Spread the love       South Africa’s players celebrate the wicket of India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav (AP) India’s Super 8 campaign began on the worst possible note as South Africa handed them a crushing 76-run defeat at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad. Entering the stage as one of the strongest favourites to defend their T20 World Cup crown, the hosts were...

Spread the love       Axar Patel, right, during a net session at the Narendra Modi Stadium, in Ahmedabad. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s decision to leave out vice-captain Axar Patel triggered a major selection controversy after a crushing 76-run defeat to South Africa exposed the gamble in their Super 8 clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup. Assistant coach Ryan...

Spread the love       Pedestrians walk past a charred vehicle after it was set on fire, on a road in Cointzio, Michoacán state, Mexico. (AP photo) Within hours of the killing of Nemesio Oseguera, the feared cartel boss known as El Mencho, Mexico was gripped by a coordinated wave of retaliation that shut highways, grounded flights and sent residents scrambling for...

Spread the love       Representative image At least 18 people died and more than two dozen others were injured after a passenger bus travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River in Nepal’s Dhading district early Monday. The bus, carrying more than 35 passengers, fell into the river near Gajuri along the Prithvi Highway, about 90 km west of...

Spread the love       ABVP accuses left groups of assault (Picture credit: X) NEW DELHI: Tensions flared on the campus of Jawaharlal Nehru University after student groups aligned with the Left and Right accused each other of unleashing violence during a protest march in the early hours of Monday, PTI reported. According to students, the alleged incident took place at around...

Spread the love       NEW DELHI: The Embassy of India on Monday issued an advisory asking Indian nationals in several parts of Mexico to remain indoors following a major security operation that killed a top cartel leader and sparked widespread violence.Mexican authorities said Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, was wounded in a clash with soldiers...

Spread the love       PATNA: Two brothers were shot dead by unidentified assailants at a wedding reception in Bihar’s Shahpur village late Sunday evening, police said.Preliminary investigations suggest that Manjeet Kumar and Manish Kumar, aged 25 and 27, were killed over an old dispute, authorities added.The incident took place in Shahpur village, under the jurisdiction of Gopalpur police station.“Police received a...

Spread the love       Bangladesh Cricket Board NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has taken strong action against former women’s team selector Monjurul Islam after serious misconduct allegations were raised by former women’s captain Jahanara Alam. Following an investigation, the board has banned Monjurul from any cricket-related role under the BCB, either directly or indirectly. The inquiry committee looked into...

Spread the love       Mexico’s most wanted drug lord, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, better known as “El Mencho”, was killed in a military operation that unleashed coordinated violence across several states, paralysed transport networks and prompted security advisories from the United States and Canada.The Mexican army said the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel was wounded during a clash...

Spread the love       MS Dhoni (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: As the IPL 2026 season approaches, the big question around MS Dhoni’s future has come up once again: will the Chennai Super Kings legend play every match this season? Dhoni, who will turn 45 later this year, is set to be available for CSK, but it looks unlikely that he will...