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People watch as rubble is cleared after a Pakistani cross-border strike in Nangarhar of Afghanistan, Sunday (AP photo) On February 27, the Afghanistan-Pakistan border turned into a front line. In Kabul, witnesses described night skies interrupted by jets and blasts. A taxi driver, Tamim, told Reuters that he woke to the sound of an aircraft...

Representative image The US military used a high-energy laser system to shoot down a government drone near Texas’s Fort Hancock, triggering temporary flight restrictions in the surrounding airspace, reported news agency Reuters, citing congressional aides.The aircraft that was brought down belonged to Customs and Border Protection (CBP). Lawmakers were told the Pentagon deployed a laser-based...

Photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: Former India captain Sourav Ganguly has backed Jammu and Kashmir pacer Auqib Nabi for national selection after his five-wicket haul in the Ranji Trophy final against Karnataka at the KSCA Hubli Cricket Ground on Friday.Nabi returned figures of 5/54 in 23 overs as J&K bowled Karnataka out for 293 to secure a...

Kolkata Knight Riders owner and actor Shah Rukh Khan with Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s player Virat Kohli and KKR’s Rinku Singh during the opening ceremony of Indian Premier League 2025, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. (PTI Photo) Star India batter Virat Kohli paid his condolences to Rinku Singh after his father passed away on Friday morning...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128842426,imgsize-138880,width-400,resizemode-4/getty.jpg" alt="Area 51: The truth about UFOs, Aliens in America’s most mysterious military site" title=" . ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Recent remarks by US president Donald Trump about releasing government files on aliens and unidentified flying objects have once again pushed Area 51 into the spotlight. Trump said he would direct the Pentagon and other...

KOLKATA: Strong tremors rattled Kolkata on Friday afternoon, sending residents fleeing from homes and offices as panic spread across the city and nearby areas.Tremors were reportedly strong enough to shake fans and water bottles in homes and offices. Visuals from across the city showed people rushing out of their residences in fear. Many residents shared...

NEW DELHI: A Rouse Avenue Court on Friday discharged former Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, former deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia and 21 others in the Delhi excise policy case, refusing to take cognisance of the CBI’s chargesheet.The order was delivered by Special Judge (PC Act) Jitender Singh of the Rouse Avenue Court. Why Delhi...

Rinku’s father with father Khanchand Singh (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India cricketers shared heartfelt messages on social media following the demise of Rinku Singh’s father, Khanchand Singh, on Friday.Rinku, who is part of India’s squad at the ongoing T20 World Cup, had briefly left the tournament earlier to be with his family after his...

Image Credit: X KOLKATA: Strong tremors were felt in Kolkata on Friday afternoon, causing panic among residents across the city and surrounding areas.The earthquake, measuring 5.4 on the Richter Scale, struck south-west of the BMD Seismic Centre in Agargaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh, officials confirmed to news agency ANI.No immediate reports of casualties or property damage have...

(AP) Pakistan carried out air strikes on Afghanistan’s major cities overnight, officials in Islamabad and Kabul said on Friday, sharply escalating months of border tensions between the Islamic neighbours.The strikes targeted areas in Kabul, Kandahar and Paktia after days of cross-border fire along the Durand Line. Both sides accused each other of starting the latest...