High on the Tibetan Plateau, where the air feels thin in a way that is hard to describe unless you’ve stood there, human life has been quietly adjusting itself for thousands of years. Villages sit at heights where most visitors feel breathless within hours, sometimes minutes, yet whole communities carry on with farming, family life,…
Shaheen Afridi and Shan Masood Pakistan’s crushing defeat to Bangladesh in the opening Test has reportedly sparked serious dressing-room tension, with captain Shan Masood and pace spearhead Shaheen Shah Afridi involved in a heated exchange after the loss.Pakistan were bowled out for just 163 while chasing 268 in Dhaka, slipping to a 104-run defeat —…
What happens in the Strait of Hormuz does not stay in the Strait of Hormuz. The US-Iran war may be centred in the Middle East, but its economic tremors are now rattling wallets across America. As tensions escalated and the crucial oil route came under pressure, fuel prices began their wild ride, pushing inflation higher,…
LAPD fatally shoots two-year-old Jameson in Knicks jersey (Images/X) The Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) has released body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Jameson, a two-year-old golden Saint Bernard doodle, an incident that sparked widespread outrage after the dog was shot during what police believed was a response to a disturbance call.Officers had responded…
BHOPAL: Fifteen days before Eid-ul-Azha, Bhopal doesn’t launch cars or debut singers. It unveils goats worth lakhs… in events that look like Super Bowl in scale and razzle-dazzle.They arrive like grooms. Decorated in garlands, mounted on hydraulic platforms once reserved for wedding varmalas, or lowered by crane onto spotlit stages.Hundreds gather, phones raised, to catch…
NEW DELHI: India is making steady progress in reducing child malnutrition and improving maternal and child health, but rising obesity and diabetes are emerging as a major new public health challenge, according to the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-6) 2023-24 released on Friday.The survey found that the proportion of women aged 15-49 who were overweight…
Jamie Dimon, CEO of America’s biggest bank JPMorgan Chase has offered some fresh insight into what he might do once he eventually steps own from his position. Dimon said that he is more likely to write a book or teach than pursue politics. Speaking to Axios in an interview, Dimon said that he would focus…
A US lawmaker on Tuesday criticised the amendments proposed to India’s foreign funding law, alleging that they could allow the government to take over churches and religious charities and warning that the issue could affect India-US ties.US Congressman Riley Moore said the proposed changes to the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Act (FCRA) amounted to “a clear…
Kolkata: Kolkata Knight Riders’ Saurabh Dubey bowls a delivery during his debut IPL match (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav) NEW DELHI: When pacer Saurabh Dubey was picked by Kolkata Knight Riders as an injury replacement for Akash Deep, it raised several eyebrows. Why Dubey? Why a net bowler over a senior domestic pacer? And why him…
Canadian passport holder Shaan Hundal hopes to represent India one day – the country of his parents. (Instagram) New Delhi: India’s national football team is in a crisis mode. After Mohun Bagan decided to withdraw seven of their players, and Anwar Ali suffered an injury, the squad that landed in London on May 24 looked…