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US in ferment over free speech after late-night comic is shut down

Jimmy Kimmel (AP file photo) The TOI correspondent from Washington: American public discourse is in ferment over the country’s cherished free speech rights after the Disney-owned ABC on Tuesday spiked the late-night show by Jimmy Kimmel under pressure from the Trump administration. The crackdown followed MAGA backlash against Kimmel’s take on the assassination of right-wing…

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Asia Cup row: Forget Pakistan players, India didn’t even shake hands with match officials after win; shut dressing room | Cricket News

India skipper Suryakumar Yadav with teammate Shivam Dube. (Pic Credit: ACC) NEW DELHI: There is plenty of noise about India refusing to shake hands with Pakistan players after their Asia Cup 2025 Group A match in Dubai on Sunday — and rightly so. The customary handshake was expected, but never came. What slipped under the…

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When India’s support staff shut dressing room door even as Pakistan players waited for handshake after Asia Cup clash | Cricket News

Pakistan team at the ground after the match. (Pic credit: Pratyush Raj/TimesofIndia.com) NEW DELHI: India’s emphatic seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the Asia Cup on Sunday quickly turned into a political and sporting flashpoint after an extraordinary post-match episode that is already being dubbed “handshake-gate.“As soon as India skipper Suryakumar Yadav hit the winning six…

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Dramatic 5 minutes in Dubai: Suryakumar Yadav snubs Pakistan’s handshake, India shut door on opposition | Cricket News

India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav and Shivam Dube (AP/PTI) TimesofIndia.com in Dubai: Despite being a one-sided contest filled with standout individual performances, the India–Pakistan clash at the Dubai International Stadium may still go down as the tournament’s most talked-about game — but for reasons beyond cricket. By Monday morning, the ‘handshake-gate’ will dominate the popular narrative…

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