Chopra backs Indian team to adapt quicker to Guwahati pitch despite many unknowns

IANS | November 20, 2025 3:24 PM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) There are many vital elements of intrigue with the ACA Stadium in Guwahati becoming India's 28th Test venue when the second India-South Africa game begins on Saturday. With India having a 30-run humbling loss on a spin-friendly pitch inside three days at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, how the surface would behave in Guwahati is the cynosure of everyone’s eyes.

Whatever is happening in Bangladesh is Jamaat's revenge; it never wanted independence from Pak: Sajeeb Wazed

IANS | November 20, 2025 2:58 PM

New Delhi, Nov 20 (IANS) After former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina was sentenced to death for crimes against humanity over her crackdown on student-led protests that led to her ousting, her son Sajeeb Wazed on Thursday said that whatever is happening in the nation is “Jamaat’s revenge,” adding that Jamaat-e-Islami never wanted Bangladesh to be independent from Pakistan.

Afghan nationals approach Peshawar court against Pakistan's forced repatriation

IANS | November 20, 2025 2:50 PM

Islamabad, Nov 20 (IANS) Around 400 Afghan nationals, including several artists and their families, have approached the Peshawar High Court, requesting the judge to issue orders for government to halt their forced deportation to Afghanistan in accordance with the principle of non-refoulment as they would be subjected to persecution in their country, the local media reported on Thursday.