Jos Buttler NEW DELHI: England star Jos Buttler etched his name into cricket history on Wednesday, overtaking West Indies great Kieron Pollard to become the highest run-scorer in men’s T20 cricket during Manchester Super Giants’ emphatic nine-wicket victory over Welsh Fire in The Hundred at Old Trafford.Buttler’s explosive unbeaten 51 off just 20 balls not...
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Air India turbulence lasted ‘four to five mins’; some passengers still in hospital
Some passengers still in hospital NEW DELHI: Air India’s recent severe turbulence incident is now under a “thorough investigation” by the directorate general of civil aviation (DGCA), civil aviation minister Ram Mohan Naidu said on Wednesday.Naidu said the Air India flight from Phuket to New Delhi experienced severe turbulence for “four to five minutes”, leaving...
PD is short form for Pandits in SP’s PDA, says Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav stated PDA’s ‘PD’ signifies Pandits, expanding the party’s core voter base. LUCKNOW: In an emphatic Brahmin outreach, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said the letters ‘PD’ in the acronym PDA is a short form for Pandits.Since its defeat by the PDA, BJP keeps coming up with a new...
Heavy rain lashes Delhi, IMD issues orange alert as waterlogging slows traffic
Delhi wakes up to heavy rain as waterlogging disrupts traffic. NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued an orange alert for Delhi, forecasting moderate to heavy rain accompanied by thunderstorms through the day after heavy showers drenched several parts of the national capital in the morning.The rain brought much-needed relief from the...
Did Trump and Hegseth clash over shrinking US missile stockpiles? White House responds
Camp David clash: Trump demanded answers from Hegseth over missile shortages – Report US President Donald Trump confronted US defence secretary Pete Hegseth during a meeting at Camp David over severe shortages of key military munitions that have constrained Washington’s options in the ongoing conflict with Iran, according to a report by The Washington Post....
Inspired by Hollywood series, Delhi man stages wife’s murder as suicide
A Delhi man murdered his wife over property disputes and fled with significant cash. (File photo) NEW DELHI: A 53-year-old Delhi man allegedly murdered his wife over a long-running property dispute and tried to mislead investigators using a crime strategy he claimed to have learnt from the Hollywood series ‘The Staircase’.His plan, however, unravelled after...
Imran Khan’s three years in jail spark protests across Pakistan; over 100 held
More than 100 supporters of jailed former prime minister Imran Khan have been arrested as rallies were held across Pakistan on Wednesday to mark the completion of three years of his imprisonment. Over 100 supporters of jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan were arrested on Wednesday as Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) supporters held rallies nationwide...
Seven CWG golds, one big challenge: Why India’s boxing journey is far from over
L-R: Lovlina Borgohain, Jaismine Lamboria, Priya Ghanghas, Preeti Pawar, Sakshi Chaudhary and Arundhati Choudhary at the CWG 2026 in Glasgow. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Ten medals – seven gold and three silver. The No. 1 boxing nation at the Commonwealth Games for the first time in history.India’s campaign at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow...
After ‘ban’ on Claude Code, Microsoft has more ‘bad news’ for Anthropic
Microsoft’s new internal memo makes OpenAI’s GPT-5.6 the default model for its engineers, replacing a setup that had been quietly routing GitHub Copilot work to Anthropic’s Claude. Microsoft spent May telling its Windows, Office and Surface engineers to wind down Claude Code and move to GitHub Copilot CLI before the fiscal year closed on June...
Elon Musk is not pleased with Mamdani’s grocery stores idea, calls him ‘a thief’
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani Tesla CEO Elon Musk has sharply criticised New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani over his plan to open city-backed grocery stores that promise to sell some everyday food items at prices below traditional retailers. Responding to a post on X (formerly Twitter) that questioned how the proposed stores would operate,...
