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NEW DELHI: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Dalvir Singh Kala, a close aide of party chief Sukhbir Singh Badal, was shot at and injured by an unidentified motorcycle-borne assailant in Punjab’s Mansa district on Monday evening, police said.The incident took place in Bareta town when Kala, a former Zila Parishad member, was preparing to leave…

FIDE Women’s World Cup 2025 Divya Deshmukh and FIDE World Cup 2025 winner Javokhir Sindarov (PTI Photos) The International Chess Federation (FIDE) has approved a major overhaul of the World Cup and Women’s World Cup formats from 2027, aiming to make the tournaments shorter, more inclusive and more rewarding for players.The biggest change is that…

Bodies of 15 Indians killed in Vietnam boat tragedy arrive in Mumbai NEW DELHI: A flight carrying the bodies of 15 Indian nationals who were killed in the Vietnam boat tragedy landed at Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport on Monday. The remains were flown from Ho Chi Minh City on a Vietnam Airlines flight,…

India’s Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo) New Delhi: Opener Ben Duckett believes England will not hesitate to test India’s senior batters with the short ball if they feel it is the right tactic, even though the visitors know the challenge will be very different from the one they encountered during their 4-0 T20I…

France team at FIFA World Cup (AP Photo) Spain’s former Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy has come under fire after claiming that France’s national football team has “no French players” ahead of Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two countries.The remark, made in an opinion piece for Spanish news website El Debate, sparked widespread criticism from…

Sonam Wangchuk’s health visibly worsens as he completes 16 days of hunger strike NEW DELHI: Educator and climate activist Sonam Wangchuk’s health has worsened significantly on the 16th day of his indefinite hunger strike at Jantar Mantar, with his blood glucose level dropping to 67 mg/dL and weight loss reaching 8.2 kg, the Cockroach Janta…

The United States has, for the first time, used unmanned surface vessels in combat, with US Central Command (CENTCOM) saying three Corsair sea drones struck a submarine and ship maintenance facility at Iran’s Bandar Abbas Naval Base. The attack, carried out on Sunday night, marked the first operational use of American sea drones in a…

Volkswagen’s CEO, Oliver Blume, is reportedly planning drastic measures to boost competitiveness, including potentially cutting up to 100,000 jobs and closing four German factories. Volkswagen has finally said the number out loud. In an internal memo to staff, CEO Oliver Blume flagged roughly 50,000 additional job cuts on top of the 50,000 already agreed across…

Anupam Kher has been in the news because of his latest comments on ‘Ram Janmbhoomi’. Amidst that, an old video of Naseeruddin Shah also went viral where he called Kher a ‘clown’. The actor said in this viral clip, “Someone like Anupam Kher is very vocal. I don’t think he needs to be taken seriously….

Controversial American YouTuber Sneako has turned his attention to tech billionaire Elon Musk, issuing a citizenship challenge. Taking to social media platform X (formerly Twitter), the internet personality whose legal name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy dared the Tesla and SpaceX CEO to a one-on-one conversation. Sneako proposed that both men would risk their respective…