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Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants captain Rishabh Pant drew widespread criticism after his post-match comment that included the ‘F’ word. Pant, after LSG’s defeat to Rajasthan Royals on May 19 at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur, was called for the post-match interview and said: “We’re a f***** good team,” on...

FM Sitharaman has stressed the need to closely monitor the three critical areas of fuel, fertiliser, and foreign exchange. (AI image) A prolonged US-Iran conflict has finally begun to hit India home, with economists signalling that the longer the crisis continues, the more difficult the situation would become for the economy. Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman...

Iran is demanding the immediate release of $12 billion in frozen assets held in Qatar as a precondition for moving forward with negotiations with the US, reported Iran International, citing sources.The source added that the $12 billion is only the immediate tranche required to begin the diplomatic roadmap and does not represent the full amount...

Nearly three months after war broke out in the Middle East and the Strait of Hormuz emerged as the centre of a dangerous global energy crisis, the United States-Israel and Iran still appear far from sealing a final agreement despite intense diplomatic activity and repeated claims of progress from both sides.Even after US President Donald...

The Russians fired the Oreshnik missile at Ukraine’s capital Kiev. The missile strike was carried out two days after 18 Russian students were killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on Moscow. The Oreshnik strike is seen as a response to the drone attack on Moscow. The Ukrainians do not possess any weapon to stop the...

A senior Tamil Nadu police officer is facing backlash after a video showed her laughing before a press briefing on a brutal girl’s rape-murder case. COIMBATORE: A senior Tamil Nadu police officer has landed in controversy after a video showing her laughing moments before addressing the media on the Coimbatore girl rape-murder case went viral...

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Monday said that reducing excise duties on petrol and diesel would lead to a revenue loss of around Rs 1 lakh crore. She also stressed the need to give confidence to people and that “India cannot afford fear mongering.”Her remarks came as fuel prices saw a fresh round of...

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill during IPL 2026. (AP Photo) New Delhi: Less than two months before the 2026 T20 World Cup, Shubman Gill was dropped from India’s squad. Elevated as vice-captain for the Asia Cup, the right-handed batter failed to produce the returns, prompting the think tank to take the tough call.Tipped to lead...

Supreme Court (Image credit: ANI) The Supreme Court on Monday expressed disappointment over the National Testing Agency’s handling of repeated paper leak incidents, observing that the agency appeared to have failed to learn from previous controversies despite multiple directions issued by the court.Hearing petitions seeking reforms in the examination system, the apex court sought responses...

Google CEOSundar Pichai has said he remains optimistic about young people despite growing concerns among students about artificial intelligence and its impact on jobs. Speaking on the “Hard Fork” podcast ahead of his upcoming commencement speech at Stanford University, Pichai addressed questions about whether graduates could react negatively to AI-related comments during the ceremony. The...