US President Donald Trump announced on Saturday that US forces had carried out a “large-scale strike” in Venezuela, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, following pre-dawn attacks on Caracas that killed at least 40 people and triggered widespread panic across the capital.After reports of multiple explosions and low-flying aircraft, Venezuelan government forces...
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Drama! IPL broadcast to be suspended in Bangladesh?
Mustafizur Rahman (Image credit: BCB) NEW DELHI: In addition to seeking a shift of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup league matches from India to Sri Lanka over “concerns about players’ safety” following Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from the IPL on BCCI instructions, the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has also been asked to suspend the broadcast of the...
Escorted off plane in handcuffs: Video shows Maduro in US custody; ‘happy new year’ moment at DEA office
Nicolas Maduro escorted by US officials (Image/X) The first video of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro arriving in the United States was released on Saturday (local time), showing him handcuffed and escorted by US officials as he stepped off a helicopter at New York’s Stewart Airport.Hours earlier, Maduro was captured by US forces during a late-night...
Mustafizur controversy: Bangladesh seek shift of T20 World Cup games from India
Mustafizur Rahman (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has been directed by the country’s sports ministry to seek a shift of Bangladesh’s T20 World Cup league matches from India to Sri Lanka, citing “concerns about players’ safety” following Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from the IPL on BCCI instructions.The Shah Rukh Khan co-owned IPL...
Drugs, oil, illegal immigration: Why Trump ordered Venezuela strikes; what we know so far
Photo credit: AP The United States carried out pre-dawn airstrikes across Venezuela on Saturday, with at least seven explosions and low-flying aircraft reported over the capital, Caracas. The attacks, which killed at least 40 people, prompted the Venezuelan government to declare a national emergency and deploy its armed forces, calling for mass mobilisation. Hours later,...
Faridabad gangrape: Family says assault happened in ambulance; suspects tied to hospital
GURGAON: The family of a 25-year-old woman, who was left with grievous injuries by two men who raped and brutalised her and threw her out of a moving vehicle on Dec 30, has alleged the crime was committed inside an ambulance.They claimed the 25-year-old, who was on her way back home late at night amid...
‘Called Trump directly’: Mamdani condemns US strikes on Venezuela
Newly inaugurated New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Saturday condemned the US military capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife.The socialist democrat called it an “act of war and a violation of federal and international law.”At a news conference, Mamdani said he had spoken to US President Donald Trump by phone to...
‘Why only Mahayuti?’: Oppn slams 68 unopposed Maha civic wins; alleges bribery, threats
Opposition cries foul over ’68’ unopposed wins in Maharashtra civic polls MUMBAI: A large number of candidates from the Mahayuti parties are set to be elected unopposed in the municipal corporation polls, a situation that was confirmed by BJP spokesperson Keshav Upadhye.Upadhye said on X: “The BJP’s momentum continues. From the Mahayuti, 68 corporators are...
Maha civic polls: ’68’ candidates set for ‘unopposed wins’; SEC to invoke 2014 directive
PUNE: The State Election Commission (SEC) would follow the Dec 2014 directive issued by then state election commissioner Nand Lal for handling unopposed wins for the municipal corporation elections, where over 60 candidates from 29 corporations are likely to be elected unopposed, senior SEC officials told TOI on Saturday.SEC directed all municipal commissioners to submit...
Nicolas Maduro captured: Who is in charge of Venezuela now? Trump says US will ‘run’ the country
Maduro, after being captured by the US (L), Trump (R) After President Nicolas Maduro was captured by the US military on Saturday, Venezuela was left without an immediate political transition, even as the existing government and military leadership continued to function.The country’s highest court has since directed Vice President Delcy Rodriguez to assume the role...
