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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States had sent 10 members of two gangs — MS-13, which originated in the United States and operates in South America, and Tren de Aragua, rooted in Venezuela — to El Salvador late Saturday.Mr. Rubio added in a social media post that “the alliance” between President Trump and President Nayib Bukele of El Salvador had “become an example for security and prosperity in our hemisphere.”The Trump administration has sent hundreds of Venezuelans to a notorious prison in El Salvador at the invitation of Mr. Bukele, who is positioning himself…

In its 25th year, the Lakmé Fashion Week 2025, in partnership with the Fashion Design Council of India (FDCI) was less about spectacle and more about sensibility. Theatrics took a backseat to thoughtfulness, as designers re-evaluated what fashion means in a climate of change — climatic, cultural, and consumer-driven. There was no singular aesthetic dominating the five-day showcase, but rather a quiet recalibration of technique, proportion, and intent.From seasoned couturiers to new-gen labels, the collections spoke of dualities — tradition meeting tech, comfort meeting structure, and art meeting wearability. Instead of chasing virality, designers leaned into craft. Surface embellishment was…

MS Dhoni (left) speaks to CSK head coach Stephen Fleming during the practice session. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Chennai Super Kings head coach Stephen Fleming admitted that turning around their woeful IPL 2025 campaign would be a “big challenge,” emphasising that MS Dhoni’s return as captain, following Ruturaj Gaikwad’s injury, is not a magical solution.”His [Dhoni’s] influence will always be prominent, but he’s not a soothsayer, he hasn’t got a magic wand,” Fleming told reporters ahead of CSK’s clash with Lucknow Super Giants on Monday. “He can’t just rub it over the side otherwise he would have brought it out…

NEW DELHI: Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday pardoned her nephew Akash Anand and re-inducted him into the party after he publicly apologised for being “under the continued influence of his father-in-law, which was deemed to be more important than the party’s interest.”In a social media post on X, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Mayawati said that the decision has been taken “to give him one more chance” to her nephew.”In light of Shri Akash Anand’s four public posts on X today — in which he acknowledged his mistakes, expressed full respect for senior leaders, and pledged not to…

The governor of Pennsylvania, Josh Shapiro, said he and his family were evacuated from their home early on Sunday after an arson attack that significantly damaged a section of the governor’s residence.Mr. Shapiro, a Democrat, said on social media that the Pennsylvania State Police woke up his family by banging on the door around 2 a.m. after an arsonist set fire to the governor’s residence in Harrisburg. He said no one was injured.The State Police and the Pennsylvania Capitol Police evacuated his family while firefighters extinguished the fire, the governor said.“Every day, we stand with the law enforcement and first…

The Masters Tournament is a symbolic start of spring in North America, and the hundreds of acres of magnificent flora at Augusta National Golf Club — azaleas, pink dogwood, yellow jasmine, magnolia and oak trees, and hundreds more varieties of flowers, shrubs and trees for which the course’s 18 holes are famously named — are a breathtaking backdrop for the first major tournament of the men’s golf season.Justin Rose began Saturday’s third round at eight under par, followed closely by the two-time U.S. Open winner Bryson DeChambeau at seven under and the 2022 Masters runner-up Rory McIlroy tied with Corey…

President Trump, some of his cabinet members and his adviser Elon Musk sat ringside in Miami late Saturday night at the Ultimate Fighting Championship event — a spectacle of violence, throbbing music and cheering crowds that the president has long admired.It’s the second U.F.C. event that Mr. Trump has attended since he was elected for a second time in November, and the first of his presidency. Unlike World Wrestling Entertainment events, U.F.C. matches aren’t staged.Mr. Trump has been a fan of U.F.C. fights for years. He attended one in late 2019 in New York City during his first presidency. And…

The late Dame Vivienne Westwood, the British designer who dragged punk and new-wave fashion into the mainstream in the 1970s, once quipped, “Popular culture is a contradiction in terms. If it’s popular, it’s not culture.” Her disdain for conformity and her love for rebellion were the hallmarks of a career that redefined style as a form of dissent. “Democratic envy,” as she termed it, made people dress alike simply to belong. She preferred dressing for herself — even if no one else approved. A model walks down the runway at the Vivienne Westwood show in Mumbai | Photo Credit: Special…

MS Dhoni will lead CSK once again Chennai: A sapling is being planted for every dot ball bowled in this IPL, and a meme all over the Internet since Friday night is an AI image of a jungle around the MA Chidambaram Stadium!Netizens, of course, are on overdrive because of the poor quality of cricket that Chennai Super Kings, the home team at the MAC, has dished out over the last three weeks. They have lost five of the six games, including three at home. And the worst bit about the defeats is that there hasn’t been any real contest…

7.7 magnitude quake that struck Myanmar on March 28 (AP photo) A 5.5 magnitude earthquake struck central Myanmar on Sunday morning near Meiktila, a small city in the Mandalay region, according to the US geological survey (USGS).The tremor is one of the strongest aftershocks since the powerful 7.7-magnitude quake that devastated the region on March 28.The epicentre of Sunday’s quake was located roughly halfway between Mandalay—Myanmar’s second-largest city, which was hit hard in the earlier disaster—and the capital Naypyitaw, where government buildings also sustained damage last month.Myanmar’s meteorological department reported the quake struck in Wundwin township, about 97 kilometres (60…