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Suryakumar Yadav, right, holds the T20 World Cup trophy as he celebrates with his wife Devisha (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s T20 World Cup-winning captain Suryakumar Yadav has revealed how a simple yet “brutally honest” question from his wife Devisha in 2018 became the turning point of his career, pushing him to chase his long-held...

US President Donald Trump said on Monday he was “shocked” by Iran’s decision to strike US allies in the Gulf region, even as American officials and intelligence sources indicated that such retaliation had been anticipated before the conflict began, according to Reuters.The remarks came as the US–Israeli war on Iran entered its third week, with...

The Middle East crisis continues to boil and the ripples have triggered an operational stress for India’s food services sector. As LPG supply flows are disrupted amid the Strait of Hormuz transit issues, industry voices have warned of layoffs, salary cuts and widespread business impact if the situation drags on.Despite assurances from the government on...

Suryakumar Yadav and Tilak Varma of India lift the T20 World Cup trophy. (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: India captain Suryakumar Yadav has offered a fascinating insight into what set apart the country’s back-to-back T20 World Cup-winning squads, describing the 2024 side as driven by “experienced enthusiasm” and the 2026 unit as fuelled by the “fiery...

Video of LPG carrier Nanda Devi (Video/X@ANI) NEW DELHI: Nanda Devi LPG tanker on Tuesday arrived at Vadinar (Jamnagar) port in Gujarat just a day after Shivalik reached India.The tanker, carrying 46,500 metric tonnes of LPG is set to begin a ship-to-ship (STS) transfer at the harbour, with the cargo expected to be moved to...

Firefighters work at the site of a late-Monday airstrike at a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kabul, Afghanistan, Tuesday, March 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Siddiqullah Alizai) NEW DELHI: The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Tuesday strongly condemned Pakistan’s strikes on a hospital in Kabul, describing them as a “massacre dressed as a military operation.”Also Read |...

AI generated image for representation Amazon’s partnership with ChatGPT maker OpenAI has reportedly raised internal questions about its relationship with Claude maker Anthropic. This highlights competing alliances in the AI sector, such as between OpenAI and Anthropic, which are currently Silicon Valley’s biggest ‘arch enemies.‘ The e-commerce giant recently issued internal guidance to its sales...

US President Donald Trump expressed frustration on Tuesday after several Western allies, including Germany, Italy and Spain, declined his request to send warships to escort commercial vessels through the Strait of Hormuz.Several key US partners cited domestic legal limits for refusing the request. German chancellor Friedrich Merz said Berlin lacked the mandate from the United...

A 28-year-old man allegedly shot himself in the chest while his cousin was recording a video of him loading a pistol in east Delhi’s Dallupura, police said on Tuesday. NEW DELHI: “Chalana mat bhai” warned the cousin filming the video. Moments later, despite a second alarm — “Arey, nahi” — a 28-year-old man allegedly shot...

Representative image (AI-generated) Amid the ongoing Middle East crisis, Sri Lanka has declared every Wednesday a public holiday to conserve fuel as the island nation grapples with possible shortages following the US and Israel’s war with Iran.President Anura Kumara Dissanayake speaking at an emergency meeting with senior officials on Monday, said, “We must prepare for...