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Warner ends on a high as Australia complete series sweep vs Pakistan

David Warner went out the way he began with a rumbustious innings to guide Australia to an eight-wicket victory and 3-0 Test series sweep over Pakistan here on Saturday. Playing in his 112th and final Test, Warner was dismissed for 57just 11 runs from finishing off the job and left the Sydney Cricket Ground arena before an adoring home crowd.

Future of Tests: Fewer India tours hurting teams outside Big Three

Only India, England and Australia have a meaningful schedule in Test cricket today

Bangladesh poll booths set on fire on election eve, as opposition starts strike

Polling booths were set ablaze in Bangladesh on the eve of Sunday's general elections, while four people, including two children, were killed in a train fire that the government described as arson targeting democratic values.

Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire despite war spillover concerns

Lebanon's Iranianbacked Hezbollah group said on Saturday it had fired rockets at Israel and its arch-foe said it had struck a \"terrorist cell\" in retaliation, as top US and EU diplomats visited the region to seek ways to halt spillover from the war.

HC: E-commerce platform cannot be haven for infringers, liable for selling fake products

E-commerce platforms cannot become a haven for infringers of intellectual property and allow people to sell counterfeits, the Delhi high court has said, in an order laying down that \"safe harbour\" protections will not apply in such cases as it pulled up a shopping website.

Govt: Drugmakers must ensure good manufacturing practices

All drugmakers in India must comply with fresh guidelines to ensure good manufacturing practices, the central government said in a notification in the wake of complaints of substandard medicines exported from the country.

Court to decide on Jan 24 whether to make Gyanvapi survey report public

The Varanasi district court on Saturday said that it will decide on January 24 whether to make the Archaeological Survey of India's (ASI) survey report of the Gyanvapi mosque complex public.

TAA, GSP and removal of trade barriers may be discussed during Tai's India visit next week

New Delhi India is keen to get the Trade Agreements Act-designated country status by the United States and may push Washington to restore the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) benefits, while the US may ask New Delhi to facilitate American exports to bridge huge bilateral trade deficit during the US Trade Representative Katherine Tai’s India visit next week, two officials aware of the development said.

SC to deliver verdict on Bilkis plea on remission to convicts tomorrow

The Supreme Court on Monday will deliver judgment on petitions challenging the Gujarat government's decision to prematurely release 11 convicts serving life in prison for the gang rape of Bilkis Bano and various other crimes committed during the 2002 riots.

INDIA may take call on key posts in 10-15 days: Kharge

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) bloc will meet in the next 10 to 15 days to fill some positions, including that of a convener, in the run up to the Lok Sabha elections, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge said on Saturday.

Uncertainty looms over occupants of 150-yr-old Sunehri Bagh Masjid

On a cold January afternoon, 52-year-old Shakil Ahmed was offering his prayers at the Sunehri Bagh mosque, amid copies of the Quran stacked on shelves. Ahmed’s is among the two families that live on the floor below the mosque — a 150-year-old structure whose fate now hangs in the balance.

Part of roof collapses in Chintels flat, residents asked to evacuate

A portion of the roof with steel rebars collapsed in tower H of Chintels Paradiso apartments in Gurugram on Saturday, prompting the developer to ask the remaining two families in the building, and four more in the adjacent tower G, to vacate their homes immediately.

Min at 8.9°C on day three of dense fog

The Capital spent yet another day in grey, foggy conditions with daytime peak temperature on Saturday reaching just 15.2°C and low in the early hours settling at 8.9°C, but weather scientists said relief might at last be round the corner.

DGCA asks airlines to check emergency exits

THE 737 MAX SERIES HAS IN THE PAST BEEN IN FOCUS OVER SAFETY ISSUES WHEN IT LED TO 2 FATAL CRASHES IN 2018 AND 2019

'Staying out of politics for now:' Rayudu quits YSRCP within 10 days

Former Indian cricketer Ambati Rayudu on Saturday announced his decision to quit the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP), only 10 days after joining the Andhra Pradesh's ruling party ahead of the crucial elections to the Lok Sabha and state legislative assembly.

Shah may visit J&K on Jan 9, review security

Union home minister Amit Shah is likely to visit Jammu and Kashmir on January 9 to review the security situation in the region, weeks after four soldiers were killed by terrorists in an ambush in Poonch district, people aware of the matter said on Saturday.

PM reviews conventional, new challenges with security brass

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday addressed the country’s top police and intelligence brass on the second day of the closed-door annual security conference in the pink city.

The first to win World Cup as player and coach dead

At four, Mario Zagallo has one more World Cup trophy than Pele. And since he was 10 years senior, for Zagallo it was never a case of having played with Pele but the other way round. The most durable symbol of Brazil's supremacy in football, Zagallo, as per a post on his official Instagram account on Saturday, has died aged 92.

25-yr-old set on fire by woman dies, probe on

A 25-year-old man, who was set on fire allegedly by a 23-year-old woman in north Delhi's Wazirabad on January 3, died of burns in a government hospital on Friday, the Delhi Police said on Saturday, adding that it has registered a case on charges of attempt to murder.

Govt pushes to complete, expand airports by March

OF THE AT LEAST 8 AIRPORTS TO BE INAUGURATED, FIVE ARE IN UTTAR PRADESH, TWO IN MADHYA PRADESH AND ONE IN PUNJAB

Navy destroyer's strategic deployment foiled hijack bid

NEW DELHI HAS ALWAYS BEEN CLEAR THAT IT IS COMMITTED TO KEEPING SEA LANES SAFE FROM SOMALI PIRATES

127-day journey paves way for crucial data on space weather

The Aditya-L1 spacecraft on Saturday completed a 127-day journey to reach its final parking spot, readying itself for five years of crucial observations about various aspects of the Sun.

Lookout notice issued against TMC's Sheikh

A team of officials from the Enforcement Directorate was attacked by a mob for the second time in a row within a span of a few hours in West Bengal’s North 24 Parganas after they arrested a Trinamool Congress (TMC) leader late on Friday night for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore ration distribution scam in West Bengal.

INDIA'S STAR RISES

Another giant leap in space programme as Isro's Aditya-Ll is successfully placed in halo orbit near sun

Zooming into view

Big spenders are keenly tracking these luxury car launches. Sedan, SUV, electric, and fuel powered, they'll be here soon

Hitting the high notes

From flavourful grocery store sandwiches to surprisingly good movies, 2023 had a lot of unexpectedly stellar hits

Surprise! You need help

In S2 of Arrested Development, the family plans an intervention but end up drunk themselves. Ideally, seek advice from a counsellor before attempting to sit down with someone.

Going through a phrase

Those railing against the phrase delulu is the solulu, what's the fight about, exactly?

Anshuman-Sierra are pregnant; expecting their baby in March

Anushman Jha has more reasons to celebrate the new year. The actor who got hitched in October last year, is soon going to be a dad. We've learnt that he and wife Sierra Winters are expecting their first child.

Titas takes four to guide India to easy victory over Australia

The Bengal pacer's haul helps hosts romp to nine-wicket win in the first T20I