India announce squad for T20 World Cup; Pant and Samson included, KL Rahul misses out
New Delhi: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) on Tuesday announced India’s 15-member squad for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024, which will be hosted in the West Indies and USA, starting on June 1. Rohit Sharma will lead India in the showpiece tournament, while Hardik Pandya will be his […]
POCSO charges among 20 cases against Independent candidate from Anantnag-Rajouri
Srinagar: Imran Sheikh, an Independent candidate from Jammu and Kashmir’s Anantnag-Rajouri Lok Sabha constituency, has 20 cases, including one under the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, registered against him over the past nine years. This is the maximum number of cases against any of the 20 contestants from the constituency. According to […]
3 drown, 2 feared dead after landslides, heavy rainfall in parts of Jammu
Jammu: Three people died, and two are feared dead in separate incidents after they fell into the swollen streams due to multiple landslides between the Ramban and Banihal stretch here, officials said on Tuesday. Mohd Shafi (65) and Mumira Bano (17) accidentally fell into the fast-flowing waters on Monday while crossing the Deval and Dunga […]
Threat of flood in Kashmir subsides as water levels recede
Srinagar: Except for Kupwara and some low-lying areas, the threat of floods in Kashmir subsided on Tuesday as the water level in Jhelum and other water bodies in the valley began receding after the three-day incessant rainfall stopped late last night. The officials said the water level at downstream locations along the river kept rising […]
Udhampur: Anti-terror operation enters day 3, forces deploy unmanned aerial vehicle to track terrorists
Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir): In a relentless effort to track down terrorists, who have taken refuge in the Dudu Basangarh forests, the search operation by security forces is underway for the third consecutive day in J-K’s Udhampur. Security forces are using an unmanned aerial vehicle to track down the terrorists, who are hiding, taking cover […]
Taiwan detects seven Chinese military aircraft, seven naval vessels around nation
Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence (MND) on Tuesday said it detected seven Chinese military aircraft and seven naval vessels around the nation between 6 am (local time) on Monday to 6 am (local time) on Tuesday. According to Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defence, seven People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft were tracked in the Taiwan […]
IPL 2024: Amid strike rate debate, how Virat has fared against pace and spin
New Delhi: It is that time of the year once again. As the ICC T20 World Cup squad announcement for India comes closer, the discussions around the strike rate and approach of star batter Virat Kohli in T20 cricket are once again at the centre of all possible discussions around the squad, its players and […]
Sunny Deol, Bobby Deol get emotional as they speak their hearts out on ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’
Mumbai: An upcoming episode of ‘The Great Indian Kapil Show’ shows the Deols keeping true to their tradition of being honest and raw whenever they publicly talk about their lives. On Tuesday, Netflix dropped a promo of the episode, featuring the famous actor siblings Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol. In the clip, Sunny got emotional […]
“BJP believes religion-based reservation is unconsitutional”: Amit Shah
Guwahati (Assam): Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the Bharatiya Janata Party believes reservation based on religion is “unconstitutional”. While addressing a press conference in Assam’s Guwahati on Tuesday, Amit Shah vowed to end the reservation “imposed based on religion” in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh if BJP comes to power. He also criticised Congress […]
Delhi: Former BJP MLA receives death threat from ‘Khalistani extremist’, files complaint
New Delhi: Former BJP MLA Jitender Singh Shunty lodged a complaint with the Delhi Police on Monday after he recieved a death threat allegedly from a Khalistani extremist. According to the complaint filed by Shunty, a Padma Shri awardee, he recieved a WhatsApp call on Monday during which the caller spoke in Punjabi and threatened […]
