Bangladesh cricket team (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has concluded a constructive and open dialogue with the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), covering issues including the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the broader growth of cricket in South Asia, the governing body said in a media…
Texas opens applications for $1 billion private school voucher program Texas families can begin applying Wednesday for the state’s new private school voucher program, a major education policy set to launch in the 2026–27 school year. The program allows families to use taxpayer-funded education savings accounts to pay for private school tuition or home-school expenses….
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Monday refused to interfere with the Madras high court‘s decision prohibiting animal sacrifice and granting Muslim devotees limited rights to pray on the Thiruparankundram hills in Tamil Nadu’s Madurai. A bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P B Varale said that the order passed on Oct 10 was balanced and refused…
Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran, Tata Steel CFO Koushik Chatterjee NEW DELHI: Govt must keep a watch on unfairly priced steel imports, Tata Steel MD and CEO TV Narendran told TOI in an interview, while adding that the price of the key industrial product is expected to rise in the domestic market in…
South Africa’s captain Aiden Markram, second from right, shakes hands with Canada’s Kaleem Sana (PTI) Aiden Markram led South Africa with a sparkling half-century as the Proteas cruised to a 57-run victory over Canada in their opening Group D T20 World Cup clash on Monday. Batting first, Markram struck a rapid 59 off 32 balls,…
India’s captain Suryakumar Yadav waits for third umpire’s decision for his wicket during the fourth T20 cricket match between India and New Zealand in Visakhapatnam, India, Wednesday, Jan. 28, 2026. (AP Photo/Aijaz Rahi) NEW DELHI: The standoff is over. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has taken a U-turn on its boycott of the February 15…
Trump backs down on NIH cuts after Columbia advocacy secures science funding. (Getty Images) President Donald Trump signed a federal spending deal that restores billions in funding for major US science agencies after months of proposed reductions that would have sharply affected university research. The agreement followed advocacy by Columbia University affiliates and rejected the…
CHANDIGARH: On the first day of Operation Prahar-2, a drive against wanted criminals, the Punjab Police conducted statewide raids on Monday and arrested over 1,200 persons, an official said.The police conducted 2,760 raids at locations linked to wanted criminals, the police officer said.Notably, further intensifying the ongoing “Gangstran Te Vaar” (war on gangsters) campaign, on…
India on Monday announced a $175 million development assistance package for Seychelles after Prime Minister Narendra Modi held wide-ranging talks with the island nation’s President Patrick Herminie, with the two sides outlining a joint vision to expand bilateral engagement across sectors. The development was announced following the Modi-Herminie meeting, which also saw the signing of…
Netherlands’ Roelof van der Merwe celebrates the wicket of Pakistan’s Babar Azam, left, during the T20 World Cup cricket match between Netherlands and Pakistan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. (PTI) NEW DELHI: If there’s one standout trend at this T20 World Cup so far, it’s Associate teams pushing full-member nations to the limit.It all began when,…
