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ICC fines India captain Suryakumar Yadav for comments alluding to the Pahalgam attack, while Pakistan players Farhan and Rauf await sanctions for provocative gestures.The Asia Cup has taken an explosive turn off the pitch, with India captain Suryakumar Yadav penalised by the ICC for remarks that alluded to the Pahalgam attack following India’s group-stage clash against Pakistan on September 14.Also Read:India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Final: When and where; Complete details insideICC match referee Richie Richardson ruled against Yadav’s not-guilty plea, imposing a fine of 30% of his match fee for breaching the governing body’s code of conduct. India has…

DALLAS — A Mexican citizen remained in grave condition after being shot at least four times in an attack earlier this week on a Dallas ICE office, his brother told a Spanish-language television network.Miguel Ángel García Medina was shot in his flank, back, stomach and neck, his brother told KUVN, Univision 23.“His wife tells me — because I don’t talk with the doctors — that he is in very bad shape and they want to disconnect him, because he is only living on machines; the machines are what is keeping him alive,” Fernando Gutiérrez told KUVN.García Medina, a house painter…

UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Many leaders saying many things about many topics that matter to them, to their regions, to the world: That’s what the U.N. General Assembly invariably produces each year.And each year, certain voices dominate. Here, The Associated Press takes the opposite approach and spotlights some thoughts from leaders who might have not captured the headlines and airtime on Friday, the fourth day of the 2025 General Debate, as well as from the preceding days.Friday:“When we lose shared truth, our communities, our countries, our global society, loses our center of gravity. … Slowly, over time, we descend into…

ChandigarhSeptember 27, 2025 09:08 AM IST First published on: Sep 27, 2025 at 08:42 AM IST Senior Communist leader D Raja was re-elected as General Secretary of the CPI at the 25th CPI Party Congress — a national conclave held once every three years — which concluded in Chandigarh on Thursday. In an interview with The Indian Express, D Raja discusses the current state of the INDIA bloc, CPI’s role in strengthening it, the country’s political future, and the relevance of Marxism in contemporary India. Excerpts: How do you rate Rahul Gandhi as Leader of the Opposition? Rahul Gandhi is…

Thiruvananthapuram: Having always claimed ‘equidistance’ from all political parties, the influential Nair Service Society (NSS) appears to now be leaning towards the Left ahead of assembly elections in Kerala.On polling day in 2021, NSS general secretary G. Sukumaran Nair had said they wanted a regime change, claiming that people were upset with the incumbent Left. This had come after the LDF government supported the 2018 Supreme Court judgment allowing women of all ages to enter the Sabarimala temple. Nearly five years later, the NSS is now openly supporting the LDF’s stand on another matter concerning the Sabarimala temple. Sukumaran Nair…

New DelhiSeptember 27, 2025 07:19 AM IST First published on: Sep 27, 2025 at 07:19 AM IST Climate Activist Sonam Wangchuk was on Friday detained by Ladakh police under the National Security Act (NSA). His wife Gitanjali Angmo spoke to Deeptiman Tiwary on the development. Sonam Wangchuk has been detained by police. Could you share what happened? He was at his residence in his village when police reached there around 12.30 pm and started searching the house. His phone and other electronic devices were taken away. He was later informed that he was being detained under the National Security Act.…

FOR three decades, the world knew Sonam Wangchuk as an education reformer, a climate activist and an innovator, whose ice stupas promised a new life to the cold deserts of Ladakh and the world. From Ladakh to New Delhi, a darling of everyone, his climate activism slowly pulled him into Ladakh’s complex web of politics. This three-decade journey, from a climate activist who wanted to highlight the impact of climate change on Ladakh’s fragile ecosystem to a not-ready-to-bend political activist who wanted statehood and protections of land, jobs and cultural identity, culminated into his detention under the National Security Act…

GuwahatiSeptember 27, 2025 07:17 AM IST First published on: Sep 27, 2025 at 07:17 AM IST The Bodoland People’s Front won one seat and was leading in 22 out of the 40 seats in Assam’s Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election, counting for which was underway late Friday evening, officials said. The counting of votes began on Friday morning and was expected to continue till late night as the votes were cast on ballot papers, said the officials. The counting process has to be concluded by September 28, as per the schedule prepared by the State Election Commission. According to the…

ON JULY 16, the Leh Autonomous Hill Development – Subordinate Services Recruitment Board, advertised for 534 jobs across various departments of the Union Territory of Ladakh’s administration.According to Rehmatullah Butt, Deputy Director, District Employment and Counselling Centre, Leh, about 50,000 applications were received for the 534 vacancies advertised in July. “The exam is likely to be held in the first or second week of November,” he told The Indian Express. Ladakh is the largest Union Territory, but the second least populous after Lakshadweep. It is estimated to have a population of about 3,00,000. This means one in every six Ladakhi…

India’s bowling coach Morne Morkel has offered a crucial update on the fitness status of Hardik Pandya and Abhishek Sharma after both players spent significant time off the field during India’s Super Four clash against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2025. Hardik Pandya bowled just the first over of Sri Lanka’s innings, dismissing Kusal Mendis for a first-ball duck, before clutching his left hamstring and walking off the field. He did not return for the remainder of the innings, raising concerns with the Asia Cup final against Pakistan only days away. Asked about the situation, Morkel revealed, “Hardik had…