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MS Dhoni (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: When will MS Dhoni play? Will he feature today? What is the status of his injury? These questions continue to dominate social media, with CSK fans eager to see their superstar in action. Dhoni is yet to play a game this season due to a calf injury, and...

At least 21 people have been killed and 61 others injured after a powerful explosion tore through a fireworks factory in central China, according to state media.The blast struck a workshop at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, at around 4.40pm on Monday. The county-level city, under the provincial capital...

Rising tensions in the Middle East pushed oil prices sharply higher on Tuesday after Iranian-linked attacks and military clashes fueled fears over disruption in the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping route.Brent crude, the international benchmark, closed at $114.44 a barrel, marking a rise of around 6% on the day, while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...

While other politicians were busy building a vote bank, Vijay ran his campaign almost like a film release, with trailers, guest appearances and marketing gimmicks, an approach digital marketing strategists say helped him win. CHENNAI: While other politicians were busy building a vote bank, Vijay ran his campaign almost like a film release, with trailers,...

Raghu Sharma (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: It was a night for survival for the Mumbai Indians at the Wankhede Stadium in IPL 2026 against the Lucknow Super Giants. And with a vintage Rohit Sharma show, and MI’s standout batter this season Ryan Rickelton in tow, MI brushed aside LSG to keep their IPL playoff...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130813651,imgsize-719153,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-71.jpg" alt="West Bengal outcome may realign New Delhi-Kolkata-Dhaka ties" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo NEW DELHI: BJP’s successful “double engine” configuration in Bengal will rid the Centre of state-level encumbrances it found difficult to navigate in ties with Bangladesh, opening space for more robust cooperation in areas like water management, border,...

Mamata Banerjee KOLKATA: A key pillar of Trinamool Congress’s electoral strength in West Bengal since 2011, women turned up to vote in higher numbers than men in this year’s assembly elections. Yet, the decisive swing in favour of the BJP suggests they might have gravitated away from Mamata Banerjee. What appears to have worked for...

Salil Arora (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: A young batter taking on Jasprit Bumrah for the first time would usually show signs of nerves, tension, or even a bit of fear. But 23-year-old Salil Arora showed none of that during the IPL 2026 fixture between SRH and MI. What stood out instead was his fearless...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-130813702,imgsize-856623,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/untitled-design-72.jpg" alt="Mamatata: Routed Mamata Banerjee fumes at SIRprise in West Bengal" title=" File photo ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo Aseismic political shift in Bengal brought the Mamata Banerjee era in the state to an end on Monday, robbing the three-time chief minister of a historic fourth term — had Trinamool won, she would have...

Mamata Banerjee and PM Modi KOLKATA: Trinamool stoked the fear of Bengal’s identity facing a threat from BJP but found its own identity getting erased. When Mamata Banerjee made much of ‘maachh’, BJP threw both ‘maachh’ and ‘muri’ into the mix. The fear mongering failed miserably for the ruling party. What mattered was the near-empty...