Tag: Shadow

While scores of cricket commentators and journalists have praised the International Cricket Council (ICC) for its role in breaking the India–Pakistan T20 World Cup impasse, a cloud of uncertainty continues to hang over the governing body ahead of the sport’s long-awaited return to the Olympics.Cricket will return to the ...

TVIf you only watch one, make it …Lover, Liar, PredatorBBC iPlayerFrom left: Shannon, Robyn, Jenni and Natalie in Lover, Liar, Predator. Photograph: BBC ScotlandSummed up in a sentence The tale of four women, who were all abused by the same man as teenagers – and banded together to help ...

The European Union on Monday imposed a new round of sanctions on 23 individuals and entities linked to Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, as well as figures accused of spreading disinformation and carrying out cyberattacks against EU member states. Among those targeted is Murtaza Lakhani, a Pakistani-Canadian ...

It was the middle of the night when the call from a family friend came, warning Abhishek Nautiyal and his family that they had to immediately leave their home in Joshimath, a small Himalayan mountain town in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand.The message was simple: Get out — ...

Maj Gen Sanjeev Dogra (Retd)Sanjeev Dogra (@sanjeev1dogra)The first sound was a thunderclap that tore through the familiar hum of Delhi. A roar of metal, dust, and shattered lives near the ancient walls of the Red Fort. The silence that followed on November 10th was more profound than any siren; ...

Amy Jones has claimed that January’s Ashes whitewash “hasn’t been a topic of discussion” before Wednesday’s World Cup clash between England and Australia. If you believe that, you will believe anything.Both teams have qualified for the semi-finals, so it could be argued that little will be at stake in ...

Srinagar, Sep 11: Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Thursday said that for the first time since India’s independence, terrorism has been clearly defined within the framework of the criminal justice system. Addressing a gathering after inaugurating an exhibition on ‘New Criminal Laws’ at J&K Police Public School here, LG ...

The Indian armed forces have tightened the noose around the ISI and its proxies, such as the Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Muhammad. With infiltrations becoming harder, the ISI has activated several of its international modules in the Gulf nations and Canada to carry out activities that could sabotage India’s economy.  In ...

All information sourced from publishers.Trial by Water: Indus Basin and India-Pakistan Relations, Uttam Kumar SinhaIn 1947, the Indian subcontinent was partitioned, and Pakistan was born. A shared heritage, a composite culture and centuries-old bonds between people, all seemed to vanish overnight. Nowhere was this rupture more profound than in ...

Abid Bhat/BBCA centuries-old Persian couplet often repeated in Indian-administered Kashmir translates to: "If there is a paradise on earth, it is here, it is here, it is here." And many Kashmiris insist it was written with Pahalgam in mind.The small town, nestled between tall Himalayan mountains with a gurgling ...