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'Like a dream' as IPL's 14-year-old Suryavanshi becomes youngest to hit T20 ton
AFP, Published on 29/04/2025
» JAIPUR (INDIA) - Indian batter Vaibhav Suryavanshi on Monday became the youngest to hit a senior T20 century at 14 years and 32 days as he powered Rajasthan Royals' successful chase against Gujarat Titans in the IPL.
Day of destiny for India in World Cup final against Australia
AFP, Published on 19/11/2023
» AHMEDABAD (INDIA) - India carried the hopes of billions of fans in the cricket crazy country and beyond as the unbeaten hosts headed into Sunday's World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad.
Kohli ready to shine on Cricket World Cup stage
AFP, Published on 03/10/2023
» AHMEDABAD, India - If you can judge a tournament by the number of replica tops sold, the Cricket World Cup in India opening this week already has a winner — home superstar batsman Virat Kohli.
All that glitters: How the money-spinning IPL turned cricket into gold
AFP, Published on 10/05/2022
» NEW DELHI - The Indian Premier League has made millionaires out of young players, generated invaluable publicity for team owners and made the national cricket board one of the richest governing bodies in global sport.
'It's killing us': Delhi's smog-choked roads take their toll
AFP, Published on 19/11/2021
» NEW DELHI - Stinging eyes, an unrelenting cough and chronic lung disease have taken their toll on Bhajan Lal, an auto rickshaw driver navigating the Indian capital's chaotic roads and poisonous air.
India's biggest-ever IPO Paytm slumps on market debut
AFP, Published on 18/11/2021
» MUMBAI - Indian mobile payments giant Paytm lost a quarter of its value on its market debut Thursday, after raising $2.5 billion in the country's biggest ever IPO, as traders questioned whether the loss-making firm would ever turn a profit.
Mobile payments firm Paytm kicks off India's biggest IPO
AFP, Published on 08/11/2021
» MUMBAI - India's biggest-ever initial public offering opened Monday with digital payments platform Paytm looking to raise nearly $2.5 billion, in what has already been a record year for share listings.
Steam rises as India and Pakistan take basmati battle to EU
AFP, Published on 07/06/2021
» LAHORE: From biryani to pilau, Pakistan and India's shared culinary landscape is defined by basmati, a distinctive long-grain rice now at the centre of the latest tussle between the bitter rivals.
Monster cyclone batters Covid-stricken India's west coast
AFP, Published on 18/05/2021
» MAHUVA, India: A monster cyclone was lashing India Tuesday, with powerful winds and driving rain leaving at least 20 people dead, and interrupting the vaccine programme the country urgently needs to get its spiralling Covid-19 outbreak under control.
US backs vaccine patent waiver
AFP, Published on 06/05/2021
» WASHINGTON: The United States threw its weight behind a waiver on patent protections for Covid-19 vaccines as India Thursday posted record deaths and infections from a catastrophic wave swamping the country.