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Hardik Pandya has been going through a tough time in the past one year since the time he was made the captain of IPL side Mumbai Indians. After he replaced Rohit Sharma as the skipper of Mumbai Indians, Pandya was booed at most stadiums where the side played at the IPL 2024. After the T20 World Cup 2022, he was deemed to take over as the T20 captaincy but instead Rohit was made the skipper for the 2024 edition. Post the 2024 T20 World Cup, where he was the vice-captain, Pandya was expected to take over the captaincy again as…
The gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump at a campaign rally searched online for details about the November 1963 shooting of US president John F. Kennedy in the days before the attack, the FBI director said Wednesday. FBI chief Christopher Wray, testifying before a congressional committee, said the gunman flew a drone over the venue where the former president was scheduled to speak about two hours before he took the stage in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13. Wray told members of the House Judiciary Committee that investigators have not established a motive for the shooting but “we are digging…
Andhra Pradesh and Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) all-rounder Nitish Kumar Reddy said that he admires star India batter Virat Kohli and former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers. Nitish was called-up to the Indian squad after a solid Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season with SRH, for the five-match T20I series against Zimbabwe. Though he could not play due to a sports hernia injury, he has created an impression strong enough to be considered for future series with a ‘Emerging Player of the Season’ award worthy performance in this year’s IPL, scoring 303 runs in 11 innings with two fifties at…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s address to a joint session of the US Congress on Wednesday sparked controversy and division among lawmakers and US citizens. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the sole Palestinian-American member of Congress, held up a sign labeling Netanyahu a “war criminal” and “guilty of genocide” during his speech today. Tlaib, a vocal critic of Israel’s actions in Gaza, was joined by Hani Almadhoun, a Palestinian who has lost numerous family members in the conflict. Tlaib was accompanied by an invited guest, Hani Almadhoun, a Palestinian who has lost more than 150 members of his extended family since Israel…
A bike ride took a deadly turn for a 38-year-old Russian social media influencer in Turkey after she crashed into a truck while riding her red BMW motorcycle. According to Turkish media outlet Turkiye Today, Tatyana Ozolina, who goes by “MotoTanya” on social media, was travelling between Mugla and Bodrum when the fatal crash occurred. She lost control of her red BMW S1000RR 2015 and collided with a truck near Milas. Despite the immediate arrival of emergency services, Ms Ozolina was pronounced dead at the scene. A Turkish biker accompanying her, Onur Obut, survived but suffered serious injuries and is…
Former India pacer Ashish Nehra has shared his views on the possibility of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli playing till the ODI World Cup 2027. This comes after new India head coach Gautam Gambhir claimed that if the two veterans manage to stay fit, he’ll surely have Rohit and Kohli in the planks for the marquee event in 2027. Kohli and Rohit announced their T20I retirements after the T20 World Cup final last month, and will solely focus on ODIs and Tests with two major ICC events scheduled to take place next year. Speaking on Kohli and Rohit’s chances of…
Donald Trump today launched a scathing attack on Joe Biden after the US President’s first televised address since quitting the 2024 US presidential elections. Trump, who recently survived an assassination attempt on July 13, said that Biden’s speech was “barely understandable” and “so bad”. “Crooked Joe Biden’s Oval Office speech was barely understandable, and sooo bad!” he posted on social media. In another post, he also called Biden and US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is poised to be the new Democratic presidential nominee, a “great embarrassment to America”. “Crooked Joe Biden and lying Kamala Harris are a great embarrassment…
John Maynard Keynes, the renowned British economist, once proposed a rather unconventional method for employment generation: burying bottles filled with banknotes in disused coal mines and letting people dig them up. His point was that any form of employment could help boost the economy during a downturn, no matter how absurd. While Keynes’s suggestion was meant to illustrate the power of government spending in stimulating job creation, it also serves as a humorous reminder of the lengths one might go to generate employment. This year’s Union Budget has thankfully taken a more practical approach, focusing on employment and skilling with…
A frightening new video has emerged of the Bombardier CRJ 200 jet that crashed at the Nepal’s Kathmandu airport at 11.15 am (local time). The video captures the final few seconds of the crash. The clip begins shortly after take-off, with the plane already out-of-control and just a few hundred feet off the ground. Seconds later the plane – a Saurya Airlines service to the tourist hub of Pokhara – which was tilting to the right, jerks to its left and plunges to the ground, exploding in a ball of fire. There were 19 people – two crew members and…
In a deft move, the Narendra Modi government on Tuesday managed to strike a balance as it announced a liberal allocation for Bihar in the Union Budget without yielding ground on the state’s demand for a ‘special’ status or package. Showing political dexterity, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman announced that the Budget proposes to support several standalone infrastructure projects in the state. Under this, Rs 26,000 crore will be allocated for developing four specific road projects, Rs 21,400 crore is earmarked for power projects, including a new 2,400 MW plant at Pirpainti, and Rs 11,500 crore has been set aside…