Category: Events

Kuldeep Yadav TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: “I don’t think this is a relevant question…” was India’s batting coach Sitanshu Kotak’s response, after a pause, when he was asked whether Kuldeep Yadav would have played had he been fit. Kotak further explained the timeline of events and asserted that the chinaman was unavailable due to a “viral”...

Police detained over 20 protesters for demonstrating without permission NEW DELHI: Around 300 people gathered at Connaught Place’s outer circle in Delhi on Sunday to protest against caste-based reservation and seek changes in the existing quota system, with police detaining more than 20 protesters for holding the demonstration without permission, officials said.The protesters raised slogans...

Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy Russia has a stockpile of 600 to 630 high-speed ballistic missiles, among its most powerful weapons, and is seeking to produce more than 100 a month ahead of winter, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said. The warning comes as Kyiv faces shortages of air-defence interceptors needed to counter such attacks and...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. Photo credit: AP Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has warned that holding elections during the ongoing war with Russia could fracture the country and even “destroy” it, as fresh calls grow for Kyiv to hold a vote despite martial law.Ukraine has suspended elections under martial law since Russia launched its full-scale invasion...

NEW DELHI: Former diplomat Navdeep Suri on Sunday said he was facing “trouble establishing his citizenship” during the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Punjab, despite having represented India in three countries.In a post on X, Suri shared his experience with the voter roll revision and said he was asked to provide...

CJP said the govt was yet to communicate steps being taken to fulfil assurances made during talks with the protesters. NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will convene a meeting of its national working committee on Monday to review the Centre’s commitments that led to the withdrawal of its nationwide agitation on July 25, with...

The situation is being closely monitored through regular surveillance (Representative Image) NEW DELHI: Scientists at the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) have clarified that no new strain of Influenza A (H1N1) has been identified in India, saying there is no cause for panic over the seasonal influenza virus currently in circulation.According to government sources,...

Enforcement Directorate raided the properties of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar BENGALURU: The Enforcement Directorate on Sunday searched the premises of IAS officer Gyanendra Kumar Gangwar in Bengaluru and Bareilly in connection with its money laundering probe into alleged irregularities in an examination conducted by the Karnataka Public Service Commission (KPSC), officials said.Gangwar, a 2016-batch...

Kapil Dev and Sunil Gavaskar (Image credit: Agencies) MUMBAI: As many as 21 former international captains from nine cricketing nations, including India’s Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Dilip Vengsarkar, have written to Pakistan’s Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, renewing their appeal for the medical treatment and welfare of Pakistan’s former Prime Minister and 1992 World Cup-winning...

India’s Devdutt Padikkal and Skipper Shubman Gill run between wickets during Day 1 of the second Test cricket match against Sri Lanka at Sinhalese Sports Club, in Colombo on Sunday. (ANI Photo) TimesofIndia.com in Colombo: Throughout the day, Sri Lanka remained very chirpy and carried an air of hostility in the middle. The fast bowlers...