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Steve Smith of Australia (Getty Images) Australia will be without captain Mitchell Marsh for their opening ICC Men’s T20 World Cup clash against Ireland after he sustained a groin injury during training earlier this week. In Marsh’s absence, Travis Head will lead the side in Colombo. Cricket Australia confirmed that Marsh suffered a direct blow...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128199977,imgsize-1065272,width-400,resizemode-4/128199977.jpg" alt="'If you had taken my advice …': Lok Sabha Chair Jagdambika Pal fires back at Rahul Gandhi's 'ex-Congress member' jab — video" title=" Rahul Gandhi and Jagdambika Pal (Images/Agencies) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Rahul Gandhi and Jagdambika Pal (Images/Agencies) NEW DELHI: A sharp exchange took place in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday between leader...

Florida’s Republican Congressman, Greg Steube, has introduced a bill in the US House of Representatives seeking to eliminate the H-1B visa program by 2027. The bill titled ‘Ending Exploitative Imported Labour Exemptions Act’, or the EXILE Act calls for amendments to the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA).The proposed measure would reduce the annual cap on...

Image: US Army, Reuters US forces at Qatar’s al-Udeid air base, the largest US military facility in the Middle East, loaded Patriot missiles onto mobile truck launchers as tensions with Iran escalated since January, according to analysis of satellite imagery.The move to keep the missiles on mobile platforms, rather than semi-static launcher stations, indicates heightened...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128198185,imgsize-1000581,width-400,resizemode-4/images-27.jpg" alt="'We would not let India be made equal to Pakistan': Rahul Gandhi explains how INDIA bloc would have negotiated with Trump" title=" Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Rahul Gandhi in Lok Sabha NEW DELHI: Leader of opposition Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the recently signed India-US...

Bank unions across India have announced a nationwide strike on February 12. The All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA), All India Bank Officers Association (AIBOA), and Bank Employees Federation of India (BEFI) have invited their members to participate in the strike, alongside 10 Central Trade Unions (CTUs). The unions are protesting against four new Labour...

NEW DELHI: Leader of the opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday launched a sharp attack on the government during the discussion on the Union Budget 2026-27, alleging that India’s strategic autonomy is being compromised and that key decisions on energy and economic policy are increasingly influenced by global power equations.In a pointed...

Google has reportedly announced a new round of voluntary exit packages – this time for employees within its global business organisation (GBO). The latest plan signals a push for staff to fully commit to its AI-driven future. Google’s chief business officer, Philipp Schindler, told staff in an internal memo that while the company finished 2025...

Salesforce employees are demanding CEO Marc Benioff publicly condemn ICE following his controversial jokes about the agency at a company event. An internal open letter urges Benioff to denounce ICE’s “unconstitutional conduct” and prevent Salesforce’s technology from being used for immigration enforcement. Employees are furious, citing past instances where Benioff’s influence impacted policy. Salesforce employees...

Pakistan’s spinner Usman Tariq (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan spinner Usman Tariq once again found himself at the centre of a fierce debate over his bowling action after his match-winning performance against the United States in the 2026 T20 World Cup, with veteran Indian off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin stepping in to defend bowlers amid mounting criticism...