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Virat Kohli has now been dismissed 21 times in 26 innings against spinners on Asian soil, 10 of which came against left arm orthodox spin New Zealand had a solid first hour on Day 2 of the second Test in Pune as Mitchell Santner picked two quick wickets to leave India at 68 for three in the first innings, a day after the visitors were folded for 259. Using his natural variation, the spinner troubled both Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, dismissing the overnight batter LBW, before the latter played all around a dipping full toss. At the end of…

The November bulletin for US visa applicants mostly remained unchanged. The US Citizenship and Immigration Services have released the US visa bulletin for November 2024. The official document prepares aspiring green card applicants for what’s to come ahead. Unlike October’s progress in the EB-5 category, the employment-based preferences have decided to sit still next month. Both rosters across the board for Final Action Dates and Dates for Filing employment-based cases are stuck to the previous update, stretching out the waiting period for global applicants.  On the contrary, family-based preferences have witnessed some movement. Nevertheless, several dates remained unchanged there as…

The Supreme Court dismissed Maharashtra’s appeal challenging Bombay HC order quashing look-out circulars issued against Rhea Chakraborty, her father and brother. In a relief for Rhea Chakraborty, the Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a petition filed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), state of Maharashtra and the Bureau of Immigration challenging Bombay high court’s quashing of look-out-circulars (LOCs) issued against the actress, her brother Showik and her father Lt Col Indrajit Chakraborty (retd) in connection with the Sushant Singh Rajput death case. A bench of Justices BR Gavai and KV Viswanathan orally observed that the petition was “frivolous” and…

In Odisha, almost 6 lakh people have been shifted to safer places, including 6,000 pregnant women. Heavy rain and gusty winds impacted normal lives in Odisha and West Bengal as Cyclone Dana battered India’s eastern coast disrupting some civic services and damaging crops and trees. The landfall process began on Thursday midnight and is expected to gradually slow down in the early hours of Friday. In Odisha and Bengal, more than 700,000 people evacuated from the coastal regions and moved to shelters over the last few days as the cyclone approached. Odisha chief minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Friday asserted…

Sanjay Verma, Indian high commissioner who was recalled from Canada, said the Khalistanis surrounded the exit gate and attacked him. Sanjay Verma, Indian high commissioner who was recalled from Canada, recounted a frightening incident on Thursday in which Khalistani assailants attacked him with a sword in Alberta while he was with his wife. Sanjay Verma described how the Khalistani “goons” came dangerously close to injuring him, noting that they wielded a sword—not a ‘kirpan’ religious symbol—but a weapon capable of causing harm. “Yes, a couple of times they came very close to bodily harm us…They were carrying a sword, it…

Farooq Abdullah said the attacks will not stop until a solution to this problem is found, adding that he has been witnessing this for 30 years. Following a series of terror attacks, National Conference president Farooq Abdullah on Friday said Jammu and Kashmir will never be a part of Pakistan and called for an end to the country’s promotion of terrorism in the region. The former Lok Sabha MP said that the attacks will not stop until a solution to this problem is found, adding that he has been witnessing this for 30 years. “Innocent people are being killed, and…

Rohit Sharma went ahead with what he thought was the right decision, ignoring Virat Kohli’s suggestion in the process. India captain Rohit Sharma and his predecessor Virat Kohli did not see eye-to-eye during Day 1 of the 2nd Test against New Zealand in Pune on Thursday. Kohli and Rohit were at the opposite end of the stick when it came to India deciding whether or not to take a DRS against Devon Conway off the bowling of Ravindra Jadeja. Kohli tried to convince Rohit into not taking the review, but the India captain decided otherwise, went for it anyway and…

The most expensive TV show in history has a production budget of nearly ₹500 crore per episode. Television was long considered a poor cousin of cinema. Since the screen was smaller, the scale was too. The biggest TV shows paled in comparison to big-budget films, be it in India or even the West. But that changed with the advent of streaming as shows got bigger budgets and much larger canvases to play with. The biggest of them all dwarfs even the most expensive films made in the world. World’s most expensive TV show The Lord of the Rings: The Rings…

Delhi Metro, in a statement, said the advertisement was only displayed in one metro train, and was immediately removed for being inappropriate. After receiving a massive flak, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) announced that it has removed a breast cancer awareness advertisement from Metro trains because it was not in “good taste”. The advertisement in question was to raise awareness about breast cancer, with the text “check your oranges” printed on the bottom of the poster. Issuing a statement over the issue on Thursday, the DMRC said, “This is in reference to the photograph of an advertisement on Breast…

Cyclone Dana has prompted the Odisha government to close schools and advise fishermen to avoid going till October 24. Odisha and West Bengal are preparing for the impact of Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall between Puri and Sagar Island on Thursday night. ‘Dana’ is likely to cross the north Odisha and West Bengal coasts as a severe cyclonic storm with wind speeds of 100-110 kmph, gusting up to 120 kmph. Cyclone Dana has prompted the Odisha government to close schools and advise fishermen to avoid going till October 24. Tourists and pilgrims have also been asked to…