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Shan Masood is set to join the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) as a consultant for international cricket. The announcement was made by PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi (Image credit: Agencies) NEW DELHI: Shan Masood has announced that he will step down as Pakistan’s Test captain, following the team’s defeat in the second Test against South Africa…

MUMBAI: The US-based private equity firm Blackstone is set to acquire nearly 10% stake in Federal Bank for Rs 6,196.5 crore. The Kerala-based bank’s board approved the proposal on Friday, it now requires shareholder and regulatory clearances, including from RBI and Competition Commission of India. This is the latest instance where an Indian lender has…

While genetic predisposition and environmental exposure still remain important, awareness has grown that there are modifiable lifestyle factors also with a causative role in thyroid carcinogenesis. Prevention is therefore not only possible but essential.Several epidemiological investigations have established obesity as a standalone risk factor for differentiated thyroid cancer. Mechanisms postulated include chronic low-grade inflammation, hyperinsulinemia,…

‘We Spent ₹40L To Send Him To US Via Dunki Route’ Gurdaspur: The family of trucker Jashanpreet Singh, who smashed into multiple vehicles, allegedly under the influence of drugs, and killed at least three people in California, is numb with shock and disbelief.Also Read | 100,000 Sikh truckers in America in hot seat after twin…

NEW DELHI: Reliance Industries on Friday said that it is adapting its refinery operations to meet the US sanction on Rosneft and Lukoil – the largest exporters of Russian crude. However, Washington’s latest offensive will not pinch fuel consumers for now as state-run refiner-retailers will absorb the impact of finding replacement supplies at market rates…

Jairam Ramesh slams PM Modi NEW DELHI: As Prime Minister Narendra Modi started his Bihar poll campaign by visiting the ancestral village of socialist icon and former CM Karpoori Thakur, Congress on Friday took a swipe at Modi asking is it not an acknowledged fact that Jan Sangh – from which BJP emerged – brought…

Bhopal/Gwalior: Could Madhya Pradesh’s carbide gun-triggered tragedy have been avoided if early action of two alert cops in Gwalior and Bhopal were taken seriously and replicated across the state? On Oct 18 – days before Diwali – a cop in Gwalior, alarmed by the open sale of carbide guns, had on his own lodged an…

Chandigarh: A Hisar court has denied bail to social media influencer Jyoti Malhotra, arrested on suspicion of espionage, observing there was reasonable apprehension that her release might impede investigation.Jyoti, 33, was arrested by Hisar police on May 26. After five days in police custody, she was remanded in jail, where she remains. In its detailed…

NEW DELHI: The fire on a bus in Andhra on Friday and that in Rajasthan on Oct 14, that cl-aimed over 40 lives, have bro-ught focus back on passenger safety. Officials said govt has notified several standards that bus body builders are required to follow. For instance, specifications for exits, door dimensions and gangway width…

Gulf Air (Courtesy: ANIXE) CHENNAI: A consumer court in Chennai has fined Gulf Air Rs 1 lakh for refusing to fly a former Tamil Nadu MLA on the grounds that his passport didn’t have a surname. Nizamudeen was to be in Dubai on Feb 10, 2023. Despite holding a UAE visa, he was refused boarding…