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Mitchell Marsh NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) survived a late fightback from Tim David (40 off 17 balls) to beat Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) by nine runs in their IPL 2026 match at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow on Thursday. Prince Yadav picked up three wickets as LSG defended their total in a rain-hit...

BHOPAL: The central jail in Madhya Pradesh’s Satna district is, perhaps, the last place one would imagine love to bloom. But so it happened.What made it even more special is that the blessed couple — Firoza Khatoon, assistant jail superintendent at Satna Central Jail and Dharmendra Singh alias Abhilash, a former life convict who served...

Siliguri police detained a vehicle owner after his car’s registration number was linked to the murder of Suvendu Adhikari’s personal assistant (The vehicle used in the crime) SILIGURI/BARASAT: Siliguri police on Wednesday night detained a vehicle owner in north Bengal for questioning in connection with the murder of Chandranath Rath, the personal assistant of Suvendu...

PATNA: More than 150 students aged 6–14 fell ill at a govt middle school in Baluaha village in Saharsa district on Thursday after consuming mid-day meal allegedly contaminated by an insect or snake.Saharsa civil surgeon Dr Raj Narayan Prasad said the children were initially taken to Mahishi primary health centre and later referred to Saharsa...

Balendra Shah Nepali Congress-led opposition MPs on Thursday pressed Balendra Shah govt “to move beyond diplomatic notes” and open high-level talks with India and China to “reclaim” Lipulekh, Limpiyadhura and Kalapani — Indian territories Kathmandu claims is theirs, reports Vishant Agarwala. The demand was raised at the house of representatives’ international relations and tourism committee...

India’s diaspora is the largest at around 19 million, with significant numbers of international immigrants living in UAE, US and Saudi Arabia. With this backing, India continued as the top country receiving remittances, but 2024 was spectacular with inflows of $138 billion. The country also emerges as one of the biggest source countries for student...

Tarique Rehman DHAKA: The Tarique Rahman-led Bangladesh govt has sought China’s “involvement and support” for the Teesta restoration project, a move that risks clouding New Delhi-Dhaka relations, as the latter pushes India to work towards implementing the 2011 Teesta water-sharing treaty blocked by outgoing West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee. Dhaka has been demanding a greater...

Veteran actor Shakti Kapoor has reacted strongly to false rumours about his death that recently surfaced on social media. The actor personally addressed the claims through a video message, assuring fans that he is absolutely fine and urging people not to spread misinformation online.The rumours had left many fans worried, with several social media posts...

M K Stalin CHENNAI: The unthinkable in Tamil Nadu politics turned probable on Thursday when DMK president M K Stalin reportedly told his party MLAs that AIADMK had been seeking his support to form the govt and checkmate TVK president C Joseph Vijay from becoming chief minister.The legislators left the decision to Stalin, multiple sources...

Image Used For Representational Image (AI) BENGALURU: A shopping trip allegedly turned traumatic for an Indian Air Force (IAF) officer and his wife who claimed they were assaulted by an auto driver, his passenger, and a group of men in a road rage incident near Jalahalli Cross.The officer told police that he and his wife...