FIR in Jhota murder case days after activist was shot dead in Mansa NEW DELHI: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has registered a case into the murder of anti-drug activist Parvinder Singh Jhota in Punjab’s Mansa and taken over the investigation, officials said on Wednesday.According to news agency PTI, a team of CBI officials…
Mumbai: Sunil Gavaskar has advised India’s batters to play the ball as late as possible when they face New Zealand in the two-Test series in Wellington and Christchurch, where swing and seam are expected to pose a major challenge.India struggled on their last Test tour of New Zealand in February-March 2020, losing 0-2 after managing…
Oil prices climb over 1% (representative image) Oil prices rose on Wednesday as traders weighed concerns over Middle East supplies amid growing risks to shipping in the Red Sea and threats to oil infrastructure in Saudi Arabia.Brent crude futures climbed $1.34, or 1.23 per cent, to $110.10 per barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate (WTI)…
‘You did not even contest the election. You made a backdoor entry and became chief minister. You stabbed the mandate and grabbed the post. It was a huge dacoity against the people’s mandate,’ Shinde said. NEW DELHI: Maharashtra deputy chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday accused Uddhav Thackeray of stealing the people’s mandate after the…
Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag (Image credit: X) India’s Sheetal Devi and Payal Nag won the silver medal in the women’s compound doubles event at the Asian Para Games on Wednesday.The 19-year-old Indian pair lost 141-150 to China’s Xu Xueqing and Zhao Jing in the final.Sheetal and Payal were unable to keep up with their…
South Africa’s Simon Harmer, left, pumps his fists with captain Temba Bavuma (AP Photo) Simon Harmer etched his name in South African cricket history with a career-best effort against Australia, breaking Dale Steyn’s record for the highest individual score by a South African No. 9 or lower against the visitors.Harmer scored 82 in South Africa’s…
Marco Rubio at the 26/11 memorial at Taj Mahal Palace Hotel in Mumbai. MUMBAI/ DELHI: US secretary of state Marco Rubio Tuesday said US was in discussions with Reliance Industries on creating capacity to refine Venezuelan crude, calling India a refining superpower and underlining that Washington understood India’s need to diversify its oil imports and…
NEW DELHI: Indian para-swimmer Himanshu Nandal clinched a bronze medal in the men’s 400m freestyle S11 event at the Asian Para Games 2026 on Tuesday, securing India’s second medal in swimming at the continental showpiece.The 22-year-old from Rohtak clocked 5 minutes and 10.91 seconds to finish third in the four-swimmer field. China’s Chuanzhen Sun won…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX has come under scrutiny over reported disruptions to satellite internet. Elon Musk’s SpaceX has come under scrutiny over reported disruptions to satellite internet services used by Ukrainian forces, with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accusing the company of restricting access during the war with Russia.A report by The Wall Street Journal, citing officials familiar…
Rubio is set to visit Jamnagar for talks on bilateral ties, energy cooperation and commercial investment. US secretary of state Marco Rubio urged businesses to view the India-US relationship as a strategic partnership spanning technology, trade and security, saying the two countries were “perfectly aligned” on issues that would shape the 21st century, even as…