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Rohit Sharma looks dejected after losing the match. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Former India players Ravi Shastri and Sunil Gavaskar want skipper Rohit Sharma to return to the opening spot so that he can be his aggressive and expressive self. Rohit, who had missed the first Test, dropped down to the number six spot in…
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Forex traders said post the RBI monetary policy announcement, investors will await the Industrial Production (IIP) and CPI data for further cues. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The rupee depreciated 8 paise to close at 84.74 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Monday (December 9, 2024), dragged down by fresh foreign fund outflows and…
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South Africa moved to the top of the World Test Championship (WTC) standings, damaging the Sanath Jayasuriya-coached side’s aspirations for qualifying for the WTC final with a 109-run victory over Sri Lanka at St George’s Park on Monday. The win secured a dominant 2-0 series victory for the Proteas, who dethroned WTC table…
Mohammed Siraj’s hot temper has become a topic of discussion but Australian quick Josh Hazlewood says the Indian pacer is a “good character” who fires up the crowd and is passionate about the game like Indian superstar Virat Kohli. Siraj was involved in two incidents where his temper flared during the pink-ball Test…
Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu “More than 77% of Earth’s land experienced a drier climate during the three decades leading up to 2020, compared to the previous 30-year period,” according to a report released by the U.N. Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) on Monday (December 9, 2024.) During the same period,…
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Australia’s Nathan Lyon is seen during the third day of the second Test against India in Adelaide. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Past the Don Bradman statue frozen in an evocative drive, the Adelaide Oval remains a hallowed territory. Inside the ground, there is a surface layered with history and perhaps fortified with the sweat…
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Indian players are seen after they were defeated by Australia on day three of the second Test in Adelaide on December 8, 2024. India’s travails with the pink ball continues. | Photo Credit: Getty Images India’s travails with the pink ball under Adelaide skies got a second episode over the weekend. If the 2020 outing…
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee spoke about Bangladesh in Assembly today Kolkata: Amid growing tension between New Delhi and Dhaka, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee today asked the media and political leaders to keep calm and ensure that provocative remarks don’t impact the peace in the border state. Addressing the Assembly, the Trinamool…
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Fact check: This image of a bridge is not related to Uttar Pradesh or India. An image of vehicles travelling on a steep bridge is going viral on social media platforms with users claiming that it shows visuals from Uttar Pradesh’s Bahraich. What did the viral post say?: Sharing the photograph, an X (formerly Twitter) premium…
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Much of Earth’s lands are drying out and damaging the ability of plant and animal life to survive, according to a United Nations report released Monday at talks where countries are working to address the problem. The report was released at the U.N. summit in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on combating desertification — once-fertile lands turning…
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