Deepti Sharma attempts to run out Pakistan’s Natalia Parvaiz during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup, Group 1 cricket match between India and Pakistan in Birmingham, England. Smriti Mandhana struck 68 and Deepti Sharma claimed a career-best five-wicket haul as India began their Women’s T20 World Cup campaign with a 64-run win over Pakistan at…
A 21-year-old Brazilian woman died on Saturday after staff at a rope jumping event launched her from a 40-metre bridge in São Paulo state without attaching her safety rope, reports have said. Maria Eduarda Rodrigues de Freitas fell from the Ponte do Esqueleto, known as Skeleton Bridge, in Limeira, São Paulo, after staff failed to…
“Democracy has become theatre of the absurd”: Kapil Sibal slams TMC rebel MPs for merging with Nationalist Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded the disqualification of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCP), arguing that legislators cannot unilaterally merge with another…
Swiss authorities and economic stakeholders expressed relief on Sunday after voters narrowly rejected a contentious anti-immigration proposal aimed at capping the country’s population, a plan that had triggered warnings of potential “chaos.”Preliminary projections showed that nearly 55 per cent of voters opposed the “No to a Switzerland with 10 million!” initiative, backed by the hard-right…
The internal crisis in the Trinamool Congress appeared to intensify on Sunday after a group of dissident MPs claimed they had broken away from the party and announced their merger with the Nationalist Citizens Party. NEW DELHI/KOLKATA: The internal crisis in the Trinamool Congress appeared to intensify on Sunday after a group of dissident MPs…
“Democracy has become theatre of the absurd”: Kapil Sibal slams TMC rebel MPs for merging with Nationalist Congress Party Rajya Sabha MP Kapil Sibal on Sunday demanded the disqualification of rebel Trinamool Congress (TMC) MPs who have announced plans to merge with the Nationalist Citizens Party (NCP), arguing that legislators cannot unilaterally merge with another…
NEW DELHI: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said India is a peace-loving nation but is fully capable of dealing decisively with forces that threaten its security, asserting that the armed forces have been given complete freedom to act against terrorism.Addressing a gathering after unveiling a statue of Maharana Pratap, Singh said, “We are people…
Thousands of British Kashmiris protest outside UK Parliament over PoK unrest Thousands of British Kashmiris gathered outside the Palace of Westminster in London on Sunday to protest against alleged human rights violations and the use of force by Pakistani security forces in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling for international intervention and accountability.Demonstrators raised concerns…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi held discussions with French President Emmanuel Macron on Sunday. Following the Bharat Innovates 2026 event held in Nice, France, the two leaders reviewed bilateral cooperation across sectors, including defence, technology, innovation, trade, security, space and healthcare.The meeting took place during PM Modi’s visit to France, where he also inaugurated…
TOI correspondent from Washington: Donald Trump, the oldest man to be sworn in as the US President, turned 80 on Sunday in the only way the MAGA boss plausibly could: by staging a cage fight on the White House lawn while trying to broker peace in the Middle East.One gift arrived. The other did not.Towering…