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Former India all-rounder Madan Lal has publicly supported the International Cricket Council’s move to replace Bangladesh with Scotland at the 2026 T20 World Cup, calling the decision justified and timely. Lal also suggested that external influence played a role in Bangladesh’s withdrawal and said the switch would open doors for Scotland, while warning that Bangladesh…

The US government is set to acquire a 10% stake in Oklahoma-based USA Rare Earth, as part of Trump administration’s $1.6 billion investment. The package is aimed towards supporting the firm to develop a local mine and magnet production facility, according to two sources familiar with the deal.In addition to this government-backed investment, USA Rare…

Palash Muchhal and Smriti Mandhana (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Music composer Palash Muchhal has once again found himself in the spotlight amid renewed cheating allegations, following fresh claims by actor-producer Vidnyan Mane, a close friend of Indian cricketer Smriti Mandhana. In the middle of the controversy, Muchhal has quietly removed several Instagram posts that…

Parth Bhut and Shubman Gill (Image credit: Special arrangement) NEW DELHI: “Pressure daalte raho, chhodna mat, dominate karte raho”: Ravindra Jadeja kept reminding left-arm spinner Parth Bhut from the moment Shubman Gill walked out to bat during Punjab’s Ranji Trophy clash against Saurashtra.Punjab had no answers to Saurashtra’s spin attack and suffered a 194-run defeat…

MEERUT: A stray dog in Bijnor that became a sensation attracting believers after villagers found it doing circumambulation (parikrama) of a Hanuman idol was rescued last week in an urgent but quiet operation by vets who said neurological disorder caused it to move in circles. On Friday, vets at a Delhi hospital told TOI ,…

Bangladesh cricket team (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images) Former Bangladesh Cricket Board general secretary Suyed Ashraful Haque has criticised the decision taken by the Bangladesh government and the BCB to pull out of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, calling it an unnecessary and damaging move. Speaking to ANI on Saturday, Haque said it was…

BHUBANESWAR/CUTTACK: A 70-year-old man pedalled 300km from Odisha‘s Sambalpur to a hospital in Cuttack with his ailing wife on a rickshaw van after failing to raise enough money for an ambulance and is now on his way back in the same fashion, defying age and bone-chilling cold.“I have two loves in my life. One is…

Josh Allen’s $8.5 million move shocks fans.(Image via Dylan Buell via Getty Images) Josh Allen, the Buffalo Bills’ star player, started the season with a lot of hopes, until it came crashing down as the Buffalo Bills lost brutally against the Denver Broncos in the divisional round.Though Josh Allen has a lot to look forward…

US president Donald Trump on Saturday praised “brave” British soldiers as warriors, a day after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer described his earlier remarks about NATO troops in Afghanistan as “insulting and appalling.”“The GREAT and very BRAVE soldiers of the United Kingdom will always be with the United States of America! In Afghanistan, 457 died,…

DHAKA: With Bangladesh Awami League not participating this time, a total of 80 candidates from religious and ethnic minority communities are contesting Bangladesh’s national parliamentary election scheduled for Feb 12. Of these candidates, 12 are running as independents and 10 are women, according to officials of Election Commission and available data. A total of 22…