ISLAMABAD: Pakistani authorities have sealed national highways and motorways across the country ahead of a protest rally in Islamabad planned for Sunday by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party.PTI’s protest is primarily aimed at putting pressure on the govt to end Imran’s more than one-year-long incarceration on what his party claims…
Rishabh Pant (BCCI/IPL Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s star wicketkeeper batsman Rishabh Pant made a remarkable comeback to Test cricket in the recently concluded two-match series against Bangladesh on home soil. The young left-hander had suffered a life-threatening car accident in December 2022, but his determination and resilience saw him not only recover from his injuries…
NEW DELHI: Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) councilor Mahesh Khinchi was elected as the first Dalit Mayor of Delhi on Thursday, defeating BJP‘s Kishan Lal.Khinchi received 133 votes, while Lal secured 130 votes. Two votes were declared invalid.The eight Congress councillors chose not to participate in the voting process.“The challenge is to work in the service…
NEW DELHI: Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis on Saturday condemned the opposition parties’ decision to boycott the oath-taking ceremony during the first day of the Maharashtra assembly’s special session. Fadnavis accused the elected members of the opposition of insulting the voters who had chosen them by refusing to take their oaths as MLAs.“The voters have…
NEW DELHI: Former India opener Aakash Chopra has suggested that Royal Challengers Bengaluru should make a strong bid to acquire wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant in the upcoming IPL 2025 mega auction.Chopra went on to suggest that even if RCB have to splurge Rs 25 crore for Pant they should not hesitate. He also emphasised that the…
GETTING A DECENT RUN: Sanju Samson celebrates after reaching his century at the Kingsmead Stadium. (Photo by Darren Stewart/Gallo Images/Getty Images) After two consecutive centuries, ‘keeper-batter credits new-found consistency to increased clarity from team managementSanju Samson is just 50 international matches old. It has taken him forever to hold on to a consistent spot in…
New Delhi: With air pollution in Delhi reaching life-threatening ‘severe plus’ levels, Supreme Court on Monday directed Delhi and NCR states – UP, Haryana, Rajasthan and Punjab – to strictly enforce stage IV of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) and immediately take a call on measures such as closing schools for all classes, allowing…
NEW DELHI: Zee Entertainment Enterprises, co-producer of Kangana Ranaut’s upcoming film “Emergency” on Wednesday filed a petition in Bombay high court to seeking a direction to the Central Board of Film Certification to issue the film’s certificate.The petition claimed that the censor board has arbitrarily and illegally withheld the censor certificate of the film. As…
NEW DELHI: Fans of Team India have several exciting events to look forward to on Thursday at the Paris Paralympics, with Kapil and Kokila set to compete in Blind Judo, while Harvinder Singh and Pooja aim to wrap up India’s Para Archery campaign on a high note.Following is the India schedule on Day 8 of…
PATNA: Poll strategist Prashant Kishor on Wednesday formally launched his political outfit, Jan Suraaj, and announced that his party would contest bypolls in four assembly seats where elections are likely to be held in Nov this year.He also named Manoj Bharti, a former diplomat, as the party’s first working president. Bharti, a native of Madhubani,…
