April 2023

Sitharaman stated that the two nations  India and Japan continue to cooperate in the fields of food security, disaster risk reduction, development finance, environment, digitalization, and climate and energy. According to Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, India and Japan can cooperate to improve coordination and synergy between G7 and G20 member nations. The G20 countries are currently led by India, whereas the G7 nations are currently led by Japan. Sitharaman stated that she is debating going to the G7 conference of finance ministers and governors of central banks scheduled for May after receiving an invitation from Japan. Since Japan is...

According to Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming, MS Dhoni played despite having a knee ailment against Rajasthan Royals. In their Wednesday Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 encounter against Rajasthan Royals, Chennai Super Kings (CSK) came dangerously close to pulling off a miraculous victory. Although MS Dhoni, the captain, remained unbeaten until the very end, the ‘Thala’ was unable to send the ball to the boundary when he needed 5 runs to win the game. As a result, Rajasthan won by a score of 3 runs. Dhoni is reportedly recovering from a knee injury, according to CSK coach Stephen...

A British-Pakistani diaspora organisation has addressed an open letter to UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pleading with him to clarify the Home Secretary’s comments that, in their opinion, stigmatised their culture in reference to grooming gangs that engage in child sexual exploitation. The British Pakistani Foundation (BPF), which asserts to speak for 18,000 members of the Pakistani diaspora, urged Sunak to persuade his Cabinet minister to retract her “irresponsible words” since doing so would be seen as normalising prejudice towards the group.

Mumbai: Late actor and director, Satish Kaushik’s contributions to the Indian cinema industry were unrivalled. Along with being an excellent performer, he was also a skilled writer, director, and producer. He had a special talent for bringing warmth and humour to every role he played, and his amazing range and charisma enthralled audiences of all ages. In advance of the late actor’s April 13 birthdate

Shikhar Dhawan, captain of the Jamb Kings, surged to the top of the run charts with an unbeaten 99 in a loss to Sunrisers Hyderabad. He now has 225 runs from three games at a strike rate of 149. Ruturaj Gaikwad, the starting opener for Chennai Super Kings, is in second place with 189 runs after three games. Faf Du Plessis, the skipper of Royal Challengers Bangalore, moves up to third place with 175 runs after a 79-run blitz against the Lucknow Super Giants, while teammate Virat Kohli finishes fourth with 164 runs. The Delhi Capitals’ captain David Warner completes...

Queen’s Challengers Virat Kohli of Bangalore is now the fourth-highest run-scorer in the T20 format. Former Australia white-ball captain Aaron Finch was surpassed by the former India and RCB captain. Before to this game, the 34-year-old had 11368 runs to his name. After scoring this rapid score, Kohli surpassed Aaron Finch’s previous record of 11392 T20 runs. With 362 T20 games under his belt, Kohli has scored 11429 runs at an average of 41.11 and a strike rate of 133.17.

Last year, Rohit Sharma’s Mumbai Indians had the worst IPL record, and with two consecutive 2 losses, this season has been no different. MI were expected to win the IPL’s biggest match at Eden Garden, but the result went the other way as CSK easily defeated the five-time champions at their home ground on April 8. MS Dhoni and company chased down the total in 18.1 overs, forcing MI to reconsider their strategy for this season. Disappointed captain Rohit Sharma discussed the nature of the game and how they should prepare for the upcoming battles.

According to the Pakistan-based Business Recorder daily, the Pakistani government has detained several civil society activists as well as all of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s top officials, including its chairman Imran Khan, on charges of sedition. According to Business Recorder, it is impossible in any functional democracy to label criticism of a government or its dependent organisations as sedition, the crime of betraying one’s state.

Gujarat Titans (GT) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKRneck-and-neck )’s match may not have gone well for the former, but Rashid Khan had an outstanding final over with a hat-trick, the first in IPL 2023. Khan gave up 35 runs in three overs before to his hat-trick without taking a wicket. Andre Russell (1), Sunil Narine (0), and Shardul Thakur (0) were all sent back to the pavilion when he came to bowl his final over in the 17th over with the KKR at 155 for four.

French President Emmanuel Macron has returned from a three-day state visit to China and is a man of innovation. In an interview with no holds barred, Macron stated that Europe must work towards ‘neutrality’ on the Taiwan problem and that the continent cannot be a puppet of either the US or China. Macron’s remarks come at a time when China is flexing its military muscles close to the island nation to send a severe message to rivals, while the US has been setting the stage for integrating Taiwan into society.