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Despite the growing chatter around their futures and the team’s long-term roadmap, both Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma appeared unfazed. (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Fresh off their commanding win in the series opener in Ranchi, senior pros Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma showed no signs of easing up as they put in a high-intensity training...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-125730733,imgsize-14166,width-400,height-225,resizemode-72/new-delhi-dec-02-ani-a-view-of-kartavya-path-as-dense-smog-engulfs-the-area-.jpg" alt="2 lakh acute respiratory caseslinked to pollution: Govt" title=" ANI photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> NEW DELHI: What India’s metros are breathing may have a link with rising acute respiratory illness (ARI) cases hospitals are logging. There were 2 lakh ARI cases in Delhi during 2022-24, with thousands needing hospitalisation — a surge the...

Following Charlie Kirk’s assassination, his widow Erika launched a grand public tribute, aiming for a scale rivaling Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour. She declared her husband’s remembrance would be a global spectacle, asserting his legacy deserved immense prominence and emotional power. This ambition transformed personal loss into a movement of remembrance. In the weeks following Charlie...

Virat Kohli, left, and Rohit Sharma during the first ODI cricket match of series between India and South Africa, at JSCA International Stadium Complex, in Ranchi, Jharkhand. (PTI Photo) Afghanistan wicketkeeper-batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz said his team will be in a better position against India at the 2027 ODI World Cup if India’s senior batters Rohit...

AGRA: A 45-year-old govt teacher assigned as a booth-level officer (BLO) for the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls collapsed and died while preparing to leave for duty in Hathras district on Tuesday morning. His family has alleged that work-related stress caused the fatal collapse. His wife alleged that work-related stress led to the...

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Tuesday told ‘Association for Democratic Reforms’ to argue within legal confines while challenging the validity of SIR of voter lists across states and without reciting snide remarks of political parties, after its counsel Prashant Bhushan referred to EC as a ‘despot’.A charged up Bhushan reeled off a set of accusations...

KOLKATA: The parents of 26-year-old Sunali Khatoon, who was branded an illegal Bangladeshi immigrant and pushed across the border by Indian authorities, have been verified as voters in Bengal’s Birbhum district, with their names appearing in the state’s 2002 SIR of electoral rolls.Bhodu Sheikh, 62, and his wife Jyotsna Bibi, 55 — both on the...

NEW DELHI: The govt Tuesday relented to opposition parties’ unanimous demand for a debate in Parliament on SIR, albeit under the broader subject of election reforms, as the two sides reached an agreement to rule out the grim prospect of another session washout.The govt prevailed on the opposition to first take up a discussion on...

JAISALMER: An Indian Army tank sank in the Indira Gandhi Canal during a routine military exercise in Rajasthan’s Sriganganagar district on Tuesday morning, resulting in the death of one jawan.The incident occurred during a training exercise aimed at practising how to cross the canal with armoured vehicles, local police said. The Army was yet to...

NEW DELHI: Almost 83% of the total Rs 915 crore political donations routed through the Tata group-controlled Progressive Electoral Trust (PET) in 2024-25 went to BJP, while Congress’ share was a mere 8.4%.A perusal of the contribution reports of various electoral trusts (ET) for 2024-25, now available on the Election Commission website, indicates that the...