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Yashbardhan Singh Chauhan is the new India Under-19s cricket captain BHOPAL: In 2020, a boy asked for a cricket bat of premium willow. The Covid lockdown had shut down the family’s civil construction business in Chambal and it was a luxury they could ill afford, but his father took a loan and bought one for...

In blow to Congress, Jharkhand cross-voting hands NDA-backed Parimal Nathwani Rajya Sabha seat RANCHI/AIZAWL: NDA-backed Independent Parimal Nathwani crushed Congr-ess’s hopes of a Rajya Sabha berth from Jharkhand, spr-inging a surprise in Thursd-ay’s polls that exposed cracks within INDIA bloc ranks, while governing Zoram People’s Movement (ZPM) comfortably pocketed Mizoram’s lone Upper House seat.Contests in...

Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23 NEW DELHI: Ahead of the Brics summit that India will host in Sept, Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi will visit India next week, June 22-23, for a meeting of national security advisers of the grouping. Wang had last month skipped the Brics foreign...

India-US interim FTA in final stages A day after PM Modi’s meeting with US President Trump, govt said on Thursday that significant progress had already been made on the India-US interim free trade bilateral agreement and the two countries are in the final stages of concluding that agreement. Briefing reporters about Modi’s G7 engagements, foreign...

Blake Lively and Taylor Swift’s strained friendship takes a turn ahead of the pop star’s wedding to Travis Kelce.(Image via Getty Images) Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are gearing up for their wedding even as the pop star’s strained bond with Blake Lively has continued to dominate headlines.While both Taylor Swift and Blake Lively have...

As Shiv Sena turns 60 today, rival camps set for verbal joust MUMBAI: With ‘Operation Tiger’ now almost complete and the merger of rebel Sena UBT MPs with the deputy CM Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena said to be a formality, the rival Shiv Senas will have a showdown at the party’s foundation day events in...

Zohran Mamdani, the current Mayor of New York City, wife, Rama Duwaji, showed up to the New York Knicks championship parade on Thursday in a one-shoulder dress made of classic Knicks graphic tees. The internet immediately lost its mind, some in awe, some in outrage, and some in ways that said a lot more about...

NFL Trade Rumor: Carolina Panthers emerge as a top landing spot for $8.4M San Francisco 49ers QB.(Image via X) The San Francisco 49ers’ popular quarterback Mac Jones is entering the final year of his contract with the team as he is surrounded by trade rumors. Amid all the mess, the Carolina Panthers have emerged as...

A senior bank officer said the account had been put on ‘a debit freeze’ KOLKATA: Former West Bengal sports minister Aroop Biswas – now being probed for last Dec’s “Messigate” at Salt Lake stadium – wrote a letter six days ago to HDFC Bank, asking for the party’s account to be frozen.The letter, to the...

Jack Draper injury update: Andy Murray delivers encouraging verdict before Eastbourne (Image via Getty) Andy Murray has backed Jack Draper ahead of his expected return to competitive tennis, saying he has no worries about the British star’s game despite a frustrating injury-hit year. Draper has played only nine matches in 2026 because of several fitness...