‘Had a fair time in the game’: Delhi Capitals coach defends Anrich Nortje after 25 runs

Delhi Capitals bowling coach James Hopes believes that the team’s pace spearhead Anrich Nortje has improved over time after his recent return to cricket after six months. Things will get better. Nortje, who scored 48 runs in four overs on Thursday night, was sent to the cleaners by Rajasthan Royals’ Riyan Parag after the death. … Read more

Thanks to MS Dhoni, Shivam Dube no longer ducks and defends short balls | Cricket News

Chennai Super Kings batting coach Mike Hussey is in awe of Shivam Dube as he no longer ducks or defends against short balls, an improvement that the former captain Also personally monitored by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, the talisman of the team. The 30-year-old Dube was CSK’s top scorer on Tuesday with a 23-ball 51, including … Read more

Rishi Sunak defends UK China policy as ‘stronger’ than EU allies after criticism

Rishi Sunak has claimed that the UK is “stronger” in its approach to China than its allies, as he continues to face calls to use more offensive language to describe Beijing following two cyber attacks. The Prime Minister said suggestions that the government was not taking strong action against China were “completely false”. Sunak defended … Read more

UK news chief defends political line-up and says he wants to recruit more MPs

Get our free ‘Westminster Views’ email The chief executive of right-wing TV channel News UK has firmly defended the practice of hiring sitting politicians as presenters and said he hopes to recruit more MPs from “other parties” to join the fight. Angelos Frangopoulos said GB News had been “working very hard to encourage MPs from … Read more

Jeremy Hunt defends ‘£100,000 isn’t a very good salary’ comment

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended comments he made last week that £100,000 was “not a huge salary”, telling Sky News that in his Surrey constituency , this number is “not as high as you think.” Thursday Mr Hunter Posted the call he received on social media A female electorate from Godalming, titled “Constituency Appeal”. He … Read more

‘Centre best placed to answer questions about its policies’: Minister defends fact-checking panel

New Delhi: India’s Information Technology Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw today said there is a need for the government to set up its own fact-checking unit as it is best suited to combat misinformation about welfare policies and other schemes. His comments came just days after the Supreme Court halted the government’s move to establish its own … Read more

DK Shivakumar defends Congress giving votes to children of 5 ministers

DK Shivakumar today defended Congress’ decision to provide voting rights to children of five ministers Bangalore: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar today defended Congress’ decision to issue tickets to the children of five ministers in the state in the second list of candidates for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls as a sign that winning … Read more

‘Petitioners trying to create controversy’: Center defends appointment of poll commissioner

New Delhi: The government opposes the moratorium on the appointment of electoral commissioners, arguing that any challenge to the legislation is politically motivated and “generated solely on the basis of unsupported and harmful claims”. The government also noted that the challenge to the Chief Election Commissioner Act did not challenge the qualifications of the persons … Read more

Australia defends diplomat after Trump’s ‘vile’ insult

The Australian government has backed its ambassador to Washington, former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, after Donald Trump described the diplomat as “a bit of a nuisance” in an interview with Nigel Farage. In an interview with British News, Mr Farage told Trump that the former prime minister had “said the most horrific things” to him, … Read more

Duty to people disillusioned during Partition: Minister defends CAA

New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday boldly responded to criticism of the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and questioned the global understanding of historical events, adding that the government had an obligation to the people who were disappointed at the time of Partition. “I’m not questioning their democracy, their principles … Read more