Month: May 2025

[ad_1] Ravindra Jadeja argues with umpire (screengrabs) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings' young star Dewald Brevis found himself at the centre of a major controversy during their IPL 2025 clash against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium on Saturday. In a high-stakes chase, Brevis was dismissed for a golden duck on his very first ball after being adjudged LBW to Lungi Ngidi. While the delivery looked to be sliding down leg, Brevis hesitated to take a review and was eventually denied the chance — the 15-second DRS timer had expired.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!The South African batter, caught in a moment of doubt, discussed the decision with non-striker Ravindra Jadeja before finally signalling for DRS. But it was too late. Replays later confirmed that the ball would have missed the stumps comfortably, sparking […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India is committed to taking “firm and decisive” action against the terrorists who perpetrated the Pahalgam attack and those who support them, said PM Narendra Modi amid repeated calls by the global community for restraint and de-escalation and as tensions soar with Pakistan. After a bilateral meeting with visiting Angola President João Manuel Lourenço, Modi said both leaders agreed that terrorism is the biggest threat to humanity.Modi delivered his media statement after the meeting in Hindi but switched over to English while talking about the April 22 attack and India’s resolve for decisive action against the perpetrators. The PM had done the same 2 days after the attack while speaking in Madhubani in Bihar where he, in his first response to the tourist massacre, pledged to identify, track and punish every terrorist and their backers.Modi’s remarks on […]

[ad_1] NEW DELHI: India has rejected Pakistan's proposal for a "neutral" probe into the mass killings at Pahalgam by dismissing it as a deception meant to distract attention from Islamabad's complicity in the slaughter of innocent tourists. "They are pursuing their familiar playbook of deception and duplicity. The term 'neutral' is nothing but a loaded euphemism for the blatant lie that those making the offer were not complicit in the carnage. They are trying to pull the wool over the world's eyes," an official told TOI.‘Move doesn’t reflect desire for justice, but is diversionary ploy’It does not reflect a desire for justice, but is a diversionary ploy. They are trying to deflect international attention, evade scrutiny and accountability and undermine India’s right to defend its sovereignty and security.”Another source said, “Neutrality in investigation implies a dispute over facts, but here […]

[ad_1] NAGPUR/JABALPUR/KOLKATA: Amid surging tensions with Pakistan after the Pahalgam terror attack, Munitions India Limited (MIL), agglomerate of the 12 ordnance factories across the country, has cancelled long leaves of its employees at most plants, sources told TOI on Friday. No leave beyond two days is permitted for the next two months.Senior management sources, including those on the board, denied the directive had anything to do with the post-April 22 tension. The official reason - from Ordnance Factory Chandrapur to Jabalpur - is that they have missed production targets for April and are catching up. Officials at Chandrapur cited pressure of global export orders.MIL said it put its employees on "alert mode" after the Pahalgam attack. "If there is urgency to expedite our production, we should be able to do it... But there is no official decision to cancel leave […]

[ad_1] KV Subramanian (File photo) In an unexpected move, the government has cut short KV Subramanian's appointment as the executive director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), ahead of his scheduled completion. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet has decided to end his role effective April 30, 2025.No official explanation for this early termination has been given. The government will shortly identify a successor to represent India on the IMF board.Subramanian began his three-year tenure as executive director (India) at the IMF on November 1, 2022, following his previous role as the government's chief economic adviser.The IMF's executive board consists of 25 directors (executive directors or EDs) who are chosen by member nations or groups of nations.India shares its constituency with three other nations: Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Bhutan.According to a PTI report quoting sources, Subramanian had expressed doubts about […]

[ad_1] SRINAGAR: National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah said Saturday the April 22 Pahalgam terrorist attack that left 26 people dead could not have taken place without local assistance. “I don’t think these things can happen unless someone supports them,” he said.Abdullah also reiterated his party’s longstanding opposition to Indus Waters Treaty (IWT), saying the agreement has harmed the region’s interests and must be reviewed.His comments about local support in the Pahalgam attack drew criticism from PDP president and ex-CM Mehbooba Mufti. She called his remarks “deeply disturbing” and “regrettable”.“As a senior leader, that too as a Kashmiri, his statement risks fuelling divisive narratives providing ammunition to certain media channels to further stereotype & stigmatise Kashmiris and Muslims,” Mufti said in a post on X. “This isn’t only misleading but fatal at a time when students and traders from J&K […]