Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf on Thursday said that former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s adviser Shahzad Akbar was brutally attacked in United Kingdom’s Cambridge.The party said that a 25-30 year old attacked punched Shahzad in the face, breaking his nose and jaw.In a social media post, PTI said that the Shahzad was attacked a just days before...
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First day at Navi Mumbai Airport? Flights, routes and connectivity — here’s what travelers need to know
Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) NAVI MUMBAI: After years of delays, the Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) officially opened for commercial operations on Thursday, providing a second gateway for air travel in the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR).On its first day, four airlines — IndiGo, Air India Express, Akasa Air, and Star Air — will operate...
VHT: Applaud, but heed bigger picture – Suryavanshi exposes domestic cricket’s imbalance
Vaibhav Suryavanshi By noon on Wednesday, Vaibhav Suryavanshi scored 190 off 84 balls for Bihar against Arunachal Pradesh, featuring a 36-ball century and the fastest 150 in List A cricket overtaking legends like AB de Villiers and Jos Buttler.Of course, he was among the top trends on X in India.Go Beyond The Boundary with our...
No baraats, no brides, no beginnings: Inside India’s ‘Hamlet of Bachelors’
Image Credit: AI NEW DELHI/PATNA: A woman’s family once said, “Chalo ladka dekhne chale” – (let’s go see a boy for our daughter’s marriage). But halfway through, they turned back, defeated by the lack of a proper road to the village. “How can we settle our daughter here?” her parents asked.This is the reality in...
‘Fastest ramp-up’: Rahul hails ‘transformative job creation’ in K’taka; minister fires cheeky retort
NEW DELHI: Union minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Thursday thanked leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi after he hailed job creation at Foxconn in Karnataka.Vaishnaw said that the Congress leader has acknowledged “the success of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ‘Make in India’ programme.”“Thanks Rahul Gandhi for acknowledging the success of PM Shri @narendramodi Ji’s ‘Make in India’...
‘Bauna’ remark: ‘Pant, Bumrah apologised’ — Bavuma says ‘you don’t forget what is said’
Jasprit Bumrah (R) and Temba Bavuma (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: South Africa captain Temba Bavuma has broken his silence on the controversial on-field comment involving India pacer Jasprit Bumrah and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant during the first Test of the series at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, revealing that both Bumrah and Pant later apologised to him...
Karnataka crash: Fuel tanker jumped divider, hit bus head-on; how a split-second collision turned fatal
How Chitradurga highway fire unfolded CHITRADURGA: The blaze that engulfed a private sleeper coach on National Highway 48 in Karnataka’s Chitradurga district in the early hours of Thursday was triggered when a fuel tanker truck jumped the road divider and rammed into the bus, causing it to burst into flames, police said to news agency...
‘Was out for walk’: Aligarh Muslim University teacher shot dead on campus; hunt on for attackers
ALIGARH: A teacher at Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) in Uttar Pradesh was shot in the head by unidentified assailants, officials said on Thursday.The victim was out for a walk.The university’s Proctor, Professor Mohd. Wasim Ali, confirmed that Rao Danish Ali, a faculty member at the ABK School of AMU, was targeted in the attack.“Around 9...
Navi Mumbai Airport opens today! Stunning pictures, flights, destinations & more
The Navi Mumbai International Airport (NMIA) begins commercial flight operations on Thursday, opening a second aviation gateway for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region after years of missed deadlines. The new facility is expected to emerge as one of the busiest and a significant aviation hub in the country.On its opening day, the airport is expected to...
Bangladesh unrest: Ex-PM Zia’s son Tarique returns after 17 yrs in exile – why it matters
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) acting chairman Tarique Rahman is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka around 12.00 pm noon on Thursday, ending more than 17 years in self-exile in the UK. His return comes at a time when the country has been marred by a series of incidents of violence, weeks after the announcement of parliamentary...
