London: The ‘Ultimate Test’ between the two red-ball best teams – South Africa and Australia – for the World Test Championship (WTC) mace is set to begin on Wednesday at the home of cricket, Lord’s. Under the leadership of Pat Cummins, Australia will be aiming to defend the WTC title, which they secured by defeating.
Ahmedabad: In a show of strength and preparedness ahead of the 148th annual Rath Yatra of Lord Jagannath, scheduled for June 27, the Ahmedabad Police carried out a late-night ‘Bullet March’ along the designated procession route. The security drill began at 10:30 PM on Monday, with around 100 police personnel patrolling the streets on Bullet.
Moscow: Russia’s air defence systems intercepted and destroyed 102 Ukrainian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicles overnight, the country’s Ministry of Defence said on Tuesday via its official Telegram channel. According to the ministry, the drones were neutralised between 9:50 p.m. Moscow time on Monday and 5:50 a.m. on Tuesday, across several regions in western and central.
Dublin: Violence erupted in Ireland as protesters threw petrol bombs at police officers and set homes on fire, outraged over a sexual assault incident. The unrest followed after the court appearance of the two teenage boys charged with the attempted rape of a teenage girl in the Ballymena town of County Antrim region, according to.
Ranchi: Three Bangladeshi nationals who escaped from the detention centre inside Jayaprakash Narayan Central Jail in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, have been arrested from West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday. The trio — identified as Nazmul, Reena Khan, and Nipah Akhtar Khushi — had illegally entered India without valid passports or visas and had previously served sentences.
New Delhi: Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal has invited Swiss companies to expand their footprint in India and take advantage of the country’s dynamic and rapidly growing market. The minister held a meeting in Bern with the leadership from several premier Swiss companies across diverse sectors and urged them to see India as a.
Mumbai: Veteran producer Anand Pandit has expressed concern over the growing reliance on remakes in Hindi cinema, urging the industry to return to its roots of original storytelling. Reflecting on Bollywood’s golden era, Pandit emphasized how originality once defined the industry, but today, filmmakers are increasingly turning to South Indian and regional films for inspiration.
Bengaluru: The state government’s decision to suspend five police officers, including three senior IPS officers, in connection with the June 4 Chinnaswamy Stadium stampede incident which claimed 11 lives during the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) team’s victory celebration, has triggered a cold war between IAS and IPS officers in the state. The IPS officers are.
London: Former Pakistan captain Sana Mir and England’s wicketkeeper-batter Sarah Taylor were the two women cricketers who were inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame during a ceremony in London on Monday. The highest wicket-taker in ODIs and the second-highest in T20Is among Pakistan women, Mir was also the first Pakistan woman cricketer to pick.
Chhatarpur: Congress leader and Lok Sabha Leader of the Opposition (LoP) Rahul Gandhi, on Monday, criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party-led state government over the alleged murder of a 19-year-old Dalit youth in Madhya Pradesh’s Chhatarpur. The youth was shot dead during a scuffle which broke out at a government-run ration distribution centre (fair price shop).
