Shaheen Afridi (Image credit: Agencies) Shaheen Afridi once again found himself in the spotlight for the wrong reasons after being pulled up by the umpire for allegedly tampering with the ball during the Pakistan Super League. The Pakistan pacer was also involved in a controversial moment during the first Test between Pakistan national cricket team…
Pakistan allegedly allowed Iranian military aircraft to park at its airbases to shield them from potential American airstrikes despite positioning itself as a mediator in the ongoing US-Iran conflict, according to a report by CBS News citing US officials.The report has triggered sharp reactions in Washington, with senior US lawmakers questioning Islamabad’s neutrality in efforts…
NEW DELHI: Congress Monday enlarged the consultation process to finalise the new chief minister of Kerala, amid growing suspense in the wake of a tussle for the top job between AICC general secretary K C Venugopal and leader of opposition V D Satheesan.The party has called former state presidents – K Sudhakaran, K Muraleedharan, V…
NEW DELHI: A day after PM Modi set out a list of “resolutions” to conserve fuel and save foreign exchange, govt on Monday urged people to stay calm and avoid panic, saying there were enough oil supplies in the country and concrete steps were being taken to prevent shortages and supply chain disruptions.Chairing a meeting…
NEW DELHI: Refusing to entertain a plea against expansion of Pipavav port in Gujarat faulting the environmental clearance, the Supreme Court on Monday bluntly asked – “Show us a single project where these environmentalists have said we welcome this”, while also emphasising that country cannot develop without infrastructure.Senior advocate Anitha Shenoy, for environmentalist Chetan Kumar…
More than 70 Labour lawmakers have reportedly urged British Prime Minister Keir Starmer to step down after the ruling party suffered major losses in local and regional elections, deepening a growing leadership crisis within the government.The pressure mounted on Monday as four ministerial aides resigned and senior party figures privately questioned whether Starmer could continue…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Monday said pendency of thousands of bail petitions for years in high courts violated the “precious” right to liberty and ordered that issuance of notice on bail pleas could be dispensed with by serving a petition copy in advance on prosecution to enable them to respond on the very first…
NEW DELHI: Piling on PM Modi for asking people to adopt Covid-type austerity measures in wake of the West Asia crisis, opposition parties said the PM always seeks sacrifices from people to avoid accountability for his failures. They also accused him of duplicity and asked why was he claiming “all is well” during poll campaign…
SAN DIEGO: President Donald Trump nominated Cameron Hamilton Monday to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, a surprising comeback for the former Navy SEAL who was fired from his role as FEMA’s temporary leader last year after he defended its existence.His nomination comes as the Trump administration has increasingly signalled it is backing away from…
NEW DELHI: PM Narendra Modi will depart for a five-nation tour on Friday, beginning with the UAE, said govt in an official announcement. Modi will visit the UAE, Sweden and the Netherlands on his way to Norway for the India-Nordic summit that was postponed last year in the aftermath of the Pahalgam terrorist attack.Modi will…