United States’ Tim Ream (AP Photo) The United States kicked off their FIFA World Cup campaign with an impressive 4-1 win over Paraguay at SoFi Stadium on Saturday, but the match will also be remembered for a groundbreaking VAR decision involving veteran defender Tim Ream.The incident unfolded in the second half when Dutch referee Danny…
Vijaya Mehta no more at 91: Bharati Achrekar pens emotional farewell to her mentor: ‘I will forever cherish the lessons you gave me’ Indian theatre bid farewell to one of its greatest visionaries as legendary director Vijaya Mehta passed away at the age of 91. A pioneering force in Marathi and Hindi theatre, Mehta’s remarkable…
LSG suffer shocking 40-run defeat to RR (BCCI Photo) NEW DELHI: Lucknow Super Giants skipper Rishabh Pant admitted that his team’s batting collapse is becoming the biggest concern after they suffered their fifth defeat in seven matches, a 40-run loss to Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026.“I think it is difficult to explain. Like it’s definitely…
NEW DELHI: Amid an elusive ceasefire in the West Asia war, air connectivity to the most cut off parts of the region has begun resuming very gradually and tentatively. Sunday saw the first direct flights out of Kuwait after Feb 28 to India and some other countries. As of now, Kuwait’s Jazeera is making weekly…
PC: Gryfino Forest District In northwestern Poland lies the Crooked Forest (Krzywy Las), a protected grove of approximately 400 Scots pines (Pinus sylvestris) that grow up in a way that doesn’t conform to nature. The trees were planted around 1930, and each tree has a sharp 90-degree bend at the base, all of which face…
NEW DELHI: BJP turned to a speech of Jawaharlal Nehru to hit out at Rahul Gandhi for his jibe at PM Modi’s appeal for conserving fuel and deferring gold purchase to save foreign exchange, as it accused Congress of confining its politics to the pursuit of power at the cost of nation-building.A clip of Nehru’s…
G7 Summit (Image source: ANI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will join leaders from the United States, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates at a West Asia-focused meeting on the sidelines of the G7 Summit next week, according to French diplomatic sources.The discussions are expected to focus on regional stability and the impact of…
Iran intensified its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities around the Gulf Thursday, raising the stakes in a war that is sending shock waves through the global economy.The strikes, in retaliation for an Israeli attack on a key Iranian gas field, sent fuel prices soaring and risked drawing Iran’s Arab neighbours directly into the…
The Iran war has continues unabated, with military escalation spreading across the Middle East even as diplomatic signals remain deeply contradictory. At the centre of the confusion is the sharp disconnect between US President Donald Trump’s claim that Iran “wants to make a deal” and Tehran’s outright denial that any negotiations are taking place. On…
An Indian-origin court interpreter who has lived in US for around 35 years has been released from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) custody after weeks of legal battle over her detention.53-year-old Meenu Batra who is known for interpreting Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu in Texas immigration courts, was freed on April 30 after being held since…