US President Donald Trump on Wednesday hailed his ally Charlie Kirk as a “martyr for truth” while calling his assassination “heinous” and “dark moment” for America. He vowed that his administration would find “each and every” person who contributed to this atrocity.In a video message addressed to Americans, Trump lambasted the “radical left,” suggesting its…
Shubman Gill (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Left-arm spinner Kuldeep Yadav and seamer Shivam Dube ran through the United Arab Emirates’ batting lineup as India romped to a nine-wicket win in their Asia Cup 2025 opener on Wednesday. Kuldeep’s sharp googlies earned him figures of 4 for 7, while Dube claimed 3 for 4, helping bowl…
BHOPAL: Attacked by a jackal, a 65-year-old Dalit woman in MP’s Shivpuri district held her nerves and the canine’s jaws for a good 30 minutes, and finally managed to strangle the animal with her sari. She then collapsed from exhaustion and blood loss, waking up in hospital hours later with 18 bite wounds.Surajia Bai Jatav,…
NEW DELHI: In a significant rejig, Centre has promoted 1994-batch IPS officers Manoj Shashidhar and Sampat Meena to the rank of special director in CBI. Both were serving as additional directors with key assignments.Meena becomes only the second woman special director in the agency after Archana Sundaram, a 1980-batch officer whose appointment had followed a…
Retailers in Kolkata are experiencing a slowdown in sales across various sectors like automobiles, electronics, and garments as shoppers anticipate the implementation of revised GST rates on September 22. KOLKATA: Bengal’s biggest festival is about a fortnight away but the familiar buy-buy binge still eludes most retailers as shoppers wait for a price drop once…
In a major legal victory for the Trump administration, the US Supreme Court on Monday lifted a lower court injunction that had barred Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from conducting indiscriminate immigration raids in the Los Angeles area. (IANS Photo) In a significant development affecting immigrant communities, the US Supreme Court has granted the Trump…
Globally, being overweight is now the dominant form of malnutrition among school-age children and adolescents, having overtaken thinness (being underweight), Unicef’s latest report reveals. It said 20% (one in five) of children between 5-19 years were overweight in 2022, while only 10% or one in 10 were underweight. This was a sharp change from 2000,…
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court has directed Tata AIG General Insurance to pay Rs 27 lakh with interest as awarded by the insurance ombudsman to a widow within four weeks. The insurance had come with a housing loan taken by the woman’s husband.“The very objective of availing the insurance policy was to secure repayment of…
NEW DELHI: In a rare incident during the Asia Cup 2025 clash between India and UAE at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday, UAE batter Junaid Siddique was initially given out after a sharp direct throw from India’s wicketkeeper Sanju Samson found him short of the crease. However, Indian skipper Suryakumar Yadav chose to…
Lamar Jackson apologizes to Bills fan for heated sideline shove (AP Photos) Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson has publicly apologized after shoving a Buffalo Bills fan during the team’s narrow 41–40 Week 1 loss in Buffalo. The incident, which unfolded in the third quarter after a touchdown celebration, has since become one of the biggest…