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Dubai: Virat Kohli showcased his penchant to lord over Pakistan in ICC tournaments once more as the batting icon's glittering unbeaten 100 helped India claim an authoritative six-wicket win over their traditional rivals and all but seal a semifinal spot in the Champions Trophy in...

Dubai: Indian bowlers were stunningly accurate but Pakistan managed to post a competitive 241 courtesy Saud Shakeel's polished fifty and Khushdil Shah's cameo in the Champions Trophy in Dubai Sunday. Shakeel (62, 76b, 5x4) was largely fluent and added 104 runs for the third wicket...

Dubai: Pakistan captain Mohammad Rizwan won the toss and elected to bat against India in their marquee Champions Trophy match in Dubai Sunday. India, who won their opening match against Bangladesh, are unchanged. For Pakistan, Imam-ul-Haq came in for Fakhar Zaman, who was ruled out...

New Delhi: Shaktikanta Das, the former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), has been appointed as Principal Secretary-2 to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. His appointment is "co-terminus" with the term of the Prime Minister or until further orders, according to a government release....

Washington: President Donald Trump announced late Friday that US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff CQ Brown was stepping down, and he would nominate Air Force Lieutenant General Dan Caine as a replacement. "I want to thank General Charles 'CQ' Brown for his over...

New Delhi: A political row erupted Friday after a media report claimed USD 21 million aid by USAID was meant for Bangladesh and not India, with the Congress demanding an apology from the BJP and the ruling party accusing Rahul Gandhi of colluding with foreign...

Washington: The Republican-led US Senate Thursday confirmed Kash Patel as the next Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), making him the first Indian-descent American to head the premier investigating agency. Patel was confirmed in a 51-49 vote, with two Republican Senators joining all...

New Delhi: Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta, who was sworn in Thursday and held her first Cabinet meeting in the evening, has allocated portfolios to her Cabinet ministers. Gupta, who is Delhi's fourth woman Chief Minister, has retained Finance, Planning, General Administration, Services, Revenue, Women...

New Delhi: The Supreme Court Thursday stayed the Lokpal order entertaining complaints against a sitting high court judge, terming it "something very, very disturbing" and concerning the independence of the judiciary. A special bench headed by Justice B R Gavai issued notice and sought responses...

New Delhi: Shalimar Bagh MLA Rekha Gupta will be the new chief minister of Delhi, the BJP announced Wednesday. She was chosen as the Leader of the House in the Delhi Assembly at the BJP legislature party meeting. The party has returned to power in...