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Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam (AP Photo) Babar Azam has denied reports that Pakistan considered refusing to return to the field after lunch on the opening day of the Lord’s Test against England, amid a dispute over a Sky Sports interview with the sons of former Pakistan captain and prime minister Imran Khan.Speaking after Pakistan’s 194-run...

TOI reporters visited govt schools across six Rajasthan districts after the row over CJP volunteers inspecting campuses. What they found, from Kota’s coaching hub to desert villages and tragedy-hit Piplodi, was a system in which children study under tin sheds, squeeze into unsafe rooms, and sometimes find their school locked.In Kota, a primary school with...

The iconic national park has issued alerts as at least 20 people are missing A powerful flash flood tore through Arizona’s Grand Canyon, sending torrents of muddy water, boulders and debris through Bright Angel Canyon and into the Colorado River. The National Park Service (NPS) said at least 20 people may be missing or unaccounted...

Pakistan opener Imam-ul-Haq (Reuters) Stuart Broad has questioned Imam-ul-Haq’s decision to practise on the sidelines while carrying a calf injury during Pakistan’s second Test against England at Lord’s, accusing the batter of “putting on an act”.Imam was ruled out of the remainder of the Test after suffering a low-grade strain to his left calf while...

Oil prices jump over 2% as Middle East tensions intensify Oil prices rose more than 2% per barrel on Monday after conflict in the Middle East reignited once again with US attacking an Iranian island in the Strait of Hormuz, and Tehran hitting back at US bases in Jordan. Brent crude gained $1.86, or 2.11%,...

Two suspected killers of singer Ankit Baliyan died in a police encounter early Monday morning SHAMLI: Two sharpshooters involved in the murder of popular Haryanvi singer Ankit Baliyan were gunned down in a police encounter in the industrial area here on Monday morning. The slain accused, identified as Sumit and Mohit, were carrying rewards of...

R Praggnanandhaa and Viswanathan Anand NEW DELHI: You remember the photo that made rounds on social media last April, just after Vaishali Rameshbabu, Praggnanandhaa’s elder sister, had landed at the Chennai airport with the Women’s Candidates medal wrapped around her neck. It was a photo of her family.Praggnanandhaa was there too, his facial gesture mirroring...

Microsoft is taking steps to reassure its workforce about the broader societal and environmental value of its computing infrastructure, even as artificial intelligence (AI) expansion complicates long-term climate targets. Citing an internal communication, Bloomberg says that Cloud Operations and Innovation head Noelle Walsh addressed growing staff inquiries regarding power consumption, water demands, carbon output and...

According to the FIR, the child’s father approached police after noticing a change in his behaviour. NEW DELHI: A three-and-a-half-year-old boy was allegedly physically and sexually assaulted and mentally harassed at a private playschool in northeast Delhi’s Maujpur, with CCTV footage purportedly showing him being tied to a chair, kicked and held by his ears.Police...

Physical boarding pass stamping to end from September 1 International travellers leaving India will see a small but important change at airports starting September 1. Passengers will no longer need to get their boarding passes stamped during immigration clearance, removing an extra step from the departure process. The Bureau of Immigration has introduced the change...