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The stump mic caught several instructions from India captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli to the players on Day 1 of the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. On such occasion, Rohit Sharma could be heard instructing Yashasvi Jaiswal on how to position himself while fielding in the silly point region. With Ravindra…
Azerbaijan’s national flag at half-mast in the memory of victims of the Azerbaijan Airlines’ Embraer 190 that crashed near the Kazakhstan’s airport of Aktau, is seen in the center of Baku, Azerbaijan, on December 26, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP Azerbaijan on Thursday (December 26, 2024) observed a nationwide day of mourning for the victims…
Daily Quiz: On Christmas traditions followed across the world A symbolic tradition involves the burning of effigies. File START THE QUIZ 1 / 6 | Many people use Advent calendars to count the days until Christmas. In which country did this tradition originate? 2 / 6 | Noche de las Velitas (Day of the Little…
New Delhi: The Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed near Kazakhstan’s Aqtau on Christmas Day – while en route from Baku to Grozny in Russia – may have been “accidentally struck” by a Russian surface-to-air missile or antiaircraft fire, military experts cited in multiple news reports have suggested. Thirty-eight of the 67 people on board –…
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Australia’s 19-year-old opener Sam Konstas made a terrific first impression as he slammed a phenomenal half-century on Test debut against Jasprit Bumrah and co. during the fourth Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy 2024/25. Konstas showed fearlessness, taking the attack to the opposition and even hitting Bumrah for two sixes. Konstas ultimately finished on…
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New Delhi: The first video of a brand new Chinese stealth fighter jet, believed to be a 6th-generation machine, has appeared on social media. The large tail-less fighter is believed to be a strike aircraft. Its unconventional design may make the new stealth fighter jet difficult, if not impossible, to detect using conventional radars. When…
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A man, whom Tass and RIA-Novosti news agencies identified as Akhmad Kurbanov, suspected of involvement in the killing of Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov, the head of Russia’s Radiation, Biological and Chemical Defense Forces, and his assistant Ilya Polikarpov, is escorted to a courtroom at the Basmanny District Court in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 19, 2024….
Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee stayed weak for the third straight session and fell 12 paise to settle at a fresh all-time low of 85.27 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, amid a strong greenback and rising crude oil prices. Forex traders said, increased month-end as well…
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Dhaka: Bangladesh on Thursday ordered a commission to investigate a failed 2009 army mutiny and subsequent crackdown, including the role of alleged “foreign” backers, the inquiry chief said. The violent mutiny sent shock waves through the South Asian nation and ended with the army crushing the mutineers, with scores arrested and sentenced to death. A…
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An employee of a stock trading firm looking at a share price on his computer. | Photo Credit: The Hindu Benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty ended flat in listless trading on Thursday (December 26, 2024) amid a lack of near-term triggers and unabated foreign fund outflows. The 30-share BSE benchmark Sensex dipped 0.39 points to…
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