JALANDHAR: A blast took place in a scooter parked just outside the BSF Punjab Frontiers headquarters in Jalandhar around 8pm on Tuesday, injuring the vehicle’s owner.The nature of the blast was not yet clear and police were questioning the injured youth, Gurpreet Singh, who works with a courier firm.His father Kashmir Singh, who retired from…
Mumbai Indians’ Jasprit Bumrah (PTI Photo/Salman Ali) There was a time when Jasprit Bumrah’s slower ball wasn’t just a variation, it was sorcery. A carefully disguised trick, delivered with identical arm speed, that forced even the best batters into indecision. He didn’t just use it. He used it like the latest smartphone and toyed with…
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he was halting ‘Project Freedom’ as Washington seeks to secure a broader agreement with Iran to end the ongoing Middle East conflict. He also cited requests from Pakistan and other countries for the move.The operation is an US military-backed initiative launched just a day earlier to escort and…
NEW DELHI: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench led by CJI Surya Kant on Tuesday said the SC in 2006 should have outrightly “thrown in the dustbin’ the original PIL that led to quashing of Sabarimala Ayyappa Temple custom restricting entry of women in the 10 to 50 age group. “All India Young Lawyers Association’, which…
KOLKATA: The assembly poll verdict in Bengal triggered a spiral of violence across the state, leaving at least four people dead, dozens injured and party offices ransacked, as rival cadres from Trinamool Congress and BJP clashed in multiple districts overnight. Two deaths were reported in Kolkata within 24 hours. In Beleghata, Trinamool poll agent Biswajit…
NEW DELHI: As the dust settles on assembly poll results, BJP-led NDA’s dominance of India’s political landscape has become crystal clear.Of six heavyweight states with 278 Lok Sabha seats among them, which account for over half of Parliament’s 543 seats, the governing alliance is now in office in five of them that have a combined…
NEW DELHI: Ahead of the first anniversary of India’s Operation Sindoor, a prominent Pak politician openly confirmed the Pakistani army’s direct defence of designated terrorists Hafiz Saeed and Masood Azhar.Pakistan Nazriyati Party chairman Shaheer Sialvi confirmed that the Pak military provided formal honours – including military funerals and uniformed pallbearers – for the terrorists killed…
A moment during the IPL 2026 match between Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings led to confusion over Nitish Rana’s dismissal, with some on social media suggesting it could be a “hit-wicket.”The incident took place on the third ball of the 10th over bowled by Noor Ahmad. Rana played a shot towards backward square leg,…
NEW DELHI: TVK chief Vijay is set to take oath on May 7 as the chief minister of Tamil Nadu after securing victory in the state assembly elections with 108 seats, ANI reported citing sources on Tuesday. The swearing-in ceremony is likely to take place at the Jawaharlal Nehru Indoor Stadium in Chennai.Vijay’s party emerged…
The OPEC member is offering reductions of up to $33.40 per barrel on its benchmark Basrah Medium grade. (AI image) With oil supplies via the Strait of Hormuz still disrupted, Iraq is now offering deep discounts to buyers for picking crude from the country. Iraq has rolled out steep price cuts for buyers with term…
