Recent Views 14 Imran Khan (Image credit: X) The sons of former Pakistan captain and Prime Minister Imran Khan have strongly criticised Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi after the board was accused of threatening to abandon the Lord’s Test against England. Sulaiman and Kasim Khan also raised serious concerns about their father’s health…
Recent Views 15 Rahul Gandhi meets Bihar youth, hits out at PM Modi, CM Samrat NEW DELHI: Congress functionary Rahul Gandhi Sunday lashed out at PM Narendra Modi and Bihar chief minister Samrat Choudhary over the police action against protesting students in the state, asking while their broken bones would be fixed, if their shattered…
Recent Views 14 6 killed in Satya Niketan building collapse; FIR against owner NEW DELHI: The death toll in the Satya Niketan building collapse in Delhi rose to six as search and rescue operations continued at the site, with teams clearing heavy debris and looking for any remaining trapped persons.One more body was recovered during…
Recent Views 13 Govt in a bind over SC ruling on ‘creamy layer’ NEW DELHI: The Centre is in a tangle over Supreme Court’s landmark judgement on “creamy layer” that paved the way for induction in the elite civil services of OBC candidates who had cleared the examinations over past ten years but were denied…
Recent Views 13 NEW DELHI: Uttarakhand waqf board’s plan to introduce a revised marriage contract, or nikahnama, within a month “to align it with the Uniform Civil Code” has not gone down well with All India Muslim Personal Law Board (AIMPLB), which has challenged UCC in the high court.AIMPLB spokesperson SQR Ilyas said that the…
Recent Views 14 UN-backed map must depict India’s territory accurately: Govt NEW DELHI: After endorsing a UN General Assembly resolution on equal-area world map, the govt warned Sunday that the proposed new map must depict India’s sovereign territory, including the Union territories of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh, in accordance with India’s official map and…
Recent Views 14 Ian Nepomniachtchi and Hans Niemann BENGALURU: Ian Nepomniachtchi, also known as “Nepo”, has little doubt about Hans Niemann’s ability on the chessboard. Away from it, however, the Russian grandmaster remains less impressed.Reacting to Niemann’s recent call for FIDE to punish players who make public accusations or insinuations, particularly involving young players, Nepomniachtchi…
Recent Views 14 As vultures disappear, minister calls for ‘safe zones’ NEW DELHI: With vultures vanishing from nearly 72% of their historically known nesting sites across India, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav Sunday called for persistent efforts to create ‘Vulture Safe Zones’ to aid species recovery in the wild.Known as Nature’s most efficient scavengers, the…
Recent Views 16 5 poll bound states to vote in Feb-March NEW DELHI: The advancement of Census in the four poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab and Goa – coupled with deferment of first phase of Census in the fifth poll-bound state of Manipur – has essentially cemented the schedule for the next round…
Recent Views 15 Magnus Carlsen (Image credit: X) Magnus Carlsen is known for making headlines with his moves on the chessboard. But on the opening day of the Global Chess League, the five-time world champion gave fans something to laugh about away from the board.After his game against Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, Carlsen tried to shake hands…
