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Jasprit Bumrah (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: As India enter a critical phase in their bid to stay alive in the World Test Championship (WTC) race, Jasprit Bumrah and Shubman Gill are taking a cautious approach to regaining full fitness ahead of the two-Test series in Sri Lanka starting Aug 15.TOI understands that Bumrah will begin...

An F-16 fighter aircraft of the Ukrainian Air Force. (Image credit: Ukrainian Defence Ministry) Ukraine’s Air Force confirmed the loss of an F‑16 fighter jet on July 29 after the aircraft suffered an in‑flight emergency during a combat mission. The pilot, tasked with intercepting Russian aerial targets, ejected safely and was evacuated for medical checks....

Ajinkya Rahane (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India captain Ajinkya Rahane has announced his retirement from international cricket.Rahane shared the news through a post on Instagram, where he uploaded a video message with the caption: “Cap 278 signing off”.“Thank you for all the love and support over the years. Forever grateful,” Rahane wrote in his...

Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Shiv Sena (UBT) chief Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday likened Gen Z to Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, saying that even Mughals had called the Maratha warrior a “chuha” (rat), just as the current generation is being called “cockroaches”.Addressing a gathering during a book launch...

In his annual letter to shareholders in April, Amazon CEO Andy Jassy called AI a ‘once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’ Amazon has raised $25 billion through a bond sale as the company steps up spending on AI infrastructure, with CEO Andy Jassy calling AI a “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.” The bond sale comes as Amazon plans to spend $200 billion...

Judoka Arun Kumar and Tulika Maan (Image credit: Agencies) Shortly before the Commonwealth Games (CWG) began at Glasgow, a startling doping scandal rocked the weightlifting contingent. Four national campers – N Ajith (71kg), Sairaj Pardeshi (88kg), Harcharan Singh (110kg) and Vanshita Verma (77kg) – tested positive for prohibited substances during the qualification period, forcing them...

Death toll in Japan quake rises to 28 The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck southwestern Japan earlier this week has risen to 30. The 7.1-magnitude quake caused widespread destruction, triggering an explosion at a shopping mall, toppling a factory chimney and flattening homes in the city of Yatsushiro, while also leaving roads...

Canadian billionaire and former Shark Tank investor Kevin O’Leary feels that fear of China’s rise will be the driving force behind deeper economic integration between the United States, Canada and Mexico. According to a report by Business Insider, O’Leary posted a video on social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter) in which the venture...

PATNA: Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Thursday alleged that the Bihar Police had picked up several of his supporters at the behest of the ruling BJP, claiming it “fears losing the Bankipur assembly bypoll.”Making his electoral debut from the Bankipur seat, Kishor made the allegation just hours before voting was set to begin...

India’s iconic blue jersey being replaced by saffron (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Former India hockey captain and Olympian Viren Rasquinha has criticised Hockey India’s decision to replace the team’s traditional blue jersey with a saffron one ahead of the 2026 Hockey World Cup. Expressing his disappointment on X (formerly Twitter), he wrote, “I must say that...