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'MIGHT HAVE TO CHANGE COMBOS DEPENDING ON CONDITIONS'

Rohit Sharma on Sunday admitted that the biggest challenge in front of his side would be to play in different conditions over the course of the World Cup, and the Indian captain did not rule out making changes in team combinations to suit the demands of a particular venue.

The quiet enforcer works his magic

In 10 balls, he broke Australia’s spine with 3 wickets, his name barely being chanted from his familiar Chepauk stands

'Surge in demand for high-end products'

E-commerce major Amazon is witnessing growing demand for expensive watches, clothing, beauty products, and pricey footwear on its platform, hinting at a clear post-covid19 shift from value purchases to discretionary spending.

India seeks support to raise farm import duties

India is working to build a consensus among developing nations at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to push for a special safeguard mechanism (SSM) that will let them temporarily raise agricultural import duties, a person aware of the matter said. The trade body's 13th inter-ministerial meeting will be held in Abu Dhabi in February.

Death toll in Afghanistan quakes tops 2,400

The death toll from a series of earthquakes in western Afghanistan rose sharply again on Sunday to more than 2,400, with nearly 10,000 injured, as rescue workers dug through razed villages for vanishing signs of life.

100+ Israelis taken to Gaza in complication for Tel Aviv

Yoni Asher last spoke to his wife on Saturday morning, when she called from her mother's home in southern Israel near the Gaza border. \"She told me terrorists had infiltrated the home,\" he said. \"The phone got disconnected.\"

Toll crosses 700, Israel confronts failings

Experts say the scale of attack points to big lapses in Israeli intel, with implications likely on Netanyahu’s political prospects

Rajnath heads to France, Italy to deepen ties

Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday will embark on his official visits to Italy and France from October 9 to 12 to deepen defence cooperation with the two countries, a defence ministry spokesperson said on Sunday.

New panel to oversee consecration of Ram idol; priests to undergo test

A new panel - Sri Ram Sewa Vidhi Vidhan Samiti will now look after the preparations and other details for the consecration ceremony of Ram Lalla and related events at the Ram temple, members of the Sri Ram Janmabhoomi Tirath Kshetra Trust said on Sunday, adding that a test will be conducted to appoint priests in the panel. The format and facets of the test are yet to be decided, the trust added.

Israel requires a fresh approach with Palestine

The daring and complex military offensive by Hamas into Israel on October 7 has left in its devastating trail multiple lessons and dilemmas for the Jewish State. While Israel has immense military firepower to extract an overwhelming revenge against Hamas and allied Palestinian outfits in the Gaza Strip, the bigger challenge it faces is in the political and diplomatic arenas.

A Nobel for Iran's Mother Courage

Narges Mohammadi's peace prize is a recognition for the thousands of women in Iran who are associated with a non-violent struggle for equal rights

Decoding Karnataka's plan to track hate speech, fake news

The Karnataka government has begun working on a unit that will scrutinise complaints and monitor the internet for misinformation and hate speech, according to tender documents and remarks by state’s information technology minister Priyank Kharge. He said a rough budget of at least ₹10 crore will be allotted, and shared new details of how the unit will function.

CBI raids TMC minister, MLA's houses in Bengal

The Central Bureau of Investigation on Sunday conducted searches at the south Kolkata residences of West Bengal minister Firhad Hakim and Trinamool Congress (TMC) legislator Madan Mitra in connection with the recruitment scam that allegedly took place at multiple civic bodies between 2014 and 2018, officials of the federal agency said.

{BALASORE TRAIN TRAGEDY} - 4 months later, 28 unclaimed bodies to be cremated

More than four months after the train tragedy in Bahanaga Bazar station of Odisha's Balasore district killed 296 passengers and left over 1,100 injured, the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation on Sunday said 28 unclaimed bodies in frozen containers at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences would be mass cremated in the state capital over the next couple of days.

Stories of loss and despair echo at Sikkim relief camps

For the past five days, her life has been the same. Every day, she wakes up in the auditorium of the government senior secondary school in Singtam in south-east Sikkim.

Indianised and gender-neutral designations in the navy soon

The Indian Navy has completed a review of ranks held by sailors, inherited from the British era, and is set to replace them with Indianised designations as part of a larger drive to jettison colonial military traditions, with gender-neutral changes to the ranks also to be announced shortly, two officials aware of the matter said on Sunday. More than 65,000 sailors will now get new ranks.

