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Unfiltered Rashid Latif: Betting websites cast shadow on Pakistan cricket's ecosystem

In a surprising twist of fate, Pakistan's cricketing landscape is undergoing a seismic shift following the announcement of star batter Babar Azam's resignation as captain, just days after the team's disappointing exit from the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023.

Sacred songs: The many Gitas of the Mahabharata

In this book, Bibek Debroy has selected 25 Gitas, excluding the Bhagavad Gita, from the Mahabharata.

THREE UPCOMING EVENTS THAT COULD TORPEDO PACIFIC PEACE

Three things are going on that could turbocharge Chinese strategic expansion in the Pacific.

BSF INCREASINGLY USING DRONES TO COUNTER NEW-AGE CHALLENGES

Drones are increasingly becoming a part of the BSF's daily operations, be it for intercepting intruder flying machines or using these hitech night-vision gadgets to outsmart smugglers.

CBI probes racket offering 'Central government jobs' against bribes

Job aspirants in Maharashtra have allegedly paid bribes to conmen who promised them jobs in Central government departments, an incident that has raised suspicion about the existence of a nationwide racket whose investigation has now been taken over by the Central Bureau of Investigation.

SP SURVEY SHOWS MUSLIM VOTERS DRIFTING AWAY FROM PARTY

The Samajwadi Party (SP), the main Opposition party in Uttar Pradesh, has conducted a survey, according to which the majority of Muslim voters in the state are drifting away from the party and going to the Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in 2024, say party insiders.

India focuses on assisting the Global South

Beijing's outreach to the Global South is driven by ulterior motives and strategic agendas.

XI-BIDEN SUMMIT ENDS UP AS LOSE-LOSE FOR BOTH

San Francisco was just another link in a long chain of events that are resulting in a multiplying of frictions between Beijing and Washington.

COP28 to reinforce Paris Agreement to boost climate action

The unprecedented heat waves that hit different parts of the world in July and August of last year caused widespread disruptions in many countries, leading to forest fires, water and food shortages, and hurricanes that killed thousands of people.

President Joe Biden to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping

US President Joe Biden is set to meet Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping next Wednesday in the San Francisco Bay Area, CNN reported citing senior US administration officials.

Protesters raise issue of Pak's religious freedom violation

The European Pakistani Christian Action Committee held a protest outside the European Parliament, raising issues including the abuse of blasphemy laws, a culture of impunity, discrimination, incitement of violence in the name of religion, coerced faith conversions and forced child marriages of Christian and Hindu girls in Pakistan, news portal The White Post Pakistan reported.

ANTI-ISRAEL PROTESTERS TARGET GRAND CENTRAL

Hundreds of anti-Israel demonstrators, part of a \"Flood Manhattan for Gaza\" protest, stormed Grand Central Terminal, prompting its closure.

FIRST-TIME VOTERS MAY IMPACT KEY SEATS IN MP ELECTIONS

It has become crucial for all the parties to woo these voters.

PM MODI'S PLEDGE FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE ECHOES AT MADIGALA VISHWAROOP SABHA

The PM addressed the emotional concerns of the Madiga community.

OPDS FLOODED WITH POLLUTION-HIT PATIENTS

Hospitals are facing a spike in 30-50% patients with breathing issues.

The paradoxical war in Gaza

One can well imagine the battle for the tunnels and rubble of Gaza, where IDF's technological edge will reduce Hamas' ability to fight overland, while the Hamas might draw the IDF into bitter and isolated tunnel battles.

CLOSE BJP-CONGRESS CONTEST EXPECTED IN RAJASTHAN

All predictions are likely to fall flat on result day.

'ODD-EVEN RULE NOT SUITABLE FOR DELHI'

'Without proper planning, the odd-even scheme can't be successful in the national capital'.

Abhishek ring-fences his constituency as opponents eye Diamond Harbour

Months before the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, battle lines are already being drawn in Diamond Harbour constituency in West Bengal as rival parties try to queer the pitch for Abhishek Banerjee, the current two-term MP who is the Trinamool Congress' second-in-command and nephew of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

Indian decorative lights shine brighter than Chinese counterparts this Diwali

Made-in-India lights are in higher demand than Chinese decorative lights that have dominated the markets for several years on Diwali.

GEHLOT FIGHTING ON THREE FRONTS IN RAJASTHAN

Weeks ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of the Congress is busy shielding himself from three fronts-the opposition Bharatiya Janata Party, his archrival within the party Sachin Pilot and the grand old party's high command, if party insiders are to be believed.

INDIA QUIETLY WORKS TOWARDS RELEASE OF EX-NAVY OFFICERS IN QATAR

India has formally appealed against the death sentences handed to eight former Indian Navy personnel by a court in Qatar.

SMOKE FROM FIREWORKS MINOR COMPARED TO SMOKE FROM FARM FIRES

While the Chief Justice is right that a ban on farm fires cannot be enforced, the Supreme Court can definitely order that the Groundwater Preservation Act be repealed.

West approaching Kyiv for peace talks with Russia: US Officials

US and European officials have spoken with the Ukrainian government about what possible peace negotiations with Russia might entail the end of the war, one senior US official and a former US official have said on conditions of anonymity.

Philippines becomes latest country to exit China's BRI project

In a significant development that may have far-reaching geopolitical implications, the Philippine Department of Transportation announced the full termination of major infrastructure projects under China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in favour of competitors from the West and Japan on Thursday.

CM SIDDARAMAIAH HOLDS BREAKFAST MEET WITH MINISTERS

DCM D.K. Shivakumar takes center-stage; inauguration of meeting hall reveals political undercurrents.

KALESWARAM PROJECT CAUSING TROUBLE FOR BRS BEFORE TELANGANA POLLS

A part of a big irrigation project in Telangana, known as the Kaleshwaram project, experienced problems when some of its support structures sank into the ground.

Nepal feels aftershocks of major quake, toll climbs to 143

Nepal is still reeling from the disastrous aftermath of a 6.4-magnitude earthquake that claimed the lives of 143 people, Nepal police said on Saturday afternoon.

Pakistan military foils terror attack on air force base, nine militants killed

As many as nine Islamist terrorists were killed in a clearance operation by the Pakistan Army, which foiled a terrorist attack on the Mianwali Training Air Base, the military's media wing reported on Saturday.

Cong has no answer to BJP's development model: Sarang

Madhya Pradesh minister dismisses Congress' allegation of corruption in the BJP government.