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Confirmatory dope test of the pilot-in-command the flight last Tuesday has also come positive NEW DELHI: The confirmatory dope test of the pilot-in-command (PIC) operating Air India’s Phuket-Delhi flight last Tuesday has also come positive, say sources. His screening test done on arrival was “non negative” and then as per procedure, a confirmatory test was...

Duan Jansen (Photo by Getty Images) Duan Jansen, twin brother of South Africa all-rounder Marco Jansen, has earned his maiden senior call-up and could make his international debut during South Africa’s upcoming white-ball tour of Namibia.The 15-member squad, led by experienced spinner Bjorn Fortuin, will play a T20I tri-series involving Namibia and Zimbabwe before taking...

BJP-SAD alliance buzz grows after PM Modi-Badal meeting NEW DELHI: Will the BJP and the Shiromani Akali Dal revive their decades-old ties in Punjab for the 2027 assembly elections? Haryana chief minister Nayab Singh Saini, who has been playing a key role in BJP’s Punjab plans, has ruled out any such possibility. His denial comes...

Moises Henriques of Australia (second from left), and Cristiano Ronaldo Former Australia all-rounder Moises Henriques will captain Portugal as they attempt to qualify for the T20 World Cup for the first time.Henriques, who played four Tests, 16 ODIs and 24 T20Is for Australia, will lead Portugal’s 14-member squad at the T20 World Cup Europe Sub-Regional...

UK-based OCI cardholder booked by Pune Police in alleged religious conversion case NEW DELHI: Pune Police on Tuesday registered an FIR against an Overseas Citizen of India (OCI) cardholder from the United Kingdom for allegedly attempting to convert people to Christianity through religious gatherings.DCP Prashant Amrutkar of the Pune City Police’s Special Branch said the...

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky has credited aggressive artificial intelligence (AI) integration for the financial turnaround as the company shares jumped 15% after the home-sharing platform delivered one of its strongest quarterly growth reports in years. In an interview with CNBC, Chesky stated that Airbnb plans to spend significantly more on AI computing power and model...

MEA said that India is assessing Mecca pact’s implications for national security and regional stability. NEW DELHI: India is examining the implications of the recently signed Mecca pact between Saudi Arabia, Pakistan and Turkey from the perspective of national security and regional stability, the ministry of external affairs (MEA) said on Tuesday.“The agreement that was...

Singh shared another video, questioning its origin and stressing Punjab’s drug crisis CHANDIGARH: BJP Rajya Sabha MP Harbhajan Singh has hit back after Punjab Police fact-checked a viral “zombie” video he had earlier shared while raising concerns over the state’s drug problem.The off-spinner said the issue cannot be brushed aside by calling out the location...

The airline’s outgoing CEO Wilson Campbell is set to have met govt officials over the incident NEW DELHI: Air India’s outgoing CEO reportedly met government officials on Tuesday amid the ongoing row after the Delhi-Phuket flight turbulence incident.The airlines’ outgoing CEO Campbell Wilson met senior officials of MoCA and DGCA regarding the flight that suddenly...

Sushil Kumar The Delhi high court has refused to grant bail to Olympic wrestler Sushil Kumar in the alleged murder of former junior national wrestling champion Sagar Dhankar.Justice Purushaindra Kumar dismissed Kumar’s bail plea on August 6, citing concerns about his ability to influence witnesses, his conduct before his arrest, the seriousness of the alleged...