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Kranti Goud (Pic credit: ICC) NEW DELHI: India women’s World Cup hero Kranti Goud’s meteoric rise has brought more than sporting glory to her family — it has restored long-lost dignity. More than a decade after being suspended from service, her father Munna Singh has been reinstated into the Madhya Pradesh Police, a decision the...

NEW DELHI: Former Maharashtra chief minister Prithviraj Chavan on Tuesday stirred a controversy after he criticised the government for not taking a stand after the US captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, saying such an incident could also happen to India.“Whatever has happened in Venezuela is against the UN Charter. An elected president has been kidnapped....

SHIVPURI: Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia’s son, Mahanaryaman Scindia, sustained a chest injury after the driver of his car applied sudden brakes in Madhya Pradesh’s Shivpuri district, an official said.The incident occurred on Monday when Mahanaryaman was standing through the car’s sunroof and waving to people, according to news agency PTI.“As he was experiencing pain, he...

(PTI file photo) NEW DELHI: A 15-year-old boy from Pathankot has been arrested for allegedly sharing information related to national security with Pakistan’s ISI, terror outfits, and Pakistan military officers, Punjab Police said on Tuesday.Police identified the juvenile as Sanjeev Kumar. According to officials, he was tricked by Pakistani handlers on social media. Police said...

Thailand on Tuesday said its Cambodian counterpart claimed that fresh cross-border fire was ‘an operational error’, following Bangkok’s allegation that Cambodian forces violated a 10-day-old truce.“A military unit in the area was contacted by the Cambodian side who claimed there was no intention to fire into Thai territory and said the incident was caused by...

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung on Monday snapped a selfie with Xi Jinping using a phone gifted to him by the Chinese premier. In a social media post on X, Lee posted the selfie of himself, Xi and their wives on social media platform X on Monday during a visit to Beijing. ‘Not Aware...

US President Donald Trump and Denmark PM Frederiksen (File photo) Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen on Monday strongly rejected US President Donald Trump’s renewed claims about Greenland, the autonomous territory within the Kingdom of Denmark.Frederiksen dismissed Trump’s repetitive assertions that the US “needs” Greenland for “security reasons”, calling it an “unacceptable pleasure.” Speaking to a...

Mustafizur Rahman (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam said the board will decide its next course of action only after receiving a response from the International Cricket Council (ICC), following Bangladesh’s formal request to move their T20 World Cup matches out of India citing security concerns.Go Beyond The Boundary with...

Former Union minister and ex-IOA chief Suresh Kalmadi passes away in Pune PUNE: Former Union minister and senior Congress leader Suresh Kalmadi passed away at the age of 81 after a prolonged illness. He was undergoing treatment at Deenanath Mangeshkar Hospital in Pune. According to his office, Kalmadi’s mortal remains will be kept at Kalmadi...

NEW DELHI: Air quality in the national capital remained in the poor category on Tuesday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) recorded at 288, according to data from the Central Pollution Control Board’s SAMEER app. A blanket of smog enveloped large parts of the city, with reduced visibility reported around the Indira Gandhi International...