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New Delhi: Pakistan has decided not to send its national hockey team to India for the upcoming Asian Champions Trophy, citing security concerns and calling for the tournament to be moved to another country. The Asian Champions Trophy is scheduled to be held from October 27 to November 5 in Mohali and Jalandhar, with Pakistan and five other teams set to participate. Pakistan Hockey Federation president Mohyuddin Wani said the decision had been communicated to the Asian Hockey Federation. The federation has requested that the tournament be relocated because of the sensitive situation between India and Pakistan. Relations between the…

New Delhi: India’s contingent at the Asian Games is facing significant logistical challenges, with athletes reportedly struggling with training arrangements, food, transportation and accommodation ahead of the competition. Members of India’s shooting contingent are reportedly spending more than two hours travelling to their training venue. Once there, facilities are also said to be limited, with drinking water reportedly being the only adequate provision available at some venues. Accommodation has emerged as another major concern. Several rooms booked for Indian athletes and officials were reportedly cancelled, leaving some members of the contingent waiting for hours at the airport before accommodation could…

New Delhi: Ajit Agarkar is set to leave his position as chairman of the BCCI senior men’s selection committee, with former India cricketers Parthiv Patel and Pragyan Ojha emerging as the leading contenders for the role. Agarkar’s current contract is scheduled to end this month, with the BCCI’s Annual General Meeting set to take place on Friday. While there had been speculation that his tenure could be extended until next year’s ODI World Cup, the latest developments indicate that the board is preparing for a change at the top of the selection panel. Agarkar may have already chaired his final…

New Delhi: The Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) remains uncontrolled despite an overall decline in cases and deaths, with transmission patterns increasingly diverging between affected provinces. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said the latest situation showed a significant geographic shift in transmission. While cases have declined in Ituri, which has remained the main centre of the outbreak, infections have increased sharply in neighbouring North Kivu. Ituri accounts for nearly 80 per cent of confirmed cases, but infections there have been falling since mid August. Over the latest three week period, confirmed cases across the country…

New Delhi: The Centre has declared the Pakistan based Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act, citing its alleged involvement in cross border smuggling, recruitment and activities linked to terrorism. Union Home Minister Amit Shah announced the decision on Wednesday, saying the action was in line with the government’s stated policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism. A gazette notification issued by the Union Home Ministry invoked Section 35(1)(a) of the UAPA to add the Shahzad Bhatti Network to the First Schedule of the legislation. The schedule contains organisations formally designated as terrorist organisations under…

New Delhi: Meta has acknowledged a mistake involving child sexual abuse material linked to advertisements on Instagram and agreed to strengthen its reporting mechanism with Indian law enforcement agencies, amid increasing government scrutiny of online platforms. The government has maintained that social media companies have responsibilities beyond simply hosting user content, particularly when their algorithms influence what users see. Officials have also raised questions over whether platforms can claim legal protection when their systems actively recommend or amplify harmful material. The final interpretation of intermediary protections, however, remains a matter for the judiciary. Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, has…

New Delhi: India has supplied another consignment of diesel to Bangladesh through the India Bangladesh Friendship Pipeline as the neighbouring country works to meet rising fuel demand. Nearly 4,000 metric tonnes, equivalent to around 47 lakh litres, of diesel reached the Parbatipur Receiving Terminal Depot in Dinajpur through the cross border pipeline. The shipment was the pipeline’s 72nd consignment, with the transfer taking place between September 13 and September 15. The pipeline was established under a 2018 bilateral agreement that provides for Bangladesh to import around 2 million tonnes of diesel over 15 years. Since operations began in March 2023,…