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NEW DELHI: India on Tuesday condemned the strike in the United Arab Emirates that left three Indian nationals injured, calling for an immediate halt to escalating hostilities in the region.Responding to the attack in Fujairah, the ministry of external affairs said, “The attack on Fujairah that resulted in injury to three Indian nationals is unacceptable….
Sunil Gavaskar and Jasprit Bumrah (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Jasprit Bumrah is enduring a torrid IPL 2026 season. The bowler known for dismantling any batting line-up in the world is currently struggling for wickets. Ten matches and just three wickets – that sums up Bumrah’s campaign so far, and it has been one of…
At least 21 people have been killed and 61 others injured after a powerful explosion tore through a fireworks factory in central China, according to state media.The blast struck a workshop at the Huasheng Fireworks Manufacturing and Display Company in Liuyang, Hunan province, at around 4.40pm on Monday. The county-level city, under the provincial capital…
NEW DELHI: BJP’s successful “double engine” configuration in Bengal will rid the Centre of state-level encumbrances it found difficult to navigate in ties with Bangladesh, opening space for more robust cooperation in areas like water management, border, trade, connectivity and security.Aseismic political shift in Bengal brought the Mamata Banerjee era in the state to an…
Salil Arora (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: A young batter taking on Jasprit Bumrah for the first time would usually show signs of nerves, tension, or even a bit of fear. But 23-year-old Salil Arora showed none of that during the IPL 2026 fixture between SRH and MI. What stood out instead was his fearless…
Congress overcomes weak organisation with united frontThe Congress-led UDF swept back into govt in Kerala on Monday after a 10-year hiatus, riding a largerthan-expected anti-incumbency wave across the state against the Pinarayi Vijayan govt. UDF won 102 seats in the 140-member legislative assembly. The magnitude of the victory surprised even the winners. The major factor…
NEW DELHI: For the first time since 1977, India will have no Communist-governed state as Kerala voters oust the CPM-led LDF and hand a victory to the Congress-led UDF.The loss presents the Left its biggest challenge – maintaining its relevance at the national level in the face of declining influence.The UDF rode an anti-incumbency wave…
Change reaction in 3 states; Assam keeps Biswas in HimantaIt was a day of dramatic upheavals. BJP finally managed to win the state that had virtually become its final frontier over the past 10 years, Tamil superstar Vijay made a stunning political debut and looks set to be the next chief minister of Tamil Nadu,…
NEW DELHI: “Counting will begin in the morning of May 4. Ballot box will open at 8 am, first round will be over at 9 and second round at 10. Counting will be over at 1 pm and it will be ta ta, good-bye to didi.” Thus spoke Union home minister Amit Shah at one…
KOLKATA: Bhowanipore eventually turned its back Monday on Mamata Banerjee after three terms as the Bengal CM was sliced out of her Kolkata home turf in a knife-edge contest that saw her protege-turned-foe Suvendu Adhikari vanquish her by 15,105 votes.Mamata struggled to accept the outcome, claiming she and her TMC had been defeated “by force”,…
