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England’s Nat Sciver-Brunt. File | Photo Credit: Reuters After watching her teammates, from outside the field, doing so well for the last couple of weeks, Nat Sciver-Brunt must be relieved that she could finally join them out there. So must be them. Also read | Women’s T20 World Cup | What Sthalekar is up to…
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A man walks inside the National Stock Exchange (NSE) in Mumbai. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Delhi High Court on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) held that the National Stock Exchange of India (NSEI) is a ‘public authority’ under the Right to Information Act. A bench of Justice C. Hari Shankar and Justice O.P. Shukla…
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China claims Taiwan is part of its territory and has threatened to use force to annex the self-ruled, democratic island. | Photo Credit: AFP A new ethnic unity law came into effect in China on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), despite warnings from Taiwan, the United Nations and rights groups that it could threaten freedoms, especially…
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Gasoline consumption in Russia is at least 1,10,000 tons per day in summer, when demand for fuel is high. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia has started seaborne imports of gasoline from India, two industry sources said on Wednesday (July 1, 2026), in an effort to mitigate fuel shortages triggered by Ukrainian attacks on its…
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Padma Bhushan awardee Vellappally Natesan being felicitated in Kochi. | Photo Credit: File photo A public interest litigation (PIL) alleging that the Padma Bhushan award granted to Sree Narayana Dharma Paripalana Yogam (SNDP) general secretary Vellappally Natesan was illegal as there are a host of criminal cases pending against him, was dismissed by the Kerala…
Graves line a street in the Salha neighbourhood after the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) barred local residents from burying their dead in the main cemeteries in the Salha area, south of Omdurman, Sudan. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Sudanese paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) committed crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing during their attack…
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More than 100,000 people have been killed across all sides in Myanmar since a military coup five years ago triggered civil war, a conflict monitor said on Wednesday (July 1, 2026). The military ousted the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi in February 2021, detaining the Nobel Peace Prize laureate and ending Myanmar’s decade-long…
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Congress leader Manish Tewari. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Congress on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) announced a slew of election-related committees for Punjab, where polls are scheduled next year, and appointed three new working presidents for the party’s State unit, putting an end to speculation that Punjab Congress chief, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, would be…
The return of skipper Nat Sciver-Brunt from injury – she hasn’t played since returning hurt during England’s second match, against Ireland a fortnight ago – could make life even more difficult to the South African bowlers. File: Action Images via Reuters They have looked good, this England team. They have, in fact, looked good enough…
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Vessels are anchored in the Strait of Hormuz. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Unions and shipping companies said on Wednesday (July 1, 2026) that they would continue to designate the Strait of Hormuz as a warlike operations area, after two ships were attacked despite a ceasefire between Iran and the U.S.. West Asia war LIVE…
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