Sportsmanship is the backbone of global sport. And when one nation repeatedly tramples on basic etiquette, decorum, and respect for the game, it becomes an international embarrassment that demands firm action. Today, that rogue actor is unmistakably Pakistan — more specifically, Mohsin Naqvi, Pakistan’s former Interior Minister, current PCB chairman, and by default Chairman of…
Dubai: Pakistan pacer Haris Rauf has been handed a two-game ban by the ICC on Tuesday. Rauf was investigated for his altercations with during the IND vs PAK matches in the Asia Cup 2025. As a result, the fast bowler will miss the first two ODIs against South Africa. The ICC confirmed the suspension on…
Ashkelon (Israel): Yakshagana, a traditional art form from Karnataka, has enthralled audience in Israel with its vibrant and colourful performances, presenting a unique blend of dance, music, costume, and storytelling drawn from the epics Ramayana and Mahabharata. The Kannada Yakshadegula troupe staged the inaugural show at the Hadofen Fringe Theatre Festival on November 2 at…
Kolkata: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls began across West Bengal on Tuesday, with over 80,000 booth-level officers (BLOs) visiting homes to distribute enumeration forms, kicking off a politically sensitive exercise ahead of the 2026 assembly polls. More than 18 lakh enumeration forms were distributed by the BLOs till 5 pm, a senior…
New Delhi: Post Operation Sindoor, there are some “more lessons” that the armed forces have learned, and they need to be incorporated into the model of the planned theaterisation, Chief of the Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan said on Tuesday. In his remarks during an interaction at India Defence Conclave 2025, hosted by defence think-tank…
New Delhi: Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and extended an invitation to inaugurate and lay the foundation stone for development projects in the state. During the 20-minute meeting here, Sarma invited the prime minister to dedicate to the nation the new terminal of Guwahati’s Lokpriya Gopinath…
Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh): Moments before the collision, Sanjeev Vishwakarma (35), a passenger of Gevra Road-Bilaspur train, was scrolling through his phone, while some passengers were busy chatting, and some were dozing off, unaware that within seconds, their journey would turn into a nightmare. Around 4 pm, the MEMU (mainline electric multiple unit) passenger train rammed into…
A disturbing trend is unfolding in India’s media landscape: those facing criminal allegations — the corrupt, the fraudsters, the land grabbers, the shady power brokers — have discovered a new weapon to muzzle the truth. Not guns, not goons — but defamation notices. These legal threats, dressed up as concern for “reputation,” are now the…
If Gandhi were not there, you would have been cleaning a British toilet today. If Gandhi were not there, what would have happened? When Gandhi was in Africa, he had not even set foot in India, then who was cleaning the toilet, who was doing what? Let’s see. Bal Gangadhar Tilak ji was bringing revolution…
Reading skills are one of the four essential components of communication. The ability to read, understand, and interpret information underlies this skill. Though reading appears to be an ordinary activity, it is in fact a complex process involving multiple abilities that work together to create meaning. Effective reading enriches knowledge, saves time and energy, supports…
