Category: Events

Image credit: ANI American forces shot down four Iranian drones heading toward the Strait of Hormuz on Friday and followed up by hitting Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites, escalating tensions that continue to test an already fragile ceasefire.US Central Command said the drones were “one-way attack” unmanned aircraft that posed an immediate threat to ships...

India at UNGA NEW DELHI: India on early Saturday rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), accusing it of misusing UN platforms to advance its political agenda and reiterating that Jammu and Kashmir “was, is, and will always remain” an integral part of India.Speaking during the General Assembly’s plenary meeting on the Annual...

India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir (PTI Photo) NEW CHANDIGARH: Seldom does Gautam Gambhir shed his game face. Friday morning, the eve of the one-off Test against Afghanistan, was no different. At the outset, this Test, which is not even a part of the World Test Championship cycle, is largely a relationship-building exercise by ‘big brothers’...

Cops probe owner for int’l human trafficking NEW DELHI: Delhi Police is now investigating Lovkesh Bajaj, whose B&B went up in flames and led to 21 deaths in Hauz Rani, for his suspected involvement in an international human trafficking racket. He likely used medical tourism as a front to smuggle foreign nationals into India illegally,...

NEW DELHI: CBSE on Friday extended the last date for submission of applications for verification and re-evaluation of Class 12 answer sheets after several students flagged issues in accessing the board’s post-result services portal.According to the board, students can now submit their applications till June 7.“In the interest of students, the CBSE has decided to...

R Praggnanandhaa is Norway Chess 2026 champion (Photo by Michal Walusza for Norway Chess) NEW DELHI: Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa, what have you done?Just this Thursday, Norway’s national football team came up with an avant-garde Viking-themed photoshoot with their squad destined for the upcoming FIFA World Cup. With superstars like Erling Haaland and Martin Ødegaard donning the...

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Former England captain Nasser Hussain believes India should not wait too long before handing teenage sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi an international debut, insisting the Rajasthan Royals opener has already done enough to force his way into the national conversation.Speaking on The ICC Review, Hussain was full of praise for the...

GUWAHATI: A “smart border” pilot project integrating technology, local administrative resources and security forces will be launched simultaneously at seven to eight locations across the country’s frontiers soon, Union home minister Amit Shah announced Friday, signalling the Centre’s intent to do whatever it takes to prevent demographic change through India’s borders.“Whether it is Tripura, Bengal...

Former India batter Mohammad Kaif has strongly backed Shreyas Iyer as the ideal candidate to take over India’s T20I captaincy if the team management decides to move on from Suryakumar Yadav.India are likely to hand the T20I captaincy to Shreyas ahead of the upcoming series in Ireland and England. While no official announcement has been...

NEW DELHI: Investigators probing the murder of Debosmita Paul, an assistant professor at a Delhi University college, are trying to trace two persons seen in her housing complex with their faces covered.The duo, a man and a woman, were seen walking one behind the other and exiting the premises in east Delhi’s Vasundhara Enclave separately,...