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India’s batting came apart on the third day of the second Test in Guwahati, leaving the home side staring at a series defeat against South Africa. What hurt India most was their batters’ poor shot selection. Sai Sudharsan was careless, Dhruv Jurel was indiscreet and Rishabh Pant was plain irresponsible as the innings fell apart…

Karun Nair’s cryptic social media update caused quite a stir among fans during India’s tumultuous batting display against South Africa. With his impressive domestic performance fresh in everyone’s minds and Ashwin joining the dialogue, debates about Nair’s absence grew louder. NEW DELHI: Karun Nair, once the toast of Indian cricket after his triple-century heroics in…

Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar witnessed a major security breach on Monday morning when suicide bombers targeted the headquarters of the Federal Constabulary (FC), a paramilitary force stationed in a densely populated area near the military cantonment. The assault left at least three FC personnel dead and several others injured, prompting a large-scale operation to…

Israel has killed Haytham Ali Tabatabai, Hezbollah’s de facto chief of staff and one of the group’s most senior surviving military leaders, in an airstrike on Beirut’s southern suburbs. The strike, launched on November 23, hit an apartment building in the densely populated Haret Hreik neighbourhood, killing five people and wounding at least 25, according…

NEW DELHI: Justice Surya Kant on Monday took oath as the 53rd Chief Justice of India, marking the start of a nearly 15-month tenure at the helm of the judiciary. President Droupadi Murmu administered the oath to Justice Kant.Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, Union home minister Amit Shah, defence minister Rajnath…

According to doctors, Mandhana’s father, Srinivas Mandhana, reported symptoms of angina pectoris, a form of chest pain associated with coronary heart disease. (Image credit: X) KOLHAPUR: The much-anticipated wedding of Indian women’s cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana and musician Palash Muchhal was postponed indefinitely after her father fell ill in Sangli and had to be…

Cristiano Ronaldo once again proved that age has no bearing on his talent, scoring a spectacular bicycle kick for Al-Nassr on Sunday. The 40-year-old Portuguese superstar connected perfectly with a right-wing cross, sending an unstoppable volley past the goalkeeper and completing Al-Nassr’s 4-1 triumph over Al Khaleej in the Saudi Pro League.Ronaldo had recently returned…

NEW DELHI: India women’s cricket team batter Smriti Mandhana has postponed her wedding with music composer Palash Muchhal after her father, Shriniwas Mandhana, suffered a health complication on Sunday, the day the ceremony was scheduled.Mandhana shares a close bond with her father, who has been part of her cricket journey from the beginning. Her family…

NEW DELHI: Magicbricks has released the rental Index for the July-Sept quarter, highlighting that the rental market is resetting after three quarters of strong activity. The report showed that average rents continued to strengthen, rising 4.4% quarter-on-quarter and 18.1% year-on-year, even as key metros displayed differing levels of tenant activity during this period.National rental demand…

NEW DELHI: Amid the political row kicked up by the proposed constitutional amendment to bring Chandigarh under the ambit of Article 240, home ministry Sunday clarified that the proposal neither “seeks to alter Chandigarh’s governance or administrative structure” nor “change the traditional arrangements between Chandigarh and the states of Punjab and Haryana”. In a post…