Photo/Agencies Female spectators were not allowed into the Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) or the Pavilion at Lord’s until March 1999. Now, just under 30 years later, England captain Nat Sciver-Brunt and India captain Harmanpreet Kaur are set to walk down those famous Pavilion steps to lead their teams in the first-ever women’s Test match at...
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Nijjar case: Lawrence Bishnoi’s indictment underscores heavy footprint of Punjab gangs
NEW DELHI: Abandoning the traditional underworld’s strict code of secrecy, Lawrence Bishnoi openly rewrote the rules of organised crime, pioneering an audacious digital branding strategy that replaced anonymity with the weaponised spectacle of performative violence. His network actively filmed hits and broadcasted screenshots as online “press releases” within minutes of the trigger being pulled to...
Canada: Lawrence & gang directed Nijjar hit, there’s nothing to link Indian govt
Hardeep Singh Nijjar NEW DELHI: Canada’s Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) has said there’s nothing to link the Indian govt with the charges announced by the US Tuesday against Lawrence Bishnoi and other India-based gangs, which include the killing of Khalistan separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar in 2023.According to Indian authorities, this vindicates India’s position that...
Connor Murphy’s alleged last video saying ‘I’m dying every second’ resurfaces after his death
Connor Murphy’s alleged last video saying ‘I’m dying every second’ resurfaces after his death Popular American fitness influencer and YouTuber Connor Murphy has died at the age of 32 after a drowning incident in Thailand. In the wake of his death, a video widely shared on X as his “last video” has gone viral, but...
Fans slam Brittany Mahomes over alleged white outfit at Taylor Swift’s wedding
Brittany Mahomes faced online backlash after some social media users wrongly believed she wore a white dress to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding. The criticism stemmed from lighting in her photos and older images from the 2023 Met Gala being mistakenly shared as her wedding look. In reality, Brittany wore a baby blue dress,...
Snakebite deaths much rarer than estimated: ICMR study
Representative image Deaths from snake bites may be much rarer than earlier estimated, according to an 11-state survey funded by the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR). The survey also shows that 43% of such deaths occurred outside hospital settings or in transit and that snakebite envenomation (SBE) was a disease of impoverishment with 53%...
Mahadev app founder Saurabh Chandrakar held in Oman
Accused Saurabh Chandrakar NEW DELHI: The founder and prime accused in the Mahadev betting app syndicate, who has been on the run, has been detained in Oman, and India is trying to get him extradited or deported, officials said Wednesday.Sourabh Chandrakar, a Chhattisgarh resident in his 30s, was detained by Royal Oman Police a few...
ED freezes Rs 440 crore in three TMC accounts in laundering case
Agency: Funds Used To Buy Aircraft & Chopper For ₹112 cr NEW DELHI: In yet another blow to TMC, the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has frozen Rs 440 crore in three accounts held by the party with HDFC Bank as part of its investigation into alleged laundering of Rs 160 crore of party funds through a...
Another paper leak? UGC-NET under lens
Rahul Alleges Question Paper Sold For 2.25L In Five States NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) is under fresh scrutiny after allegations of another paper leak, this time in the UGC-NET June 2026 exam. This comes barely weeks after the NEET-UG paper leak and complaints of glaring errors and typos in the NET papers.The...
No fruit in fruit candy, no cocoa in chocolate: FSSAI cracks down on misleading labels
NEW DELHI: That “100% Natural” cream bun may contain preservatives. A “Premium Chocolate” could be made with hydrogenated vegetable fat instead of cocoa butter. And a fruit-flavoured candy may not contain any fruit at all.In a major crackdown on misleading food labels, the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) has issued show-cause notices...
