Pakistan police on Tuesday fired tear gas and live rounds at protesters in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa as clashes broke out over the suspension of the provincial government led by jailed former prime minister Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).Five people were injured in the clashes, with the worst violence reported in Bara, around 15 km from provincial…
Soccer Football – Saudi Pro League – Al Riyadh v Al Nassr – Prince Faisal Bin Fahd Stadium, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – August 21, 2026 Al Nassr’s Cristiano Ronaldo reacts REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed Cristiano Ronaldo is closing in on the 1,000-goal milestone, with just 19 more goals to go, while continuing to lead the line…
Ashok Lavasa speaks online at the event NEW DELHI: Former election commissioner Ashok Lavasa on Tuesday said the Election Commission of India (ECI) was facing an unprecedented level of controversy and urged the poll body to regain public trust amid protests over alleged irregularities in the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.Drawing a parallel…
Venugopal further alleged that Shah appeared nervous during his interaction with the media NEW DELHI: Congress on Tuesday hit back at Union home minister Amit Shah over his prediction of a resounding victory for the BJP-led NDA in the 2029 Lok Sabha elections. Taking a dig at Shah, Congress general secretary KC Venugopal described his…
Legendary Yuvraj Singh joins Delhi Capitals coaching staff ahead of new IPL season NEW DELHI: Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh has joined Delhi Capitals as their Assistant and Batting Coach ahead of the upcoming Indian Premier League season, marking his first formal coaching role in his career.The appointment was officially announced by the JSW and…
A PTI photo shows CJP’s Saurav Das and Ashutosh Ranka outside Parliament Street police station. NEW DELHI: Delhi Police have registered an FIR in connection with the alleged unauthorised entry into the Jantar Mantar area by Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) leaders Saurav Das, Ashutosh Ranka and other members, news agency PTI reported on Tuesday.As per…
Centre steps up anti-stubble burning drive ahead of peak crop residue season (representative image) NEW DELHI: The Centre on Tuesday asked Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi-NCR authorities to work in “mission mode” to prevent stubble burning ahead of the peak crop residue burning season, flagging a sharp rise in farm fires in Madhya…
Sediqullah Atal scripts history (Image: X/ @ACBofficials) Sediqullah Atal produced a historic fourth-innings century to help Afghanistan secure a draw against Bangladesh in the one-off Test in Abu Dhabi on Tuesday. The left-handed batter became the first Afghanistan cricketer to score a Test hundred in the fourth innings, smashing 111 off 332 deliveries to deny…
Tony Robbins’ hunger-relief work began not with a fundraising campaign, but with a memory from his childhood. As the motivational speaker and author has recounted, his family was struggling financially when he was about 11 years old, and a stranger arrived at their home with groceries and a frozen turkey for Thanksgiving. The experience stayed…
Omair Ahmad is the author of ‘Encounters’, ‘The Storyteller’s Tale’, ‘Tall Tales by a Small Dog’, ‘The Kingdom at the Centre of the World: Journeys Into Bhutan’ and ‘Jimmy, The Terrorist’, which won the Crossword Award for Fiction and was shortlisted for the Man Asian Literary Prize. He is also a prominent columnist and a…