Ajinkya Rahane and Ravindra Jadeja (AP/PTI) On this day in 2020, December 27, Ajinkya Rahane played an innings that quietly altered the course of Indian Test cricket. It did not come wrapped in noise or bravado. It arrived in the aftermath of trauma. India had been bundled out for their lowest-ever total in the previous...
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Unnao rape case: CBI moves Supreme Court against Delhi high court order
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126198261,imgsize-419938,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-5.jpg" alt="Unnao rape case: CBI moves Supreme Court against Delhi high court order" title=" File photo: Kuldip Singh Sengar ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> File photo: Kuldip Singh Sengar NEW DELHI: CBI on Friday filed a special leave petition in Supreme Court against Delhi high court’s recent order suspending the sentence of expelled BJP ex-MLA Kuldeep...
‘Vendetta’: Delhi HC scraps CISF officer’s forced retirement
Delhi HC (File Photo) NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court has quashed a 20-year-old official order to compulsorily retire a CISF officer, now 72, over sexual harassment, ruling that the allegations made in 1998 by a woman constable “reek of vengeance rather than genuine harassment”. HC also found that even after being cleared three times,...
Only 14! Vaibhav Suryavanshi meets PM Narendra Modi; pic goes viral
Vaibhav Sooryavanshi & PM Narendra Modi (PTI) As the year drew to a close, Indian cricket found itself sharing space with an unfamiliar kind of headline. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, still three months short of his 15th birthday, was named a recipient of the Prime Minister’s National Award for Children, the Pradhan Mantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar. It...
Himachal Pradesh: Doctors launch indefinite strike after colleague sacked over assault
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126198157,imgsize-877125,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-2.jpg" alt="Himachal Pradesh: Doctors launch indefinite strike after colleague sacked over assault; demand immediate reinstatement" title=" There’s a video of Raghav Nirula thrashing the patient, but Resident Doctors’ Association says his side of the story hasn’t been considered ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> There’s a video of Raghav Nirula thrashing the patient, but Resident Doctors’ Association...
Brittany Mahomes looks past Chiefs struggles, praises Patrick’s off-field impact
Patrick Mahomes’ 15 and the Mahomies Foundation is making a significant community impact, with partner Youth Volunteer Corps reporting over 92,000 volunteer hours and $3.2 million in community benefit. Brittany Mahomes actively supports these efforts, highlighting the foundation’s growing influence beyond football. The foundation’s initiatives, like Read for 15 and Volunteer for 15, foster positive...
Indigo crisis: ‘Exemplary’ action on airline likely as DGCA tables report
IndiGo crisis (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: The stage is now set for “exemplary” government action against IndiGo — a likely combination of steep fines along with regulatory glare on some airline officials, among other things — for its schedule collapse earlier his month that affected over 5,000 flights and left lakhs of passengers stranded.DGCA...
Hindus form party in Bangladesh; prepare to fight upcoming polls
Representative image NAGPUR: Amidst the brutal persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh in the run-up to the February polls, a party registered in April hopes to fight its maiden elections, seeking Hindu and other minority votes.Bangladesh Minority Janta Party (BMJP) is preparing to contest 91 of 300 seats of Jatiya Parishad (national parliament), hoping to win...
PM Rashtriya Bal Puraskar: From Sindoor to sports – stories of valour in the spotlight
PM Modi interacted with the awardees and lauded their achievements (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: From 11-year-old Shavan Singh’s heartwarming story of social service during Operation Sindoor – regularly delivering water, milk and lassi to Indian soldiers stationed near his home along the Punjab border – to seven-year-old chess prodigy from Gujarat, Vaka Lakshmi Pragnika,...
Uttar Pradesh: 19% voters ‘uncollectable’ as SIR enumeration ends
<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-126196025,imgsize-1511615,width-400,resizemode-4/untitled-design-97.jpg" alt="Uttar Pradesh: 19% voters 'uncollectable' as SIR enumeration ends; final voter list to be released by February 2026" title=" The final voter list for UP will be released on Feb 28, 2026 ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> The final voter list for UP will be released on Feb 28, 2026 LUCKNOW: UP has reported a...
