Hope readers remember this headline—the very one with which your e-paper launched an exposure series against what had become one of the most compromised and corroded state cricket bodies in the country. The tragedy was not merely administrative rot, but the painful irony that many of the destroyers were once national representatives themselves. Exposing this…
Mumbai: The BJP and its Mahayuti allies have won 68 seats unopposed in the Maharashtra civic polls scheduled for January 15, even as the Opposition parties alleged the ruling combine used threats and money to force candidates to withdraw from the fray. Across the state, as many as 68 candidates from the BJP and the…
Guwahati: The Indian Cricket Board (BCCI) has asked Kolkata Knight Riders to release Bangladesh pacer Mustafizur Rahman from its squad ahead of the IPL’s 2026 edition amid the growing strain in bilateral ties between the two countries. KKR had acquired the services of the 30-year-old left-armer for Rs 9.20 crore from a base price of…
Sukma/Bijapur: More than 12 Naxalites were killed in separate encounters with the security forces in Chhattisgarh’s Bastar region on Saturday, police said. More than 10 ultras were gunned down in Sukma, while two were eliminated in the adjoining Bijapur district in the early hours of the day, they said. An exchange of fire broke out…
Washington: President Trump proclaimed Friday that the US is “locked and loaded and ready” to help protesters in Iran who have risen up against that country’s hardline Islamic regime in widespread demonstrations. “If Iran shots [sic] and violently kills peaceful protesters, which is their custom, the United States of America will come to their rescue,” Trump…
New Delhi: The BJP on Friday accused New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani of “interfering” in India’s internal matters by writing a note to jailed activist Umar Khalid and asserted that India will not tolerate it. Questioning Mamdani’s locus standi to comment on the issue, BJP national spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia also cautioned the New York…
North Carolina: The FBI, on Friday, said that it had disrupted a plot to attack a North Carolina grocery store and fast-food restaurant on New Year’s Eve, arresting a man who officials said was inspired by the Islamic State group and had pledged loyalty to the extremist militants. Eighteen-year-old Christian Sturdivant, who is reported to…
Kathmandu: Nepal Army would mobilise around 80,000 troops for the March 5 general elections, a top army official said on Friday. Almost all of the ground forces, more than 90 per cent of the total force, will be mobilised to provide security during the general election, Nepal Army spokesman Brig General Rajaram Basnet said. President…
Nainital: The Uttarakhand High Court, while hearing a PIL expressing concern over debris formed due to the construction work related to the Kund bypass in Rudraprayag district, directed the district magistrate and the agency involved in the construction work to file their replies within a week. The petition expresses concern over landslides and debris from…
Bhopal: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Friday said that despite the uniform and physical exercises, the Sangh is not a para-military organisation, and it would also be a huge mistake to try to understand it by looking at the BJP. The Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh works for uniting society and imbuing it with the necessary qualities…
