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The England bowler only played one Test match against India in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. England fast bowler Jamie Overton, who returned to Test cricket after a gap of three years in the recently-concluded series against India, announced that he will be taking an indefinite break from red-ball cricket. Overton only played one Test match against India in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series, in the finale at The Oval, where he picked up two wickets. Overton, who represented Chennai Super Kings earlier in IPL 2025 after being signed for INR 1.5 crore in the mega auction last year, halted…

Abhay Chautala’s farmhouse is an interim arrangement till the time Dhankhar gets official residence that he’s entitled to as a former VP. Political veteran Jagdeep Dhankhar, who has been out of the public eye ever since he quit as Vice-President of India several weeks ago, has shifted out of the VP Enclave in central Delhi. As for his current whereabouts — the subject of massive speculation and numerous political jibes — he has reportedly shifted into a private farmhouse in Delhi. In the month and a half since he quit midway in his term citing health reasons, Dhankhar has been…

Trump’s claim comes days after US treasury secy flagged slow pace of trade deal talks as another reason for tariff tiff, besides India’s Russion oil purchase. US President Donald Trump on Monday called the India-US trade equation a “one sided disaster”, and claimed that India has offered to cut its import taxes on American goods to “nothing”. He pointed towards India’s trade with Russia, again, in his latest tirade after his administration imposed a massive 50% tariff rate on India. His apparent reference to the stalled talks between the two sides for a trade deal — and India’s alleged offer…

“No double standards”: In Tianjin declaration, Pakistan not mentioned in context of Pahalgam, but among members who condemn terror, as are China, Russia, Iran. Ten weeks can mean a lot in diplomacy. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s China visit showed this, notably in how the Pahalgam terror attack has now been pointedly condemned in the September 1 joint declaration of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO), of which Pakistan is a full member too. On June 26, at the SCO Defence Ministers’ Meeting held also in China, in the city of Qingdao, India’s Rajnath Singh refused to sign a joint declaration as…

In ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’, Rahul Gandhi again accuses BJP of voter fraud, suggesting a major reveal is imminent; BJP dismisses comments as irresponsible. After Congress leader Rahul Gandhi doubled down on his allegations of “vote chori” and warned the BJP of another impending expose that he termed “a hydrogen bomb”, the ruling party on Monday called him irresponsible and “hard to understand”. On the last day of his 16-day ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in poll-bound Bihar, Rahul Gandhi referred to his claims of voter fraud in Mahadevapura segment, in the Bangalore Central Lok Sabha constituency, as “atom bomb”. “You know what’s…

Rinku Singh’s whirlwind knock powered Meerut Mavericks to a 136-run chase in just 15.4 overs against Kashi Rudras at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. India batter Rinku Singh on Saturday added to India’s Asia Cup selection headache with a blistering 78 off 48 balls in the Uttar Pradesh Premier League 2025. His whirlwind knock powered Meerut Mavericks to a 136-run chase in just 15.4 overs against Kashi Rudras at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. Karan Sharma’s 61 off 50 helped table-toppers Kashi Rudras, who lost just one of their first eight matches in the league thus far in the tournament,…

Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said earlier today that Ubaida had been targeted by the Israeli military on Friday. Hamas’ armed wing spokesperson Abu Ubaida was killed by the Israeli military in Gaza, Israel defence minister Israel Katz said on Sunday. Ubaida was killed in a joint operation carried out by the military and the Shin Bet domestic intelligence, Israel Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as saying. This came after Netanyahu said earlier today that Ubaida, also known as Hozayfa Al-Khalout, had been targeted by the Israeli military on Friday. The Israeli PM, at the start of a government meeting, further…

BJP leader Jamal Siddiqui urged Darul Uloom Deoband to issue a fatwa against Mohammad Rizvi to correct him and “uphold Islamic morality and respect”. BJP Minority Morcha national president Jamal Siddiqui has approached the seminary Darul Uloom Deoband for a fatwa against a man who has been arrested for using abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his late mother during the Congress-RJD ‘Voter Adhikar Yatra’ in Bihar. A fatwa by a seminary thus could essentially call out the man for his act being “against the teachings of Islam”, if it goes by Siddiqui’s.  Calling the incident “a matter…

Safeena Husain said that being the first Indian non-profit to win the Ramon Magsaysay Award is a historic moment for Educate Girls and for the country. ‘Educate Girls’, an Indian non-profit that has made history as the first Indian organisation to receive the Ramon Magsaysay Award, was founded by Safeena Husain to empower out-of-school girls in remote villages. Husain, 54, founded ‘Educate Girls’ in 2007 in Rajasthan to empower out-of-school girls in remote villages. A London School of Economics graduate, Safeena Husain returned to India in 2005 from San Francisco with the aim of tackling female illiteracy through her work.…

Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said that PM Modi underlined the fact that cross-border terrorism impacts both India and China. Prime Minister Narendra Modi raised the issue of cross-border terrorism in his bilateral meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping earlier today, Foreign secretary Vikram Misri said on Sunday. PM Modi underlined the fact that cross-border terrorism impacts both India and China and that it is important for the two countries to support each other in combating the issue, Misri said during a special briefing.  “Cross-border terrorism was mentioned by the Prime Minister as a priority. He did underline the fact that…