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During the total shutdown, main markets, schools, and colleges located in the towns of Churachandpur, Kangpokpi, and other villages were closed Kuki Inpi Manipur’s (KIM), an apex group of the Kuki tribes, has called for a 12-hour total shutdown, endorsed by various Kuki-Zo civil bodies, on Wednesday, demanding the immediate and unconditional release of five Kuki-Zo individuals arrested by central forces on two different occasions from Tamenglong and Kangpokpi districts, respectively. The total shutdown was imposed in all the Kuki-Zo-dominated areas of Manipur on Wednesday from 6am to 6pm. The shutdown has affected normalcy in most of the Kuki-dominated areas…

After Rahul Dravid declined BCCI’s ₹2.5 crore bonus for India’s T20 World Cup win, X users say that he is a “true living legend” and a man with “integrity” After guiding Team India to the T20 World Cup 2024 win, the outgoing head coach, Rahul Dravid, was awarded an additional ₹2.5 crore bonus by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). However, he rejected the bonus money, saying he wanted equal pay as his support staff – bowling coach Paras Mhambrey, fielding coach T Dilip, and batting coach Vikram Rathore. As Dravid declined the bonus money, people can’t…

Stuart Broad tried to peep into the mind of his longtime bowling partner as James Anderson prepares to play his final Test England’s ageless wonder James Anderson is finally calling time on his career and the veteran pacer has a chance to topple one more record in his final Test. England captain Ben Stokes said that the team management had a chat with Anderson where they told him that it was time for the team to move on and concentrate on younger talent. Anderson announced shortly after the meeting with Stokes, head coach Brendon McCullum and the team’s managing director…

Rahul Dravid’s successor, Gautam Gambhir, has reportedly identified Team India’s assistant coach. The Gautam Gambhir era will officially begin when India meet Sri Lanka in its upcoming white-ball assignment. Two-time World Cup winner Gambhir was confirmed as India’s new head coach on Tuesday. Gambhir succeeded Rahul Dravid as India’s head coach after the latter guided Rohit Sharm and Co. to ICC T20 World Cup glory in the Caribbean. Dravid-coached Team India outclassed South Africa in the World Cup final to end their long-standing trophy drought in ICC events. Former head coach Dravid earlier confirmed that the T20 World Cup would…

Javed Miandad recalled how Sunil Gavaskar motivated Pakistan in the 1992 World Cup. Zaheer Abbas called him the original batting don of Indian cricket. Before Sachin Tendulkar became the Little Master, the famous term was only associated with legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar, a walking nightmare for premier bowlers in his prime. Legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev looked up to Gavaskar as a God. Influenced by Gavaskar, Master Blaster Tendulkar inspired the next generation. With Gavaskar turning 75 on Wednesday, members of the Pakistan cricket fraternity also saluted the ‘original batting don’ of Indian cricket. Pakistani batting icons – Javed Miandad,…

India registered a comprehensive 4-1 Test series win over England at home earlier this year. England returned to action in the longest format of the game during the Test series against West Indies on July 10. The first Test, taking place in Lord’s, also marks the final international appearance of legendary pacer James Anderson. England last played in the format in India, where the side toured for a five-Test series; despite a victorious start, the English team faltered to a 1-4 series defeat. The side’s much-talked-about ‘Bazball’ approach fell flat in Indian conditions, and Ben Stokes’ men were severely criticised…

Mehbooba Mufti also alleged that the BJP is using Pegasus spyware to “snoop” on women leaders who do not “toe their line”. PDP president Mehbooba Mufti’s daughter and media advisor, Iltija Mufti, on Wednesday, alleged that her phone is being hacked by the Pegasus spyware. She also claimed in an X post that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is snooping on women leaders across the country. “Got an Apple alert that my phone’s been hacked by Pegasus which GOI (Government of India) has admittedly procured & weaponised to harass critics & political opponents,” Iltija Mufti said in a post…

Hardik Pandya lost his top spot in the latest ICC T20I rankings while Ruturaj Gaikwad gained 13 places during the Zimbabwe series.Ruturaj Gaikwad has climbed 13 places in the newly released International Cricket Council (ICC) rankings after his impressive showing during the T20I series between India and Zimbabwe. The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) skipper has sealed his place in the top 10 of the ICC Batting Rankings prior to India’s meeting with Zimbabwe in the 3rd T20I at Harare Sports Club on Wednesday. ICC T20 World Cup 2024 winner Suryakumar Yadav has retained his second spot in the latest ICC…

Sudhanshu Trivedi, the BJP spokesperson and MP, said the Supreme Court ended one of the biggest threats to the Constitution. Reacting to the Supreme Court’s judgment that Muslim women are entitled to seek maintenance from their husbands after divorce, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday invoked the controversial Shah Bano case in their attack on the Congress, saying the Rajiv Gandhi government gave primacy to Sharia over the Constitution. In 1985, the Supreme Court allowed Shah Bano’s plea for alimony from her husband after she was divorced. However, the then-Congress government passed a law in the Parliament to overrule…

Mumbai hit-and-run case: A woman died in the accident after being dragged on for over 1.5 kilometres. A local court in Mumbai on Wednesday sent the BMW hit-and-run main accused, Mihir Shah, to a six-day police custody. His custody will end on July 16. A woman died in the accident after being dragged on for over 1.5 kilometres. The luxury car was allegedly being driven by Mihir Shah, the son of a Shiv Sena leader. The Mumbai police told the court that they wanted to find out how many people helped the accused after the incident and who helped him…