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‘Having to just sit out …’: R Ashwin opens up on sudden retirement, shares reasons with Rahul Dravid | Cricket News

NEW DELHI: In the latest episode of Ravichandran Ashwin’s Kutti Stories series on his YouTube channel, the legendary off-spinner finally revealed the emotions and reasoning behind his shock retirement announcement in December 2024. The 38-year-old, India’s second-highest wicket-taker in Tests, stepped away during the middle of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy at the Gabba, leaving fans and […]

‘Interesting times ahead’: After advocating peace deal, Donald Trump hints at letting Ukraine ‘fight back’; ‘not possible to win without attacking’

US President Donald Trump on Thursday departed from his earlier peace stance on the Russia-Ukraine war, hinting at allowing Ukraine to “fight back” and promising “interesting times ahead.” He noted that it was impossible to win a war against an “invader country” but refrained from directly calling Russia one.“It is very hard, if not impossible, […]

Trump’s $500 million fraud fine axed: NY appeals court cites excessive penalty; injunctions remain intact

Donald Trump (left), Letitia James (TOI) A New York state appeals court on Thursday overturned the more than $500 million civil fraud penalty imposed on US President Donald Trump and his company, ruling that the amount violated the eighth amendment’s ban on excessive fines, reported CNBC.The decision, delivered by the first judicial department of the […]

‘Vision blurred, lost weight’: Wasim Akram reveals how he played with diabetes – Watch | Cricket News

Wasim Akram for Pakistan (Images via Getty Images) Wasim Akram, one of Pakistan’s greatest cricketers, has opened up about how he managed his career while living with diabetes. Diagnosed in 1997 at the peak of his playing days, Akram admitted the condition was initially a major challenge, both physically and mentally. “I started losing weight. […]

American aviation company co-founder Kirk Hawkins dies in wingsuit crash in Swiss Alps, was a former F-16 pilot

Former US Air Force pilot Kirk Hawkins dies in the Swiss Alps in a wingsuit crash. 58-year-old Kirk Hawkins, former CEO of ICON Aircraft, died in the Swiss Alps after he jumped out of a helicopter in a wingsuit. A former US Air Force F-16 pilot, Hawkins leapt from the helicopter near the peak of […]

‘Police hiding CCTV footage’: AAP’s big claim in Delhi CM Rekha Gupta attack case; raises previous assaults on Arvind Kejriwal | India News

Arvind Kejriwal (ANI image) and Saurabh Bhardwaj (PTI image) NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party‘s state president Saurabh Bhardwaj on Thursday alleged that Delhi Police is withholding crucial CCTV footage related to the recent attack on chief minister Rekha Gupta during a public hearing at her Civil Lines camp office.Addressing reporters, the AAP leader said that […]

Asia Cup 2025: Shreyas Iyer should get clear communication, says Ajinkya Rahane

Veteran India batter Ajinkya Rahane has weighed in on the exclusion of his state teammate Shreyas Iyer from India’s squad for the 2025 Asia Cup. Rahane, who has shared the Mumbai dressing room with Iyer for years, acknowledged that the batter has every right to feel disappointed but also understands the management’s dilemma in picking […]

Russia’s biggest wave of strikes on Ukraine: US factory hit, Ukraine says Putin has no interest in peace

Vladimir Putin (left), Donald Trump, Volodymyr Zelenskyy (AP) A Russian missile hit an American-owned electronics factory in Mukachevo, western Ukraine, early Thursday, causing extensive damage and injuring at least 15 people, Ukrainian officials said, reported news outlet NPR. The attack was part of one of Russia’s largest overnight airstrikes in the ongoing conflict, involving more […]

Where’s the window: Delta, United Airlines sued for selling high-priced window seats, but there’s just blank wall

Delta and United have been sued for selling window seats where there’s no window. A group of passengers sued Delta Air Lines and United Airlines for selling window seats at a higher price where there was no window. Proposed class actions were filed against United in San Francisco federal court and against Delta in Brooklyn, […]

Redistricting row: California top court rejects GOP plea for hold; cost, corruption claims surface

The California Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a petition filed by Republican legislators seeking to delay legislative action on a redistricting package that could place new congressional maps before voters this November, reported ABC news.“The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court stated, citing a lack of sufficient grounds […]