IAF chief unveils ensign; force bids adieu to MiG-21s

The Indian Air Force on Sunday unveiled a new ensign to better reflect its values, even as it retired its ageing MIG-21 Bison fighter planes at the 91st anniversary celebrations at Bamrauli airbase in Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh.

New infra brings Dwarka sub-city back in demand

It’s 4pm, and Amit Sharma, a real estate agent in Dwarka, is engrossed in a meeting with a couple from Gurugram, who are interested in buying a three-bedroom apartment in the sub-city. Sharma diligently suggests a diverse range of properties available within the price range of ₹1.6 to 2 crore. “You see, prices have risen by 25% over the past two years,” he tells the couple, both IT professionals, who feel the cost is a bit beyond their budget. Twenty minutes later, as his clients depart, he shifts his attention to us.

Dragonfly, damselfly count dips after extreme weather

The overall dragonfly and damselfly count in the seven biodiversity parks in the Capital has dipped marginally when compared to last year, a three-day survey carried out by the Delhi Development Authority's biodiversity programme has revealed. According to the survey, a combination of extreme weather events like surplus rain in the first half leading to floods in the city followed by a deficient second half of the southwest monsoon may have impacted the breeding cycle of the insects and subsequently their count.

CM launches city's fourth C&D plant

Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday inaugurated a construction and demolition (C&D) waste processing plant near Majlis Park in Burari in north Delhi. Calling it the country's largest such facility, Kejriwal said the plant will help boost the Capital's C&D waste processing capacity.

Artisans prepare for Durga Puja amid dhak rolls, scent of shiuli

The roll of dhak and chants of mantras will soon reverberate through the air as Durga Puja celebrations will commence from October 20. The scent of shiuli (night-blooming jasmine) is already wafting along by the breeze, while workers have started binding bamboos together to build puja pandals in several pockets of Delhi and National Capital Region (NCR).

AQI improves to 'moderate'

After two consecutive \"poor\" air days, the Capital's pollution levels significantly improved to reach the \"moderate\" category on Sunday, thanks to a shift in wind directions from northwestern to southwestern-the India Meteorological Department said. However, weather officials also attributed the improvement in air quality to Stage I of the Graded Response Action Plan (Grap) measures being implemented, when the air quality had hit the \"poor\" mark on Friday.

Singapore envoy flags typo on sign at high commission, NDMC changes it

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) was left red-faced on Sunday morning after Simon Wong, the high commissioner of Singapore, pointed out that his country's name had been incorrectly spelled on a signage board installed outside the high commission at the diplomatic enclave in Chanakyapuri.

Repair work at Hry water canal on, normalcy by tomorrow: DJB

A day after a portion of the boundary of channel-lined canal (CLC), or the Munak Canal, broke near Barwasni village at Sonepat district in Haryana, affecting the supply of raw water to parts of the Capital, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) officials on Sunday said a team has been dispatched to the site of the breach to oversee repair work of the canal, which is likely to take 48 hours.

Regimented system and robust network: The secret behind China's sporting rise

At the end of the 19th edition of the Asian Games, the medal tally, not surprisingly, has three familiar names on top - China, Japan, and South Korea. The three have featured in the top three in each edition since the 1978 Games and while Japan and Korea have often traded second and third places, China have rarely, if ever, relinquished pole position.

California governor vetoes bill passed by state legislature against caste-based discrimination

California governor Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark but controversial bill passed by the state's legislature that added caste to its basket of anti-discrimination legislation, arguing that the administration already barred discrimination across various dimensions, including caste, and the new legislation was unnecessary.

Aditya-LI goes through crucial manoeuvre: Isro

The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) successfully performed a 16-second-long trajectory correction manoeuvre for Aditya-Ll to ensure the country's first solar observatory is on track to its intended spot in the Sun-Earth Lagrange Point 1 (L1), the space agency said on Sunday, days after the craft left the Earth's sphere of influence.

SANGAY WANTS TO PLAY A SOLDIER IN A MOVIE NEXT

He has served his country as an Army officer and was also a part of the Royal Bodyguard of Bhutan before switching to showbiz.

Abhinav: Getting trolled is a price you pay for being famous

Actor Abhinav Shukla recently gave it back to trolls when he took to Instagram to answer the most commonly asked questions posed to him in the comments section of his posts.

Ariana Grande and Dalton Gomez have settled their divorce

Singer-songwriter Ariana Grande and real estate agent Dalton Gomez have officially settled their divorce. According to a report, both the parties have reached an amicable settlement less than a month after Grande filed for divorce.