Month: July 2026

France vs Morocco World Cup quarterfinal: African side looks to exact revenge

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France vs Morocco World Cup quarterfinal: African side looks to exact revenge

France’s Mbappe and Morocco’s Saibari have been scoring goals for fun. | Photo Credit: AFP In Boston, a city built by successive waves of migration and layered loyalties, France’s World Cup quarterfinal against Morocco will be more than a meeting of two sides. It is a rematch, a footballing test and a reunion of friends,…

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China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi; likely to make landfall in ‌eastern Fujian on July 11

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China, Taiwan brace for Typhoon Bavi; likely to make landfall in ‌eastern Fujian on July 11

Suao Port, as Typhoon Bavi approaches Taiwan, in Yilan, Taiwan, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters China is still reeling from Typhoon Maysak with 39 killed in flooding ‌caused by the storm in Guangxi; nine others still missing China and Taiwan were bracing for possibly ‌the most destructive tropical storm in years as…

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Minister Nirmalkumar’s claims on Parandur site a false propaganda: T.N. BJP

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Minister Nirmalkumar’s claims on Parandur site a false propaganda: T.N. BJP

Nainar Nagenthran. File | Photo Credit: B. Thamodharan Rejecting contentions made by Tamil Nadu Minister R. Nirmalkumar that it would not be possible to lay runway in the Parandur site for the new airport, BJP State president Nainar Nagenthran on Thursday (July 9, 2026) said the Minister’s claims were part of a “false propaganda” and was a…

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Australia’s largest pension fund invests 500 million Australian Dollars in India’s infrastructure fund

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Australia’s largest pension fund invests 500 million Australian Dollars in India’s infrastructure fund

AustralianSuper will now hold 3.3 ​billion Australian Dollars worth ‌of investments in India. File | Photo Credit: Reuters ​ Australia’s largest pension ‌fund, AustralianSuper, said on Thursday (July 9, 2026) ​it would ⁠invest a further 500 million Australian Dollars ($346 million) in India’s National Investment ‌and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Also read: PM Modi in Australia…

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Fight for freedom of speech, Salman Rushdie urges as he’s honoured in London

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Fight for freedom of speech, Salman Rushdie urges as he’s honoured in London

Salman Rushdie was awarded the Liberatum ​Cultural Honour in London. File | Photo Credit: Getty Images Novelist Salman Rushdie says freedom of speech is under “real assault” around the world. Also read | Salman Rushdie testifies against man charged with stabbing him The Indian-born British-American author was awarded the Liberatum ​Cultural Honour in London on…

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Paolini ends Eala’s fairytale run, sets up last-eight clash with Kostyuk

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Paolini ends Eala’s fairytale run, sets up last-eight clash with Kostyuk

Jasmine Paolini was made to work hard for her victory. | Photo Credit: AFP Few bonds in the world are formed as quickly as the one between an eager audience and an exciting sportsperson. It is like love at first sight, with the infatuation deep from the very first encounter. Jasmine Paolini experienced this first…

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Ruthless Kostyuk packs off Paolini, sets up last-four clash with Noskova

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Ruthless Kostyuk packs off Paolini, sets up last-four clash with Noskova

Marta Kostyuk didn’t allow Jasmine Paolini a single chance to break. | Photo Credit: AP Centre Court at Wimbledon barely sleeps. Less than 15 hours after Novak Djokovic and Felix Auger-Aliassime put on a five-hour, 15-minute classic, Marta Kostyuk and Jasmine Paolini were out there for their women’s quarterfinal. Wednesday’s fixture, much to the disappointment…

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India, Australia unveil new defence declaration to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation

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India, Australia unveil new defence declaration to deepen Indo-Pacific cooperation

Prime Minister Narendra Modi speaks alongside Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on July 9, 2026. | Photo Credit: Reuters India and Australia on Thursday (July 9, 2026) adopted a new Joint Declaration on Defence and Security Cooperation, committing to significantly deepen military engagement, strengthen defence industrial collaboration and…

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Delhi’s Rohini building collapse: Death toll climbs to three, FIR registered

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Delhi’s Rohini building collapse: Death toll climbs to three, FIR registered

Piles of rubble present after an under-construction building collapses at Rohini’s Sector 16, in New Delhi on July 8, 2026. Firefighting and rescue operations underway. File | Photo Credit: ANI The death toll in the building collapse in northwest Delhi’s Rohini climbed to three, with two more bodies pulled out from the rubble during the…

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