File photo of Pakistan hockey team (Image-X) Pakistan have withdrawn from the upcoming Junior Hockey World Cup to be held in India during November-December 2025, as confirmed by the International Hockey Federation (FIH) on Friday. The tournament, scheduled in Chennai and Madurai, now awaits the announcement of a replacement team, amid deteriorating sporting ties between…
After India, Taliban-ruled Afghanistan is now taking aim at Pakistan’s water supply. The Taliban government has ordered the rapid construction of a dam on the Kunar River, Russian news outlet RT reported.This move comes amid escalating military tensions between the two neighbours along the Durand Line, the 2,640km (1,600-mile) international border separating Afghanistan and Pakistan….
Analysts are of the view that the latest round of Trump sanctions may hit earnings of these two oil refineries. (AI image) US President Donald Trump’s move to impose sanctions on two of Russia’s largest oil suppliers – Rosneft and Lukoil – spells bad news for India’s private sector refineries Reliance Industries (RIL) and Russia-backed…
Image: X@/Nirmala Sitharaman Veteran advertising executive Piyush Pandey passed away on Friday morning at the age of 70. He was regarded as one of the most influential figures in the advertising world and was celebrated for creating some of India’s most iconic campaigns. Pandey’s campaigns for brands such as Asian Paints (“Har Khushi Mein Rang…
File photo of Yuzvendra Chahal and Dhanashree Verma. Indian cricketer Yuzvendra Chahal shared a now-deleted cryptic Instagram Story featuring a Delhi High Court ruling about alimony payments, seemingly an indirect dig after his divorce from Dhanashree Verma. The post included a screenshot carrying a news article that said “financially independent wives cannot demand alimony from…
Actress Anushka Sharma is again facing online attacks due to her husband Virat Kohli’s recent cricket scores. Trolls are blaming her for his performance, a pattern seen for years. Fans are defending Sharma, calling out the misogyny. This online harassment has led some to suggest it’s why the couple moved to London. The title of…
Tilak Varma of India (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images) Tilak Varma, who played a crucial role in India’s Asia Cup 2025 triumph, revealed for the first time that he faced a serious health scare in 2022. The 22-year-old left-handed batter disclosed that he had been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a rare condition that occurs when muscles…
NEW DELHI: CJI B R Gavai and Justice Surya Kant, the next CJI, on Thursday stoutly defended the much-criticised collegium system for selecting constitutional court judges and said it has helped the judiciary preserve its autonomy and independence in administration of justice.CJI Gavai was speaking at Royal Institute of Management in Thimphu, Bhutan, while Justice…
NEW DELHI: To deal with the upcoming Chhath rush, the railways is using real-time heat-mapping of 35 major stations to monitor heavy passenger movement, rushing standby unreserved trains close to these stations to clear the surge of travellers and creating holding areas for crowd control. These measures are based on passenger data from the festive…
BHOPAL: Diwali celebrations turned tragic in Madhya Pradesh when about 300 people, including children , suffered severe to minor eye injuries after they “fired” carbide guns, or agri-cannons, used mainly by farmers to scare away monkeys and birds, on Monday and Tuesday. As many as 30 of them are said to be serious and could…
