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India struggled after losing key players Karun Nair and Washington Sundar. They were bowled out for 224, with Gus Atkinson taking five wickets. India hoped Karun Nair and Washington Sundar would give them a good start on Day 2 of the fifth Test, but the exact opposite happened. Karun Nair was the first to go when he missed a fuller-length in-dipper from Josh Tongue. It hit him right in front of the stumps and umpire Kumar Dharmasena had no doubts before raising his finger. Karun took a review for reasons only known to him. By the time the ball tracking…

Rahul Gandhi said an independent probe by the Opposition revealed that the ECI is allegedly involved in a massive “vote theft” to benefit the ruling BJP. The Election Commission of India on Friday responded to the ‘voter theft’ accusations levelled by Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, saying that the poll body “ignores such baseless allegations”. Amid escalating tensions over the special intensive revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, Gandhi claimed that an independent probe by the Opposition has revealed that the ECI is allegedly involved in a massive “vote theft” to benefit the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). “We have…

In February this year, US President Donald Trump said the US was paving the way to provide India with the F-35 stealth fighters. There have been no formal discussions on the sale of F-35 fighters jets to India, the government said on Friday. Replying to a question in Lok Sabha regarding the potential sale of the jets to India, Minister of State Kirti Vardhan Singh wrote, “No formal discussions have been held as yet on this issue.” The minister made the remarks after he noted that in February, India and US had issued a joint statement saying the US “will…

Donald Trump had called India and Russia “dead economies” on Thursday, hours after his 25% tariff, plus penalty announcement for India. Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday rejected US President Donald Trump’s “dead economy” remark for India. The Republican leader had made the statement after the announcement of 25 per cent tariffs for India, attributing the duties largely to the country buying arms and oil from Russia, and its “far too high” tariffs for the US. “I don’t care what India does with Russia. They can take their dead economies down together, for all I care,” Trump said on Thursday.…

“We have strong defence ties with the US which have been strengthening over the last several years,” MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said. India on Thursday reaffirmed the strength and resilience of India-US relations amid a fresh tirade from US President Donald Trump, who announced a 25 per cent tariff on Indian imports starting August 1, citing high trade barriers and India’s continued reliance on Russian oil and military hardware. In response to Trump’s claims, the MEA emphasized that the India-US relationship has “weathered many transitions and challenges” and remains anchored in shared interests and mutual respect. “We have strong defence…

As Russia nears Dobropillia, Ukraine, residents flee the once-peaceful town amid drone strikes, bombings, and rising fear of frontline violence. A forlorn group of evacuees filed into a bus, bags bulging with whatever remnants of their lives they could take with them as they left Dobropillia, a Ukrainian town which has seen the frontline of Russia’s invasion creep ever closer. “It’s hard, to live in one place and then to tear yourself away. But what can I do? Nothing,” said Liubov, who declined to give her surname, as she sat on the bus which would take her away from her…

Julia Hyman sought refuge in a panic room during a Midtown mass shooting but was fatally shot by gunman Shane Tamura. Julia Hyman had reached the safety of a fortified panic room inside her office at 345 Park Ave. during the Midtown mass shooting. But when she briefly stepped out, gunman Shane Tamura fatally shot her, according to a chilling new timeline of the rampage. As Tamura stepped out of the elevator and started firing an assault fire, the 27-year-old employee of Rudin Management rushed to the panic room on Monday evening. The panic room was hidden in the bathroom…

Millions of Americans will receive tax-free stimulus payments from the IRS to alleviate living costs. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) will soon start rolling out stimulus payments to millions of Americans who are eligible to receive them. These tax-free checks are part of a federal plan to provide relief to low and middle-income households from escalating prices and living standards. Since these payments are tax-free, beneficiaries need not include them while filing their tax returns for the year. This $1,390 payment also won’t impact beneficiaries’ existing benefits like Medicaid, SNAP, or housing assistance. Eligibility criteria Since this stimulus check is…

Pope Leo XIV will officially name St. John Henry Newman a doctor of the Church, recognising the Anglican convert’s major impact on Catholic theology and unity. Pope Leo XIV on Thursday decided to declare St. John Henry Newman a “doctor” of the church, bestowing one of the Catholic Church’s highest honors on the deeply influential 19th century Anglican convert who remains a unifying figure in both the Anglican and Catholic churches. The Vatican said Leo confirmed the opinion of the Vatican’s saint-making office during an audience Thursday with its prefect, Cardinal Marcello Semeraro, and would make the decision official soon.The…

Trump imposed 25 per cent reciprocal tariffs on Indian goods and an unspecified penalty for purchases from Russia. Day after imposing 25 per cent tariffs on India, United States President Donald Trump said that tariffs were making “America great and rich again.” In a post on Truth Social, Trump claimed that tariffs had been used against the US for decades. “…Coupled with really dumb, pathetic, and crooked politicians, (the tariffs) were having a devastating impact on the future, and even the survival, of our country,” he said. He added that the “tide has completely turned”, and that the US had…