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Aminul Islam Bulbul, and Tamim Iqbal NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh government on Tuesday appointed former cricketer Tamim Iqbal as the president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), and dissolved the current board of directors of the country’s cricketing body.The current president of BCB, Aminul Islam Bulbul, has been removed by the country’s National Sports Council...

The tensions between the US and Iran have taken a digital turn. The war of words is no longer limited to official press conferences and speeches; it has spilled onto the social media, where Iranian embassies around the world are taking potshots at the comments made by US President Donald Trump. In one of the...

David Warner (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Former Australian opener David Warner has landed in serious trouble after being charged with drunk-driving following an incident in Maroubra, Sydney, on Tuesday, according to news.com.au. Warner, who is currently leading Karachi Kings in the Pakistan Super League, was pulled over by New South Wales Police and subjected...

At least two gunmen were shot dead and one severely wounded after firing shots outside the building housing the Israeli consulate in Istanbul on Tuesday afternoon, according to Turkish media and video footage from Reuters. The gun battle, which lasted several minutes, broke out in the city’s financial district, prompting a heavy police response and...

Alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar NEW DELHI: A Delhi court on Tuesday granted bail to alleged conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar in the Rs 200 crore extortion-linked money laundering case, observing that continued incarceration beyond a reasonable period violates the fundamental right to personal liberty and speedy trial.In its order, the court directed that Chandrashekhar be released on...

Congress MP Manickam Tagore on Tuesday criticised West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee for making what he called “irresponsible allegations” after she hinted at a collusion between the BJP, Congress and DMK.In an X post, Tagore stressed that while the Congress and the Mamata Banerjee-led Trinamool Congress (TMC) are allies in the INDIA bloc at...

CongressMP Rahul Gandhi; PM Narendra Modi; TVK chief Vijay The demand for statehood for Puducherry—pending for decades—has now become the most talked-about political issue in the former French colony ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.Since the 1960s, after its merger with India, Puducherry has remained a Union territory. In this system, the lieutenant governor, who...

Microsoft has now clarified that its Copilot Terms of Use after viral posts highlighted a clause stating the AI tool was “for entertainment purposes only.” The phrasing which appeared inconsistent with how the company has marketed Copilot as a productivity and enterprise solution, quickly drew attention online and raised questions about Microsoft’s confidence in its...

NEW DELHI: Election Commission on Tuesday said that Exit Polls for the assembly elections of five states can neither be held nor disseminated from 7 am on April 9 till 6:30 pm on April 29 .The poll body said that conducting or broadcasting exit polls in the period is violative of section 126A of the...

Campbell Wilson has resigned as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Air India amid mounting financial pressures and a slower-than-expected turnaround of the Tata Group-owned carrier, Air India announced on Tuesday.The carrier, in a statement, said, “Mr Wilson had conveyed his intention to step down in 2026 to Air India Chairman N Chandrasekaran and,...