Indian cricket coach Rahul Dravid suggests India may need to adjust their World Cup match against New Zealand due to the absence of injured all-rounder Hardik Pandya. Dravid sees this as an opportunity to experiment with different combinations, as Pandya injured his ankle during India’s seven-wicket win over Bangladesh.
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The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has proposed a rule to modernize the H-1B specialty occupation worker program. The new rule aims to streamline eligibility requirements, improve program efficiency, and strengthen integrity measures. One significant change is that each individual will only be entered into the selection process once, regardless of the number...
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A biology professor in Pakistan has apologized for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution, sparking concerns about extremism and freedom of expression in the country. Sher Ali, an assistant professor at a college in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, issued the apology on a stamp paper after organizing a seminar on women’s rights in Islam. Religious circles...
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Researchers at Caltech have used advanced imaging techniques to study the Long Valley Caldera, a dormant supervolcano in California. They have produced detailed underground images of the volcano’s magma chamber, revealing that it is covered by a solidified lid of crystallized rock. The research was conducted using fiber optic cables and distributed acoustic sensing...
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The expert opinions may have been divided over Virat Kohli’s approach to get to his hundred during the World Cup match against Bangladesh on Thursday but former Pakistan skipper Wasim Akram extended his support to former India skipper for completing his 48th ton in ODIs. The controversy revolved around Kohli’s choice to decline singles...
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Lok Sabha MPs Nishikant Dubey and Mahua Moitra engaged in a war of words over the ongoing cash-for-query row. Dubey accused Moitra of compromising national security for money, while Moitra requested the National Informatics Centre (NIC) to release details of MPs to prove they were physically present when their IDs were accessed. Moitra also...
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Pro-Khalistan preacher and Waris Punjab De chief Amritpal Singh has been granted permission to meet his new lawyer advocate Rajdev Singh at Assam’s Dibrugarh jail where the secessionist leader along with nine of his aides is detained under the National Security Act (NSA).
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The Centre’s air quality panel has instructed NCR authorities to raise parking fees as part of the ‘Graded Response Action Plan’ (GRAP) to tackle pollution. The plan aims to discourage private transport and improve the use of CNG or electric buses and metro trains. The Commission for Air Quality Management has predicted that Delhi’s...
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Russia’s President Vladimir Putin is confident that his military can outlast Ukraine as a second winter of war approaches. The Kremlin believes that developments are moving in Putin’s favor and that he will be able to hold on to territories in southern and eastern Ukraine. Russia is playing for time as Putin prepares for...
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