Month: May 2025

[ad_1] MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - DECEMBER 27: Virat Kohli of India looks on prior to the start of day two of the Men's Fourth Test Match in the series between Australia and India at Melbourne Cricket Ground on December 27, 2024 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images) On Saturday, TimesofIndia.com reported that Virat Kohli had communicated to the BCCI his desire to retire from Test cricket ahead of the important five-match series in England, starting on June 20.While it came as a surprise to the men who matter, who had him in their plans at least for England, Kohli had made up his mind.Not just the BCCI, even people who have the best interests of Indian cricket at heart, outside of it, want him on that flight to England, but the ball seems to be in Kohli’s court now.With […]

[ad_1] Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cautioned against drawing parallels between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response and Indira Gandhi's leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War. NEW DELHI: As India and Pakistan agreed to halt military actions across all fronts following a crucial DGMO-level conversation, Congress MP Shashi Tharoor cautioned against drawing parallels between Prime Minister Narendra Modi's response and Indira Gandhi's leadership during the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War.In a video posted by news agency ANI, Tharoor remarked, "1971 was a great achievement, Indira Gandhi rewrote the map of the subcontinent, but the circumstances were different. Bangladesh was fighting a moral cause and liberating Bangladesh was a clear objective." Responding to social media comparisons, he added, "Just keeping on firing shells at Pakistan is not a clear objective."The 1971 Indo-Pak War, which led to the formation of Bangladesh, was a landmark moment during […]

[ad_1] Elon Musk responded to a message on India-Pakistan ceasefire. Elon Musk responded to a message on immediate ceasefire between India and Pakistan by the US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In a post on Twitter, Marco Rubio wrote, "Over the past 48 hours, @VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi and Shehbaz Sharif, External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, Chief of Army Staff Asim Munir, and National Security Advisors Ajit Doval and Asim Malik.I am pleased to announce the Governments of India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire and to start talks on a broad set of issues at a neutral site. We commend Prime Ministers Modi and Sharif on their wisdom, prudence, and statesmanship in choosing the path of peace." Responding to the same, Elon Musk wrote: […]

[ad_1] Shark Tank judge and People Group founder Anupam Mittal shared his thoughts on the India-Pakistan ceasefire news. Taking to X, Mittal wrote "Perhaps the only tweet from Trump I truly welcome”, quoting a post by US President Donald Trump announcing the ceasefire. “After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE.Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!,” Trump wrote on social media.Replying to the post, Mittal said “Perhaps the only tweet from Trump I truly welcome 🙏🏼”.US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s X statement on India-Pak ceasefireOver the past 48 hours, @VP Vance and I have engaged with senior Indian and Pakistani officials, including Prime Ministers Narendra Modi […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India and Pakistan have agreed to an immediate ceasefire following escalated cross-border tensions in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack that claimed 26 lives.The ceasefire was the result of direct engagement between Indian and Pakistani officials, with Islamabad agreeing to the terms with "no preconditions, no postconditions, and no links to other issues."This comes after the armed forces carried out precision strikes on terrorists hotspots in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir under 'Operation Sindoor'. Following India's action, Pakistan launched missiles and drones across LoC and International Borders which were intercepted by Army's air defence systems.Here are the punitive actions that will remain in effect:Suspension of Indus Waters TreatyThe Indus Waters Treaty will remain in abeyance, government sources confirmed. “There are no preconditions to the ceasefire agreement reached on Saturday, and the IWT will remain suspended,” sources in […]

[ad_1] MEERUT: A 19-year-old woman was killed after allegedly being pushed out of a moving car while her 17-year-old friend was allegedly gang-raped by three men through the night in the same vehicle on NH-334 between Meerut and Bulandshahr, police said on Saturday.All three accused were arrested after a brief encounter. The minor, who worked for an event management firm in Noida and was abducted on Tuesday night, managed to escape the next morning and reported the crime at Khurja Nagar police station.In her complaint to the police, the survivor said she had gone for a drive with two men — Sandeep Singh and Amit Kumar, both in their early 20s — from the Surajpur area of Greater Noida around 8pm on Tuesday. "The group later picked up another man, Gaurav Kumar, 22, from Ghaziabad. The three men and the […]

[ad_1] KOLKATA: Following the ceasefire announcement on Saturday, Rajani Shaw, whose husband, BSF jawan Purnam Kumar Shaw, is in the custody of Pakistan Rangers, expressed hope for his return. "The govt should immediately discuss his release and repatriation to India during the talks with Pakistan," she told TOI on Saturday.Purnam, who was on duty at the Punjab border, mistakenly strayed into Pakistani territory on April 23. He was immediately detained by Pakistan Rangers and has been in their custody since. Although the release was initially discussed at flag meetings between the two countries, talks stopped days before India launched a strike on terrorist camps in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. With a tactical war breaking out between the two countries thereafter, Rajani and Purnam's parents were distraught as it meant derailing the efforts to get him back."Purnam has been held in […]

[ad_1] HYDERABAD: Cyberabad police have arrested Dr Namrata Chigurupati, a 34-year-old physician and CEO of a prominent hospital group in Hyderabad, along with a Mumbai-based courier, for possessing 53 grams of cocaine in Raidurgam on Thursday.The accused were sent to judicial remand on Friday. However, the kingpin of the interstate drug network is absconding. Acting on specific information, a police team led by Sub-Inspector (SI) B. Sakram laid a trap near Mehfil restaurant in Raidurgam on Thursday evening and caught the doctor red-handed receiving the contraband from Balakrishna Rampyar Ram, a 38-year-old Mumbai-based delivery agent. The contraband was found wrapped in 57 bud-shaped packs. The doctor told police officials that she stayed in an upscale apartment in Shaikpet and allegedly developed a cocaine addiction while pursuing an MBA in Spain between 2021 and 2022. She had completed her MBBS from […]