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Mohammad Rizwan of Pakistan (Photo by Kerry Marshall/Getty Images) Pakistan wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan has refused to sign the new central contract offered by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) after being demoted to Category B, according to a PTI report.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Rizwan is reportedly the only one among the…

34,000 Caught Between Oct ’24 And Sept ’25 AHMEDABAD: US Customs and Border Protection intercepted 34,146 Indian nationals attempting illegal entry between Oct last year and this Sept, marking a 62% drop from 90,415 detentions during the previous fiscal. This constitutes the sharpest drop over the past four years in the number of Indians caught…

Visakhapatnam: Strong winds sway palm trees as fishing boats are pulled ashore in the wake of Cyclone Montha, in Visakhapatnam. (PTI Photo) KAIKNADA/BHUBANESWAR: Cyclone Montha roared ashore on the eastern coast Tuesday night, slamming into Andhra Pradesh between Machilipatnam and Kalingapatnam near Kakinada with winds topping 100km an hour and sheets of rain that ripped…

NEW DELHI: Isro is set to hugely boost Indian Navy’s satellite-linked communication network by launching Gsat-7R (codeword CMS-03) from Sriharikota on Nov 2. Gsat-7R, being considered the heaviest-ever communication satellite to be launched from Indian soil, will replace the aging satellite Gsat-7 (Rukmini), which is the backbone of naval communications on high seas at present,…

NEW DELHI: In the run up to Bihar assembly poll announcement, Nitish Kumar was seen as NDA’s weak link – his fitness under scrutiny, focus on CM’s gaffes in and outside legislatures, the image of ‘sushashan babu’ fraying as sensational murders and collapse of bridges made national headlines allowing RJD-led Mahagathbandhan to home in on…

NEW DELHI: To help bureaucrats issue quick and sharp responses to fight misinformation, the govt is sensitising its secretaries, joint secretaries, additional secretaries and directors on the use of new age media, including social media and podcasts, to put out facts coupled with information and status of schemes. TOI has learnt that a day-long conference…

Los Angeles Chargers quarterback Justin Herbert isn’t usually the loudest guy in the room and that’s exactly why his latest viral moment has fans obsessed. A video from a recent event shows Herbert standing next to his girlfriend, singer Madison Beer, as Justin Bieber animatedly talks to her. But while Bieber’s talking with full pop-star…

OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT, has completed a major corporate restructuring, converting its core business into a traditional for-profit entity called OpenAI Group PBC, which will remain under the control of its non-profit arm, now dubbed the OpenAI Foundation. The move, which took nearly a year to negotiate and removes a significant cloud of uncertainty,…

Haunted journeys await: explore eight eerie destinations for an unforgettable Halloween 2025 adventure/Representative Image Halloween isn’t just about costumes and candy—it’s the ideal time to explore destinations steeped in eerie history, ghostly legends, and spine-chilling experiences. From haunted castles and abandoned prisons to towns alive with witchcraft lore, these eight travel spots promise thrills, unique…

SRINAGAR: More than 40 million tourists visited Jammu and Kashmir in the past two years, J&K CM Omar Abdullah said Tuesday, calling the record footfall “unprecedented” in a place with a population of only around 13 million.Foreign tourist arrivals saw a sharp rise in the period, Omar said. “In 2021-22, nearly 19,000 foreigners visited Kashmir…