IMF approves $1 billion disbursement to Pakistan despite India’s warning over terror funding

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday approved the immediate disbursement of $1 billion to Pakistan under the ongoing Extended Fund Facility (EFF), drawing sharp opposition from India, which warned the funds could be misused to support state-sponsored cross-border terrorism.The approval came during a board meeting in Washington, where the IMF also reviewed a proposed […]

Trump wants India-Pakistan de-escalation, says White House after JD Vance’s ‘none of our business’ remark

White House said Donald Trump urges for quick de-escalation between India and Pakistan. In a new statement on the India-Pakistan tension, the White House said President Donald Trump wants a quick de-escalation of the situation. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who is also the acting national security adviser, has been in communication with the leaders […]

Watch: PBKS, DC players arrive in Delhi from Dharamshala after IPL 2025 suspension

The Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals players arrived in Delhi from Dharamshala after the IPL 2025 match in Dharamshala on May 8 was abandoned due to attacks from Pakistan in various parts of India. The match was abandoned in the 11th over when PBKS was batting and the players were quickly evacuated from the stadium. […]

New Record! Mohammed Afsal creates history, breaks 7-year-old 800m national record at UAE Athletics Grand Prix | More sports News

NEW DELHI: India’s middle-distance runner Mohammed Afsal scripted history on Friday by breaking the long-standing men’s 800m national record at the UAE Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai. The 29-year-old clocked an impressive 1:45.61s to surpass the previous record of 1:45.65s set by Jinson Johnson in 2018.Afsal’s performance earned him a second-place finish at the World […]

Smells like teen spirit: prodigies, prodigals and everything in between

Over the past few weeks, a question has popped up in the minds of many players, commentators and fans associated with cricket: What were we doing when we were 14? Serious reflection may elicit a variety of interesting responses. But the brief purpose of this rhetorical query is to highlight the point that none of […]

Turkish student Rumeysa Ozturk, arrested by ICE for her op-ed in university newspaper, released by judge

Ozturk was arrested dramatically in front of her apartment by masked ICE agents. US district judge William Sessions has granted bail to Tufts student Rumetsa Ozturk, a Turkish student who is in the country on a student visa which the ICE revoked and arrested her after she wrote an op-ed in a university newspaper.Her arrest […]

Operation Sindoor | ‘Did not want to …’: Pakistan defence minister’s absurd excuse for army’s failure to withstand India’s Operation Sindoor | World News

NEW DELHI: In a bizarre claim designed to save face in light of the complete failure of its army to take on India’s retaliation, Pakistan defence minister Khawaja Asif has said Pakistani forces did not intercept Indian drones as it did not want to reveal strategic military locations to the enemy.In a viral video, Asif […]

Two dolls instead of 30? Toys become the latest symbol of Trump’s trade war | World News

NEW YORK : President Donald Trump‘s tariffs crusade has taken aim at a number of foreign goods, from European wines and car parts from Mexico to films made abroad. Lately, the president’s wandering ire has found another rhetorical poster child: toy dolls. Trump asserted that children will be fine having two dolls – perhaps three […]