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NEW DELHI: Wasim Akram stole the show during the Pakistan Super League’s franchise auction on Thursday, turning the high-stakes bidding war into a moment of levity with his trademark wit.As the PSL officially added two new teams ahead of the 2026 season, Akram — who conducted the auction — kept the atmosphere light even as…

A 50-year-old Dalit woman was killed after she tried to protect her daughter from alleged abductors in Meerut’s Kapsad village on Thursday. MEERUT: A 50-year-old Dalit woman was killed after she tried to protect her daughter from alleged abductors in Meerut’s Kapsad village on Thursday, triggering political outrage and heightened security in the area.The woman…

US President Donald Trump (AP photo) US President Donald Trump late Friday once again spoke about taking action on Greenland, saying the US would have to do “something” or risk Russia and China stepping in. He said Washington does not want Moscow or Beijing as its “neighbours”.Speaking to reporters during a meeting with top oil…

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: The special investigation team probing the Sabarimala gold scam arrested Friday Kandararu Rajeevaru, the tantri (chief priest) of the Ayyappa temple, after detaining and questioning him earlier in the day.Rajeevaru was arrested for his alleged close links with prime accused Unnikrishnan Potti and for giving “silent permission” to the replating of the dwarapalaka (guardian)…

Mustafizur Rahman; Tamim Iqbal A senior Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) official’s comment calling former captain Tamim Iqbal “an Indian agent” has drawn criticism from players in the country. Tamim, one of Bangladesh’s leading openers, had advised the BCB not to be driven by emotion while deciding on the national team’s participation in the T20 World…

INDORE: A nurse at MY Hospital, Indore, allegedly cut the thumb of a one-and-a-half-month-old boy with scissors while removing an IV cannula earlier this week. Nursing officer Aarti Kshotriya was suspended after the negligence was discovered, while a month’s salary of a nursing in-charge and two assistant nursing in-charge officers was withheld as punishment, MG…

NEW DELHI: In a significant escalation of govt’s anti-narcotic approach, home minister Amit Shah on Friday announced a three-year war on drugs – set to commence on March 31 this year. Chairing the Narco-Coordination Centre (NCORD) meeting at Vigyan Bhawan, Shah reframed the drug menace as a matter of “narco-terrorism” rather than a mere law-and-order…

NEW DELHI: As animal rights activists submitted that stray dogs need not be removed from premises of public institutions like hospitals and colleges as they are not a threat to humans and that both can live peacefully, Supreme Court on Friday said the picture projected by them in favour of the canines is different from…

NEW DELHI: An IAS officer’s home in south Delhi’s Greater Kailash Enclave-II was allegedly burgled, with valuables worth around Rs 60 lakh stolen. The officer was not in the city at the time of the incident and reported it to the police on Friday. According to police, a PCR call regarding the theft was received…

NEW DELHI: In a move to shed yet another colonial relic, railway minister Ashwini Vaishnaw on Friday announced discontinuing the railway uniforms introduced by the British Raj — black prince coats (bandhgala coats) — saying that “we have to find every trace of colonialism and banish them”.TOI has learnt that govt is carrying out a…