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Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday accused Valdimir Putin of trying to ‘legalise the occupation’ of Kyiv’s territories amid the ongoing attempts to reach a peace deal between the two nations.In a post on X, Zelenskyy slammed “Putin’s tactics” and said that Russia must end the war it started.“Everyone can clearly see Putin’s tactics. He…

NEW DELHI: India wicketkeeper-batter Sanju Samson has revealed that Sachin Tendulkar’s legendary “Desert Storm” innings in Sharjah in 1998 was the moment that convinced him he could one day play for India.The knock — 143 off 131 balls against Australia — is remembered as one of Tendulkar’s most iconic efforts. Although India lost that match,…

NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday took a swipe at Pakistan over its claim of winning clashes with India in May following Operation Sindoor.While speaking at IIT Madras, Dwivedi said that narrative management plays a key role in war. “If you ask a Pakistani whether you lost or won, he’d…

NEW DELHI: Former India cricketer Kris Srikkanth has stirred the IPL chatter pot by declaring Sanju Samson as the ideal successor to MS Dhoni in the Chennai Super Kings (CSK) set-up, citing the Rajasthan Royals captain’s immense popularity in Tamil Nadu.Speaking on his YouTube channel on Saturday, Srikkanth praised Samson’s skills and brand value in…

GUWAHATI: Assam’s chief electoral officer (CEO) Anurag Goel has issued a high-priority directive to all district election officers (DEOs) to prepare for a special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls before Election Commission (EC) releases its schedule in 15 to 20 days.The CEO’s order mandates that all electoral registration officers (EROs), assistant EROs, and booth-level…

BAREILLY: Perhaps there’s a courtroom drama waiting to be made into a movie. Advocate daughter takes on IGP dad, fights charged legal battle, and finally returns to hapless constable the job – and honour – he lost after a departmental inquiry.Here’s how it all happened: Lawyer Anura Singh and her father, former IG of Bareilly…

NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Saturday set up an 11-member interim high-powered committee headed by former Allahabad high court judge Justice Ashok Kumar to “oversee and supervise the day-to-day functioning inside and outside of the Banke Bihari temple in Vrindavan and plan “holistic development” of the temple and its surroundings.A bench of Justices Surya Kant…

UTTARKASHI: Five days after the flash flood flattened Uttarkashi’s Dharali village, residents were given cheques of Rs 5,000 each as “immediate relief” Friday. Calling the relief money “grossly inadequate” given the scale of destruction, many refused to accept it, saying it was an “insult to our suffering.” “We have lost everything, our families, homes, businesses…

NEW DELHI: Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Saturday addressed concerns about the new income tax bill, set to be introduced in Lok Sabha on Monday, stressing that it has incorporated all the amendments suggested by the select committee and accepted by the govt, maintaining the essence of the original bill.“The hard work done in…

NEW DELHI: Air India has raised the retirement age of pilots from 58 to 65, and from 58 to 60 for all other employees.Sources said the retirement age of erstwhile Vistara pilots was 65. “With Vistara merging into Air India last Nov, the retirement age of pilots has been raised to 65 to bring parity,”…