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London: Former England U-19 captain Azeem Rafiq has claimed that he was “close to committing suicide” during his stint with county side Yorkshire, accusing the club of being institutionally racist. The off-spinner, who was born in Karachi and also captained the club, said he felt like an outsider ...

Worsening COVID-19 situation in the country another major reason, say sources. NEW DELHIIndia has withdrawn its participation in Kavkaz 2020 multinational exercise in Russia in September citing logistics difficulties due to COVID-19 pandemic, a defence official said. However, it is mainly due to participation of Chinese troops amid the ...

NEW DELHI: In a major decision amid the ongoing military confrontation with China in eastern Ladakh, India has pulled out of the multi-nation exercise in Russia next month because the Chinese as well as Pakistani troops are also slated to take part in the combat drills. “It has been ...

Here are today’s top news, analysis and opinion. Know all about the latest news and other news updates from Hindustan Times.Supreme Court junks demand to stay Bihar elections due to Covid-19 pandemicA three-judge bench headed by Justice Ashok Bhushan dismissed a PIL filed by a Muzaffarpur resident Avinash Thakur ...

Human rights coalition says there have been 70 temporary internet suspension orders issued since January Srinagar: Human rights groups and activists have come together in Jammu & Kashmir to demand an end to the internet “siege’ in the erstwhile state. Calling themselves the Jammu & Kashmir Coalition of Civil ...

The Centre abrogated the provisions of Article 370 of the Constitution last year (Representational)Srinagar: CPI(M) leader Mohammad Yousuf Tarigami on Sunday said the situation in Jammu and Kashmir is disappointing as hopelessness has engulfed the entire region due to the BJP government's "wrong decisions and policies"."The situation in Jammu ...

Jammu-Srinagar highway got blocked at over a dozen places between Udhampur and BanihalJammu: The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar National Highway reopened today after remaining closed for the past two days owing to multiple landslides triggered by heavy rains, officials said.The highway got blocked at over a dozen places between Udhampur and ...

Indian democracy has succeeded for a range of reasons — an enlightened political leadership which wrote a remarkably progressive Constitution; political parties which have played the democratic game within rules; an aware electorate which has kept the parties on their toes; a vibrant civil society which has championed rights ...

DISCOM’s dues to the power generators rose to Rs 1.19 lakh crores in June 2020, which is a 22 per cent increase from February 2020 and a 63 per cent increase from June 2019.Financial woes of power distribution companies do not seem to settle anytime soon as the cash ...

The annual pilgrimage to the holy Kailash Kund lake located at an altitude of 14,700 feet has been cancelled this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, an official said on Thursday.The 10-day pilgrimage had already been cut short to three days, allowing only the 'Chhari Mubarak' (holy mace ...