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Pat Cummins and Travis Head (Getty Images) MUMBAI: Most overseas players, barring a few Australians and Englishmen, are set to return for IPL 2025 when the tournament resumes on Saturday (May 17), following a week-long suspension due to cross border tensions between India and Pakistan.According to a source, among those who have confirmed their participation…

NEW DELHI: Just hours after India refuted claims of US mediation in the ceasefire between India and Pakistan after heightened tensions, US President Donald Trump on Tuesday once again took credit for the truce between the nuclear powered neighbours by using trade as a deterrent. Speaking in Riyadh during his Middle East tour, Trump said,…

NEW DELHI: India pacer Mohammed Shami has strongly refuted reports suggesting he is set to retire from Test cricket. The 34-year-old fast bowler took to Instagram to lash out at an online portal that claimed he would follow Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in stepping away from the longest format.The article in question, titled “Mohammed…

NEW DELHI: From naming ‘Operation Sindoor‘ to deploying women officers to present India’s perspective to the world and dedicating the success of the Indian armed forces in destroying terror hubs in Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kept women at the centre of India’s retaliation against the hostile neighbour.Calling the Pahalgam terror attack a personal…

JALANDHAR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday sharpened India’s new anti-terror doctrine, saying Pakistan had the choice of stopping support to its terror proxies or facing annihilation.Referring to the serious damage caused to Pakistan’s crucial air bases, the PM said, “Patrons of terrorism must have got it now that harbouring evil designs against India can…

MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal NEW DELHI: India slammed Pakistan again on Tuesday for supporting cross-border terrorism, saying a nation which had nurtured terrorism on an industrial scale thinking that it could escape the consequences was fooling itself. Government was responding to a statement by the Pakistan foreign ministry which described PM Narendra Modi’s address to…

AGRA: Citing lack of evidence and witnesses turning hostile, a court in Muzaffarnagar acquitted 11 accused in a case of looting and arson during the 2013 riots that left 62 dead and over 50,000 homeless.These 11 people, all residents of Lisarh village in Shamli, were charged with looting and setting fire to the house of…

Screengrab from viral video NEW DELHI: Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah has sparked a huge controversy with objectionable comments which appeared to be directed at colonel Sofia Qureshi, who had conducted regular press briefings, along with wing commander Vyomika Singh and foriegn secretary Vikram Misri, sharing details of the ‘Operation Sindoor‘ launched by Indian armed…

NEW DELHI: Speaking in Riyadh during his Middle East tour, US President Donald Trump once again claimed the credit for brokering what he called a “historic ceasefire” between India and Pakistan, following days of heightened military tensions earlier this month.“Just days ago, my administration successfully brokered a historic ceasefire to stop the escalating violence between…

Dharamsala: Spectators leave after the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 T20 cricket match between Punjab Kings and Delhi Capitals was suspended. Australian cricketer Alyssa Healy has opened up about the tense and surreal experience in Dharamsala during the IPL 2025 season, when a security threat forced an emergency evacuation of players and support staff. Speaking…