William Mark Tully, who passed away recently had become more of an institution than an individual scribe. Credibility was the middle name of the man who reported momentous events from India for the BBC.
The United Kingdom is facing a serious problem as its jails are running out of space. Jails are overcrowded which is making it very difficult to manage the prisoners safely and in order . The UK government is working on new measures that will focus less on sending convicts to prison and more on restricting their social freedoms.
The “multifaceted personality”, Lord Meghnad Desai was an eminent economist, holder of India’s third-highest civilian honour and a member of the United Kingdom’s House of Lords has passed away on Tuesday (July 29th, 2025) at the age of 85.
In these days of instant cricket, the match ending in a tie or draw is an improbable proposition. But after India-,England test match ended in a draw at Manchester, the result was almost a victory for India.
What began as a herculean effort for a hard-fought draw in Manchester threatened to boil over in its final moments, as Ben Stokes’ offer to settle for a draw with 15 overs remaining in the day’s play was first met with a polite refusal, and then a stormy fallout. With India well ahead on 386/4 after 138 overs and a lead of 75, the match was headed towards an inevitable draw. But the Indian camp had other ideas.
Shubman Gill’s double hundred and a century in two innings of Edgbaston test marks a new high in his career after he took over from Virat Kohli as the captain Indian test team.
A superb century from Ben Duckett helped steer England to a sensational five-wicket win in the first Test against India after a thrilling final day, the hosts reaching a target of 371 – the 10th highest successful run chase in Test history.
