Isiah Thomas (Photo by NBA/Detroit Pistons) NEW DELHI: The NBA of the 1980s hits differently in retrospect. Amid the rough-and-tumble nature of the sport, where giants like Larry Bird and Magic Johnson cast their towering shadows, a 6-foot-1 guard from Chicago’s West Side was built to bend the game to his will.Even today, Isiah Thomas,…
Benfica’s manager Jose Mourinho attends a press conference at Stamford Bridge, London, Monday, Sept. 29, 2025, ahead of the Champions League soccer match against Chelsea. (Steven Paston/PA via AP) Jose Mourinho is closing in on a dramatic return to Real Madrid, with the Portuguese manager now strongly linked with a second spell at the Santiago…
NEW DELHI: Amid reports that China provided tech assistance to Pakistan in the military conflict that followed India’s Op Sindoor last year, the govt urged China to introspect about the likely reputational cost of backing terrorist infrastructure. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said that the reports had only corroborated what was already known.“Operation Sindoor…
Marshawn Kneeland’s girlfriend shares pregnancy update.Image via: Getty Back in November 2025, the NFL world got hit with some devastating news. Dallas Cowboys defensive end Marshawn Kneeland passed away at just 24 years old. And if that wasn’t heartbreaking enough, it came out shortly after that his girlfriend, Catalina Mancera, was pregnant with their first…
SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president and former Union minister Dr Farooq Abdullah Tuesday joined the debate over whether liquor should be banned in Jammu and Kashmir, saying his father, Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, had refused to impose such a ban in 1977 as it generated substantial revenue for the UT (which was then a state).While Farooq…
JAMMU: The Army foiled Tuesday an infiltration attempt in Krishna Ghati (KG) sector of J&K’s Poonch by killing a terrorist along the Line of Control (LoC), officials said.“Acting on specific inputs, troops noticed suspicious movements around 300 metres inside the Indian side of LoC around 4pm during sustained surveillance operations,” an official said.The troops engaged…
TOI Correspondent from Washington: The report of Pakistan giving sanctuary to Iranian military aircraft revives one of the subcontinent’s great geopolitical ironies: more than five decades after Iran sheltered Pakistani military assets during the 1971 India-Pakistan war – with quiet encouragement from the Nixon administration – Pakistan now appears accused of returning the favour to…
Veteran actor Rakesh Bedi has become one of the most talked-about names after the blockbuster success of Aditya Dhar‘s Dhurandhar: The Revenge, thanks to his fan-favourite character Jameel Jamali and the viral dialogue, “Bachcha hai tu mera.” Amid reports claiming that the actor received a Rs 1 crore bonus from the makers following the film’s…
Taylor was handed a 24-week suspended prison sentence, ordered to pay compensation, costs, and received an indefinite football ban/ Image: Screengrab X Former professional footballer Thomas Taylor has been spared an immediate prison sentence after admitting to elbowing opponent Daniel Brookwell in the face during a match in Wales, in an incident that went viral…
KOTA: The New Medical College Hospital (NMCH) Monday reported the death of yet another woman due to complications following a cesarean section, bringing the death toll from post C-section infections to four in just one week.The latest victim, identified as Pinki Mahawar, 30, succumbed to her condition in the early hours of Monday after being…