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PM Modi, Benjamin Netanyahu NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said he looked forward to his upcoming visit to Israel.Responding on X to Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, prime minister PM Modi highlighted the strong bond between the two countries.”Thank you, my friend, Prime Minister Netanyahu. I fully agree with you on the bond between India and Israel as well as the diverse nature of our bilateral relations. India deeply values the enduring friendship with Israel, built on trust, innovation and a shared commitment to peace and progress. Looking forward to our discussions during my upcoming Israel visit,”…

A powerful earthquake measuring 7.1 on the Richter scale struck off Malaysia’s Sabah state on Borneo island, according to the US geological survey.The tremor occurred at 12:57 am (local time), with its epicentre located less than 100 kilometres northeast of the coastal capital, Kota Kinabalu, reported AFP.The USGS said the quake originated at a depth of 619.8 kilometres. Source link

India vs South Africa (AP Photo/Ajit Solanki) NEW DELHI: South Africa hammered India by 76 runs in their opening Super 8 match of the T20 World Cup, handing the hosts a reality check and exposing serious flaws in their batting at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Sunday. Chasing 188, India collapsed to 111 in 18.5 overs on a tricky surface, with the Proteas bowlers dominating throughout. Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj and Corbin Bosch led a collective bowling effort, while Jasprit Bumrah’s brilliant spell earlier in the game went in vain. For South Africa, David Miller, Dewald Brevis and…

Alia Bhatt made her debut at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards in London, on Sunday. The actress made jaws drop as she stepped up in a shimmery silver gown with a dramatic fur shawl.After posing for photos on the red carpet, the actress chatted with the press gathered at the event and got candid about her love for movies, while also sharing her excitement about turning presenter for the awards show.Alia Bhatt on her love for cinemaWhen asked what excites her about theatre and movies, Bhatt quipped, “I think I say this all the time,…

“I have seen him since he was 17,” said Sunil Gavaskar after adding his name to the signatories who have requested the Pakistani government to treat their fellow cricket great Imran Khan with dignity. Languishing in jail for two-and-a-half years, the champion all-rounder is a victim of his country’s unforgiving politics, a system he once mastered, manipulated and helped harden as leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf and then as Prime Minister. But the appeal steers clear of politics. It, instead, speaks the language of fraternity that binds those who have shared the arena. It’s about a code that’s elemental to…

NEW DELHI: Indian captain Suryakumar Yadav vowed a stronger comeback after India suffered a crushing 76-run loss to South Africa in their Group 1 Super Eights clash of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.“I feel we were always in the game when we started. I think we bowled really well in the beginning, 21 for 3, and the way they batted after that from 7 to 15, I think they batted really well, and then we came back again in the game later on. Overall, if we see, we bowled really well, but we could have batted a little better.…

Vermont Schools See Stagnant, Declining Performance A majority of students in Vermont are performing “well below” proficiency targets in math and English language arts, according to the latest Vermont State Report Card released by the Vermont Agency of Education.According to an Associated Press report published by AP News, the annual assessment for the 2024–25 academic year found that most students are “not yet meeting grade-level academic standards.” More than half of Vermont schools also fell below performance expectations, with many reporting stagnant or declining outcomes.Majority of students below grade-level standardsThe report shows that fewer than 60% of students at any…

An offbeat political thriller, a vampire horror film and a period drama about Shakespeare will go head-to-head Sunday at the BAFTAs, Britain’s biggest film awards, setting the stage for the Oscars.The British Academy Film Awards ceremony, seen as a precursor to the Oscars in mid-March, regularly charts its own path with its diverse pool of nominees and nod to British homegrown talent.Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another”, a thriller that follows white supremacists hunting down washed-up revolutionaries, led the BAFTA nominations with 14 nods, including for the coveted best film award.It was followed by 13 nominations for the vampire…

5 min readFeb 19, 2026 03:40 PM IST First published on: Feb 19, 2026 at 03:40 PM IST When I first began playing cricket in the early 2000s, I remember persuading my father to buy me a cricket bat. At the sports shop, the shopkeeper showed us beautiful Kashmir willow bats. I was convinced that children in Kashmir must be the luckiest, growing up among willow trees, surrounded by ready-made cricket dreams. In my imagination, everyone there must have been playing cricket all the time. Of course, reality was more brutal. On February 18, at the Kalyani ground in Kolkata,…

“I can do anything I want,” declared Donald Trump, quickly venting his anger at the US Supreme Court’s landmark ruling on February 20 rebuking his use of emergency powers to impose sweeping import duties, one of the most consequential defeats of his second term.The ruling invalidated his use of emergency powers to impose the largest increase in US tariffs since the 1930s, a cornerstone of his trade and economic strategy.”There are methods that are even stronger available to me,” he further roared in his White House address, even as he ordered a 10% global tariff over and above normal tariffs…