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NEW DELHI: The kin of late singer Zubeen Garg on Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, urging the government to set up a “special court” for a fast-tracked trial in the case.They also sought “proactive” engagement with Singapore, where Garg had died in September last year, to monitor court proceedings at the “highest level.”“We...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-127390670,imgsize-1557926,width-400,resizemode-4/article.jpg" alt="Budget 2026: What the past five years say about this year’s priorities" title=" Representative AI image ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Representative AI image Each year, the Union Budget draws the nation’s attention as it defines the country’s economic direction for the new financial year. As Finance Minister wields the fiscal scalpel, focussed on tax...

“They gave us 15 minutes to respond, or they would kill us,” Venezuela’s then vice-president Delcy Rodríguez told her colleagues seven days after a targeted US military operation captured the country’s president, Nicolás Maduro, who had long been in Washington’s sights.This comes a day after reports of Delcy Rodríguez forming a secret “alliance” with Washington...

Scotland replace Bangladesh NEW DELHI: Bangladesh are officially out of the T20 World Cup, and Scotland have been named as their replacement, according to a report from Cricbuzz. The decision did not come as a surprise, as it had been building for days. The final call was taken on Saturday morning.The report understands that ICC...

An Indian national was among four people killed in a family dispute-related shooting in Lawrenceville, Georgia, authorities said, in an incident that could have claimed more lives if not for the quick thinking of a 12-year-old child.During the attack on a residence on Brook Ivy Court, three children – aged seven, 10, and 12 –...

NEW DELHI: Nobel laureate Amartya Sen has expressed concern over Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in West Bengal, saying the exercise is “being done in a hurry,” further warning that it is “unjust to voters” and could jeopardise democratic participation with the state assembly elections just months away.Speaking to PTI from Boston on...

Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026. The tournament is scheduled to begin on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.With the decision now confirmed, Scotland will compete in Group C, alongside Italy, Nepal,...

Scotland replace Bangladesh at T20 World Cup NEW DELHI: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has officially replaced Bangladesh with Scotland for the ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026, according to a report from Cricbuzz. The tournament is scheduled to begin on February 7 in India and Sri Lanka.With the decision now confirmed, Scotland will compete...

How a recorded meeting and leaked transcript destroyed employee trust overnight. (AI Image) On paper, it sounded like a modern management upgrade. A new leadership team stepped in, rolled out tighter controls, and introduced recorded meetings with auto-generated transcripts. Transparency, accountability, efficiency — all the right buzzwords.In reality, it detonated trust.According to a now-viral Reddit...

MS Dhoni (ANI) Mahendra Singh Dhoni has already started his build-up for the Indian Premier League 2026 season, with the Chennai Super Kings icon returning to the nets ahead of what will be his 17th campaign with the franchise. The 44-year-old was seen fully padded up and batting during a practice session in a video...