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Pakistan’s path to the Women’s Asia Cup 2026 semi-finals remains firmly in their own hands, but India’s crushing seven-wicket victory on Saturday has stripped away much of the cushion they had built in their opening game.Fatima Sana, the captain of the Pakistan women’s team. (X Images)Harmanpreet Kaur’s side dismantled Pakistan for just 55 in 18.1 overs before racing to 57 for three in only 8.4 overs, completing the chase with 68 balls remaining. The size of the defeat was particularly damaging for Pakistan because of its effect on their net run rate.Pakistan had begun their campaign with a 35-run victory…

A lawyer has alleged that social media posts by a minor Jantar Mantar protester insulted Hindu deities NEW DELHI: Supreme Court lawyer Amita Sachdeva has filed a complaint at the cyber police station in New Delhi against a minor protester linked to the Jantar Mantar protest and her father Sanjay Azad. The complainant alleged that posts from the minor’s X account contained derogatory references to Bhagwan Shiv, Bhagwan Shri Krishna, Maa Saraswati and Maa Durga.“I am a practising Hindu. I viewed the posts listed below on X (formerly Twitter) while at the Supreme Court of India, New Delhi. The posts…

New Delhi: Keeping the optics low-key but the politics and organisation high-voltage, BJP’s new Uttar Pradesh in-charge Vinod Tawde wasted no time in signalling his intent, opening his first visit to the state with a sharp dig at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA plank before getting down to the BJP’s 2027 groundwork.Making it equally clear that his assignment would be driven by teamwork rather than individual projection, Tawde repeatedly invoked the BJP’s collective leadership — from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, party chief Nitin Nabin, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the state organisation-signalling his…

All about Angelina Jolie’s directorial film ‘Unbroken’ and how she made the movie about her neighbour of 10 years. Image credit (Instagram)​ Angelina Jolie, beyond her acting prowess on the screen, has also dabbled in getting behind the camera as a director. One of her first features as a director was released in 2014, titled ‘Unbroken.’ She was working on the film, which was based on the life of World War II hero and former Olympic distance runner Louis Zamperini. While she was looking for inspiration, it ended up sitting right next door to her. Zamperini and Jolie had been…

Growing factions from both sides of the political aisle in the US are pushing back against surveillance cameras made by a single company, a rare response in a sharply divided country with a president pushing an unwaveringly pro-tech agenda.The bipartisan backlash against Flock Safety cameras resembles nationwide rage toward the construction of large datacenters that power artificial intelligence. Polling shows roughly 75% of Americans oppose new datacenter construction in their areas.Flock’s cameras are automated license plate readers (ALPRs), which take pictures of vehicle license plates so police and security companies can log the movement of cars in a given area.…

Indian opener Shafali Varma (Image: ANI) Shafali Varma created history during India’s Women’s Asia Cup 2026 clash against Pakistan in Dubai on Saturday, becoming the youngest player to score 3,000 runs in women’s T20Is. The India opener reached the landmark at the age of 22 years and 220 days, surpassing Ireland’s Gaby Lewis, who previously held the record at 24 years and 347 days.Shafali also became the fastest batter to reach 3,000 runs in women’s T20Is in terms of balls faced, achieving the feat in just 2,182 deliveries. She is the 16th player overall to reach 3,000 runs in women’s…

Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva will not be able to compete internationally this year, after the sport’s governing body revoked her neutral athlete status, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters on Saturday. She has received a letter informing her of the International Skating Union’s (ISU) decision to revoke her neutral status, the source said. The ISU declined to comment. Valieva’s representatives were not immediately available for comment. Russian athletes have been barred from competing under their national flag since Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine. The ISU has established a pathway for select athletes to compete as individual neutral…

Mumbai: Bandra police on Friday registered an FIR against Hiren alias Romi Bhagat and more than two others for allegedly cheating a former company executive of Rs 7.99 crore on the pretext of settling GST liabilities. The case is registered with Bandra police and the probe has been taken over by Economic Offences Wing (EOW) of Mumbai Crime Branch.Complainant Amit Prabhakar Tipnis (50), a former country manager at BWW Global Pvt Ltd, alleged that Bhagat and his associate Akash Gupta gained his trust by offering legal and other assistance over the company’s GST dues.In the FIR, Tipnis said: “BWW Global’s…

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Hyderabad: The groundwater situation may have shown some improvement with the monsoon, but the recovery remains far from sufficient to reverse the sharp deterioration recorded over the past year amid the impact of El Niño-induced rainfall variability. The latest assessment by the ground water department puts the average groundwater depth in Hyderabad at 11.20 metres below ground level (mbgl) in Aug 2026, compared with 6.36 metres in Aug 2025. This means the groundwater table has moved nearly five metres deeper in just one year.The deepest groundwater pockets are concentrated across northern, north-western and eastern parts of Hyderabad, besides several rapidly…