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Galle Test: Khawaja, Smith along with Inglis power Australia to domination vs Sri Lanka

A maiden double hundred by Usman Khawaja and terrific centuries from Steve Smith and Josh Inglis helped Australia end the second day of the first Test against Sri Lanka on a high, posting their highest-ever total in Asia at Galle on Wednesday.

Air pollution is an insidious threat to cardiovascular health, contributing to global public health crisis

With more than four decades of experience, he is known as an expert in performing Angioplasties, Mitral Balloon Dilations, Peripheral Vascular and Carotid Interventions.

Davis Cup 2025: Team India Confident ahead of Togo Clash

Backed by strong preparations over the previous week, including acclimatization, singles and doubles-specific training, and team cohesion building, Team India is confident of delivering a robust performance in their Davis Cup 2025 World Group I Playoffs tie against Togo at the DLTA Complex in New Delhi on 1 and 2 February.

Trump White House rescinds memo freezing federal money after widespread confusion

President Donald Trump's budget office on Wednesday rescinded a memo freezing spending on federal loans and grants, less than two days after it sparked widespread confusion and legal challenges across the country.

4th T20I: Team India look to bounce back against resurgent England, seal series

Chastised by the defeat in the third tie, hosts aim to seal five-match series in Rajkot clash

A Russian Drone Strikes an Apartment Building in Ukraine, Killing at Least 4

A Russian drone blasted a hole in an apartment building in north-eastern Ukraine during a night-time attack, killing at least four people and injuring nine others, officials said Thursday.

Mumbai City FC, East Bengal aim to stay alive for playoffs

Having struggled throughout this season, both teams are struggling to qualify for the knockouts

Sebi cracks down on finfluencers to end illegal advisory businesses

In a major blow to the financial influencers (finfluencers), the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has restricted their use of live stock market data in educational content.

Andhra Pradesh Launches WhatsApp Governance

Govt hopes to reduce frequent visits to govt offices by citizens for availing certain services

Disclosure statements not strong enough to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt: SC

The Supreme Court has reiterated that disclosure statements are not \"so strong a piece of evidence sufficient on its own and without anything more\" to prove the guilt beyond reasonable doubt.

Congo's Leader Calls for Massive Military Mobilization as Rwanda-Backed Rebels Expand Their Control

Congo's leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were attempting to seize more territory in the country's east as a crucial meeting of neighbours asked the Congolese government to talk with the rebels.

Shah Asks Guj CM To Implement New Criminal Laws Across State By 30 April

Shah extensively discussed progress in implementation of BNS, BNSS, and BSA, replacing IPC, CrPC, Evidence Act

Bodoland on the path to progress

Assam government is mulling plans to boost the tourism industry by improving rail connectivity

Are political parties relevant

Lately, there has been a surge in rightist nationalistic trends goaded by non-political dealers such as business tycoons, the mafia and 'bichauliya' (middlemen).

Trial Court Slaps Show-Cause Notice on CBI

A trial court has slapped a show-cause notice on the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) for procedural lapses in passing on information to the court about the West Bengal government's nod for framing charges and trial process against former R.G. Kar principal Sandip Ghosh in the case related to financial irregularities in the institution.

Toyota Sells 10.8 Mn Vehicles in 2024

Toyota Motor remained the world's top-selling automaker for a fifth straight year in 2024, selling 10.8 million vehicles.

BPSC aspirants take to streets demanding re-examination

Thousands of students protesting over irregularities in the 70th Preliminary Test (PT) conducted by the Bihar Public Service Commission (BPSC) thronged the streets in Patna on Thursday demanding re-examination.

Thackeray-led Sena MP Sanjay Raut blames Centre, Yogi govt for Kumbh deaths

The Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Raut blamed the central government and the Yogi government of Uttar Pradesh on Thursday, for the deaths of more than 30 people at the Prayagraj Mahakumbh Mela, where many children, elderly people and women have gone missing in a stampede on Wednesday morning.

Will China's AI challenge impact US dominance?

The global artificial intelligence (AI) landscape has witnessed a new shift with the emergence of China's DeepSeek, a powerful AI model developed to counterbalance American AI giants like OpenAI, Google, and Meta.

What to expect

A course correction is imminent even though we do not expect any ideological shift from a government committed to neo-liberal economic policies. A tax relief to middle classes and low income groups can be a big relief to them but not a big burden on the government since the revenue coming from those with incomes below Rs.10 lakh is only 6.22 per cent. The government may be happy with the increased filing of returns - 8.09 crore in 2023-24 (against 6.48 crore in 2020), but it should not ignore the fact that 4.9 crore of them were nil income returns which only increased the burden of both the IT Department and the citizens

Adani Ports & SEZ's Q3 FY25 profit after tax up by 14 pc YoY to ₹2,520 cr

Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone's (APSEZ) consolidated net profit rose by 14.12 per cent to Rs 2,520.26 crore based on a 15.07 per cent increase in revenue from operations to Rs 7,963.55 crore in Q3 FY25 over Q3 FY24, according to a company statement issued here on Thursday.

India's Shubhanshu Shukla to serve as pilot after NASA approves Axiom-4 mission to ISS

ISRO astronaut and Indian Air Force (IAF) officer, Shubhanshu Shukla, will take on the role of pilot on the Axiom Mission 4, or Ax-4, that will fly to the International Space Station (ISS) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than Spring 2025, the US space agency said on Thursday.

Economic Survey to be presented today, setting tone for Budget 2025

The Narendra Modi-led NDA government is set to table the Economic Survey in the Parliament on Friday afternoon.

GP Singh Takes Charge as CRPF's New Director General

Senior Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Gyanendra Pratap Singh, commonly known as GP Singh, took charge as the new Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) on Thursday.

Bank of Baroda Posts 5.6 pc Rise in Q3 Profit

State-run Bank of Baroda (BoB) on Thursday reported a 5.6 per cent year-on-year (YoY) increase in its net profit for the third quarter of the financial year 2024-25 (Q3 FY25).

No survivors after US mid-air disaster

Jet with 64 on board collides with military chopper near Washington

Niko Kovac Appointed New Borussia Dortmund Manager

Borussia Dortmund have appointed Niko Kovac as their new head coach, the Bundesliga club announced on Wednesday.

Two Women From State Died In Kumbh Stampede

The victims are 65-year-old Basanti Poddar, a resident of Ashwini Nagar in Kolkata and Urmila Bhuniya from Godapialshal village in Midnapore

Regulation of trains in Sealdah South section

In yet another mega infrastructure development works, including the replacement of the existing route relay interlocking system (RRI) by electronic interlocking system (EI) at Ballygunge and Kankurgachi, the Sealdah division has decided to regulate trains from the midnight of 1 February to 4 a.m. on 3 February in Sealdah South Section.

Stampede-like scene at Kotla as Kohli fans flood Ranji match

Broken phones, lost slippers and shoes lying around the Feroz Shah Kotla before a pitch invader breached security to touch Virat Kohli's feet were some of the unprecedented scenes that summed up the iconic batter's return to domestic cricket after more than 12 years.