West Indies spinner Akeal Hosein took to social media to express frustration over the team’s delayed return from India after their exit from the 2026 T20 World Cup, even jokingly asking football star Cristiano Ronaldo to “rescue” him. International travel has been disrupted since tensions escalated following the conflict involving the USA, Israel and Iran, […]
Image Used For Representational Purpose Only (PTI Photo) BENGALURU: Even before the peak summer months set in, parts of south India are witnessing an unusual rise in ultraviolet (UV) radiation levels. In Bengaluru, a relatively moderate maximum temperature of 32°C recorded on Tuesday was accompanied by a sharp spike in UV radiation. The city’s afternoon […]
Iran targets Gulf countries after US-Israel The Trump administration is facing growing frustration from its allies in the Gulf, who claim they were not adequately warned about the scale of Iranian retaliation following US-Israeli strikes on Tehran, news agency Associated Press reported. Officials from two Gulf countries said their governments were disappointed with how Washington […]
The UAE is considering freezing key Iranian assets held in the Gulf state to curb Tehran’s access to foreign currency and global trade amid the ongoing Middle East crisis.According to the Wall Street Journal, UAE authorities are weighing measures ranging from freezing the assets of UAE-based shadow companies used to mask trade, to a sweeping […]
File photo: Scott Bessent The United States has issued a temporary waiver allowing India to continue purchasing Russian oil, with Washington saying the move is aimed at stabilising global energy supplies during rising tensions in the Middle East.On Friday, US treasury secretary Scott Bessent announced the decision in a post on X, saying the Treasury […]
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 […]
NEW DELHI: In a first-of-its-kind intervention and an embarrassment to Allahabad high court, Supreme Court has directed transfer of three petitions pertaining to a case from the high court to itself for adjudication as the high court sat on the verdict after reserving the order six years back relating to a criminal case of 1994 […]
India’s Sanju Samson (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) NEW DELHI: India sealed a thrilling seven-run win over England in the T20 World Cup semi-final on Thursday at Wankhede Stadium to book a place in the final against New Zealand. It was a high-scoring contest with 499 runs and 34 sixes in total, as both teams entertained the […]
IAF Su-30 MKI (File photo) NEW DELHI: A Sukhoi Su-30 MKI fighter aircraft of the Indian Air Force (IAF) has lost radar contact in Assam, officials said on Thursday, adding that an IAF team has been dispatched to determine the circumstances.“An IAF Su-30 MKI is reported overdue. The aircraft had taken off from Jorhat, Assam […]
Pakistan has achieved nearly all of its objectives in the recent military operation against Afghanistan, according to Rana Sanaullah, special assistant to Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, on Thursday.Islamabad launched Operation Ghazab lil-Haq last week in response to attacks by the Afghan Taliban forces on more than 50 locations along the over 2,600-kilometer border between the […]
