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Team Goemkarponn PANAJI: Goa’s senior men’s cricket team will travel to Oman for a 10 day pre season tour from August 8 to 18, where it will play three One Day matches and two T20 games against the Oman national team in preparation for the upcoming domestic season. The overseas tour is aimed at providing Goa’s players with valuable match experience against international opposition before the start of a busy domestic campaign. The Goa Cricket Association believes the exposure will help the squad raise its competitive standards and better prepare for the challenges of the new season. Goa will also…

New Delhi: India’s smartphone exports climbed to a record $9.84 billion during the first quarter of the 2026-27 financial year, driven by strong global demand for Made in India iPhones and continued growth in the country’s electronics manufacturing sector. During the April to June quarter, smartphone exports increased 23.4 percent from $7.97 billion recorded in the same period last year. The United States remained the largest destination for India’s smartphone shipments, reflecting sustained demand for devices manufactured in the country. The impressive performance also boosted India’s overall electronics exports, which stood at $15.2 billion during the quarter. Smartphones alone contributed…

New Delhi: India has strongly rejected the ongoing Legislative Assembly elections in Pakistan occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoK), calling the exercise a “cosmetic” attempt by Pakistan to legitimise its illegal occupation of the region while diverting attention from alleged human rights violations and growing public unrest. Addressing a press briefing in New Delhi, Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal reiterated that the entire Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, including the areas currently under Pakistan’s control, are integral and inalienable parts of India. Jaiswal said the elections do not alter India’s consistent position on the region and…

New Delhi: Two Army personnel were injured in a landmine explosion near the Line of Control (LoC) in the Uri sector of north Kashmir’s Baramulla district on Wednesday. The blast occurred near the Upper Garh Forward Post in the Kamalkote sub sector, an area under the responsibility of 8 Rashtriya Rifles operating with the 12 Infantry Brigade. The injured soldiers were immediately evacuated from the site by fellow troops before being airlifted to the Army’s Base Hospital in Badamibagh, Srinagar. Officials said both personnel are undergoing treatment and their condition is stable. The injured have been identified as Havildar Vijay…

New Delhi: The United States Senate has advanced a bipartisan sanctions bill targeting Russia that includes a provision allowing President Donald Trump to impose tariffs of up to 100 percent on imports from countries that are among the largest buyers of Russian oil and natural gas, including India and China. The legislation received strong bipartisan backing, passing a key procedural vote by 86 to 12. The outcome moves the long delayed measure closer to final approval and reflects broad support in the Senate for increasing economic pressure on Russia over the ongoing war in Ukraine. The bill proposes expanded sanctions…

New Delhi: Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has triggered widespread controversy after defending the country’s crackdown on protesters in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK), describing the demonstrators as “enemies like India.” His remarks came as fresh violence in the Rawalakot region reportedly left at least 32 protesters dead over the past two days. Speaking amid the ongoing unrest, Asif said he considers the protesters in what Pakistan refers to as Azad Kashmir to be in the same category as India, drawing sharp attention to Islamabad’s stance on the demonstrations. The latest violence is part of a broader wave of unrest that…

New Delhi: The Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau (AAIB) has informed the Supreme Court that its final report on the Air India AI 171 crash will be submitted in October, marking a significant step in the investigation into one of India’s deadliest aviation disasters. The update came during hearings on petitions seeking a court monitored investigation into the June 12, 2025 crash that claimed 260 lives. The AAIB told the court that the inquiry is a comprehensive investigation and not an exercise limited to officials of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation. It said experts and officials from countries whose citizens…