May 2023

S. Jaishankar

Dr. S. Jaishankar, India’s Foreign Affairs Minister, will meet with China’s Foreign Minister, Qin Gang. India and China will meet as part of the Shanghai Cooperation Summit. The talks are anticipated to focus on border concerns between the two countries and how they may be resolved.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul disqualifies himself from the remaining IPL 2023 season and the match against Australia in the World Test Championship final.KL Rahul, the captain of the Lucknow Super Giants and an Indian batsman, has withdrawn from the balance of the 2023 Indian Premier League (IPL) season as well as the ICC World Test Championship final against Australia. On May 1 (Monday), Rahul was hurt while playing against Royal Challengers Bangalore. He will now have surgery on his thighs. Rahul provided a detailed Instagram post to confirm the news. In his absence, Krunal Pandya will lead the Lucknow squad, just like...

Ajay Banga

The World Bank named Ajay Banga, an Indian-American and former CEO of Mastercard, as its 14th president on Wednesday. He will be in office for the next five years starting on June 2. Banga was appointed to the position by a 25-member executive board after being chosen by shareholders in 2011.

Varun Chakravarthy

On Thursday, Varun Chakravarthy claimed 1/20 off of four excellent overs against SRH, earning him the title of Player of the Match.Varun Chakravarthy, a leg-spinner for Kolkata Knight Riders, bowled a nearly perfect final over in IPL 2023 Match No. 47, allowing just three runs while also taking a wicket and leading his team to a five-run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on the road.

Sergey Lavrov

Sergey Lavrov, the foreign minister of Russia, arrives in Goa for the 2023 SCO Foreign Ministers’ Meeting. “Today, an important bilateral meeting between EAM Jaishankar & the Chinese FM is scheduled for today before the SCO meeting starts tomorrow,” according to Times Now. As Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari is expected to attend the SCO Summit today, the atmosphere in Goa is still tense. The delegation from Pakistan will be led by Bhutto.

Litton Das

Kolkata Knight Riders on Thursday named Johnson Charles as a replacement for Litton Das for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023. Litton, a Bangladesh international, who made his IPL debut this year, returned home after playing just one match due to a family emergency in the last week of April.

Volodymyr Zelensky

According to the Finnish president, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky unexpectedly visited Finland on Wednesday to participate in a summit of the five Nordic leaders. “Basic diplomatic work must be completed in order to join NATO and support coalitions in order to secure support. According to Daria Zarivna, the presidential communications adviser for Ukraine, the country is already doing it. Zelensky is set to speak with Finnish President Sauli Niinisto about “Ukraine’s defence struggle” after his country joined NATO in April. The prime minister of Ukraine will also meet separately with the leaders of Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Iceland, and Sweden, including...

MS Dhoni 

In every Indian Premier League (IPL) 2023 stadium where MS Dhoni has played, the crowd has greeted him warmly. On game days, the Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) away venues have all been packed. Additionally, they were anticipating a welcome at the Ekana Stadium on Wednesday afternoon when they arrived in Lucknow for game number 45.Dhoni was honoured at the Ekana Stadium prior to the start of the game by BCCI vice president Rajeev Shukla. The former Indian captain was welcomed at the venue by the CSK skipper, who received a special award.

Saina Nehwal

Saina Nehwal, who won a medal at London 2012, has chosen to skip the Indian badminton team selection trials for the Asian Games 2023 owing to fitness concerns, according to Olympics.com.The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has set the trials for the Jwala Gutta Academy of Excellence in Telangana from May 4 to May 7.

Naveen-ul-Haq

Afghan pacer Naveen-ul-Haq has upset several people with his variations on the pitch and antics off it.Naveen-ul-Haq Murid, a 23-year-old from Kabul, fell in love with the game in this way. Naveen’s family was forced to leave his war-torn birthplace and move to war-torn Pakistan when he was a little child. But as soon as he got back to his home country, he immersed himself in his passion by joining the Afghan under-16 team when he was just 11 years old. Six years later, in September 2016, he earned his Afghanistan debut in an ODI match against Bangladesh in Mirpur.