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KL Rahul produced a statement knock in the second warm-up match against England Lions, smashing 116 while opening the batting for India A. KL Rahul made a strong return to India colours with a century for India A against England Lions, staking his claim for a key role in the upcoming five-Test series against England. Rahul has been a regular for India in ODIs and Tests, and with a century in the tour match, he has all but sealed a spot in the XI when India take on England in the first Test in Headingley. The star batter has long…

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma’s absence was felt immediately after the Indian side landed in London on Saturday, amid no fans or media at the airport. For the first time since 2011, an England-bound Indian Test team will not feature either Virat Kohli or Rohit Sharma. The two senior batters announced their retirement from the traditional format last month, leaving the BCCI selectors to pick a new-look Indian side, with Shubman Gill at the helm. But their absence was felt immediately after the Indian side landed in London on Saturday, amid no fans or media at the airport. From the…

The renaming of the Pataudi Trophy to Anderson-Tendulkar sparks outrage, raising concerns over erasing cricketing legacy for modern relevance. In 2007, ahead of the 75th anniversary of India’s entry into Test cricket (their first game was against England at Lord’s in June 1932), the Pataudi Trophy was instituted as the coveted prize for the winner of the series between the two teams on English soil. The Anthony S De Mello Trophy, named after one of the two founding fathers of the Board of Control for Cricket in India, was the corresponding silverware for victors of Indo-England showdowns in India. The…

While the body of Raja Rahuvanshi was found earlier this week, his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, is still missing. Multiple agencies are engaged in the search. The mystery about the Indore tourist Raja Raghuvanshi’s murder and the disappearance of his wife during their honeymoon in Meghalaya keeps deepening. The newly-wed couple, who were on their honeymoon in the East Khasi Hills area, disappeared on May 23. While the body of Raja Raghuvanshi was found earlier this week, his wife, Sonam Raghuvanshi, is still missing. A team of multiple agencies is engaged in the search for the missing woman. Here is what…

Trump received a luxury jet from Qatar and plans to use it as temporary Air Force One. However, officials have some warnings. Donald Trump recently received a luxury jet as a gift by the Qatari Royal family and is now reportedly planning to use the aircraft as a temporary Air Force One, the official air traffic control-designated call sign for the plane that carries carrying the US president. But converting the jet gifted by the Qatari royal family as a temporary Air Force One for presidential use may come at the cost of national security, officials said. As the White…

Sonia Gandhi was taken to the hospital after she complained of restlessness. Senior Congress leader and former party president Sonia Gandhi was brought to Indira Gandhi Medical College (IGMC) Hospital in Himachal Pradesh’s Shimla on Saturday after she complained of restlessness. Gandhi, who is in Shimla on a private visit, is staying at the Gandhi family’s private residence in Chharabra. She is expected to return to Delhi on Sunday, June 7. Sonia Gandhi was taken to the hospital after she complained of restlessness. According to hospital sources, a team of specialist doctors is medically examining her. A senior doctor in…

The gruesome discovery was made after Bengaluru police noticed bloodstains on his clothes and stopped him for questioning. In a horrific act that shocked the outskirts of Bengaluru late Friday night, a 26-year-old man was arrested after police discovered he was riding a scooter with his wife’s severed head placed on the footboard. The accused, identified as Shankar, was intercepted by patrol officers around 11.30 pm near Chandapura-Anekal Road in Heelalige village, located in Anekal taluk. According to a senior police officer, the gruesome discovery was made after police noticed bloodstains on his clothes and stopped him for questioning. The…

CID officials on Saturday visited the office of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to gather preliminary information. The Karnataka government on Saturday ordered a Criminal Investigation Department (CID) investigation into the recent stampede incident at Bengaluru’s M Chinnaswamy Stadium during an RCB victory celebration, which left 11 people dead. As part of the investigation, CID officials visited the office of the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA) to gather preliminary information on the matter. Top senior officials of Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA), secretary A Shankar and treasurer ES Jairam, tendered their resignations from their posts, taking “moral responsibility” for…

The surplus over the number of deaths that would have happened at the death rate seen in 2019, were higher than the Covid-19 tally issued by states in 2022. India registered 8.6 million deaths in 2022, the least deadly year of the Covid-19 pandemic. This represents a 15% decline from 2021, the deadliest pandemic year, with the death rate likely returning to pre-pandemic levels. This suggests mortality was normalising as Covid-19 infections became less severe and vaccines were deployed. However, signs of health system stress persisted due to the virus. Excess deaths, or the surplus over the number of deaths…

Rahul Gandhi claimed that the 2024 Maharashtra Assembly elections were a “blueprint for rigging democracy.” Amid the ongoing controversy over Rahul Gandhi’s ‘match-fixing’ remark on Maharashtra election results, BJP IT cell chief Amit Malviya accused the Congress of deliberately undermining public trust in India’s democratic institutions, a move he likened to tactics allegedly associated with billionaire George Soros. Malviya’s remarks, which were posted on X, came in response to Rahul Gandhi’s latest criticisms of the electoral process with respect to last year’s Maharashtra Assembly Election and the upcoming Bihar polls. “When Congress wins — be it in Telangana or Karnataka…