Sunday. Pakistan had their luck right from the toss which they won and chose to field. Pakistan has confidently won matches before in Dubai chasing the…
Sri Lanka 179-6 beat Afghanistan 175-6 by four wickets on Saturday in a thrilling match. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field in the first match of the Super 4 round of the 2022 Asia Cup. Rahmanullah Gurbaz’s extraordinary innings of 84 off 45 balls took Afghanistan to a defendable total. SL got two points on the Super 4 table and was the highest successful T20I chase in Sharjah. Even though the highest individual score for Sri Lanka was 36, many of their batsmen contributed, confidently taking the target to 176. Kusal Mendis provided the early attack, Pathum…
On Thursday, Maharashtra Congress leader Ashok Chavan met Devendra Fadnavis at a BJP strategist home. Ashok Chavan and Fadnavis arrived at BJP strategist Ashish Kulkarni’s residence Chavan has dismissed claims of his closeness to BJP as “baseless”. The rumours are more rife in Congress corridors as a number of Congress leaders in Maharashtra doubt Chavan’s political moves Every year during the Ganpati festival in Maharashtra, political leaders set aside their ideologies and affiliations to come together and celebrate the grand 10-day festival. This year one such big meeting between Ashok Chavan and Devendra Fadnavis has left many scratching their heads.…
Pakistan beat Hong Kong by 155 runs in a nightmare for Hong Kong on Friday in Asia Cup 2022. Hong Kong was bowled out for just 38 with none of their players reaching double digits score. The only positive for Hong Kong was that they won the toss. Hong Kong elected to bowl first and conceded 194 runs to Pakistan, a more than good enough total for them to defend. Hong Kong bowled with a similar strategy as against India, that is to bowl at Stumps and give the batters no pace to work with. Hong Kong did get a…
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused Delhi Lt. Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena of nepotism. AAP demanded L-G be sacked or resign AAP leader Sanjay Singh accused Lt Gov of awarding his daughter a govt contract. Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Friday accused Delhi Lt. Governor Vinay Kumar Saxena of nepotism. AAP alleged that Delhi L-G V K Saxena broke all rules and regulations by giving the contract for designing the Khadi lounge in Delhi to his own daughter Shivangi Saxena. AAP also demanded that Prime Minister Narendra Modi sack him “immediately”. Hitting out at L-G Saxena, AAP senior leader…
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sabbir Rahman and Mehidy Hasan Miraz opened the game for Bangladesh. Sabbir was opening first time in international cricket, whereas Mehidy had only opened once before, that too coincidently in the Asia Cup four years ago. Bangladesh has so far tried six different opening players this year. It was another permutation and combination for them that they have experimented with. Only, this was a partly successful experiment. In the first ball of the match itself, Sabbir scooped the ball for a fine leg four. But soon in the third over…
All India Majilis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday took a jibe at West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee over her recent remarks on Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). The Lok Sabha member from Hyderabad slammed the TMC chief after Mamata Banerjee said ‘RSS wasn’t that bad earlier’. “Hope TMC’s Muslim faces praise her for her honesty and consistency.”, fumed Owaisi. Addressing a press conference, Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday had said that RSS wasn’t that bad earlier. She doesn’t think they (RSS) are that bad. There are still many good people in RSS and they don’t support BJP. They will…
Afghanistan beat Bangladesh in Sharjah by seven wickets to make their way into Super 4 round of the Asia Cup. In a tense chase against Bangladesh, Najibullah Zadran’s fiery innings of just 17 balls took Afghanistan to victory with nine balls to spare. Afghanistan was seemed to be struggling in the first half of their innings where they could only score 48 for 2 in ten overs. With 61 runs needed of 31 balls, an unbroken partnership between Najibullah and Ibrahim took the team to an easy victory with nine balls still remaining. The path to victory was laid by…
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