Veteran batsman’s unbeaten century and Iyer’s steady knock secure crucial victory in ICC Champions Trophy group clash Dubai: In a high-stakes Group A encounter of the ICC Champions Trophy at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Sunday, Virat Kohli produced a vintage ODI masterclass, powering India to a comprehensive six-wicket victory over arch-rivals Pakistan. Chasing...
Hamas slams Israel’s postponement of 620 prisoner releases, calling it a violation of the ceasefire deal as families wait in anguish. Hamas has condemned Israel’s decision to postpone the release of more than 600 Palestinian prisoners, rejecting Israel’s claim that the captives’ handover ceremonies are “humiliating” and calling it a pretext to evade obligations under...
Dehradun: The All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB) has filed a petition in the Uttarakhand High Court challenging the recently enacted Uniform Civil Code (UCC), arguing that it violates constitutional provisions and Muslim personal law, which is protected under the Sharia Application Act of 1937 and the Indian Constitution. The Uttarakhand High Court has...
Simran Preet Panesar, Wanted in Canada, Questioned in Punjab Mohali, India: The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Friday raided the residence of Simran Preet Panesar, a 32-year-old former Air Canada manager, in connection with the massive gold heist at Toronto Pearson International Airport in April 2023. Panesar, who is facing a Canada-wide warrant for his alleged...
The National Investigation Agency (NIA), with the assistance of local police, arrested three more accused on Tuesday in connection with the Visakhapatnam espionage case linked to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). With these arrests, the total number of individuals taken into custody in the case has now risen to eight. The case involves the leakage of...
Jamui, Bihar: Tensions flared in Jhajha Baliyadih village of Jamui district, Bihar, after a communal clash broke out between Hindu and Muslim communities on Sunday. The violence reportedly began when a group attempted to recite the Hanuman Chalisa and raise religious slogans in front of a mosque, leading to an altercation. Police Action and Arrests...
High-Level Meeting Excludes Kyiv, Raising Concerns over Future of Conflict Riyadh/Moscow/Washington: Senior officials from the United States and Russia met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first high-level discussions since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine three years ago. The talks, held at Riyadh’s Diriyah Palace, focused on exploring a potential resolution to the ongoing...
Ceasefire Fragile as Lebanon Rejects Israeli Troop Presence in Key Locations Beirut/Tel Aviv: Israel has continued withdrawing its forces from southern Lebanon in line with a ceasefire agreement with Hezbollah, but it has announced that troops will remain in five strategic locations, raising tensions and uncertainty over the fragile deal. The Israeli military confirmed on...
Jerusalem/Beirut: Israel’s security cabinet is set to convene to discuss the next phase of the ceasefire agreement with Hamas, even as far-right ministers push for renewed military operations in Gaza. Meanwhile, tensions continue to escalate across the region, with Israeli military actions reported in Lebanon and the occupied West Bank. In Lebanon, Israeli tanks advanced...
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the proposals put forward by the new US administration regarding Gaza, due to pressure from the Zionist Lobby, have no worth from our perspective. They are futile efforts. No one has the power to expel Gazans from their eternal homeland. Palestine belongs to Palestinians. Erdogan’s statement comes in response...