Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag was in London last week, watching West Ham hold Manchester City to a 1-1 draw at the London Stadium. On the face of it, an IPL captain attending a Premier League game is nothing more than a holiday. But Parag wasn’t just there to watch football. He was there to […]
One Day, Two Prayers: What Happens If Eid ul Fitr Falls on Friday in 2026? UAE Fatwa Council Clears the Biggest Prayer Confusion As Muslims across the UAE and beyond await the crescent moon sighting that will mark the end of Ramadan, a unique and widely asked question is what happens if Eid ul Fitr […]
The US Department of Homeland Security promoted a “self-deportation” scheme using imagery of India’s Taj Mahal and offering financial incentives to undocumented migrants who agree to leave the country voluntarily.In a post shared on social media, the department appeared to advertise free flights to India alongside a cash benefit of up to $2,600 for those […]
Fairview School in Calgary at the centre of the ‘no food zones’ row. A school in Canada’s Calgary has landed in controversy after introducing “no food zones” in its cafeteria to support Muslim students observing Ramadan. The move, aimed at promoting inclusivity, has instead ignited a wider debate on how far institutions should go in […]
NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: Continuing its administrative and police shake-up in assembly poll-bound states, Election Commission on Tuesday replaced additional directors general (ADGs) of South Bengal and North Bengal regions, four police commissioners, a deputy commissioner and a dozen SPs in West Bengal. In Kerala, it directed the appointment of an IAS officer and two Kerala Administrative […]
Gun traffickers have quietly moved what they say is an unprecedented number of weapons from the United States to Mexico. Our reporter Paulina Villegas followed the trail of these guns. By Paulina Villegas, Rebecca Suner, Jon Miller, Gabriel Blanco, Joey Sendaydiego, Stephanie Swart, Paul Ratje for The New York Times and Guillermo Alvarez March 17, […]
A row erupted within Donald Trump’s support base after a senior intelligence official resigned over the ongoing war with Iran, prompting MAGA commentator Laura Loomer to claim that more exits could follow.Reacting to the news, Loomer posted on X, “Notorious leaker Joe Kent just resigned from his role as Director of the National Counterterrorism Center. […]
British tennis star Emma Raducanu has withdrawn from the Miami Open 2026, citing illness and lingering postviral symptoms as the reason for her absence, marking another setback in a challenging season. Raducanu, the 2021 US Open champion, was due to compete in the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, Florida, which runs through March 29. She […]
Image Credit: AI Generated The idea of sailing endlessly across a seemingly infinite horizon of blue water with no sign of land in sight? No beaches of soft white sand or rocky cliffs and headlands to signal the edge. This is no sailor’s worst nightmare; this is the Sargasso Sea, the only sea in the […]
India’s men’s and women’s hockey teams have learned their group-stage opponents for the upcoming FIH Hockey World Cup, with both sides placed in Pool D of their respective categories for the tournament to be co-hosted by the Netherlands and Belgium later this year.The Indian men’s team has been grouped with Pakistan, England and Wales. The […]
