NEW DELHI: Pakistan’s centrally contracted cricketers are set to receive significant pay hikes, with players in the newly introduced red-ball Track A category expected to benefit the most under the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) new contract system for the 2026-27 cycle.According to a reliable PCB source, a committee that includes white-ball head coach Mike Hesson…
(L) Dr Vatsala Aggarwal, former director general of health services (Image- Social Media), (R) Representative Image NEW DELHI: Delhi govt’s Anti-Corruption Branch (ACB) has arrested Dr Vatsala Aggarwal, former director general of health services (DGHS), and Neeraj Chopra, former deputy controller of accounts, in connection with a Rs 640-crore procurement scam involving medicines, surgical items,…
Most people don’t think they’ve met an “evil person.”The word itself feels too dramatic. It brings to mind movie villains, serial killers, or the kind of people whose stories end up in documentaries.But not every harmful person looks dangerous.Sometimes they’re the colleague everyone seems to like. Sometimes they’re part of a friend group. Sometimes they’re…
Mahua Moitra’s message to Wangchuk (Photo source: X, ANI) Trinamool Congress (TMC) MP Mahua Moitra on Thursday expressed support for activist Sonam Wangchuk, while accusing the BJP of attempting to divert attention from the issues raised by his hunger strike.In a post on X, Moitra wrote, “Sir @Wangchuk66 we are with you. But it is…
Officials said there were instances where land sold to developers was used to show capital gains as agricultural income. In some cases, authorities used satellite maps to detect misuse of the tax provision NEW DELHI: The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) has come across many cases where individuals have claimed income tax exemption on…
NEW DELHI: It was nothing short of a run-fest in a cricket match that produced numbers almost impossible to believe. A staggering 822 runs were plundered by a single team – not the combined total of both sides. Yes, one team alone crossed the 800-run mark in what is being called one of the craziest…
Laura Wolvaardt of South Africa plays a shot as Beth Mooney of Australia keeps during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 match at Old Trafford on June 13, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Photo/Getty Images) Australia began their ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign with a 65-run win over South Africa at Old Trafford…
In north-west Wales, there is a village whose name has become almost a joke in itself, printed on souvenirs, railway signs and the occasional breathless attempt at pronunciation. Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch doesn’t just stand out because of its length. It carries a sense of something assembled rather than inherited, as if parts of local history were stitched…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India on Thursday wrote to the two Trinamool Congress factions, one led by Mamata Banerjee and the other by Ritabrata Banerjee, regarding their claims and counter-claims with respect to the organisational elections and authorised signatories of the party.Sources in the EC told TOI that the two groups have been…
For a team management which has refused to talk up personal milestones, a 39-year-old Rohit Sharma brought out a knock that left every cricket fan thrilled to bits. Chasing an improbable target of 388 in the series decider and striving to extend his career beyond this match, Rohit became the first Indian to score an…