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England’s Joe Root led the side in 64 tests from 2017 to 2022. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters England named Joe Root as test captain and appointed former New Zealand batter Stephen Fleming as head coach on Thursday following the departures of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Root, 35, led the side in 64 tests…
A section of tanker lorry operators resorted to a flash strike near the Indian Oil Corporation’s plant at Feroke in Kozhikode district of Kerala on Thursday alleging police inaction over arresting a motorcycle rider who attacked a tanker lorry and its crew at Thondayad on July 29. The protesters complained that the Medical College police…
A week after the FIFA World Cup concluded with Spain lifting its second title, FIFA president Gianni Infantino proposed a new way of running international football. The idea, as he described it, was aimed at the “democratisation of football worldwide” while allowing private investors to take a stake in the global body’s competitions. UEFA, European…
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A portion of the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway collapsed, at Nippani in Belagavi district of Karnataka, on July 29, 2026. | Photo Credit: SPECIAL ARRANGEMENT A portion of the Pune-Bengaluru National Highway collapsed near Nippani on July 29. This led to panic among motorists. The portion is part of the work of expanding the carriageway to…
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Screen grab of a video shared by Hockey India on X, displaying the new official jersey of the Indian national teams The Indian men’s and women’s hockey teams will be seen in saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at next month’s FIH World Cup in the Netherlands and Belgium, a change that was…
In India, the average quarterly price of gold during April-June was ₹1,50,744.8 (without import duty and GST) in comparison to ₹94,875.9 in the same period last year. File | Photo Credit: Reuters “India’s gold demand fell 6% year-over-year to 131.4 tonnes in the April-June quarter, weighed down by seasonally subdued sales, higher Customs duty and…
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Security personnel keep a vigil at a polling station during the Bankipur Assembly byelection in Patna, on July 30, 2026. | Photo Credit: PTI Around 20% voter turnout was recorded till 1 p.m. on Thursday (July 30, 2026) in the Bankipur Assembly byelection in Bihar, as per the data shared by the Election Commission of…
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The Bombay High Court quashes suspension of hotel licence by FDA over hygiene. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Bombay High Court has suggested to the Maharashtra Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to adopt a realistic approach, considering that ‘we’re in India’, and quashed its order suspending the licence of a four-star hotel in…
A joint study by Indian Oil Corporation (IOCL), the Indian Institute of Petroleum (IIP), the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) found that E20 fuel does not require engine modifications for cars or two-wheelers, according to the government. What do government-backed studies say about E20’s impact on…
The West Bengal government has roped in ISKCON to provide mid-day meals in Kolkata schools as a pilot project beginning August 1 this year. File photo for representational purposes only. | Photo Credit: G.N. Rao The story so far: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Wednesday (July 29, 2026) put an end to a controversy…
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