Holi, the festival of colours, is finally here. The air smells of fresh gujjiyas, plates of dahi bhalla and thandai are ready, and packets of gulal are waiting to splash joy everywhere. Celebrated with great enthusiasm across India and in many parts of the world, Holi marks the arrival of spring and symbolises the victory...
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‘We are never out of games’: Harry Brook sounds warning as England eye India upset
Team England (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: On the eve of a high-voltage T20 World Cup semifinal against India, England captain Harry Brook has made one thing clear — his side thrives when the pressure is at its peak.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!England’s journey to the last four has been anything...
‘Pak will turn into vassal state’: Asif accuses Israel of ‘orchestrated war’ that could align India
Image: ANI Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif on Tuesday claimed that Zionists were behind the Iran war as part of a wider plan to expand Israel’s influence towards Pakistan’s borders.In a post on X, Asif said that despite Iran’s readiness for an agreement, “a war has been imposed upon them, and its agenda, orchestrated by...
Rupee hit by Middle East crisis: Currency falls to new low of 92.15 against US Dollar
Rupee tumbled 69 paise on Wednesday, sliding to hit a record low of 92.18 against the US dollar amid surging oil prices and a pullback from riskier assets. Analysts have cautioned that the currency could remain under strain until tensions in the Middle East subside.Ongoing tensions in the Middle East have sent shockwaves through global...
India vs England: Can Abhishek Sharma find his fire at Wankhede?
Abhishek Sharma (Pic credit: BCCI) Back at the Wankhede, Team India opener will hope to rediscover fearless touch at the venue where he smashed 135 vs England last yearMUMBAI: Given the way Abhishek Sharma punished everything bowled at him in the lead-up to the T20 World Cup, he was tipped to light up the tournament....
Israel strikes building where Iranian clerics were choosing Khamenei’s successor
Image: X@/MarioNawfal Israel carried out an airstrike on a building in the Iranian city of Qom that was reported to be hosting senior clerics of the Assembly of Experts as they convened to begin the process of selecting a successor to the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.The Assembly, an 88-member clerical body constitutionally tasked...
Asian stocks today: Korean stock markets hit circuit breaker after plunging 11%
Asian equities saw a sharp sell-off on Wednesday, with Kospi leading the fall as escalating war fears and surging oil prices unsettled investors. South Korea’s benchmark Kospi index sank 8.1%, triggering a halt in trading. The sharp fall happened as worries about energy security outweighed earlier optimism around the AI-driven gains of major tech firms...
Stock market crash: Nifty50 ends over 1% down; BSE Sensex plunges over 1,100 points
Stock market today (AI image) Stock market crash today: Nifty50 and BSE Sensex crashed in trade on Wednesday on rising Middle East tensions and escalating US-Israel-Iran war. While Nifty50 went below 24,350 in intraday trade, BSE Sensex went below 78,500. Nifty50 ended the day at 24,480.50, down 385 points or 1.55%. BSE Sensex closed at...
Hotel, residential building hit: Israeli strikes kill 6 in Lebanon as Middle East crisis enters Day 5
Israeli air strikes hit several areas in Lebanon, killing and injuring civilians, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah escalated in the wider Israel-Iran conflict.Lebanon’s health ministry said Israeli strikes on the towns of Aramoun and Saadiyat, south of Beirut, killed six people and wounded eight others. Iran BOMBS CIA Facility In Saudi Capital; Drones Hammer...
Iran war worry for Himachal hoteliers: Will Israelis come this summer?
Israelis usually visit from May to Aug — their preferred locations being Kasol, Pulga, Kalga, and Tosh village of Parvati valley (in pic), the Old Manali area, and Dharamkot, also called ‘mini-Israel’, near Dharamshala. KULLU: In the cool climes of Kullu Valley, hoteliers and homestay owners are glued to news streaming out of the conflict,...
