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(Photo credit: AP) The latest round of fighting between Israel and Iran appears to have eased, but reports suggest tensions between US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have intensified in recent days.However, Israel’s ambassador to the United States, Yechiel Leiter, has played down claims of a rift, saying the two leaders...

US President Donald Trump became the first sitting American president to attend an NBA Finals game on Monday, but his historic appearance at New York’s Madison Square Garden was met with loud boos from sections of the crowd as he watched Game 3 between the New York Knicks and the San Antonio Spurs.Trump, attending as...

(File photo) A United States military helicopter gunship went down near the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday amid heightened tensions between Iran and Washington. The incident comes as military hostilities continue after the launch of MAGA supremo Donald Trump‘s major military campaign against the Iranian regime on February 28.However, both the crews in chopper were...

Educator Khan Sir received a reprieve as a Patna court stayed his arrest in a case involving an alleged firing at his coaching institute PATNA: Educator Faisal Khan, better known as Khan Sir, received a major legal reprieve after a Patna district court stayed his arrest in a case alleging that he directed security guards...

Global spending on nuclear weapons surged to a record high in 2025, with all nine nuclear-armed states increasing investments in their arsenals amid growing geopolitical tensions, according to a report released by the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN). The findings come as India also increased its expenditure on nuclear weapons, though it remained...

India’s permanent representative to the UN, Parvathaneni Harish (File photo) NEW DELHI: India has strongly rebuked Pakistan at the United Nations over what it described as Islamabad’s attempt to label militant groups operating within its territory as “Fitna al Hindustan” as part of a state-sponsored propaganda campaign.The Indian response came after Pakistan sought to frame...

Federal data reveals a sharp divide in how the tech companies are approaching the H-1B visa program. According to a report by Business Insider, while Google, Meta and Amazon have cut back on the filings for new hires, AI giants like Anthropic, OpenAI and chipmaker Nvidia are expanding their use of the program. Out of...

India vs Bangladesh (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Four months after Bangladesh were removed from the 2026 T20 World Cup, the debate over who decided to skip the tournament refuses to die. While former interim sports advisor Asif Nazrul had claimed the players and the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) jointly chose not to participate, captain Litton...

Rajasthan Royals batter Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (Image: X) NEW DELHI: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi had made his mark in IPL 2025 and then stepped it up further with performances for the age-group Indian team in different tournaments and tours. After producing 252 runs across seven innings in the previous IPL, the 15-year-old stepped up and how: 776 runs...

England’s captain Ben Stokes (PTI Photo/Shahbaz Khan) NEW DELHI: Ben Stokes’s future as England Test captain is under serious doubt after he was involved in a nightclub incident in Chelsea following England’s win over New Zealand at Lord’s. The ECB has launched an investigation into the actions of Stokes and teammate Gus Atkinson after both...