In the holy month of restraint, reflection, and repentance, a man was nearly butchered in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh. Saleem Wastik, a 50-year-old YouTuber, was allegedly slashed repeatedly inside his office by two men who had been loitering outside the premises. The helmeted men struck at his neck, abdomen, and ear before fleeing on a motorcycle,…
Tehran: Born in the north-eastern city of Mashhad in 1939, the son of a religious scholar, Ali Khamenei, joined the religious opposition movement of Ayatollah Khomeini in 1962. After the Islamic Revolution in 1979, Ali Khamenei became deputy defence minister and helped organise the Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC). When Khomeini died in June 1989,…
Tehran/Washington: Hours after US President Donald Trump indicated that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei had been killed in US-Israel airstrikes, state-run agency IRNA has confirmed the death of the Ayatollah. Along with Khamenei, his daughter, grandchild, daughter-in-law, and son-in-law were also killed, reported state media. Earlier, Iran had retaliated to the U.S. and Israeli attacks…
Pallakale: Knocked out of the T20 World Cup despite winning against Sri Lanka on Saturday, a disappointed Pakistan captain, Salman Agha admitted that his batters, except for Sahibzada Farhan, failed to click in the tournament. He conceded that the middle-order batting has been a problem for a few years now. The likes of senior batter…
New Delhi: Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu was on Saturday left stranded at Dubai airport en route to the prestigious All England Open badminton tournament, after flight operations were suspended owing to escalation of tensions in the Middle East. The tournament is scheduled to start next Tuesday. Sindhu took to Instagram and posted a video…
Pallekale: Dasun Shanaka’s stunning onslaught couldn’t avert a narrow five-run defeat for Sri Lanka but knocked Pakistan out of the T20 World Cup, as New Zealand joined table toppers England from Group 2 in the semifinals here on Saturday. With 28 needed off the final over, the Sri Lankan skipper clobbered Shaheen Shah Afridi (1/48)…
Kolkata: The Muslim-dominated districts of Murshidabad and Malda have the highest number of voters whose documents are yet to be scrutinised, according to the final electoral rolls issued by the Election Commission following the SIR exercise in West Bengal. A total of 60.06 lakh voters have been marked as ‘under adjudication’ in the final electoral…
New Delhi: Iran has declared all US and Israeli bases and assets in the Middle East as “legitimate targets” in the event of military aggression against it, Iran’s Ambassador to India Mohammad Fathali said on Saturday. Fathali invoked Iran’s right to self-defence under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter and affirmed that, as a…
New Delhi: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday held separate phone conversations with Iranian Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi and his Israeli counterpart Gideon Sa’ar as the Middle East reeled under massive tension following a joint US-Israel military offensive against Iran. The external affairs minister also spoke to his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin…
Special Correspondent For nearly 15 years, elections in the Hyderabad Cricket Association have followed a depressingly predictable script: alliances stitched together before polling day collapse the moment results are declared. What follows is not governance, but guerrilla warfare — suspensions, counter-suspensions, court petitions, police complaints, factional press conferences, and eventually administrative paralysis. Instead of headlines…
