Mumbai: Ajinkya Rahane officially announced his shock retirement from all forms of cricket on Thursday, drawing the curtain on a distinguished career that spanned over a decade for Team India. Known for his solid technique, calm demeanour, and exceptional record in tough overseas conditions, Rahane scored over 8,000 international runs across formats, featuring in 85 Tests,…
New Delhi: The trailer of Ramayana was unveiled early this morning, sending the internet into a frenzy. After the trailer was postponed last week at San Diego Comic-Con, fans waited with bated breath for a first glimpse of the spectacle. Many on the internet concluded the wait was worth it. The Ramayana trailer introduces many important characters. The…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said students deserve justice and asserted that an independent Supreme Court-monitored high-powered committee must be constituted to probe the ‘brutalities’ against them. The Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha also shared on X a video clip of police lathi-charging students. ‘Students deserve justice. An independent SC-monitored…
New Delhi, Jul 30: The Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Centre to preserve the ammunition log of the Rapid Action Force (RAF) personnel deployed at Jantar Mantar during the students’ protest over the NEET paper leak, while agreeing to examine the use of pellet guns during the demonstrations. A Bench comprising Chief Justice Surya…
New Delhi: Amid tight security, polling began for the Assembly by-elections in Bihar’s Bankipur, Madhya Pradesh’s Datia and Gujarat’s Manjalpur constituencies on Thursday, with elaborate arrangements in place to ensure free, fair and peaceful voting. Officials said Polling for the Bankipur assembly by-election in Bihar began at 7 AM. Around 3.80 lakh voters are eligible to…
Washington: United States Central Command (CENTCOM) forces have claimed to carry out a ‘heavy wave of strikes’ against dozens of Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) targets in Iran on Wednesday, calling the action a response to attempted Iranian missile strikes on US forces in West Asia. The strikes, completed at 10 pm ET on July…
Tehran: US President Donald Trump vowed to hit back hard at Iran after it attacked US bases in Jordan on Wednesday, as the West Asia war reignited and once again drew in the Islamic republic’s proxies. The warning came after a short lull in the fighting that had spurred hopes of a return to negotiations…
New Delhi: The Rajya Sabha on Wednesday passed a bill to make insult to the national song ‘Vande Mataram’ a criminal offence, ending the over-week-long impasse by taking up the legislative agenda amid the Opposition’s uproar over police action against students protesting NEET paper leak. The Opposition, led by the Congress, staged a walkout as…
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) founder Abhijeet Dipke on Wednesday said the government should stop troubling protesting students, saying they are not terrorists but are the future of the country. He also said the youth will change the government if it does not fall in line. Dipke was talking to reporters at the Chhatrapati…
Special Correspondent The simmering factionalism within the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) has once again come to the fore, with the Acting President’s reported move to convene an Annual General Meeting (AGM) triggering a fierce debate among stakeholders over its timing, intent, legality and implications. What was initially seen as an attempt to address several long-pending…
