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Former India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin while praising India for their performance in the ongoing Test series against England, also pointed out one place where the Shubman Gill side had failed in. India are currently looking to take 4 England wickets as the hosts need just 35 runs to win on Day 5. “India have failed in one place. So much runs on this pitch but still India find themselves in this hole. This is because bowling to build pressure is a lost art. It’s not only for India, many teams are struggling. Barring Australia, every other team struggles with this.…

The vast majority of Palestinians in Gaza have been displaced multiple times, and many are dying from Israeli-induced starvation. An unprecedented water crisis is also unfolding across the enclave, heaping further misery on its residents.Gaza was already suffering a water crisis before nearly 22 months of Israeli bombardment and ground operations damaged more than 80 percent of the territory’s water infrastructure.“Sometimes, I feel as though my body is drying from the inside. Thirst is stealing all my energy and that of my children,” said Um Nidal Abu Nahl, a mother of four living in Gaza City.Water trucks occasionally reach residents,…

A Kolkata-bound Air India Express plane returned to Bengaluru due to a technical issue on Sunday evening. The flight IX2718, operated with an Airbus A320 aircraft, returned after being airborne for over two hours, according to information available on flight tracking website Flightradar24.com. “One of our flights from Bengaluru returned to the airport following a technical issue. The aircraft circled to reduce fuel and weight before executing a safe, precautionary landing,” an Air India Express spokesperson said in a statement on Monday. Story continues below this ad An alternate aircraft was arranged to ferry the passengers to Kolkata. The airline…

A top United States official has accused India of financing Russia’s war in Ukraine by buying oil from Moscow, as the Trump administration ramps up pressure on New Delhi to cut off its energy imports from Russia.“What he (Trump) said very clearly is that it is not acceptable for India to continue financing this war by purchasing the oil from Russia,” Stephen Miller, deputy chief of staff at the White House and one of Trump’s most influential aides, said in an interview with Fox News.India is the second-largest buyer of Russian oil, after China, and more than 30 percent of…

NPR’s Michel Martin speaks with U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), whose state is among those suing the Trump administration for imposing tariffs without Congressional approval.

When Harry Brook and Joe Root were going hell for leather and formed a 195-run stand for the fourth wicket in the final innings of the Oval Test, the fate for India looked decided. The body language was down and out, and it felt like India would go on to lose the series 1-3 on Day 4 itself. However, a late surge by Mohammed Siraj and Prasidh Krishna helped India claw their way back into the contest, and as a result, a thrilling day 5 is on the cards, with all four results possible. Here’s how the heavy roller might…

Astronomer Professor Michele Dougherty is the first woman in over 350-year history to be appointed the UK’s Astronomer Royal. She’ll serve as the official adviser to King Charles III on astronomical matters.

When 2,750 tonnes of ammonium nitrate exploded in Beirut’s port on August 4, 2020, it ripped through the city, killing more than 218 people. Among them was three-year-old Alexandra Naggear.Five years later, the investigation into who is at fault for the blast has been delayed, and at times derailed, by political interference.“The most important thing for us is not for the decision, but for full justice to happen,” Tracy Naggear, Alexandra’s mother and a key activist advocating for the blast’s victims, told Al Jazeera by phone. “And we won’t accept a half-truth or half-justice.”As the fifth anniversary of the tragedy…

Savithri is a high-spirited septuagenarian who lives with her husband in a high-rise apartment in Chennai. Her morning routines include: rising before the dawn, sharing coffee time with her husband and then a short walk around the sprawling apartments. One day, she tripped over the pavement during her stroll. Though she believed it was a simple fall, she could not get up from the ground and her right leg could not be moved. Her elderly husband called for a ambulance and with the help of neighbours, she was taken to a nearby hospital. Savithri broke down when the doctor showed…

Bengaluru City Police Commissioner Seemant Kumar Singh said that the loss to the exchequer and the crime angle are being probed in detail. | Photo Credit: File photo Officials of the Central Crime Branch on August 4 busted an international illegal telephone racket operating in Bengaluru and arrested two persons who were converting international calls to local calls using a SIM box and mobile app.The accused — Fayaz MA, 31, and Mohammed Saffaf, 30 — are from Mallapuram in Kerala. They were operating the racket from a rented accommodation at Immadihalli in Bengaluru for the past six months, said the…