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The Middle East crisis has triggered a sell-off spree in Asian equities as investor sentiments are dragged down by fears of deepening energy crisis around the world. South Korea suffered the worst fall, tumbling 6% while Hang Seng Index was down over 3%.The South Korean benchmark Kospi slumped over 6% at the open, starting the…
SHIMLA/NEW DELHI: The dramatic standoff between Delhi Police and Himachal Pradesh Police over the arrest of three Indian Youth Congress (IYC) workers for the shirtless protest at the AI Summit in Delhi dragged on till the early hours of Thursday.The Delhi-Haryana police team was stopped thrice by Shimla police — the last time at 4am…
How the Shimla–Delhi cops day-long high-voltage drama unfolded SHIMLA: A crackdown linked to the February 20 protest during the India AI Summit at Bharat Mandapam in Delhi spiralled into an extraordinary inter-state standoff on Thrusday, after the pre-dawn arrest of three Youth Congress activists in Himachal Pradesh triggered counter-allegations of abduction, a police-versus-police confrontation on…
India vs Pakistan (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Even as the row over Pakistan’s decision to boycott its men’s T20 World Cup group-stage clash against India continues to escalate, there is no indication that the fallout has spilled over into the women’s game. The Pakistan Women’s A team is set to play India Women’s A at…
File photo: Priyanka Gandhi with Rahul Gandhi (Picture credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday defended her brother, Lok Sabha Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi, saying he was not attempting to defame the Army but was merely quoting from a magazine article referring to excerpts from the unpublished memoir of former…
NEW DELHI: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has laid bare the sequence of events that led to its refusal to travel to India for the upcoming T20 World Cup, with president Aminul Islam Bulbul stating that Mustafizur Rahman’s removal from an IPL franchise on security grounds was the tipping point.Speaking to media in Dhaka, Bulbul…
Bangladesh cricket team players. (File photo) With questions still unresolved over Bangladesh’s participation in the T20 World Cup, Pakistan has stepped in with an alternative proposal, offering to host Bangladesh’s matches if they are not played in India or Sri Lanka.The Pakistan Cricket Board has supported Bangladesh’s refusal to play its T20 World Cup matches…
Najmul Hossain Shanto (ANI Photo) NEW DELHI: Amid growing uncertainty over Bangladesh’s participation in the 2026 T20 World Cup, star batter Najmul Hossain Shanto has made it clear that the players want to feature in the ICC showpiece, even as the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) remains firm on its refusal to play matches in India….
Bangladesh are scheduled to play three matches in Kolkata and one in Mumbai. NEW DELHI: The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), on Tuesday, has formally written to the International Cricket Council (ICC) expressing its support for Bangladesh’s refusal to play matches in India at the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup. The development comes a day before…
NEW DELHI: A delegation from the International Cricket Council (ICC) is expected to visit Bangladesh soon to hold in-person discussions over the country’s participation in the ICC T20 World Cup, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February 7. The development comes amid an ongoing standoff, with Bangladesh’s sports ministry and the…
