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Afg script first WC fairytale, trounce reigning champs England by 69 runs

It seemed like the most apt of endings. Rashid Khan, Afghanistan cricket's greatest star, took the final England wicket to seal a 69-run win that will go down as one of the greatest upsets in World Cup history. As the leg-spinner threw up his arms and looked at the heavens, his teammates rushed to join him in a group embrace. This was their night; they knew it. So did England.

Iranian filmmaker, his wife stabbed to death

One of Iran's most important filmmakers, Dariush Mehrjui, was stabbed to death on Saturday evening alongside his wife at their home near Tehran, the judiciary said on Sunday.

3.1 MAGNITUDE EARTHQUAKE HITS NCR, EPICENTRE IN FARIDABAD

Mild tremors were felt across Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Sunday, after a minor earthquake measuring 3.1 on the Richter scale was recorded with its epicentre in Faridabad.

Cong may offer 10gm gold to women poll hook for weddings in Telangana

THE RULING BRS IS PRESENTLY GIVING 21.16 LAKH FOR THE MARRIAGE OF POOR WOMEN UNDER KALYANA LAKSHMI-SHAADI MUBARAK SCHEME

Cong releases 1st list of candidates for 3 states

The Congress party on Sunday announced its first list of candidates for next month's Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Telangana assembly elections, as it played its first hand ahead of a round of polls widely seen as a virtual semi-final before the general elections in 2024.

Israel readies ground invasion amid exodus

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to \"demolish Hamas\" as his military prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in search of Hamas militants whose deadly rampage through Israeli border towns shocked the world last weekend.

'KHUSHI HAI KI DUSRE SPORTS MEIN LOG GROW KAR RAHE HAIN'

After a stellar showing at the Asian Games, javelin ace Neeraj Chopra is hoping to catch the ICC World Cup live

Boult unlocks knuckle ball, hits 200 wickets

Pace bowling is tough work on slow tracks in the subcontinent. There is no movement on offer and the heat can get to you.

Neeraj signifies arrival of a powerful nation in sport'

Currently in his third term as head of world athletics, Coe feels every athlete in the world \"loves\" Chopra

France on alert, deploys 7,000 soldiers for patrols

France was on high alert on Saturday, after an attacker stabbed a teacher to death in what the president called an act of \"Islamist terror,\" with troops deployed and the Louvre museum evacuating visitors.

Australia's Indigenous referendum defeated

Australia on Saturday decisively rejected a proposal to recognise Indigenous people in the constitution, in a major setback to the country's efforts for reconciliation with its First Peoples.

Recharged Kuldeep delivers perfect spell

Four years ago, at Old Trafford in Manchester, Kuldeep Yadav conjured the perfect ball to Babar Azam. It was laced with all the ingredients that wrist spinners dream about generous flight, deadly drift, dip and sharp spin. It was certainly too good for Azam, the ball flighted a few metres outside off stump, drawing him across with the drift before spinning back sharply to breach the gap between bat and pad and hit middle stump.

With a skip and a stutter, another Bumrah miracle

If you were watching him for the first time, you may think it is a miracle he delivers the ball at all. His action could be a prank, or a send-up of someone in a Lagaan sequel

Deep pockets and luck: What it took to get into the stands

Ayush, 19, is wheelchair-bound. He struggles as he names his favourite cricketer Virat Kohli. But it is in cricket that he finds spirit. His father, a gynecologist in Ahmedabad, escorted him to keep their date with the most anticipated match of this ODI World Cup.

INDIA V PAK: MIND THE GAP

India bundle out Pak for 191 before Sharma hits 86 as hosts ease to a seven-wicket win in high-profile clash

As violence surges, experts warn of war crimes

As the conflict between Israel and the Hamas militant group intensifies, experts and rights group accuse both sides of committing war crimes.

Saudi pauses all talks on normalisation with Israel

Saudi Arabia has suspended talks on potentially normalising ties with Israel, a source told AFP on Saturday, amid the war raging between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

In Gaza, food and water runs low

As an unrelenting Israeli bombardment intensified on Saturday, bakeries in Gaza were running out of bread, drinking water was in short supply and power outages left families without charged phones to find out if fleeing relatives were safe.

Govt eyes more voter participation in areas now freed of Maoists

Security forces have freed a total area of almost 4,350 sq km in Chhattisgarh from Maoist control in the last two years, enabling the state government to take measures to encourage voter participation and the Election Commission of India (ECI) to set up 1,000 more polling booths for this year's assembly elections, officials aware of the details said.

HEALTH MINISTER INAUGURATES NAGALAND'S FIRST MEDICAL COLLEGE

Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Saturday inaugurated the Nagaland Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (NIMSR) in Kohima, the first medical college in the northeastern state, and highlighted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision for affordable healthcare for all.

2nd batch of 235 Indians back

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Israel crisis casts a shadow on crucial climate meet in Dubai

The raging violence between Israeli forces and Hamas has cast a shadow on the upcoming COP28 climate summit where a consensus on reducing emissions by at least 43% in the next seven years to achieve the Paris Goal of keeping warming under 1.5°C is a key mandate.

Decide by Oct 24 or will intensify stir, Maratha quota activist tells govt

Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange Patil on Saturday stepped up pressure on the Eknath Shinde-led Maharashtra government and threatened to intensify his agitation if the community was not provided reservation in education and jobs under the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) within 10 days.

Engine of progress lies with emerging markets, says FM

Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the engine of global growth lies with emerging markets and developing economies, the stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the G20 India Presidency that led to the inclusion of the African Union in this influential group.

LG tells Hry, Punjab to curb stubble fires

Lieutenant governor (LG) VK Saxena on Saturday wrote to the chief ministers of the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana, asking them to control farm fires in their regions since they annually contribute to the Capital's air pollution, which is on a gradual rise.

Ggm Police to connect all CCTVs to central network

Gurugram police will connect cameras installed on various stretches and toll plazas and also those installed by private companies on roads near their offices to the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA)'s integrated control and command centre (ICCC) so as to monitor vehicular movement and track violations and also identify vehicles used in crimes.

Discussions on teaching, learning at two-day mega PTM of govt schools

The two-day mega parent-teacher meeting (PTM), organised by the Delhi government, concluded on Saturday, during which a large number of parents interacted with teachers and discussed the academic progress of their children, officials associated with the event said.

DDA starts work on 3 solar parks

The Delhi Development Authority (DDA) has started work on setting up three solar plant parks across Delhi with a capacity of around 3.8 megawatt (MW), according to officials aware of the matter, who added that by the beginning of next year, these solar projects will power the electricity needs of 400 DDA parks in the city, which is more than half of the 729 parks across Delhi.

Class 11 students of Noida school molest classmate, 5 booked

The Noida police have booked five boys studying in class 11 of a private school in Noida for allegedly assaulting and molesting a female classmate on the school premises on Friday, said senior police officers.

A missing student, cries for justice, an enduring mystery

Najeeb Ahmed was a JNU student, who went missing from his hostel on October 15, 2016. Having found no clues, the agencies shut the case in 2018. But, his family is still looking for answers