IPL: BUMRAH, COETZEE GUIDE MI TO THRILLING 9-RUN WIN OVER PBKS

Brilliant bowling performances by Jasprit Bumrah and Gerald Coetzee guided Mumbai Indians (MI) to a 9-run victory over Punjab Kings (PBKS) in the 33rd encounter of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024, here at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Mullanpur, Chandigarh, on Thursday.

PAKISTAN: UNIDENTIFIED GUNMEN KILL 5 CUSTOMS OFFICIALS, 2 CIVILIANS

Five Customs Intelligence officials and two civilians, including a five-year-old girl, were tragically killed in an ambush by unidentified gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan city in Pakistan, The Express Tribune reported.

‘101% SURE ABOUT WINNING ELECTIONS BY A GOOD MARGIN’: NITIN GADKARI

Maharashtra has 48 Lok Sabha seats, the second-largest after Uttar Pradesh. Inthe 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BFP won 23 out of 25 seats it contested in alliance with the undivided Shiv Sena.

17 Killed In Russian Missile Attack In Chernihiv, Says Ukraine

Amid the ongoing conflict between Kyiv and Moscow, at least 17 people were killed and several others were injured after three Russian missiles hit a busy downtown district of Chernihiv in Ukraine just before noon on Wednesday (local time), The New York Times reported, citing Ukrainian officials.

Biden Secures Endorsements From Kennedy Family Amid Trump's Electoral Challenge

President Joe Biden will accept endorsements from at least 15 members of the Kennedy political family during a campaign stop in Philadelphia on Thursday as he aims to undermine former President Donald Trump and marginalize the candidacy of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.Kerry Kennedy, a daughter of former Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, niece of former President John F. Kennedy and sister of the current presidential contender, will deliver the endorsements of Biden, his campaign announced.

BJP Will Make A Clean Sweep In Gujarat, Says Amit Shah

Union Home Minister and BJP candidate from Gandhinagar in Gujarat, Amit Shah has once again claimed a clean sweep for the BJP in Gujarat.

China Dumps USD 22.7 Bn In US Treasury Bills Amid Deepening Strategic Rivalry With Washington

China has offloaded USD 22.7 billion US treasury bills recently over concerns over security and a further delay to expected interest rate cuts by the American Federal Reserve, amidst its intensified strategic rivalry with Washington.

CSK Batter Devon Conway Ruled Out Of IPL Due To Injury

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) batter Devon Conway has been ruled out of the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 due to an injury.

FA Cup: Manchester City, Chelsea Gear Up For Semi-Final Showdown

The oldest football competition in the world - FA Cup, is back to keep fans on the edge of their seats in what promises to be an enthralling semi-final stage.

Google Fires 28 Workers After Office Sit-Ins To Protest Cloud Contract With Israel

Google has fired 28 employees involved in protests over the tech company's cloud computing contract with the Israeli government, according to statements from the company and campaigners.

Kejriwal's High Sugar Diet Despite Type-2 Diabetes: ED

Jailed Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in excise scam case, allegedly consuming foods high in sugar like mangoes and sweets daily, despite being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

US Backs UN Reform, Biden Official Responds To Musk On India UNSC Seat

The US supports much needed reform of the United Nations, including the Security Council, to make it reflective of the 21st-century world, a senior Biden administration official has said, amidst growing calls for inclusion of India as the permanent member of the powerful organ of the world body.

BCCI HOSTS 12K CANCER, THALASSEMIA PATIENTS AS ₹SPECIAL INVITEES' FOR GT VS DC IPL MATCH

In a novel gesture, BCCI has hosted 12,000 cancer and thalassemia patients as \"special invitees\" during the IPL match between Gujarat Titans and Delhi Capitals here.

TWO INDIAN-ORIGIN MEN AMONG SIX ARRESTED IN CANADA'S $22.5 MN GOLD, CASH HEIST

At least two Indian-origin men are among six persons arrested in connection with a brazen multimillion-dollar gold heist at Toronto's main airport last year, the biggest gold theft in Canada's history.

