Month: July 2026

Best is yet to come, says first woman Test centurion at Lord’s Yastika Bhatia

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Best is yet to come, says first woman Test centurion at Lord’s Yastika Bhatia

India’s Yastika Bhatia celebrates as she runs between the wickets after reaching her hundred during day three of the first Women’s Test match at Lord’s cricket ground in London, on July 12, 2026. | Photo Credit: AP India wicketkeeper-batter Yastika Bhatia believes her “best is yet to come” after she became the first woman cricketer…

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Sports

Interview | Shubhanshu Shukla on his new book, ‘The Second Orbit’

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Interview | Shubhanshu Shukla on his new book, ‘The Second Orbit’

From the moment he was announced as one of the four astronaut-candidates for India’s maiden human spaceflight programme Gaganyaan, Air Force test pilot Shubhanshu Shukla has been a prolific science communicator. His social media feed is full of amusing yet enlightening quips, videos, and posts about what going to space has been like for him. In his…

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Science

Ukraine loses key ally in Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death

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Ukraine loses key ally in Senator Lindsey Graham’s sudden death

With the death of Republican Senator Lindsey Graham, Ukraine lost a close ally in President Donald Trump’s orbit, leaving its leaders grappling with the implications for their war-torn country. Graham had been in Ukraine two days prior, standing in Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Square, flanked by the golden domes of the monastery and the burned-out remains…

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World

Jordan says it shot down four missiles launched by Iran

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Jordan says it shot down four missiles launched by Iran

Iranian missiles are launched, as Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said they had carried out attacks against a U.S. base in Jordan and 21 other targets in the Gulf on July 8, 2026, in retaliation for American strikes around the Strait of Hormuz, from a location given as Tehran, Iran. Screengrab: WANA/Pool via Reuters Jordan said on…

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Drone strikes kill 3, wound 5 in Moscow region: governor

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Drone strikes kill 3, wound 5 in Moscow region: governor

Drone attacks killed three people and wounded five in the Moscow region, the governor said on Monday (July 13, 2026), as Ukraine intensifies its strikes in response to Russia’s barrages. Ukraine has been striking Russia, particularly energy targets, which Kyiv says is fair retribution for Moscow’s more than four-year barrages against its territory. “In the…

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YSRCP using disgruntled farmers as pawns to stall Amaravati, alleges Ananda Babu

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YSRCP using disgruntled farmers as pawns to stall Amaravati, alleges Ananda Babu

TDP Polit Bureau member Nakka Ananda Babu. | Photo Credit: File Photo Telugu Desam Party(TDP) Polit Bureau member Nakka Ananda Babu accused the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) of hatching a conspiracy around the capital Amaravati to stall its development once again. While 99.50% of the farmers voluntarily gave their lands for the construction of the capital…

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Nation

Rupee falls 39 paise to 95.77 against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee falls 39 paise to 95.77 against U.S. dollar in early trade

Representative image | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee fell 39 paise to 95.77 against the American currency in early trade on Monday (July 13, 2026) weighed down by elevated crude oil prices. Forex traders said with Brent oil prices rising over $79 a barrel, the Indian rupee is expected to open weaker at 95.53…

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Business

Material filters tritium from nuclear wastewater at record speed

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Material filters tritium from nuclear wastewater at record speed

A visual abstract of the technology described in the study. The metal-organic framework is the larger molecule in the middle. | Photo Credit: Environ. Sci. Technol. 2026 In 2023, Japan began a decades-long and controversial process — it began releasing treated wastewater from the ruined Fukushima nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean. The water…

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Science

Kerala observes State mourning following demise of Qatar’s former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

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Kerala observes State mourning following demise of Qatar’s former ruler Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani

Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani | Photo Credit: AFP Kerala is observing State mourning on Monday (July 13, 2026) following the demise of Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the father Amir of the State of Qatar, in accordance with directions issued by the Union government, officials said. Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa Al Thani, the…

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Nation

Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13 people

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Truck carrying wedding guests struck on Indonesia highway, killing 13 people

A pickup truck carrying wedding guests was crushed between two trucks on a busy highway on Indonesia’s main island of Java, killing 13 people and injuring five others, police said on Monday (July 13, 2026). The crash occurred on Sunday afternoon (July 12, 2026) on the northern coastal highway near Kiajaran Kulon village of Indramayu…

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