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'It's a great opportunity for Yashasvi to target a century'

Jaiswal & Rohit Sharma have raised chances of India posting a huge total in their first innings

France's parliament clears big boost in military spending

France’s parliament on Thursday approved a multi-billion-euro boost to military spending through the rest of this decade, spurred by Russia’s war in Ukraine and fastgrowing global threats.

Top tribunal certifies Guatemala's poll result minutes after another court suspends party

Guatemala’s troubled presidential election was thrown into even greater turmoil Wednesday when the country’s top electoral tribunal confirmed the results of the June 25 vote while the Attorney General’s Office announced that the second place party had been suspended.

Harris makes history with tiebreakingvotes in Senate

Kamala Harris, who made history as the first woman or person of color to serve as vice president, made history again Wednesday as she matched the record for most tiebreaking votes in the U.S. Senate.

Russian general says top brass betrayed troops

A Russian general said he had been dismissed as a commander after telling the military leadership about the dire situation at the front in Ukraine, where he said Russian soldiers had been stabbed in the back by the failings of the top military brass.

Ukraine repels large Russian missile and drone attack

Russian strikes have become a grim part of everyday life in Ukraine over almost 17 months of the war

Google sees huge opportunities for future of Al in South Korea

Led by homegrown tech companies like Naver and Kakao, South Korea is one of the leading countries that are actively developing new technologies, including artificial intelligence

Brutal heat wave sweeps Southern California, intensifying wildfire risks, heat-related illness

A brutal heat wave is sweeping across Southern California, intensifying fire danger to the region and increasing risks for heat-related illness.

Local politician missing as heavy rain sweeps Sea of Japan coast

Torrential rain pounded regions facing the Sea of Japan, leaving a city assembly member in Toyama prefecture missing, local media reported on Thursday.

3 months of violence in Sudan displaces over 3 mn people: UN

Since the ongoing violence erupted in Sudan in April, more than 3 million people, roughly half of them children, have been displaced from their homes, according to the UN humanitarians.

Pak authorities more high-level warn of floods

Next 24 to 48 hrs remain critical for many areas of Punjab province as water levels are rising

Thailand's Pita defeated in parliament in bid for PM

Thailand’s Pita Limjaroenrat failed on Thursday in his initial bid to become Thailand's next prime minister, after he was thwarted in a high-stakes parliamentary vote that included a host of no-shows and nearly 200 abstentions.

100pc committed to producing chips, display glass in India: Vedanta Chairman

Vedanta Chairman Anil Agarwal on Thursday said that he is 100 per cent to produce committed semiconductors and display glass in India and have lined up partners for the same.

BSE Sensex crosses milestone of 66.000 points led by IT heavyweights

IT stocks powered the Sensex rally with TCS, Infosys, Tech Mahindra up by more than 2 per cent

A time to rejoice for the land of space-charmers

Once upon a time, India was called the 'Country of Snake Charmers', but now India is on its way to becoming a 'Country of Space Charmers', a superpower in the space world as well. In the last three years, India has transformed its role in the space sector.

Discrimination against citizens in providing jobs is the biggest sin: Yogi

Discrimination among citizens in providing jobs is the biggest sin that a government can commit and people have taught a fitting lesson to those governments that did this, hindering the progress of the state's talents, said Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday.

Cong to hold padyatra over Agniveer Scheme in U'khand

Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge on Thursday chaired a meeting with the leaders of Uttarakhand to discuss the strategy for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and it was decided that the party will take out a padyatra in the hill state on the issue of Agniveer scheme.

'Char Dham Yatra' stopped, schools closed till 17 July as rains continue to pound U'khand

Due to incessant rains and resultant landslides and flooding, the Uttarakhand state government has halted the ongoing ‘Char Dham Yatra’ as more than 449 roads in the state including the Rishikesh-Badrinath national highway were closed due to continuous landslides.

World needs common strategy to fight cybercrime: Amit Shah

He said technology is a positive development in bringing humans, communities & countries closer

Countdown on for Chandrayaan-3 launch

The countdown for the 14 July afternoon launch of India’s third mission to the moon ~ Chandrayaan 3~ is progressing smoothly and the weather forecast is good for the rocket to fly as scheduled, said a senior official of the Indian space agency.

Kolkata holds its first ever Al-hosted event

The event highlighted the significant influence that AI tools like ChatGPT and Midjourney have on people’s daily lives through a panel discussion

Post poll win, TMC prepares for 21 July rally

Trinamul Congress is gearing to make the 21 July rally a grand success and senior party leaders feel that there will be a historic gathering this year.

Science City, NSSO hold workshop onwaste to wealth

Today, on the occasion of the valedictory session of the four-day workshop Waste to Wealth, various products developed by the under-privileged children using waste materials were showcased to the public. Various products and decoration items developed by the children included a flower vase, dog and cat pen stand, mask, photo frame, painted plates, carry bag etc.

Inmates on parole get married

In a bizarre instance, two inmates sent to the Burdwan Central Correctional Home on murder charges released temporarily on parole got married at a village in East Burdwan yesterday.

CS holds meeting with BSF, officials to check violence

Chief secretary HK Dwivedi today presided over a meeting attended by the IG BSF, state’s home secretary and other senior government officials at Nabanna on the continuing violence in the districts.

Private operator takes over operations at Kidderpore Dock

For enhancement of the containerized traffic for catering to the demand of the landlocked states, Nepal, Bhutan and other regions of the hinterland, unlocking of complete potential of Kidderpore Dock of Syama Prasad Mookerjee Port, Kolkata has initiated the project Rejuvenation of Khidderpore Docks (Dock 1- West) through PPP (public private partnership) mode on DBFOT (design, build, finance, operate and transfer) basis at Kolkata docks system (KDS) at a cost of Rs 181.81cr (Phase-I Rs 95.66cr; Phase-II Rs 86.15cr) to be implemented in two phases.

Violence erupts again in Bhangar, 10 injured

Unbridled violence in Bhangar, hotbed of political clashes flared up again today with 10 more persons being injured at Chaltaberia.

Poll panel cancels results in 20 booths

Repolling in 20 booths will be held after the commission gives a fresh date

High Court Bar to strike work over judge's transfer

The Delhi High Court Bar Association has expressed serious concern at a recommendation of the Supreme Court collegium to transfer Justice Gaurang Kanth to Calcutta High Court, and said this would adversely affect the dispensation of justice because it would lead to a reduction in strength of the court.

Chaos in Delhi as Yamuna swells to record high

With the water level of the Yamuna at a record high, life in the national capital has gone out of gear as several areas faced flood-like conditions.