France’s Kylian Mbappe (10) drinks water during the warm up ahead of the World Cup round of 16 soccer match between Paraguay and France in Philadelphia, Saturday, July 4, 2026. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner) France’s FIFA World Cup 2026 Round of 16 meeting with Paraguay has unfolded under some of the most punishing weather conditions ever…
Ryan Rickelton of MI Cape Town celebrates his century during match 20 of the Betway SA20 season 4 between Joburg Super Kings (JSK) and MI Cape Town (MICT) held at the Wanderers Cricket Stadium in Sandton, Johannesburg , South Africa on the 10th January 2026. (Photo credit: Gaunt / Sportzpics for SA20) Ryan Rickelton continued…
New Delhi: The home ministry on Tuesday countered the “deliberate misinformation campaign” by the opposition painting the govt as non-serious about caste enumeration, based merely on the Census 2027 “houselisting” questionnaire notified last week, despite govt’s well-known public stand that caste will be captured in the second stage of the census, that is, population enumeration…
NEW DELHI: Vishwa Hindu Parishad on Friday objected to upcoming Netflix film ‘Ghooskhor Pandat’, calling the title offensive and an attack on a “most respectable segment” of society, and demanded govt action. BJP said govt asked the OTT platform to remove the teaser and other promotional contents of the film from social media, govt sources…
A day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged Indians to stop buying gold for a year in the national interest, GTRI backed the appeal, saying surging gold imports are straining India’s foreign exchange reserves and widening its trade imbalance. In its report, the think tank said, “GTRI has supported Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s appeal asking…
Pakistan’s Sahibzada Farhan makes big revelation (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: Pakistan batter Sahibzada Farhan says his most memorable sixes came against India, especially during the Asia Cup. “The ones I hit against India in the Asia Cup. People started to recognise my six-hitting ability after that,” Farhan told ESPNCricinfo. In that final, Farhan stood out…
Solar eclipses have this strange power. They make people stop mid-scroll and look up at the sky. Scientists, students, casual sky-watchers, and even people who normally shrug at space-related updates suddenly want to know what’s going on. And it’s not hard to understand why. Eclipses don’t show up often. They happen at very exact times….
NEW DELHI: Social media intermediaries must conduct due diligence even at the time of uploading apps, Delhi high court stressed Wednesday as it asked Google and Apple to remove mobile applications hosted on their online platforms that disseminate obscene pornographic content.“We can’t permit a whole generation of the country to be ruined. We understand all…
Ravi Bishnoi (PTI Photo/Shashank Parade) India leg-spinner Ravi Bishnoi described his return to Rajasthan Royals as “like playing at home” after the inaugural champions secured him for Rs 7.2 crore at the IPL 2026 mini-auction in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The bidding for the 25-year-old turned intense before the Royals finally had the last word…
NEW DELHI: Gujarat Titans retained 20 players and entered the IPL 2026 mini-auction with a purse of Rs 12.90 crore. They allowed Sherfane Rutherford to move to Mumbai Indians through a trade on the retention deadline day. Led by India captain Shubman Gill, GT has been one of the most consistent franchises in the IPL…