Riyan Parag (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag has become a talking point after he was spotted vaping inside the dressing room during an IPL 2026 match against Punjab Kings. On Thursday, Parag was fined 25 percent of his match fee and handed one demerit point for breaching the IPL Code…
United Nations human rights agency voices concern over ‘wave of unrest’ in PoK (AP image) The United Nations human rights agency has expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK), urging authorities to conduct impartial investigations into the deaths of protesters and security personnel ahead of the region’s legislative assembly elections.In a statement…
India can return to a growth trajectory of over 7% in FY28 through macroeconomic stability and supply-side measures, provided external conditions improve, Chief Economic Adviser V Anantha Nageswaran said on Friday.The comments came after the Reserve Bank of India lowered its GDP growth forecast for FY27 to 6.6% from 6.9% projected in April, citing elevated…
Former Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal (File photo) NEW DELHI: AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Thursday criticised the Centre over fuel price, saying petrol prices should have fallen as global crude oil prices have declined.Addressing a presser, the former Delhi chief minister accused the government of allowing oil companies to make excessive profits. “Centre allowing oil…
A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in protest against what she alleged was discrimination in development works and neglect of civic issues in her ward. FIROZABAD: A BJP councillor in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad shaved her head at the municipal corporation premises on Tuesday in…
England’s Jos Buttler (ANI Photo) England wicketkeeper-batter Jos Buttler etched his name further into the record books on Thursday, surpassing Chris Gayle to climb to second on the all-time T20 run-scoring charts during The Hundred 2026 clash between Manchester Super Giants and London Spirit at Lord’s.The landmark came despite Buttler making only 16 off 11…
SRINAGAR: Liquor will now be available in Ladakh, where only beer, wine and ready-to-drink beverages were permitted so far for retail sale through vends, except in Leh where there was no partial prohibition.Lt Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena has approved the new excise policy for the UT which “aims at curbing the growing dependence on narcotics…
Jilted lover bought crude bombs for 600 from Karnataka’s Honnavar. Jilted lover bought crude bombs for 600 from Karnataka’s Honnavar Jilted lover bought crude bombs for 600 from Karnataka’s Honnavar. Jilted lover bought crude bombs for 600 from Karnataka’s Honnavar Jilted lover bought crude bombs for 600 from Karnataka’s Honnavar. BENGALURU: Four days after a…
North Korea has revised its constitution to require the military to launch a retaliatory nuclear strike if leader Kim Jong-un is assassinated or incapacitated by a foreign adversary.The constitutional change comes after Iranian supreme leader Ali Khamenei and several of his close advisers were reportedly killed in strikes during the opening phase of the joint…
NEW DELHI: NTA on Tuesday scrambled to patch up vulnerabilities in its NEETUG portal which were highlighted by a teen “cyber security researcher”, who warned that the chink could potentially be exploited to hack sensitive information.There was a weakness that had briefly affected the website but it has since been fixed, NTA sources told TOI…