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Tensions escalated between India and England in the third Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at Lord’s last week. The confrontational atmosphere kicked off after a heated exchange between India skipper Shubman Gill and England opener Zak Crawley in the final moments of the third day, and stayed in the air throughout the final two days of England’s thrilling 22-run victory, which allowed them to take a 2-1 lead in the five-match series. Ahead of the fourth Test at Old Trafford, England batter Harry Brook said that the several different flashpoints and the combative mood within the camp allowed the team…

The US government’s new human resources chief, Scott Kupor, has said that he had no personal ties with tech billionaire and President Donald Trump’s former advisor Elon Musk, as he pledged to faithfully execute the agenda of the Republican leader and said he wants to “institutionalise” DOGE’s (Department of Government Efficiency) pursuit of “operational efficiency”. Kupor, who was sworn in to lead the Office of Personnel Management earlier this month, has said that he has “zero relationship with Elon Musk”. “I have talked to Elon Musk once on the phone in my life,” he said. Kupor assumes the role as…

In a step to make grievance redressal platforms like RailMadad more accessible and easier to use, the Ministry of Railways is working on an AI-enabled WhatsApp chatbot which will allow the passengers to register their complaints without hassles. Officials said that the chatbot will provide real-time assistance through WhatsApp, which will be much easier than calling on 139 or filing a complaint through an app or online portal. Currently, the Beta testing of this system has been rolled out in Northern Railway (NR) and East Central Railway (ECR) zones. A senior ministry official said: “Once introduced, the passengers would be…

Here are the key events on day 1,244 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.Here is how things stand on Tuesday, July 22: Fighting A large-scale Russian drone and missile attack on Kyiv killed two people and wounded 15, including a 12-year-old, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The attack caused widespread damage, including when a drone hit the entrance to a subway station in Kyiv’s Shevchenkivskyi district, where people had taken cover. Ukraine’s Air Force said Russia launched 426 drones and 24 missiles in the overnight attack, making it one of Russia’s largest aerial assaults in months. A Russian drone attack on…

The days have been shorter than normal, at least if you count your time in milliseconds.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. sits speaks on the telephone after encountering a white mob protesting against the Freedom Riders in Montgomery, Alabama, May 26, 1961. On Monday, the Trump administration released a trove of records about King’s assassination. Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive hide caption toggle caption Express Newspapers/Getty Images/Hulton Archive The National Archives has published thousands of newly digitized documents relating to the 1968 assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as part of a directive by President Trump. The release on Monday follows through on an executive order Trump signed days into his second term, requiring the release…

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. File | Photo Credit: AP Russia and Ukraine will hold new peace talks on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) as a follow-up to two rounds in Istanbul that made little progress on ending their war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced.”Today, I discussed with (Ukrainian Security Council chief) Rustem Umerov the preparations for the exchange and another meeting in Turkiye with the Russian side. Umerov reported that the meeting is scheduled for Wednesday,” Mr. Zelenskyy said in his daily address on Monday (July 21, 2025).He added that more details would be released on…

Editor’s note, July 21, 2025, 2:15 pm ET: A recent Jubilee featuring journalist Mehdi Hasan, titled “1 Progressive vs 20 Far-Right Conservatives,” went viral on social media. In the video, some of the far-right conservatives Hasan debated refer to themselves as fascists, which has created controversy online. To learn more about Jubilee’s video strategy and the trend of combative political debate videos, check out the story below, originally published on October 10, 2024.It seems as though the country has been engaged in one long screaming match since 2016. Go on YouTube or scroll through X and that feeling gets a…

Move comes after Trump administration labeled Haiti’s Viv Ansanm gang a ‘foreign terrorist organisation’.The administration of President Donald Trump has said it will deport Haitians living in the United States as legal permanent residents if they are deemed to have “supported and collaborated” with a Haitian gang. The announcement on Monday is the latest move against Haitians living in the US amid the president’s mass deportation drive, and comes as the Trump administration has sought to end two other legal statuses for Haitians. The update also comes as rights groups are questioning how the Trump administration determines connections to organisations…

Mohammad Salim. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu  Communist Party of India (Marxist) West Bengal State secretary Mohammad Salim has ridiculed Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s claims of upholding Bengali identity. He added that the Bharatiya Janata Party and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh have for many years been targeting regional identities and accused Ms. Banerjee for “waking up to the issue now” in a bid to win the 2026 Assembly elections. “This is not a new issue, BJP and RSS have always been targeting the most marginalised sections using various State and non-State machineries to profile and single-out the poorest of the poor.…