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Ace: Cummins lauded his bowling partner Starc who has never gone wicketless in 23 World Cup matches since 2015. | Photo Credit: MOORTHY RV With three wins in its last three matches, Australia has finally arrived at the World Cup and skipper Pat Cummins believes his side has ‘nailed’ the brand of cricket it wanted…
Jyotipriya Mallick, 66, is currently stable, said hospital (File)) Kolkata: West Bengal minister Jyotipriya Mallick, who was arrested earlier in the day, has been hospitalised after being diagnosed with high blood sugar and renal issues, officials said on Friday. He had earlier fainted when produced in court and complained of dizziness, nausea and weakness of…
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Activists and onlookers gather outside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party headquarters in Dhaka on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Hundreds of Bangladeshi opposition activists have been arrested, police and party officials said Friday, ahead of a major rally where campaigners hope more than a million people will take to the streets of Dhaka. The…
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Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena on Friday approved a proposal of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal to terminate the services of all civil defence volunteers with effect from November 1 this year, with AAP government sources saying they will approach the Supreme Court if this happens, setting off a fresh tussle between the two sides….
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OP Dhankar was appointed Haryana BJP chief in July 2020 and completed his tenure this year. Chandigarh: Outgoing Haryana BJP president OP Dhankar said on Friday that no decision has been taken yet on fighting next year’s elections together with current ally JJP, as both parties have remained non-committal on contesting elections jointly. “When any…
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This handout photo taken and released on October 27, 2023, by the Kokang Information Network shows Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army Major General Peng Deqi (centre right) commanding operations against Myanmar’s military near Lashio township in Myanmar’s northern Shan State. | Photo Credit: AFP An alliance of ethnic rebel groups in Myanmar launched coordinated attacks…
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The 34-year-old ex RPF constable was caught with his weapon. (FILE) Mumbai: Moments after allegedly gunning down four persons in a train near Mumbai, including a senior colleague, dismissed Railway Protection Force (RPF) constable Chetansinh Chaudhary called up his wife and said he had committed a “big mistake” and asked her if he should “shoot”…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken, third from left, and China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, fourth from right, with their delegation hold a bilateral meeting at the State Department in Washington, on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP China’s top diplomat voiced hope Thursday for more stable relations with the United States after months of…
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Ombudsman Angel Gabilondo, right, delivers a report on the country’s first independent probe into the abuse of minors within the Catholic Church to President of the Congress Francina Armengol, left, at the Spanish parliament in Madrid, Spain, on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Over 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused…
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South Africa took the first giant step towards shedding the eternal chokers tag as they pushed Pakistan towards the World Cup exit door winning a humdinger of a contest by solitary wicket in Chennai on Friday. This is South Africa’s first World Cup win against Pakistan since the 1999 edition while Babar Azam’s men’s fourth…