Spread the love Iran’s exiled crown prince Reza Pahlavi has issued an urgent appeal to US President Donald Trump to intervene as mass protests sweep the Islamic Republic.“Mr President, this is an urgent and immediate call for your attention, support and action,” Pahlavi wrote on social media. “Please be prepared to intervene to help the people of Iran.”The call came...
Red, Fight, and Blue: Divided America drifts further apart
Spread the love TOI Correspondent from Washington: Another shooting incident in which ICE agents shot a Venezuelan couple purportedly fleeing immigration enforcement in Portland on Thursday has escalated confrontation between the federal government in Washington and Democratic-led states and cities across America, rapidly becoming one of the most volatile issues heading into the 2026 midterm elections.Sparked by the deadly ICE...
Indian cricket in transition! Smith says: ‘Between Gambhir and senior players’
Spread the love Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli (File photo) TimesofIndia.com in Durban: No team has managed to defend their T20 World Cup title yet and India will face a stiff challenge in the upcoming tournament in front of their home crowd. While the added pressure of playing in front of a home crowd will test them, former South...
Iran protests: Why are women lighting cigarettes from burning Khamenei photo? See photos
Spread the love Images of Iranian women lighting cigarettes from burning photographs of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei have surfaced on social media as the citizens of the country are protesting amid rising economic hardships.In the middle eastern nation, setting fire to an image of the Supreme Leader in the past has led to state action. Last year in November,...
ED seeks CBI probe against CM, DGP, Kol Police commissioner for evidence theft
Spread the love KOLKATA: Enforcement Directorate on Friday urged Calcutta High Court to order a CBI probe against Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee, state DGP Rajeev Kumar and Kolkata Police commissioner Manoj Varma among others for “theft of digital and other evidence, wrongful restraint and confinement of central govt officers and breakdown of rule of law”.In a 28-page petition, a copy...
Pietersen wants IPL and PSL-winning coach to replace McCullum
Spread the love Kevin Pietersen and Brendon McCullum (Photos by Getty Images) NEW DELHI: After England suffered a heavy 4-1 Ashes series loss to Australia, former England star Kevin Pietersen has spoken out and called for changes in the national coaching setup. Pietersen believes England should think about bringing back former head coach Andy Flower and see him as a...
DRDO achieves breakthrough in hypersonic missile development with long-duration scramjet test
Spread the love Defence Research & Development Laboratory (DRDL), the Hyderabad-based laboratory of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has achieved a milestone in India’s hypersonic missile programme with the successful long-duration ground test of an actively-cooled scramjet full-scale combustor. The Ministry of Defence said the test was conducted on Friday at DRDL’s state-of-the-art Scramjet Connect Pipe Test (SCPT)...
Pakistan wants Netanyahu kidnapped? Khawaja Asif’s controversial appeal to US, Turkey – watch
Spread the love Pakistan’s defence minister Khawaja Asif on Thursday in a controversial statement urged the United States and Turkey to “kidnap” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if they believed in justice and humanity, over the Israel-Gaza conflict. In a televised interview, whose clips have now gone viral on social media, Asif said the US should apprehend Netanyahu “just as...
Mustafizur row: ‘Not our domain’ – BCCI’s fresh stance on Bangladesh venue issue
Spread the love Mustafizur Rahman. (Photo/Agencies) NEW DELHI: The BCCI on Friday said it was not its place to comment on Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup, stating that the matter falls under the International Cricket Council’s jurisdiction. The clarification came after a review meeting of the board’s Centre of Excellence (CoE) in Bengaluru.Bangladesh have asked the ICC to...
‘Worked for BJP, Congress, AAP, TMC’: I-PAC issues statements after ED raids
Spread the love NEW DELHI: Political consultancy firm Indian Political Action Committee (I-PAC) has termed the Enforcement Directorate raids an “unsettling precedent”. The probe agency condicted searches at I-PAC offices and the residence of its director, Pratik Jain, in Kolkata a day before, in connection with a coal smuggling-linked money laundering case.In a statement on Friday, the firm categorically stated...
