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Kirsty Coventry takes over as first woman IOC president

The first female and first African president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Kirsty Coventry, was inaugurated in the role Monday (June 23, 2025) on the organisation’s 131st birthday with praise that the Olympic movement was “in the best of hands.” Ms. Coventry, a two-time Olympic gold medallist in swimming for Zimbabwe, finally and formally […]

Attack on US base in Qatar coordinated, Trump says Iran gave early notice

Trump thanked Iran for giving an early notice about their attack on US base in Qatar. President Donald Trump hinted that he is not planning any counterattack on Iran after Iran attacked US base in Qatar in retaliation against US’ Operation Midnight Hammer, which destroyed Iran’s nuclear plants, as he called for peace on both […]

What We Learned About Trump’s Attack on Iran

Over the past week, President Trump claimed he would make a decision about Iran in “two weeks” and repeatedly pressed it to come to the negotiating table. But the swiftness of the attack on Saturday night suggests that plans were underway after Israel began its bombing campaign against Iran a little more than a week […]

‘No Americans, Qataris harmed, hardly any damage done’; Trump calls Iran’s response weak; says ‘its time for peace!’

Donald Trump says Iran’s retaliation that they informed US beforehand was weak. President Donald Trump reacted to Iran’s attack on US airbase in Qatar and made it clear that it was a coordinated attack about which the US had enough intel in advance. In his Truth Social post, Trump also indicated that there should be […]

Watch: CNN’s Anderson Cooper leaves Tel Aviv hotel studio amid missile alert

CNN’s Anderson Cooper had to evacuate studio after a missile alert in Tel Aviv. In a tense and unprecedented moment during a live broadcast, veteran CNN anchor Anderson Cooper, along with correspondents Clarissa Ward and Jeremy Diamond, were compelled to urgently evacuate their Tel Aviv hotel studio amid a missile alert triggered by an Iranian […]

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi dies at the age of 77

Former India spinner Dilip Doshi has passed away at the age of 77 on Monday, June 23. A close family friend of the former left-arm spinner said that Doshi died in London on Monday. Doshi represented India in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs. The former left-arm spinner is survived by a son and a daughter. […]

‘Two good’: Sanjiv Goenka lauds Rishabh Pant’s aggression, gives special mention to KL Rahul | Cricket News

Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants owner Sanjiv Goenka took to social media to celebrate as Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul slammed centuries in India’s second innings against England during the first Test at Headingley Cricket Stadium in Leeds on Monday, June 23. Pant created history by becoming only […]

IND vs ENG: ‘You just let Rishabh Pant be Rishabh Pant’ – KL Rahul hails star batter after twin tons as India set England 371-run target | Cricket News

KL Rahul (Pic credit: Sahil Malhotra/TimesofIndia.com) Timesofindia.com in Leeds: ‘You just let Rishabh Pant be Rishabh Pant. Stand out there and admire.’ KL Rahul’s words summed up the essence of day four at Headingley, where the Indian duo of Rahul and Pant unleashed twin centuries to propel India to 364 all out in their second […]

Watch: Director Ram interview on ‘Paranthu Po’ | Shiva | Grace Antony | Aju Varghese | Anjali

Director Ram interview with The Hindu on his latest film, ‘Paranthu Po’ | Video Credit: The Hindu Ahead of the release of his upcoming film, #ParanthuPo, starring Mirchi Shiva, Grace Antony, Anjali, and Aju Varghese, #DirectorRam opens up on the joy of shooting in the mountains, why #YuvanShankarRaja didn’t compose the songs in the film, […]

‘Symbolically needed to strike back’: Iran coordinated attacks on American air base with Qatar, claims report

NYT reported that Iran’s attack was a symbolic one and they coordinated it with Qatar. After Iran launched an attack on the American air base in Qatar in what seemed to be a major escalation after US dropped bombs on Iran’s three nuclear plants, a New York Times report said that Iran coordinated the attacks […]