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File photo: PM Modi and Bangladesh PM Tarique Rahman NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi wants Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s proposed visit to India to be “memorable”, Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Trivedi said, as uncertainty continues over the trip amid fresh strains in ties between New Delhi and Dhaka.Speaking at a reception hosted by...

80% of ships take Omani route as Iran’s grip weakens The battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz has emerged as a key focus of the Iran war, with both Iran and the United States claiming the upper hand in recent months. The competing claims have created uncertainty over the extent of control exercised...

England’s Joe Root (AP Photo) Joe Root will return to the England captaincy for the first time since Ben Stokes’ retirement when the hosts begin their three-Test series against Pakistan at Headingley on Wednesday.The first Test carries added significance for Root, who will lead England at his home ground in Leeds with the opportunity to...

Accused Zoheb Khan and Amir. BHOPAL: A 16-year-old boy was allegedly murdered in Bhopal by a group that believed his testicles could be sold for crores, after the alleged mastermind was inspired by a social-media reel promoting a false claim about the value of human testicles.Police said the alleged mastermind, 20-year-old BBA student Zoheb Khan,...

AI generated image used for representational purpose NEW DELHI: A district consumer commission in Andhra Pradesh has held a tours and travelling company after its bus took a different route and reached Bengaluru several hours late, causing the passenger to miss his flight to Delhi. The commission, in its order dated August 17, also awarded...

Former Pak PM is set to be shifted to a hospital after top court’s order over health concerns Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan’s sister Noreen Niazi met him at Rawalpindi’s Adiala Jail on Tuesday after a gap of around nine months, following a Supreme Court order allowing weekly meetings between the former prime minister...

ED searches 10 premises linked To Azam Khan NEW DELHI: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday conducted searches in Uttar Pradesh’s Rampur and Saharanpur and Delhi in connection with Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan.Officials said around 10 premises in Rampur and Saharanpur in Uttar Pradesh and Delhi were being searched as part of a case...

Google has agreed to pay $10 million for the digital remains of Spirit Airlines Google has agreed to pay $10 million for the digital remains of Spirit Airlines, and the shopping list is stranger than the price tag. The package includes roughly 100 million company emails spread across 80,000 accounts, 500 million Microsoft Teams messages,...

India’s Rishabh Pant (PTI Photo) Rishabh Pant’s sensational fourth-day performance in Galle has taken him past Shubman Gill and to the top of India’s run-scoring charts in the World Test Championship.Pant scored 66 off 69 balls in India’s second innings against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, following his 39 in the first innings. The 28-year-old’s twin...

US and Canada were reached a deal after having last-minute talks (Canada PM Carney and US President Trump file pics) The United States and Canada reached a last-minute deal on Tuesday to delay President Donald Trump’s planned 50 per cent tariffs on $20 billion worth of Canadian imports, giving the two countries more time to...