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Did the buzz around Karun Nair’s performances lead to Sarfaraz Khan and Shreyas Iyer’s ousters? When the India A team takes on the England Lions starting today at Canterbury, Sarfaraz Khan will have a point to prove to the selectors who dropped him from India’s senior Test squad. He and Shreyas Iyer were the two notable omissions as chairman of the BCCI’s selection committee, Ajit Agarkar, unveiled India’s 18-member squad that will tour England to play five Tests, beginning June 20 at Headingley, Leeds. No one, barring the selectors and head coach Gautam Gambhir, is aware of the nuances behind…

Sanjay Raut had claimed that the Pahalgam terrorists had not been caught yet because they had joined the BJP. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday hit back at Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Sanjay Raut about a remark he made about the Pahalgam attack terrorists joining the BJP. Sanjay Raut had claimed earlier on Friday that the Pahalgam terrorists had not been caught yet because “maybe they had joined the BJP”. “Maybe the terrorists have joined the BJP, that’s why they are not being caught. The six terrorists from Pahalgam are not being caught, perhaps because one day you will…

In the viral audio between two doctors, one senior doctor can be heard saying, “Don’t allow anyone to go inside, just kill that Dayami woman.” Maharashtra police have registered an FIR against a senior government doctor for allegedly instructing another medic to “kill” a Covid-19 patient during the second wave of the crisis in 2021. The accused, Dr Shashikant Deshpande, who was the additional district surgeon at Udgir Government Hospital during the second wave of the pandemic, was caught in an audio clip, which surfaced online earlier this month. The clip, which went viral on social media, allegedly captured a…

Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading an all-party delegation to the US, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, a day ago had remarked that “for the first time, India breached the Line of Control to conduct a surgical strike”. The controversy surrounding the opposition’s claims of surgical strikes, amid a national sentiment for the armed forces following Operation Sindoor, escalated after the Congress on Friday shared a video claiming actions against Pakistan during the earlier UPA regime at the Centre. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, leading an all-party delegation to the US, Panama, Colombia, Brazil and Guyana, a day ago had remarked that…

PM Modi also targeted Pakistan directly and warned against “sponsoring” terrorism and said that India will respond strongly to every terrorist attack. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday delivered a fiery address in Uttar Pradesh’s Kanpur and said the world witnessed the raging power of India’s indigenous BrahMos missile during a military confrontation with Pakistan. “The world witnessed the power of Make in India and its weapon through Operation Sindoor. Our Indian weapons (systems), including the BrahMos missile, entered the enemy territory and caused havoc. The explosions happened on target. We have received this power from our resolve for Aatmnirbhar…

Mamata Banerjee expressed disappointment at PM Modi for criticising the TMC-led government in West Bengal. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday slammed Prime Minister Narendra Modi and accused him of using lies to divide and rule, after he criticised the TMC-led government’s actions during the recent Murshidabad violence. She also said her party, the Trinamool Congress, is ready to “go into elections tomorrow”. “What Modi ji said today, we are not only shocked but also very sad to hear this, when the Opposition is representing the country. In his presence, his minister said that they will do Operation…

The Meteorological Department has predicted that thunderstorms and dust storms are likely to continue in Delhi till the end of the month. Rain and gusty winds hit Delhi and other parts of the national capital region on Thursday, as a western disturbance caused a series of thunderstorms in the north-western India over the last month. The IMD had issued an orange alert for the entirety of Delhi due to overcast skies and high speed winds earlier in the day. The forecast had predicted moderate rain from 5-15mm/hr. Due to high wind speeds, the Delhi-NCR is also expected to experience a…

Apple India has leased the retail space in north Bengaluru’s upscale Phoenix Mall of Asia for 10 years at an annual rent of almost ₹2 crore. Apple India has leased 7997.8 sq ft of retail space in North Bengaluru’s upscale Phoenix Mall of Asia for an annual rent of almost ₹2 crore, according to documents accessed by Propstack. The deal marks the tech giant’s continued expansion in India’s growing premium retail market. The lease commenced on November 8, 2024, and the rent will be charged from August 8, 2025, onwards. The landlord is Sparkle One Mall Developers Private Limited, the…

BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticised Jairam Ramesh for “comparing” the all-party delegations with the terrorists and sought action against him. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday criticised Congress MP Jairam Ramesh’s statement on all-party delegations on Operation Sindoor, calling it shameful and condemnable. Earlier today, Ramesh, had claimed that terrorists in the Pahalgam attack were roaming about like India’s MPs. “Our MPs are roaming and terrorists are also roaming,” Ramesh had said. “We are asking these questions seriously. They do not answer these questions.” Objecting to the statement, BJP spokesperson Shehzad Poonawalla criticised Jairam Ramesh for “comparing” the all-party…

The clarification came after US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s submission in a court in response to a legal challenge to Donald Trump’s tariff policy. The Centre on Thursday reiterated India’s position that arriving at a ceasefire understanding with Pakistan on May 10, after “Operation Sindoor,” was not linked to any discussions on trade with the United States. The clarification came in the wake of US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s legal submission in a court that the ceasefire understanding between India and Pakistan was only achieved after US President Donald Trump offered trading access to the two nuclear-armed neighbours. The submission,…