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Pakistan batter Babar Azam during the T20 World Cup match against the Netherlands. (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Babar Azam’s uneasy start to the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has triggered a rare and searching debate, with two of the game’s most respected voices — Ricky Ponting and Ravi Shastri — openly questioning Pakistan’s use...

At the height of the 1971 India–Pakistan war, as Indian forces moved decisively in East Pakistan and the creation of Bangladesh became inevitable, US President Richard Nixon privately assured China that Washington would support Beijing if it chose to attack India.The disclosure emerges from seven pages of Richard Nixon’s sworn testimony that remained sealed for...

Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi, left, and Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma NEW DELHI: Assam Congress president Gaurav Gogoi on Monday refuted Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s claims linking him to Pakistan, saying the SIT report sat with the CM for six months because it had no evidence. Addressing a press conference in Guwahati, Gogoi said...

Expelled BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar (File photo) NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant immediate relief to rape convict and former BJP MLA Kuldeep Singh Sengar in the custodial death case of the Unnao rape victim’s father, but requested the Delhi High Court to hear his plea seeking suspension of sentence...

Britain’s Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, left, and Prime Minister Keir Starmer attend their visit to Peacehaven Mosque in Peacehaven, England, in Oct. 23, 2025. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP) British prime ministers are rarely undone by what they say. More often, they are undone by what they fail to anticipate.Keir Starmer is under mounting pressure...

<img src="https://static.toiimg.com/thumb/msid-128104159,imgsize-1301270,width-400,resizemode-4/images-21.jpg" alt="'Act of fear': Women Congress MPs write to LS Speaker OM Birla, reject 'threat' to PM Modi charge" title=" Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla ” decoding=”async” fetchpriority=”high”> Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla NEW DELHI: A group of women MPs from the Congress has written a strongly worded letter to Lok Sabha Speaker Om...

TARN TARAN: In a horrifying incident inside a Tarn Taran law college, a first-year student shot dead his classmate before turning the weapon on himself. The shocking crime took place on Monday at the Usma Law College, sending panic across the campus.According to senior superintendent of police (SSP) Surendra Lamba, the deceased female student has...

Getty Images Pakistan began their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a narrow escape, edging past the Netherlands in a tense Group A opener in Colombo on Saturday. While the result read as a win, the performance left plenty to be desired, drawing sharp criticism from former Pakistan cricketer Basit Ali, who did...

Multiple factors have been linked to the recent sharp correction seen in both gold and silver. (AI image) Gold, silver price today: Gold and silver prices have rebounded on Monday after last week’s crash. The yellow metal and white metal are up both in international and domestic markets. Gold and silver futures saw a strong...