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‘Why did she go there?’: How the onus of safety keeps falling on women “Only when Sitaji crossed the Lakshman rekha was she kidnapped by Ravan,” BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya said in 2013, invoking the mythological boundary as a warning for women to stay “within limits” to avoid being abducted by “Ravanas”.The remark was widely...

Photo/screengrab If fielding highlights had a recurring theme, Glenn Phillips would feature in most chapters. In Vadodara on Sunday, during the first ODI between India and New Zealand, Phillips came close to adding another moment to that collection, nearly pulling off a catch that would have removed Shubman Gill early in the chase.The moment came...

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Sunday accused the United States and Israel of seeking to destabilise Iran by orchestrating unrest, even as he said the government would listen to public grievances while warning against what he described as violent rioters.“The US and Israel want to sow chaos and disorder in Iran by ordering riots,” Pezeshkian...

US President Donald Trump urged Cuba on Sunday to “make a deal” or face consequences, warning that the flow of Venezuelan oil and money to Havana would now stop.In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that most of the Cubans are dead from last week’s US attacks and added that Venezuela now has the...

NEW DELHI: A new audio recording, purportedly featuring Maulana Masood Azhar, the elusive chief of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), surfaced on social media, boasting that his organisation now commands “thousands” of suicide bombers prepared for immediate deployment.The clip surfaced at a time when Pahalgam mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba’s deputy chief Saifullah Kasuri was captured on...

Representative AI image “You people eat dogs, cats, pigs and all your animals, right?” This was a question Riba says she was repeatedly asked because she hails from the Northeast. Working at a high-profile firm did little to shield her from stereotypes. Friends, colleagues and acquaintances routinely questioned her food habits, appearance and even language....

Sanjay Bangar (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: During the first ODI between India and New Zealand on Sunday, a commentary moment sparked major controversy. Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar was on commentary duty. He was part of the Hindi commentary panel. During the match, he referred to Hindi as the “national language of India.” The comment...

NEW DELHI: Senior DMK leader and rural development minister I Periyasamy on Sunday ruled out any scope for a coalition government in Tamil Nadu, asserting that chief minister M K Stalin is firm against sharing power with allies, including the Congress.Responding to questions on the Tamil Nadu Congress’s renewed demand for a share in power,...

BJP’s Suvendu Adhikari sitting on a ‘dharna’ in a police station after the alleged attack (PTI) NEW DELHI: The BJP on Sunday criticised the West Bengal Police following an alleged attack on the convoy of party leader and leader of opposition in the state assembly, Suvendu Adhikari.Also Read: Bengal LoP Suvendu Adhikari accuses TMC workers...

NEW DELHI: Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav on Sunday reiterated his demand for conferring the Bharat Ratna on former Bihar chief minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, saying he would formally write to the Government of India to press the demand.“He should indeed be given Bharat Ratna. What is the problem? I will also write...