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NEW DELHI: (Sep 17) Climate change could be affecting when girls get their first periods, with higher humidity linked with an earlier onset and higher temperatures with a delayed one, according to a study. Researchers from institutes in Bangladesh, including the North South University, analysed data gathered through ‘Demographic and Health Surveys’ (DHS) during 1992-93...

ABU DHABI: (Sep 19) Sri Lanka’s Dunith Wellalage has returned home from the on-going Asia Cup after his father, Suranga, passed away on Thursday night, the same day when the all-rounder was playing a Group B league match against Afghanistan here. Wellalage learned of his father’s demise only after the match, and he left for...

SRINAGAR: (Sep 18) Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Thursday said he will take up with Union Home Minister Amit Shah the issue of reopening of tourist destinations which were closed in the aftermath of the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Addressing the 17th annual general meeting of Travel Agents Association of Kashmir...

RANCHI: (Sep 19) Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, said Operation Sindoor heralded a “new kind of warfare”, and ensured that India beat Pakistan decisively in every escalation during the strike. Unlike traditional warfare, this was fought on land, in air and sea, electromagnetic space and cyber domains, where the adversary was seen only...

ABU DHABI: (Sep 18) A disappointed Rashid Khan on Thursday lamented Afghanistan’s exit from the Asia Cup after a six-wicket loss to Sri Lanka in their last group stage fixture here, saying they had “great preparation” for the tournament. Afghanistan, touted to be one of the sides to beat in the eight-team tournament, missed out...

BENGALURU: (Sep 19) Customers thronged the Apple store here on Friday morning as the company’s iPhone 17 series went on sale. Excited shoppers queued up early outside the recently opened Apple Hebbal store in Mall of Asia to purchase the newly launched iPhone 17 lineup along with the latest Apple Watch and AirPods. One of...

By Aditi Khanna LONDON: (Sep 18) US President Donald Trump on Thursday said he is “very close” to India and shares a strong personal rapport with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing a joint press conference with UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers, the British PM’s countryside residence, Trump said he has a “very good...

By Kushan Sarkar DUBAI: (Sep 16) After much back-and-forth, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has withdrawn its pullout threat and will field the team in its last Asia Cup group league game against UAE here on Wednesday. According to PCB insiders, a “middle-of-the-road” agreement was reached under which match referee Andy Pycroft will not be...

NEW DELHI: (Sep 17) A 40-year-old man died and three others were hospitalised in critical condition after they fell into a sewer in an unconscious state while cleaning it in northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar, an official said on Wednesday. According to police, the incident occurred around 11.30 pm on Tuesday near Harihar Apartments in Ashok...

NEW DELHI: (Sep 17) Delhi Chief Minister Rekha Gupta and her cabinet colleagues donated blood at a camp organised on the Kartavya Path here on the occasion of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 75th birthday, being observed as ‘Sewa Pakhwada’ by the BJP-led city government.    “Every drop of our blood is dedicated to the country....