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Shahid Kapoor’s latest release, *O Romeo*, is facing a tough run at the box office, falling short of audience expectations. After a promising start, the film’s collections dropped sharply. On day 11, it managed just Rs 1.65 crore, pushing its India total to Rs 57.45 crore and worldwide gross to Rs 90.85 crore. Read on...

Shoaib Akhtar slams Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube NEW DELHI: Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar slammed India’s bowling attack after their heavy 76-run loss to South Africa in the T20 World Cup Super 8 match. He said the defeat exposed how fragile India’s bowling unit is, especially against strong batting line-ups like the Proteas.Akhtar was...

A 19-year-old youth shot his father, a pathology lab owner, dismembered the body, and hid parts in a drum at their residence in Aashiana, police said on Monday. LUCKNOW: A 19-year-old youth shot his father, a pathology lab owner, dismembered the body, and hid parts in a drum at their residence in Aashiana, police said...

NEW DELHI: Team India’s road to the T20 World Cup 2026 semi-finals has become significantly tougher after a heavy 76-run defeat to South Africa in their opening Super 8 clash in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Placed in Group 1 alongside South Africa, West Indies and Zimbabwe, India slipped into early trouble in the second phase of...

Representative image NEW DELHI: Government on Monday unveiled the country’s first-ever anti-terror policy elevating its “pro-active and intelligence-guided” approach to the level of a doctrine, which focuses, apart from the persisting threat of “hostile neighbours” deploying terror, on the new challenges of terrorists using modern communication devices and criminal networks.‘Prahaar’, an acronym for India’s comprehensive...

Usman Tariq has drawn attention throughout the tournament for his unusual action, including a pronounced pause before delivering his off-breaks. (ICC Photo) England left-arm spinner Liam Dawson insisted the two-time champions will not be consumed by the buzz around Pakistan’s mystery spinner Usman Tariq ahead of Tuesday’s crucial T20 World Cup Super Eights encounter. He...

NEW DELHI: Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will pay a three-day visit to India beginning this week, Ottawa said in an official announcement. Carney will spend two days in Mumbai before arriving in New Delhi on March 2 for a bilateral meeting with PM Narendra Modi that is expected to further cement the relationship that...

NEW DELHI: Light combat aircraft (LCA) manufacturer Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL) has denied reports of a crash involving a Tejas fighter earlier this month. Issuing a clarification on X on Monday, the defence PSU said, “There has been no reported crash of an LCA Tejas. The event in question was a minor technical incident on...

SRINAGAR/JAMMU/DELHI: Not all Army heroes wear uniforms. This is true for Tyson, a four-legged soldier, who showed extraordinary courage by charging first into a terrorist hideout and helping security forces eliminate three Jaish-e-Mohammed terrorists in the Chhatroo belt of J&K’s Kishtwar despite being shot in its leg.“Tyson is a local dog adopted and trained by...

NEW DELHI: The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is set to automatically refund money lying unclaimed in nearly seven lakh small-balance inoperative accounts without requiring any claim application or paperwork from account holders, as part of a new pilot slated to be launched in the coming days, labour minister Mansukh Mandaviya said Monday. The inoperative...