Ivory Coast’s Emmanuel Agbadou, left, kicks the ball ahead of France’s Jean-Philippe Mateta. (AP Photo) FIFA World Cup contenders France and Spain suffered unexpected setbacks in their final preparations for the tournament on Thursday, with Ivory Coast stunning the French 2-1 and Iraq holding Spain to a 1-1 draw in a pair of eye-catching warm-up…
Mumbai: The Bombay HC recently transferred to the CBI a probe into a 2010 accidental death case of a 13-year-old schoolgirl, saying police did not consider the autopsy report that said in the last 24 hours before her death, she was subjected to sexual intercourse. Police relied on an incomplete video recording and statement of…
HYDERABAD: An old man bends over granite slabs waiting beside a neatly edged pit. Plants line edges. This is not a garden. It is preparation for death. It is his grave. Nakka Indrayya, 80, has dug his own resting place in Jagtial district of northern Telangana, about 200km from Hyderabad. He chose a plot close…
Palesh Muchhal, Smriti Mandhana (left), and Palak Muchhal Singer Palak Muchhal has spoken for the first time about the postponement of her brother Palash Muchhal and India women’s cricket team vice-captain Smriti Mandhana’s wedding, saying both families are trying to stay positive after unexpected health emergencies forced a delay in the ceremony. The wedding, scheduled…
Unpublished book of ex-Army chief MM Naravane NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Monday registered an FIR over the circulation of an unpublished book of ex-Chief of Army Staff General Naravane on social media, cops told news agency PTI.A row erupted over General Naravane’s book after Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi cited…
NEW DELHI: The Quad on Tuesday unveiled a new Indo-Pacific energy security framework aimed at tackling supply disruptions through strategic fuel reserves, coordinated emergency response mechanisms and targeted policy initiatives, amid growing concerns over instability in global energy supply chains.The announcement came after the Quad foreign ministers’ meeting in New Delhi, chaired by external affairs…
US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) amplified pressure on Russian President Vladimir Putin by sharing a sharply worded editorial that urges Washington to abandon concessions and adopt a tougher line against Moscow. The move came amid mounting frustration over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.The editorial titled Putin ‘attack’ bluster shows Russia is the one…
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Virat Kohli & MS Dhoni (Insta) In the lead-up to the ODI series against South Africa, Ranchi has once again become the emotional centre of Indian cricket. After Virat Kohli visited MS Dhoni at his home, a new set of photographs featuring Kohli and Dhoni surfaced on Instagram on Saturday, sending fans into another wave…
NEW DELHI: Noting that it is the honour which is the most important thing for a defence personnel, Supreme Court on Wednesday directed that a septuagenarian former Indian Air Force pilot, who had to face an ignominious exit from the service 33 years back, be now given a farewell with honour as his dismissal was…