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India’s Arshdeep Singh attends a training session ahead of the second one day international cricket match between India and Afghanistan in Lucknow, India, Tuesday, June 16, 2026.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup) BENGALURU: Pacer Arshdeep Singh’s last red-ball appearance before the ongoing 2026-27 domestic season-opener came in the Duleep Trophy last season.The Punjab pacer, primarily a white-ball specialist,…

Haryanvi singer Ankit Balyan was shot dead outside a gym in Shamli district. LUCKNOW: Haryanvi singer and YouTuber Ankit Balyan, 32, was shot dead in a point-blank attack outside a gym in Shamli district on Wednesday evening, with preliminary information indicating that around 18 rounds were fired at him.The incident took place around 7 pm…

Roger Federer and Mirka Federer (Getty Images) Roger Federer’s career ended with 20 Grand Slam titles, eight Wimbledon trophies and 103 tour-level titles, but his final farewell was not really about the numbers. At the 2022 Laver Cup in London, Federer broke down while thanking his wife, Mirka Federer, for standing beside him through the…

Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis and Comedian Samay Raina MUMBAI: Maharashtra Cyber launched a cyber-awareness short film, Digital Arrest, and the 1930 Maharashtra Cyber Anthem at an event in Mumbai on Wednesday, attended by several celebrities and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.Actors Ashish Vidyarthi, Pankaj Tripathi, Sharad Kelkar, Sonali Bendre, Javed Jaffrey and Mangesh Desai, along…

MEA issues emergency helpline NEW DELHI: India on Wednesday issued emergency helpline numbers for its citizens stranded or affected by devastating flash floods in neighbouring Nepal, where intense flooding in the northern region bordering China has claimed more than 150 lives.The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu said Indian nationals seeking assistance or information could contact +977…

Just months after the Salesforce CEO told everyone to stop getting anxious about AI taking away software jobs, the company has joined hands with one of the biggest AI companies to do what it has never done before. Salesforce and Anthropic expanded their strategic partnership and unveiled ‘Claudeforce’, a new way for salespeople to work…

Apple’s iPhone 17 has topped the list of the world’s best-selling smartphones for the April-June quarter of 2026, grabbing 6% of all global smartphone unit sales, according to fresh data from Counterpoint Research’s Global Handset Model Sales Tracker. Right behind it on the list are two more Apple devices, the iPhone 17 Pro Max and…

India’s Ravindra Jadeja (PTI Photo) Ravindra Jadeja‘s no-ball problem has become increasingly difficult to ignore, with the India spinner’s latest overstepping taking his tally to a staggering 88 in Tests since 2021.Jadeja bowled three no-balls in the first innings of the ongoing second Test against Sri Lanka and added another in the second innings. His…

Four breeding seasons after a deadly bird flu outbreak forced a colony of Sandwich Terns to leave their nesting ground, the seabirds have returned in record numbers, creating one of England’s largest breeding sites. Monitoring reports published by Rare Bird Alert confirm that Sandwich Terns (Thalasseus sandvicensis) nested at RSPB Pagham Harbour in West Sussex…

Turkish firm ordered to remove unauthorised holiday homes from ancient English woodland. (Photo: SWNS) A mysterious Turkish firm has been ordered to undo major changes made to an ancient woodland in West Yorkshire after a planning inspector found that much of the development could not remain on the site.According to SWNS, Azara Gid San, an…