Representative image LONDON: Around 200 Sikh men and women surrounded a council flat in Hounslow on Sunday night where they said a 34-year-old Afghan man was grooming a 16-year-old Sikh girl.The parents of the schoolgirl had approached a gurdwara in Slough seeking help as they were frantically worried about their daughter, who had left home...
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‘Ceasefire to demilitarisation’: Gaza peace plan moves to phase two, says US envoy
The United States is moving into the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire plan, as announced by Special Presidential Envoy for Peace Missions Steve Witkoff. The plan that includes disarming Hamas, rebuilding the war-ravaged enclave and setting up a technocratic Palestinian administration to run Gaza’s daily affairs under American supervision.Witkoff, in a post on X...
Bulldozers clearing bodies from streets: Iranians in India reveal horror of deadly protests
Hospitals in the Iranian capital, Tehran, are overflowing with corpses, earthmovers clearing bodies from the streets, and families being forced to pay for the bullets that killed their children — this is the picture Iranians living in India say they are receiving from loved ones back home.Abgine Khaki, a native of Tehran who now lives...
Explained: How Greenland fits into Trump’s $175 bn Golden Dome missile shield
US President Donald Trump said American control of Greenland was “vital” for the Golden Dome defence system, arguing it was needed for US national security and for Nato’s effectiveness.“The United States needs Greenland for the purpose of National Security. It is vital for the Golden Dome that we are building,” Trump, who has vowed to...
IND vs NZ: ‘Very difficult’— Gill rues lack of wickets in middle overs
Shubman Gill (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: India captain Shubman Gill admitted that his team failed to seize control in the crucial middle overs during their seven-wicket loss to New Zealand in the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium in Rajkot on Wednesday.Gill felt that the inability to pick up wickets during that phase...
Nvidia H200 AI Chip Ban: Chinese customs reportedly block imports
Chinese customs authorities have reportedly instructed agents that Nvidia’s high-end H200 artificial intelligence chips are currently prohibited from entering the country, as the silicon trade war escalates between Washington and Beijing. Citing sources briefed on the matter, news agency Reuters reported that the directive was paired with high-level meetings earlier this week.“The wording from the...
US freezes visa processing: Is India in the list? Check the complete details
The US State Department paused immigrant visa processing for 75 countries to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.A State Department memo, seen first by Fox News Digital, directed consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassessed screening and vetting procedures. US Issues Blunt Warning To Indian...
The $200,000 microwave meltdown: How palak paneer triggered an academic fire alarm in US
The TOI correspondent from Washington: Universities often like to think of themselves as marketplaces of ideas. At the University of Colorado, Boulder, that marketplace briefly became a battleground over aromas, ending with a $200,000 settlement, two Indian PhD students exiled from campus for life, and a cautionary tale about what happens when cultural sensitivity collides...
Rahul’s ton in vain as Mitchell powers NZ to 7-wicket win; series tied at 1-1
India vs New Zealand (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary) NEW DELHI: New Zealand outplayed India on Indian conditions as Daryl Mitchell’s unbeaten 131 overshadowed KL Rahul’s fighting century to secure a seven-wicket win in the second ODI at the Niranjan Shah Stadium on Wednesday, levelling the three-match series 1-1.Chasing 285, the visitors finished at 286 for three...
‘Return home’: Pakistan’s Rizwan asked to leave BBL after ‘retired out’ call
Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan found himself at the centre of a debate after he was asked to retire out during a Big Bash League (BBL) match between Melbourne Renegades and Sydney Thunder. The decision, taken by Renegades captain Will Sutherland, came after Rizwan scored 26 off 23 balls, an innings that again brought...
