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A powerful storm hit Istanbul on Thursday, bringing strong winds, towering waves, and widespread disruption to sea transport, and it also affected several other provinces across western Turkiye.Several videos are going viral on social media, and one of them shows a Pegasus flight aborting landing at Istanbul Airport due to severe weather. The flight could…

India’s Ruturaj Gaikwad (PTI Photo/Kunal Patil) Ruturaj Gaikwad delivered one of the finest List A knocks of the season on Thursday, producing a composed yet commanding 134 off 131 balls in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and rewriting several records along the way. It was an innings built on patience, timing and authority, and one that…

Former Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen and Mohsin Naqvi NEW DELHI: Former Multan Sultans owner Ali Khan Tareen has decided to stay away from the auction for the two new Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises. The auction is being held today in Islamabad at the Jinnah Convention Centre, where the league is expanding from…

The weapons and military units on display in China’s major parade (Image credit: AP) China, one of the world’s largest arms exporter, has endured a series of humiliating battlefield exposures that have shattered its image as a supplier of reliable defence systems. From Operation Sindoor‘s rout of Pakistani defenses to the swift US raid on…

Renee Nicole Good lived a few blocks from where she died. She was 37, a US-born citizen, a poet, and a mother of three. On a winter morning in south Minneapolis, during a large federal immigration enforcement operation, she was shot and killed by an officer from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) while seated…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on a plea filed by Allahabad high court judge Justice Yashwant Varma, challenging the validity of a parliamentary committee probing corruption charges against him. The case relates to the recovery of a large sum of cash from his official residence last year.The apex body has…

Badshahi Mosque, Lahore (AP photo) Is Pakistan heading towards a Gen Z uprising? A PhD student from the country has sparked a debate after critically examining present-day Pakistan, under Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and army chief and de facto power centre Asim Munir, without naming either directly.The piece, written through a lens that shows contrast…

Magnus Carlsen’s slams table after losing to Arjun Erigaisi in Doha. (Screengrab) NEW DELHI: Magnus Carlsen‘s brilliance over the board is unquestioned, but his repeated emotional outbursts are increasingly sparking debate over the image they project — especially to the next generation of chess players. The latest flashpoint came during the World Rapid and Blitz…

Damien Martyn (Image credit: Instagram) Former Australian batter Damien Martyn is on the road to recovery after a frightening health scare that saw him hospitalised and placed in an induced coma late last year. The 54-year-old, who was admitted to Gold Coast University Hospital on December 27 after falling seriously ill with meningitis, has now…

NRAI suspends national coach after minor accuses him of sexual harassment NEW DELHI: Ankush Bhardwaj, a member of India’s shooting coaching staff, has been accused of sexual harassment by a minor shooter, prompting the National Rifle Association of India (NRAI) to suspend him, news agency PTI reported. The NRAI confirmed that an FIR has been…