Former Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir has come under heavy criticism after his bold prediction that “India will not enter the semis” at the T20 World Cup 2026 backfired. India defeated West Indies by five wickets in a crucial Super 8 clash to book their place in the semifinals, proving Amir wrong.Following India’s qualification, Amir…
Holi 2026, celebrated on Wednesday, March 4th, marks the arrival of spring with vibrant colors and joyous festivities. The festival commemorates the mythological triumph of good over evil, symbolized by Holika Dahan bonfires and the devotion of Prahlad. It’s a time for reconnecting, forgiving, and celebrating life’s colorful moments with loved ones. Holi sweeps in…
US embassy in Riyadh. (Screenshot) Two drones struck the US embassy in Riyadh early Tuesday, triggering a small fire and causing minor damage to the building, Saudi authorities said, as Iran continued its wave of retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.In a statement, a spokesperson for Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry said preliminary assessments confirmed that the…
Golden State Warriors at Chicago Bulls (Image via Imagn) The Los Angeles Clippers play the Golden State Warriors on March 2 at Chase Center. Both teams are in the play-in race in the Western Conference. The Warriors are 31-29 and in eighth place. The Clippers are 28-31 and trying to move up.This game comes at…
T20 World Cup 2026 marks the third straight edition in which the two powerhouses meet in the last four. (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: A familiar rivalry is set to headline the grand stage once again as India national cricket team and England cricket team clash in the second semi-final of the ICC Men’s T20…
Deadly fighting across the Middle East intensified on Tuesday as Washington urged its citizens to leave much of the region and President Donald Trump signalled the conflict with Iran could last far longer than initially projected.Powerful explosions rocked Tehran overnight as US and Israeli strikes continued for a third day. Fighter jets were heard over…
The United States has urged its citizens to “depart now” from more than a dozen countries across the Middle East, warning of serious safety risks as fighting between Israel and Iran intensifies.In a statement posted online, Assistant Secretary Mora Namdar said the United States Department of State was advising Americans to leave using available commercial…
A 48-year-old Delhi businessman, Anroop Gupta, missing since February 18, was found murdered and his body dismembered in a Mathura canal. NEW DELHI: A 48-year-old city businessman missing since Feb 18 has been found dead and his body parts recovered from a canal in Mathura. Police have arrested four individuals, including a woman, for the…
Bizarre polling station names like ‘Singapore’, ‘For Pakistan’, and ‘Slingshot’ are causing confusion in Telangana’s 2002 electoral rolls. HYDERABAD: “Singapore”, “For Pakistan”, “Slingshot”, “Cockatoo”, “Cashew Lizard”, “Big Goot”, and “Goat’s Nest”, it turns out, are nonsensical words and phrases representing polling stations from the 2002 rolls that are listed on the Election Commission website and…
KATHMANDU: Nepal’s Gen Z uprising last Sept did not begin with a speech or a scandal. It began with screenshots. Images of politicians’ children posing beside designer shopping hauls, on luxury holidays, stopping traffic with lavish weddings. Those pictures travelled rapidly across social media platforms, becoming symbols in a widening argument about privilege in a…