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India vs Pakistan (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Ahmed Shehzad has sparked controversy by accusing the Board of Control for Cricket in India of not allowing the International Cricket Council to directly conduct doping tests on Indian players. His comments came during the ongoing ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, after India national cricket team had…
AI-generated representational image. NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old man was allegedly beaten to death after a quarrel over a splash of water during Holi spiralled into violence in Delhi’s Uttam Nagar. Police have arrested four people and apprehended a minor. The trouble began, police said, when water from a balloon splashed on a woman amid the…
NEW DELHI: Delhi recorded its hottest day of the season on Thursday as the maximum temperature climbed to 34.3°C — seven degrees above normal — surpassing Wednesday’s 33.2°C. The mercury is expected to rise further and may touch 36°C by March 10. IMD data shows that the 34°C mark was breached in the second week…
Toronto Raptors vs Minnesota Timberwolves 2022 (Image via Getty) The Toronto Raptors visit the Minnesota Timberwolves on March 5, 2026, at Target Center in a game that matters for both teams as the regular season moves toward its final stretch. Toronto enters with a 35-26 record and sits third in the Atlantic Division. Minnesota is…
NEW DELHI: India may face serious disruptions in supply of fertilisers and raw materials in the next kharif season — starting in June — if the blockade of the Strait of Hormuz continues due to the conflict in West Asia, industry insiders said. They added that there is no immediate crisis because it is a…
File photo: Nishant Kumar NEW DELHI: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is a rare regional heavyweight who has been vocal in his disdain of dynastic politics and made it a point to keep his family members, including his only son Nishant, out of any limelight. As politics would have it, Nishant is now being seen by…
NEW DELHI: After two decades at the helm of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has finally ceded the seat that he made his own, kicking up a storm of reaction from angry supporters and criticism from the opposition that cited it as another example of BJP “cannibalising” its allies like in Maharashtra.But Kumar appeared to go quietly,…
Mark Carney praises PM Modi’s work ethic NEW DELHI: Canadian PM Mark Carney praised Narendra Modi’s governance approach and work ethic, saying the Indian PM remained strongly focused on delivering welfare programmes directly to ordinary citizens despite policy and administrative challenges.Speaking at an interaction hosted by the Lowy Institute in Sydney Thursday, Carney reflected on…
Why did Elena Rybakina move a man’s hand away during Eisenhower Cup trophy ceremony? Video of trophy incident goes viral (Image via Getty) Tennis star Elena Rybakina had just finished celebrating a big win when an awkward moment suddenly caught everyone’s attention. The Kazakhstan player won the Eisenhower Cup exhibition event at Indian Wells alongside…
Over 60% turnout as Nepal votes in ‘historic’ polls powered by Gen Z KATHMANDU: As Nepal went to the polls on Thursday, the country’s Gen Z voters – many of whom participated in the Sept protests that reshaped the country’s politics – turned out in large numbers for the snap parliamentary elections, with students and…
