India’s Washington Sundar. (Photo by AP/PTI) NEW DELHI: The men’s senior selection committee, chaired by Ajit Agarkar, is likely to pick the squad for the upcoming two-Test tour of Sri Lanka, starting August 15 in Galle. Informal discussions took place on the sidelines of the white-ball tour in England, and a formal meeting will convene…
CJP alleges police brutality during Parliament march NEW DELHI: The Cockroach Janta Party (CJP), the pressure group leading the ongoing protest at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar, on Tuesday levelled serious allegations of police brutality during its march to Parliament a day earlier, claiming that several protesters, including well-known public figures, were assaulted.Escalating its attack on the…
UK PM Andy Burnham and PM Modi (File photo) NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday congratulated Andy Burnham on assuming office as UK PM and expressed confidence that India-UK ties would continue to deepen across key sectors.In a post on X, PM Modi said, “Warmest congratulations to Mr Andy Burnham on assuming office…
NEW DELHI: Taking over supervision of Ayodhya Ram Mandir fund embezzlement scam investigations, the Supreme Court on Monday ousted local police from probing the charges by entrusting it to a SIT led by a senior IPS officer and directed Shri Ram Teerth Kshetra Trust to preserve receipts of donations it received since commencement of construction…
Protesters clash with police during Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament in New Delhi as security personnel use barricades to stop the demonstration (Image credit: PTI) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party’s march towards Parliament Monday to demand the resignation of Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan devolved into chaos as thousands of protesters ran into police…
LONDON: A man who once said his favourite biscuit would be “beer, chips and gravy”, who prefers to dress down, who is a fan of The Smiths, The Stone Roses and football, became the UK’s seventh prime minister in a decade on Monday.“King of the North” Andy Burnham, who in his former role as Greater…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday took exception to the meagre monetary compensation provided to retired chief justices and judges of high courts, which varies vastly from one state to another, and asked the Union govt to constitute a committee to lay down uniform pan-India guidelines.A bench of CJI Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and…
US President Donald Trump announces 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods. US President Donald Trump on Monday imposed 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, accusing Canada of unfairly discriminating against American automobiles, alcohol and dairy products in a move that could sharply escalate trade tensions between the two countries.According to a senior administration official, the…
NEW DELHI: Road traffic deaths globally declined by 8% to 11.6 lakh annually and fatality rates dropped by 21% between 2010 and 2025 despite the addition of more than one billion motor vehicles, according to a new estimate by the World Health Organization (WHO).As per the WHO, road crashes continue to claim a heavy toll,…
A federal judge in California on Monday temporarily blocked Paramount Skydance and Warner Bros. Discovery from completing their proposed $110 billion merger, granting a 14-day restraining order as a multistate antitrust lawsuit challenging the deal moves forward.The order prevents the companies from closing the transaction until at least August 3, when the court will hear…
