China said Tuesday it was pursuing three alleged US operatives accused of carrying out cyberattacks on Chinese infrastructure during the Asian Games held in the city of Harbin in February. A notice from the Harbin Police headquarters named them as Katheryn A. Wilson, Robert J Snelling, and Stephen W Johnson and said they worked through…
West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday reacted to ongoing violence in the state, saying, “one shouldn’t play games with religion.” She further urged protestors to maintain peace amid religious tensions. “One shouldn’t play games with religion. Dharma means devotion, affection, humanity, peace, amity, culture, harmony,…
Kartik Kumar and Gulveer Singh at the 2023 Asian Games. Bengaluru: Asian Games silver medallist in men’s 10,000m, Kartik Kumar, has failed out-of-competition dope test conducted by the US Anti-Doping Agency (USADA) during his recent training stint in the United States.According to sources, Kumar’s sample collected by USADA officials towards the end of February, from…
Last Friday afternoon, in the lobby of a Marriott in downtown Stamford, Conn., attendees of the 47th American Crossword Puzzle Tournament, the annual confab of word nerds hosted by The Times’s puzzle editor, Will Shortz, joyously convened. Veteran puzzlers greeted old friends with the excitement of a homecoming. First-timers smiled nervously, eyeing others’ name tags…
Ravichandran Ashwin’s YouTube channel will not be covering the remaining matches of Chennai Super Kings, confirmed the admin on Monday, April 7. Ashwin’s channel, known for its analytical and fun approach to the game of cricket, was in the middle of controversy on Saturday when one of its analysts, Prasanna Agoram, argued that Noor Ahmad…
Former India cricketer Sanjay Manjrekar used a unique Halley’s Comet reference to criticise Glenn Maxwell’s recent form with the bat in the Indian Premier League (IPL), after the Punjab Kings all-rounder failed yet again to score an impactful knock in his side’s clash against Rajasthan Royals on April 5. Manjrekar drew similarity between Halley’s Comet—which…
Mumbai: “My mind simply went blank.” That’s how an assistant director with a financial institution described the moment a man, posing as a police officer over a video call, aggressively accused her of drug trafficking and placed her in ‘digital custody’ last year. She ended up paying nearly Rs 1 lakh as the caller held…
The NCAA Tournament’s 32-game feast across Thursday and Friday is one of the most highly anticipated TV stretches of the sports year. You should watch as many games as you can, but if you need to prioritize, here are the “can’t-miss” ones to watch, informed by full-bracket predictions from The Athletic’s Brendan Marks, C.J. Moore…
PM Modi with India’s Special Olympics World Winter Games athletes. (Pic credit: PM Modi) Special Olympics Bharat hosted a reception ceremony on Monday to welcome the returning Indian athletes from Turin, Italy following their outstanding performance at the 2025 Special Olympics World Winter Games. The Prime Minister shared photographs of his interaction with the athletes…
Special Olympics World Winter Games NEW DELHI: India’s athletes showcased remarkable performances at the Special Olympics Winter Games in Turin, Italy, on days three and four, adding 15 more medals to the country’s tally. The total medal count now stands at an impressive 24, building upon the nine medals secured in the earlier events.In alpine…