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PATHANAMTHITTA: An employee of a spa in Thiruvalla was allegedly gang-raped by a Kaapa case accused and five of his accomplices after the owner of the establishment refused to pay extortion money, police said.Two of the accused — prime accused Subin Alexander alias Marana Subin (29) of Kuttapuzha Pappiniveli and Berlin Das (38) of Muppiri...

US President Donald Trump refused to apologise Friday after posting and then deleting a racist video depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes in a jungle, insisting he had not seen the offensive content and blaming a staffer for the mistake.The video was posted late Thursday night and remained...

Team India (Pic credit: BCCI) Defending champions and co-hosts India walk into the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 as overwhelming favourites, beginning their title defence against the United States at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. The World No.1 side arrives with an aura of invincibility — a team that has transitioned smoothly...

BHOPAL: On her way for school exams, a class 8 student was gangraped by four men in Mauganj district on Thursday. The accused dragged the girl to forest and allegedly administered an intoxicant before raping her.The girl was left unconscious and was found by kin in the evening of the same day. On Friday morning,...

NEW DELHI: Rebutting PM Narendra Modi‘s accusation, Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge said Modi’s “Goebbelsian” and “filthy” propaganda against then PM Manmohan Singh, who was a decent and hardworking achiever, was an insult to the Sikh religion, and demanded that Modi apologise for it.Kharge said Congress respects Sikh religion and made Manmohan Singh finance minister and...

Pakistan’s Usman Tariq celebrates after takin the wicket of South Africa’s Reeza Hendricks during the third T20 cricket match between Pakistan and South Africa, in Lahore, Pakistan, Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/K.M. Chaudary) New Delhi: It was 2017. Haseeb ur Rahman vividly remembers the night he and his cousin Usman Tariq were having dinner...

Hunter Greene of Cincinnati Reds (Image via Getty) The Cincinnati Reds are still chasing their first World Series title since 1990. With a young roster in place, the front office must decide whether the current group is ready to compete or if an experienced hitter is needed to strengthen the lineup.Jazz Chisholm Jr. has emerged...

NEW DELHI: Animal feed, ethanol for fuel, poultry, flowers and tea are likely to be among items on the negative list for import concessions given to the US under the first tranche of bilateral trade deal, for which a joint statement is expected in the next few days, reports Sidhartha.In line with commerce and industry...

NEW DELHI: Election Commission has approved a one-month extension of the deadline for filing claims and objections against the Uttar Pradesh draft electoral rolls published on Jan 6 as part of phase-2 of the special intensive revision of voters’ list. The state’s final electoral rolls will now be published on April 10 instead of March...

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi Conventional wisdom suggests that a 13-year-old would struggle to even face deliveries bowled at speeds above 90 mph. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has challenged that assumption by striking bowlers such as Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna and Jofra Archer to all parts of the ground.In traditional cricket coaching, batters are taught to keep their hands close...