Babar Azam Former Pakistan captain Rashid Latif has suggested that the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) should keep Babar Azam away from the English media during the team’s upcoming three-Test tour of England.Latif believes Babar could come under scrutiny from the English media and has suggested that former Pakistan captain Shan Masood should handle more of...
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West Asia war fallout: Oil product exports find many new markets
Propelled by oil, Singapore has emerged as the third largest goods export destination for India NEW DELHI: The West Asia crisis has opened several new markets for India’s oil product exports, with Italy and Spain among those at the top of growth charts, while Singapore and Tanzania have zoomed past traditional destinations.Propelled by oil, Singapore...
‘We’re reducing them’: Trump targets childhood vaccine schedule, pushes separate MMR jabs
The order calls for childhood immunisations to be given at separate medical visits “to the maximum extent feasible” US President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking sweeping changes to the country’s childhood vaccination recommendations, including reducing the number of vaccines routinely recommended for children and separating combination shots into multiple appointments.The order calls...
‘Compulsive addiction to sanctions’: Iran mocks Trump admin’s ‘suffocating’ threat
Trump has rejected Tehran’s demand for reparations and instead called for Iran to compensate Americans killed or wounded in conflicts Iran late Monday mocked the Trump administration’s reliance on economic sanctions, warning that Washington’s repeated attempts to squeeze Tehran are less a strategy than an “addiction” that could ultimately leave the US with fewer options...
Jharkhand protest: Police defend ‘mild force’, to scan CCTV for miscreants
The students have been protesting against alleged irregularities in JPSC and JSSC recruitment examinations. NEW DELHI: Police will examine CCTV footage to identify people they allege disrupted a largely peaceful student protest in Ranchi on Monday, as top officials defended the use of “mild” and “minimum” force to disperse job aspirants marching towards the Jharkhand...
US records hottest month ever as July heat shatters 132-year-old record
The record came after weeks of intense heatwaves, prolonged periods of extreme temperatures and widespread wildfires. The United States has recorded its hottest month in more than a century of official temperature records. July’s average temperature was 76.89F (24.94C) across the Lower 48 states, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). The Lower...
Number of govt elementary schools down 10,000 in a year
Data showed the number of elementary-level govt schools declined from 8,89,806 in 2024-25 to 8,79,940 in 2025-26 NEW DELHI: The number of govt elementary schools across the country fell by nearly 10,000 in a year, with Meghalaya, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh recording the steepest declines, according to data tabled in the Lok Sabha on Monday.UDISE+...
Airbus and French agency to join probe into Phuket flight
The aircraft plunged 300ft, injuring many on board NEW DELHI: European aerospace major Airbus and France’s Bureau of Enquiry and Analysis for Civil Aviation Safety will join the probe to establish what caused the Air India A320 flying from Phuket to Delhi with 145 aboard to suddenly lose altitude by about 300ft last week, injuring...
10-foot alligator attacks Florida paddleboarder, tears off her arm
Florida woman loses arm after 10-foot alligator drags her underwater in Silver River; quick-thinking boater rushes to save her A Florida woman survived a terrifying alligator attack after a nearly 10-foot reptile grabbed her arm and pulled her underwater while she was paddleboarding in the Silver River. A quick-thinking boater rushed to help after hearing...
Trump admin has revoked over 1,75,000 visas since Jan 2025: Who is being targeted
When the State Department revokes the legal status of migrants and deems them illegal, it is called visa revocation. The US State Department Monday published the exact number of visas revoked in the second term of Donald Trump’s presidency so far, while the crackdown is going on. The US has revoked more than 1,75,000 visas...
