Ireland vs New Zealand Test: The historic one-off Test between Ireland and New Zealand at Stormont, Belfast marks the first-ever red-ball meeting between the two nations. Ireland won the toss and opted to bowl first, hoping to make the most of the early seam and swing on offer in typical Belfast conditions. Match Context &…
External affairs minister S Jaishankar (PTI photo) NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar on Tuesday expressed concern over the changing global order that he said appeared to be “headed for a long twilight zone,” which the minister predicted would be “messy, risky, unpredictable, and even dangerous”.Speaking during the FECC Three-Day Global Economic Cooperation (GEC)…
NEW DELHI: Several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, including MPs Mahua Moitra and Derek O’Brien, were detained by Delhi police on Friday while protesting outside Union home minister Amit Shah’s residence and office. The protest was staged against the Enforcement Directorate (ED) raids conducted at the office of the political consultancy firm I-PAC in Kolkata on…
How Canada’s immigration plan helps students and skilled workers living in the country gain PR. (Getty Images) Canada’s 2026–2028 Immigration Levels Plan prioritises permanent residence (PR) for temporary residents already living in the country. The plan focuses on students, skilled workers, and other residents who are contributing to the economy and communities. As reported by…
X, formerly Twitter, has suffered a major outage. The massive downtime on Friday (January 16) marks the second time in just three days that Elon Musk-owned social media platform has been knocked offline, rendering thousands of users unable to access posts, photos and videos. According to performance monitoring service Downdetector.com, a huge part of the…
‘Border 2’, the war drama starring Sunny Deol in the lead, has recorded a blockbuster start to its run at the box office. The film that was released in time for the extended Republic Day weekend, made the most of the holiday and scored its highest collection to date. Early box office reports indicate a…
Do street dogs pose a threat to public safety? Not at all. This inference can be drawn from a recent survey that reveals a bond many Indians quietly share with the strays that roam their streets, even as safety fears dominate conversations.In fact, the survey across 10 cities by a Delhi-based think tank has found…
Charles Barkley. Image via: Rich Fury/Getty Images Charles Barkley did not hold back as the NBA shared its most traditional day with another league. As basketball tipped off on Christmas, the Hall of Famer turned analyst delivered a blunt message that grabbed headlines instantly. Speaking on national television, Barkley questioned why the NBA no longer…
BENGALURU: A 33-year-old man was killed after he was allegedly deliberately run over by a car following a drunken brawl after a local cricket tournament in Bengaluru, police said on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Prashanth M, a bodybuilder who lived in Veerasandra in the city. Police said the incident took place on…
BENGALURU/NEW DELHI: The Congress high command, along with chief minister-designate D K Shivakumar and caretaker chief minister Siddaramaiah, held late-night discussions in New Delhi Sunday to finalise the composition of the new Karnataka cabinet. There are plans to induct between 10 and 20 ministers in the first phase, alongside Shivakumar’s swearing-in on Wednesday.Also read |…