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Rishabh Pant. (Credit: AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir defended wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant‘s performance after India’s loss to South Africa in the first Test at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. India failed to chase a target of 124 runs in the fourth innings, getting bowled out for 93, with stand-in captain Pant scoring 27 and…

NEW DELHI: The Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of Kerala’s electoral roll is expected to be severely affected on Monday after multiple trade unions announced that Booth Level Officers (BLOs) across the state will boycott work. The decision follows the death of a BLO in Kannur, whose family and colleagues allege he was under intense work…

ChatGPT maker OpenAI was voted the second most likely “billion-dollar AI startup” to fail in an informal survey at the Cerebral Valley AI Conference. The result offers an unexpected perspective on a company often regarded as a major player in AI. The survey asked founders and investors which AI startup they would be willing to…

Image for representationa only NEW DELHI: A Pakistan-linked arms and drug network was busted by the Punjab by police in Amritsar on Sunday. Six pistols and more than 1 kg of heroin were seized, and five people were arrested during the operation.The Director General of police said officers from the Amritsar Commissionerate acted on intelligence…

South Africa’s captain Temba Bavuma drinks water during a break on the third day of the first cricket test match between India and South Africa in Kolkata, India, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025. (AP) South Africa defeated India by 30 runs in the opening Test of the two-match series on Sunday, their first win in the…

South Africa vs India in Kolkata (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) Simon Harmer‘s exceptional bowling performance, with eight wickets in the match, guided South Africa to a dramatic 30-run victory over India in the first Test, completed within three days.India faced a challenging target of 124 runs but managed only 93 runs. The team was notably missing…

In this undated image, Stephen Bryant appears in court. (The Item via AP) Stephen Bryant, 44, was executed by firing squad at a prison in Columbia on Friday, the South Carolina Department of Corrections said. He pleaded guilty to three murders committed during a 2004 crime spree in which he killed three people and scrawled…

Britain on Saturday signalled a far harsher turn in its immigration approach, unveiling plans for what officials are calling the most sweeping overhaul of the country’s asylum system in modern times.The reforms, modelled on Denmark’s much-criticised hard-line framework, represent a major shift for the Labour government as it faces growing anti-immigration sentiment and mounting pressure…

Ravindra Jadeja will play for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Bold releases, smart trades and obvious retentions were the flavour as the ten Indian Premier League (IPL) franchises went about their business on the retention deadline which ended on November 15. A total of 173 players have been retained and while most…

SONBHADRA: One worker died and at least eight workers are feared trapped after a portion of a stone quarry caved-in in UP’s Sonbhadra district on Saturday afternoon.Senior officials, including DM and SP, reached the spot and started rescue operations on a war footing. Teams of NDRF and SDRF are carrying out the rescue operations at…