India’s players and coaches run during a practice session before an ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 cricket match between India and South Africa, at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) Former India cricketer Sanjay Bangar believes the India team have not fully lived up to expectations in the group stage of the...
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Two people of Gujarati-origin face sex crime charges in US
Ahmedabad: Two unrelated cases in the United States have brought individuals of Gujarati origin into focus in separate sex crime investigations. In Arizona, a motel owner was sentenced after pleading guilty in a case linked to a prostitution and drug racket. In New Jersey, a 46-year-old man was arrested on sexual assault charges involving a...
‘Inform parents’: Gujarat may tweak marriage norms
Gujarat deputy CM Harsh Sanghavi, who has itnroduced the proposal GANDHINAGAR: The BJP govt in Gujarat has proposed ‘anti-love jihad’ amendments to marriage registration rules that would require couples to inform their parents before registering their union – a move welcomed by AAP, met with silence by the Congress and flagged by legal experts as...
Trade deal on track, relations with India ‘fantastic’: Trump
US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Narendra Modi (File photo) New Delhi: US President Donald Trump on Friday said that the India trade deal was on track and described his relations with the country as “fantastic”. He said India will continue to pay the 18% tariffs that was decided as part of the interim...
MHA forms 2nd empowered committee for Bengal to fast-track requests under CAA
Ministry of home affairs. (File Photo) New Delhi: The Union home ministry on Friday constituted a second empowered committee for West Bengal to fast-track the processing of citizenship requests received under Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA). CAA provides for grant of citizenship to immigra-nts from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh belonging to their six minority faiths...
Cash transactions at NH fee plazas may end from April 1
Representative image New Delhi: Commuters using national highways may not be able to pay user fees in cash and have to rely entirely on digital payment modes – FASTag and UPI – at toll plazas. NHAI said it was “contemplating” completely discontinuing cash transactions at NH fee plazas across the country from April 1. According...
Relying on decades-old rulings, SC acquits stepdad of 6-yr-old’s murder
Supreme Court of India New Delhi: A six-year-old girl went missing in 2018. She was last seen with her stepfather. When he was arrested eight days later, he led police to the place where her charred remains were found. Supreme Court found this evidence weak and acquitted him of the murder charge. Finding no other...
Indian trucker held in US for fatal crash
Representational image Bathinda: US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested an Indian-origin semi-truck driver with roots in Punjab after he allegedly jumped a red light and caused a three-vehicle pile-up that killed a 64-year-old man at Hendricks County in Indiana on Feb 18. Sukhdeep Singh (25) is the fourth Indian-origin person and third Sikh...
Saudi crude imports narrow gap with Russia, set to become biggest supplier
Crude imports from Saudi hit highest level New Delhi: Crude oil imports from Saudi Arabia have hit their highest levels since Nov 2019, clocking nearly 1-1.1 million barrels per day (bpd) in Feb, and overtaking Russia temporarily to emerge as the biggest supplier to India.According to data shared by Kpler, a global data and analytics...
US envoy Sergio Gor: India committed to not buying Russian oil
US ambassador to India Sergio Gor speaks during the signing ceremony of the Pax Silica Declaration between India and the US on sidelines of Global AI Impact Summit 2026, in New Delhi on Friday. (ANI Video Grab) NEW DELHI: US ambassador to India Sergio Gor doubled down on US claims that India has committed to...
