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SRINAGAR: Chief minister Omar Abdullah Monday kicked off a controversy with his comment linking alcohol consumption to religion, while defending J&K’s liquor policy. Liquor shops in the UT are meant for those whose faith allowed them to drink, he said, stressing that not introducing prohibition did not mean govt wanted to encourage alcohol consumption.“First of...

Shreyas Iyer (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: A win over Delhi Capitals would have taken Punjab Kings to the top of the IPL 2026 points table. However, that was not to be as Punjab Kings slumped to their fourth consecutive defeat of the season, going down by three wickets to Delhi Capitals in Dharamsala.The frustration...

David Miller and Axar Patel (IPL) Delhi Capitals kept their IPL 2026 playoff hopes alive with a stunning three-wicket win over Punjab Kings in a high-scoring thriller at Dharamsala on Monday. Chasing a daunting target of 211, DC rode on counterattacking half-centuries from David Miller and captain Axar Patel to complete the highest successful run...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-131021703,imgsize-85272,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4/free-flow-fee-plaza-pti-image.jpg" alt="Barrierless tolling sees Rs 30 lakh recovery as half of users clear dues" title=" Free flow fee plaza (PTI image) ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Free flow fee plaza (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Busting the perception that people evade paying pending highway toll, NHAI on Monday said half of those who received e-notices after the...

BHOPAL: A blood-stained rough book of a 10-year-old boy, filled with untidy homework, maths sums, Hindi notes and hurried signatures of a tutor, became the thread that unravelled what police in Madhya Pradesh’s Raisen district feared was a near-perfect blind murder case.The decomposed body of a man, with hands and legs tied and mouth taped...

Delhi Police crime branch nabbed six alleged shooters linked to gangsters Rashid Cablewala and Hashim Baba at a Karol Bagh lounge. NEW DELHI: The crime branch of Delhi Police has arrested six shooters allegedly linked to gangsters Rashid Cablewala and Hashim Baba after tracing them to a party at a lounge on Pusa Road in...

Photo credit: AP US President Donald Trump on Monday said the ceasefire with Iran was “on life support” after he rejected Tehran’s response to its proposal, raising fears of renewed escalation in the 10-week-old conflict that has remained under a fragile ceasefire since April 8.Days after Washington floated a proposal aimed at restarting negotiations with...

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said the Andes hantavirus linked to the deadly outbreak aboard the Dutch-flagged cruise ship MV Hondius is most infectious during the initial stage of illness, underlining the need for strict quarantine measures for passengers and crew.The rare virus outbreak on the ship has so far claimed three lives...

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Shreyas Iyer (ANI Photo) Shreyas Iyer continued his remarkable consistency against Delhi Capitals on Monday, entering an elite IPL list previously occupied only by Virat Kohli and Rahul Dravid. The Punjab Kings captain scored an unbeaten 59 off 36 balls in Dharamsala, registering his third successive 50-plus score against DC. In doing so, Shreyas equalled...