Sri Lanka govt and Opposition trade barbs over failure to reach bondholder agreement

Sri Lanka continues to engage all debt restructuring negotiations in good faith, within principles of equitable treatment among creditors with maximum transparency, the government has said as it faced criticism from the Opposition for maintaining secrecy over the debt restructuring process.

PAKISTAN SHOULD NOT FIGHT WITH ITS NEIGHBOURS, SAYS MARYAM NAWAZ

Chief Minister of Pakistan's Punjab province Maryam Nawaz on Thursday met a group of Sikh pilgrims, mostly from India, and recalled that her father Nawaz Sharif had said that the country should not fight with its neighbours.

INDIGENOUS TECHNOLOGY CRUISE MISSILE SUCCESSFULLY FLIGHT-TESTED BY DRDO

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) conducted a successful flight-test of Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile (ITCM) from the Integrated Test Range (ITR), Chandipur off the coast of Odisha on April 18, 2024. During the test, all subsystems performed as per expectation.

HC orders expert panel's medical service improvement measures

Delhi High Court has directed the chief secretary and the principal health secretary to implement within 30 days the \"immediate measures\" recommended by a six-member expert committee for improving medical services in the national capital.

BJP's Sirsa accuses Kejriwal of eating sweet things for medical bail

Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal, who is diabetic, is deliberately eating sweet things in jail so that his sugar level goes up and he can get bail on medical grounds, alleged BJP leader Majinder Singh Sirsa, who cited the remarks made by the Enforcement Directorate in court.

Indian crew members free to go: Envoy

Iranian envoy to India, Iraj Elahi, has said that the Indian nationals, crew members of MSC Aries, are not detained and that they are free to go.

'Cowardly': J&K LG on killing of civilian

Tammu and Kashmir (J-K) Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha condemned the terror attack in the Bijbehara area of South Kashmir's Anantnag district on Wednesday, where terrorists shot dead a civilian from Bihar.

Mamata accuses BJP of fomenting violence during Ram Navami

A day after several people were injured in a clash during a Ram Navami procession in Murshidabad district's Shaktipur town, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of instigating violence during Ram Navami celebrations on April 17.

AS TAMIL NADU BRACES FOR LS POLLS, KEEN CONTESTS ON CARDS ON SEVERAL SEATS

Tamil Nadu will go to polls for all its 39 parliamentary constituencies on Friday in the first phase of Lok Sabha polls with a triangular contest on the cards in the southern state.

Congress doing appeasement and divisive politics: Om Birla

Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla, who is contesting from the Kota Lok Sabha constituency, accused the Congress party of doing appeasement and divisive politics.

People need to vote for BJP to keep Manipur's territorial integrity intact: CM Biren Singh

Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh has said that the work needed to be done by the Centre under the leadership of PM Modi to keep Manipur's territorial integrity intact has started, and to complete the process, people need to vote for the Bharatiya Janata Party in the Lok Sabha polls.

Congress' policy was to isolate Northeast...: BJP chief JP Nadda

Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Thursday said that Congress had a policy to isolate the Northeast part of the country adding that it was Prime Minister Narendra Modi who connected the Northeast to the remaining part of India.

Punjab woman gets death penalty for burying toddler alive in 2021

A Ludhiana court on Thursday handed down the death penalty to a 35-year-old woman, Neelam, for the brutal murder of a two-anda-half-year-old girl, Dilroz Kaur, in 2021.

Amritsar-Dubai flights cancelled for 2nd day, flyers left stranded

As Dubai is grappling with severe flooding disrupting daily life and international travel, the Amritsar-Dubai flight has been cancelled for the second consecutive day leaving passengers frustrated and inconvenienced.

'Western media reports on democracy in India fake'

Sources in the government have dismissed reports in the Western media that have appeared in American and British media outlets, raising concern on what they have termed the down sliding of democracy in India which will become more pronounced post 4 June as 'fake and a part of a sustained misinformation campaign going on for years now'.

Crew member back home in Kerala from ship seized by Iran

In a major diplomatic win for New Delhi, Ann Tessa Joseph from Thrissur, Kerala, one of the 17 Indian crew members of the Israel-linked cargo ship 'MSC Aries' that was seized by Iran on April 13, returned safely to her homeland, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) informed through an official statement on Thursday.