NEW DELHI: Two men suspected of working for an ISI-backed “terror module” were injured in an encounter with Ludhiana Police on Thursday after they allegedly opened fire during a police operation. Officers had laid a trap based on intelligence that a Pakistan-based handler had instructed the duo to exchange grenades at specific locations.Ludhiana Police Commissioner…
NEW DELHI: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday attempted to touch Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s feet in an unusual moment at the Patna airport, shortly before the PM departed after attending the Janata Dal (United) leader’s swearing-in ceremony for a record 10th term.A video of the incident went viral, showing the 74-year-old JD(U) leader…
Steve Smith has singled out the player his side will look to silence as the Ashes gets underway on Friday. (Photo by Paul Kane/Getty Images) Australia’s stand-in captain Steve Smith has singled out England skipper Ben Stokes as the key figure his side must contain when the Ashes opens at Perth Stadium on Friday. With…
Rural students on smartphone Mobile phones have travelled deeper into India than most roads. In villages where the day begins with the creak of a hand pump and ends when the single bulb stops behaving, the small blue glow of a smartphone has quietly become the most predictable source of light. On lanes so powdery…
How Bihar’s poll defeat has shaken the Lalu Yadav family (Credits: Times Content) PATNA: The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) was still reeling from its crushing electoral defeat when an even more disruptive shockwave tore through Bihar’s most powerful political dynasty. Rohini Acharya once celebrated as the embodiment of the Yadav family’s loyalty and sacrifice, who…
NEW DELHI: Russia and India are working on the mutual deployment of ground stations for their navigation satellite systems, GLONASS and NavIC for enhanced accuracy, a senior Russian diplomat said.“Work is underway on the mutual parity placement of ground stations for collecting measurements of the Russian global navigation satellite system GLONASS and the Indian regional…
The United States finally released its long-awaited September employment data after a seven-week delay caused by the federal government shutdown, showing that employers added 119,000 jobs, more than twice what economists had expected. Though the figure offered a bright headline after weeks of uncertainty, the underlying numbers painted an uneven picture of the job market.Revisions…
Authorities intensified searches across hospitals and media offices in Jammu and Kashmir, probing links between medical staff, extremist modules, and fugitive operatives following the Delhi blast. Recoveries of arms and explosives from a “white-collar” terror module have fueled the investigation, with a media house also raided for alleged anti-national content. NEW DELHI: Authorities in Jammu…
Smriti Mandhana and teammates in a video posted on her Instagram (Screengrabs) Indian opener and World Cup winner Smriti Mandhana has made her engagement official, confirming weeks of speculation with a light-hearted Instagram reel. The video, filmed with her India teammates Jemimah Rodrigues, Radha Yadav, Shreyanka Patil and Arundhati Reddy, quickly took over social media…
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting was recently asked to pick his best no. 4 batter in Test cricket ahead of the Ashes series beginning Friday.At first, given the choice to pick between Kevin Pietersen and Mahela Jayawardene, Ponting picked Pietersen. Then Ponting chose Kevin Pietersen (KP) over Mark Waugh, and then Pakistan’s former cricketer Javed…
