HYDERABAD: About 300 dog carcasses were found dumped in a pit in Jagtial district in the latest case of alleged mass killing of strays in Telangana, taking the total number of stray dogs found dead in the state this month to nearly 900. The latest “killings” in Pegadapally, roughly 200km from Hyderabad, occurred Thursday, allegedly...
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T20 WC row: Bangladesh stare at major financial hit; set to lose millions of dollars
File photo Aminul Islam Bulbul has long held a key place in Bangladesh cricket history as the country’s first Test centurion, a milestone he achieved in Bangladesh’s debut Test against India 25 years ago.That achievement remains a proud moment in his career. On Thursday, however, it became clear that another first may now be linked...
When teams said no: A look at ICC tournaments hit by refusals and withdrawals
Bangladesh cricket team (Photo by Surjeet Yadav/Getty Images) As discussions continue between the Bangladesh Cricket Board and the ICC over Bangladesh’s potential travel to India for the 2026 T20 World Cup amid security concerns, the situation has revived a familiar debate in international cricket. History shows that teams pulling out of ICC events due to...
FIR filed against 5 minor girls for allegedly making Hindu friend wear burqa; probe underway
BAREILLY: An FIR has been registered under Section 3 of the stringent Uttar Pradesh Prohibition of Unlawful Conversion of Religion Act against five minor Muslim girls — aged between 15 and 17 — for allegedly getting their 16-year-old Hindu friend to wear a burqa in Moradabad.The incident took place on Dec 12, 2025, but has...
Blue room, broken wall: Clues from 10-year-old help nab rape accused
Representative file image NEW DELHI: A pair of abandoned slippers and a gap in a broken stone wall leading into a forested ridge helped police crack the case of a 10-year-old girl’s sexual assault in central Delhi’s Prasad Nagar. The child was allegedly abducted, raped and left unconscious in the secluded area by an e-rickshaw...
‘Chemical kitchen’: South Delhi police uncover major synthetic narcotics lab, arrest Nigerian national
Representative image (ANI) NEW DELHI: The south district police have arrested an alleged narcotics kingpin and uncovered a “chemical kitchen” of sorts that was operating as a factory for manufacturing high-end psychotropic substances like MDMA and heroin. The action to bust synthetic drug distribution in the city led to the arrest of Emmanuel (36), a...
Adjourn West Bengal SIR hearing, file FIR if attacked: CEO
PTI file photo NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: As a precautionary step against any law and order incident during SIR-related hearings at panchayat/block/ward offices in West Bengal, the state chief electoral officer (CEO) has directed all district magistrates or district election officers (DEOs) to take steps to immediately file complaints or FIRs in the event of destruction of...
Upset over Rahul ‘snub’, Tharoor skips poll meet with Cong brass, goes for lit fest instead
Image: ANI, PTI NEW DELHI: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor did not attend the meeting of Kerala state leadership with AICC high command Friday amid reports that he is upset over a recent “snub”, even as the party stepped up planning for the upcoming state polls scheduled for mid-2026 and urged netas to put up a...
Bangladesh does not deserve a govt aligned with radicals, says Sheikh Hasina
ANI file photo Ousted Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina says in an interview with Alpyu Singh that free and fair elections in her country are impossible under Muhammad Yunus’ interim govt and that India deserves a reliable neighbour. Excerpts:Tarique Rahman has assumed office as Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairman recently. How do you look at his return?...
Risk of PM, CM removal bill being misused: Legal experts
NEW DELHI: An expansive anti -corruption bill has drawn criticism from a legal think tank and two law universities, which told a parliamentary committee that provisions linking the removal of a PM, CM, or minister to 30 days of arrest on serious criminal charges risk political misuse.Representatives of Vidhi Centre for Legal policy, National Law...
