File Pic: Matthew Hayden during his time with Pakistan team. NEW DELHI: Pakistan cricket has once again found itself engulfed in turmoil, and former Australia opener Matthew Hayden believes the underlying problem has remained unchanged for years.Hayden, who has previously worked with Pakistan as batting coach and team mentor, said the constant instability surrounding the...
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Donald Trump gets mashed over ‘small potatoes’ Iran war
Trump invoked the Vietnam War to put the US-Iran conflict in perspective TOI correspondent from Washington: US President Donald Trump has put the Iran war on a diet. Six months, 18 dead American service members, hundreds wounded, global economic pain, and billions of dollars later, he has surpassed what he once termed as a “little...
‘Age just a number’: Ishan Kishan confident of ‘hungry’ Shami making India comeback
East Zone’s captain Ishan Kishan and Mohammed Shami (PTI Photo) At 36, Mohammed Shami may be closer to the twilight of his career than its peak, but his desire to return to India colours remains as strong as ever. That is the belief of East Zone captain Ishan Kishan, who has seen first-hand the veteran...
LeT terrorist killed in J&K: Yasir was behind 2024 attack on IAF convoy, civilians
Yasir was reportedly operating with a Lashkar-e-Taiba group led by commander Junai Ahmed Bhat. NEW DELHI: Lashkar terrorist Yasir, a Pakistani national linked to Hafiz Saeed‘s outift, was killed by security forces in the higher reaches of Yusmarg in central Kashmir, on Saturday.He was suspected of being involved in several major terror attacks in Jammu...
Census 2027: The 14 questions and why opposition fears an NPR ‘backdoor’
Opposition is raising questions over the methodology of population enumeration, alleging that it too has a “deeper nefarious purpose” NEW DELHI: Although six years late, enumerators have started knocking on doors for the decennial headcount in Ladakh and snowbound regions such as Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand starting September 1.But doubts and fears...
‘Very strange’: Minor’s counsel questions Swatantra Bhardwaj’s 1-day police custody
The counsel questioned why police sought only one day’s custody in what he described as a serious offence. NEW DELHI: Counsel for the CJP protester on Saturday questioned the manner in which social media ‘influencer’ Swatantra Bhardwaj was produced before a judge and remanded to one-day police custody in connection with the alleged assault on...
‘Why at 5am?’ Owaisi, Akhilesh target UP govt over Saharanpur mosque demolition
Owaisi and Akhilesh Yadav questioned the UP government over the early-morning demolition of the Saharanpur mosque NEW DELHI: AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday questioned the Uttar Pradesh government over the early-morning demolition of an allegedly illegal mosque inside the Saharanpur district collectorate complex.“The fact that they cordoned off...
Russia hit Ukraine airports ahead of US envoys’ visit, Zelenskyy says
Russia struck airports in Kyiv and Boryspil ahead of a planned US envoys’ visit, Zelenskyy said Russia launched overnight strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil ahead of a planned visit by US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday. Sharing the visuals of the aftermath, he linked the...
‘You can run, but can’t hide’: Lashkar terrorist neutralised in Jammu and Kashmir
NEW DELHI: Security forces on Saturday neutralised a terrorist affiliated with Lashkar-e-Taiba in Jammu and Kashmir.In a social media post on X, Jammu and Kashmir Police said the terrorist was killed during Operation Ashdar and identified him as Yasir. According to J&K Police, the terrorist was a Pakistani national.“You Can Run But You Can’t Hide!”...
Nepal floods: Chinese national rescued alive from hydropower tunnel on Day 10
Nepal Army rescued a foreign national, later identified as a Chinese citizen The Nepal Army rescued a Chinese national alive from a hydropower tunnel on Saturday, 10 days after floods hit the Himalayan nation’s Nuwakot town.“Rescue of foreign national alive from surang of Apar Trishuli,” the Nepal Army posted on X, referring to the Trishuli...
