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FILE (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File) Hundreds of University of California faculty members have signed an open letter urging the UC regents and faculty leaders to restore standardized testing requirements for Math and Science applicants. The letter cites an alarming drop in Math skills since the tests were abandoned. The UC system stopped accepting SAT and...

Novak Djokovic of Serbia (AP Photo/Emma Da Silva) French Open 2026 delivered another massive shock as Novak Djokovic was knocked out in dramatic fashion in Paris. Teenager Joao Fonseca stunned Djokovic in a marathon five-set battle on Friday. Earlier on Thursday, Sinner’s title hopes collapsed after he struggled physically in extreme heat conditions.Brazil’s 19-year-old sensation...

A 17-year-old boy was stabbed by his friend in Khoda Colony over an argument on Thursday evening GHAZIABAD: A 17-year-old boy was stabbed by his friend in Khoda Colony over an argument on Thursday evening. The teenager, Surya Pratap, succumbed to injuries on Friday afternoon at the hospital.The exact motive behind the “multiple stabbing” will...

Gujarat Titans’ Sai Sudharsan (AP Photo/Ashwini Bhatia) Shubman Gill opened up on Sai Sudharsan’s strange back-to-back hit-wicket dismissals in Gujarat Titans’ massive Qualifier 2 win over Rajasthan Royals, admitting that even he had never witnessed anything quite like it before.After producing a record-breaking century to guide GT into the IPL 2026 final, Gill opened up...

Vickrum Singh Digwa TOI correspondent from London: British-born Sikh Vickrum Singh Digwa was convicted this week of murdering 18-year-old Southampton University student Henry Nowak with a 21cm kirpan, a verdict that ignited political demands to ban carrying the ceremonial dagger in public spaces even for religious reasons.The ruling, delivered by a jury at Southampton Crown...

A 42-year-old man struggling with unemployment and mounting financial strain allegedly died by suicide in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area, AHMEDABAD: A 42-year-old man struggling with unemployment and mounting financial strain allegedly died by suicide in Gandhinagar’s Kudasan area, leaving behind a poignant note that reflected his concern for the safety of his young daughter and family...

Rajasthan Royals’ Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and skipper Riyan Parag react after the team’s defeat against the Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League 2026 Qualifier 2 match at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, in New Chandigarh on Friday. (ANI Photo) Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag praised teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi after the team’s...

US-based Gujarat-origin man pleads guilty in multimillion-dollar gambling case (AI image used for representational purpose only) AHMEDABAD: A Gujarat-origin man residing in the United States, on Wednesday, pleaded guilty in a multimilliondollar illegal gambling conspiracy case that operated across southwest Missouri.He admitted to his role in a racket that generated nearly $9.5 million (around Rs...

Police said Friday the deaths of a 52-year-old former sarpanch and three members of his family, whose charred bodies were found inside a burnt SUV near Shri Rampura village in Arai area of Ajmer district Thursday morning, were not accidental but a planned quadruple murder. AJMER: Police said Friday the deaths of a 52-year-old former...

Gujarat Titans’ skipper Shubman Gill (ANI Photo) Shubman Gill delivered a captain’s knock of the highest quality as Gujarat Titans stormed into their third IPL final in five seasons with a commanding seven-wicket victory over Rajasthan Royals in Qualifier 2 on Friday. Chasing a daunting 215, Gujarat completed the highest successful chase in franchise history...