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US president Donald Trump on Saturday announced that US forces had carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela and claimed its long-time leader, Nicolás Maduro, had been captured and flown out of the country along with his wife.The operation amounts to the removal of a sitting president from his own capital without a declared war...

Rishabh Pant, Mohammad Shami NEW DELHI: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Saturday announced the squad for the upcoming three-match One-Day International series against New Zealand, starting January 11 at the BCA Stadium in Vadodara.Shubman Gill has returned as captain after missing the previous ODI series against South Africa due to...

Scottie Pippen (Image via: Getty Images) Scottie Pippen is a retired American basketball player. Pippen was drafted as a first-round pick in 1987 by the Seattle Supersonics. The Chicago Bulls wanted him, but couldn’t, thus, immediately after being drafted, the Seattle Supersonics traded him to the Bulls. Pippen played a total of 17 seasons in...

For many Indian students planning overseas education in 2026, the shortlist still begins with the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia. Yet outside this familiar group, New Zealand continues to attract a steady stream of applicants. Its appeal is not built on scale or spectacle. It rests on predictability, structure, and outcomes that...

CUET UG 2026 registration: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has started the online registration process for the Common University Entrance Test Undergraduate (CUET UG) 2026. The entrance exam will be held for admission to undergraduate programmes offered by Central Universities and other participating universities across India.Eligible candidates can submit their application forms online by visiting...

Mustafizur Rahman (PTI Photo) Masood Uz Zafar Amini, the coach of Indian batter Rinku Singh, has shared his views on the BCCI’s decision to release Bangladesh fast bowler Mustafizur Rahman from the 2026 Indian Premier League season. Amini said that while opinions may differ, the decision taken by the BCCI must be respected by everyone.His...

NEW DELHI: The Telangana legislative assembly has passed a bill that scraps the “two-child norm” that barred individuals with more than two children from contesting in the local body elections.Panchayat raj minister Danasari Anasuya Seethakka, citing the state’s declining fertility rate, lower than the replacement rate, argued that the provision had outlived its relevance.She stated...

Xu Bo, the billionaire founder of one of China’s largest mobile gaming empires, is reportedly attempting to biologically engineer a US-born dynasty. According to a recent report, the 48-year-old chairman of Guangzhou Duoyi Network, who has reportedly fathered more than 100 children, is seeking to father dozens of children via American surrogates to inherit his...

Raja Kolander existed on the fringes of India’s criminal imagination — more myth than man. A self-proclaimed “king” and collector of human skulls, his name evoked terror, whispered even in police files. He left behind a trail of horror: human remains buried in fields, allegations of “cannibalism”, and a man who decided who lived and...

The year 2026 is finally here and we know it will not be a routine stop on the electoral calendar. This year’s calendar is filled with elections, starting with the long-overdue Mumbai-Pune civic polls. Later, with high-stakes assembly elections due in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry, it will place some of the...