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29.07 / 14:25

FIVE Inside ICC inspects venues at Bengaluru, Chennai, Thiruvananthapuram ahead of World Cup

World Cup, an inspection team from the International Cricket Council is checking the readiness of venues that will host the quadrennial extravaganza in October-November this year. The ICC team, which is currently at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, has paid a visit to three venues in South — Bengaluru, Chennai and Thiruvananthapuram, where practice matches will be held — and the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. The reconnaissance unit dropped in at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium here on July 28, and expressed their satisfaction over the facilities.

29.07 / 03:43

UPS Gap country Forced to cut food aid to millions globally because of a funding crisis: UN

United Nations has been forced to cut food, cash payments and assistance to millions of people in many countries because of «a crippling funding crisis» that has seen its donations plummet by about half as acute hunger is hitting record levels, a top official said Friday. Carl Skau, deputy executive director of the World Food Program, told a news conference that at least 38 of the 86 countries where WFP operates have already seen cuts or plan to cut assistance soon — including Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen and West Africa.

28.07 / 19:33

Citi stage cricket play Asian Games: Harmanpreet can only play if India reach final as cricket teams get direct QF entry

Indian women's cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur will only be able to play in the Asian Games if her team reaches the final of the mega event starting September 23 in Hangzhou. Four teams in both men's and women's events — India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh — will be directly playing from the last eight stage, courtesy the ICC T20I ranking on June 1.

28.07 / 10:35

Oscar shootings ABC accused of ‘abuse of power’ in ex-commando’s defamation trial

The national broadcaster has been accused of an “inexcusable abuse of power” in publishing articles suggesting former commando Heston Russell was involved in killing an Afghan prisoner in 2012, a court has been told.

28.07 / 03:35

COST UPS Lowe's Target Racing country The cost of the global arms race

defence spending would boost the economy. “We can reap a genuine peace dividend this year and then year after year, in the form of permanently reduced defence budgets," he declared in 1992. The world took note.

28.07 / 02:59

COP Enterprise show country Pakistan: ‘Driver delivered me box, cops harassed his family to confess…’, Imran Khan on drugs supply

Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief said that the federal government led by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has fallen to great depths just to get him disqualified or jailed ahead of general elections later this year. “Not only do they post crooks who are incompetent to important positions, but they also try to convince the nation that everyone is as crooked as them.

26.07 / 03:27

country beautiful services Taliban bans beauty salons for offering services forbidden in Islam amid concerns about impact on female entrepreneurs

rare public protest in Kabul, where beauticians and makeup artists demonstrated against the ruling. Security forces dispersed the gathering, using fire hoses, tasers and firing guns into the air.

25.07 / 14:59

country BCCI announces fixtures of senior men's team for home season 2023-24

Board of Control for Cricket (BCCI) on Tuesday announced senior men's team schedule for 16 International matches comprising 5 Tests, 3 ODIs, and 8 T20Is in the home season 2023-24. BCCI's Tours, Fixtures and Technical Committee comprising Amitabh Vijayvargiya, Jayendra Sahgal and Hari Narayan Pujari confirmed the venues allocated as per the BCCI venue rotation policy. The home season will commence with India hosting Australia for a three-match ODI series ahead of the marquee ICC Men's Cricket World Cup.

24.07 / 20:07

UPS country Govt rejects Chinese BYD-Megha Engineering's $1 billion proposal to set up EV plant

₹8,200 crore). Sources said that the proposal was submitted to the commerce and industry ministry which was circulated for necessary scrutiny and approval from the ministry of heavy industries, the ministry of external affairs and the home ministry. It was discussed and decided not to approve the proposal, they said.

24.07 / 18:13

Blockchain Digital Tether USDT track TRM Labs: ISIS Allies Utilized Crypto to Raise Millions for Terrorism

Middle Eastern terrorist groups associated with ISIS are increasingly turning to cryptocurrency to conduct their operations, according to a new report from TRM Labs.

24.07 / 15:39

Cooper Action Fighting country Pakistan, US hold talks to enhance bilateral defence ties

PTI, US Central Command (Centcom) chief General Michael Erik Kurilla held a meeting with Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Munir, according to a statement issued by Pakistan Army’s media wing Inter-Service Public Relations (ISPR). They discussed matters of mutual interest, regional security situation and defence cooperation between Pakistan and the US.

24.07 / 05:01

UPS Man Progressive show Eleven dead after gym roof collapse in China

China, state media reported Monday. The gym at the No. 34 Middle School in Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province collapsed just before 3 pm (0700 GMT) on Sunday, state news agency Xinhua said. «A total of 11 people died in the accident,» state broadcaster CCTV said, adding that an investigation of the accident was in progress. Nineteen people were at the gym when the accident took place, local newspaper Heilongjiang Daily said. Four escaped and four others survived after being pulled from the rubble. Footage aired by CCTV showed the entire roof collapsed onto the gym and rescue workers picking through the debris.

24.07 / 03:27

Provident Cooper Fighting show performer country beautiful International ‘Some countries under pressure…’ Taliban says US obstacle to international recognition of Afghanistan

Joe Biden said was in some way an acknowledgement of this truth, but this doesn't show our cooperation with America. We do not need the cooperation of any country," he said. The acting defence minister once again accused the US of violating the airspace of the country and asked Washington to end the violation of the airspace of Afghanistan.

24.07 / 02:55

UPS Cooper VISA singer If Adnan Sami can get citizenship, why can't I: Pakistan woman Seema Haider submits merci plea to President

Seema Haider, the Pakistani woman who crossed over to India along with her four children after forming an online relationship with a youth from Greater Noida, has submitted a mercy petition to President Droupadi Murmu, requesting Indian citizenship. In the comprehensive 38-page petition, Seema's lawyer, AP Singh, referred to the case of Pakistani singer Adnan Sami, who was granted Indian citizenship after residing in India for an extended period. The petition highlighted that Seema should be granted Indian citizenship on similar grounds.

23.07 / 16:07

Highways country Heavy rains in Afghanistan and Pakistan unleash flash floods that killed dozens of people

Afghanistan killed at least 31 people and left dozens missing over the past three days, while in neighbouring Pakistan 13 people died due to heavy rains and landslides. Shafiullah Rahimi, the ruling Taliban's appointed spokesman for Afghanistan's State Ministry for Natural Disaster Management, said Sunday that at least 31 people were killed, 74 were injured and 41 others were missing. Flash floods hit the capital, Kabul, the Maidan Wardak and Ghazni provinces.

23.07 / 11:37

Toll in Afghanistan flash floods jumps to 26 killed, 40 missing

flash floods caused by torrential rain in central Afghanistan has risen to 26, with more than 40 people missing, officials said Sunday. Shafiullah Rahimi, spokesman for the State Ministry for Disaster Management, said a total of 31 people had been killed nationwide in floods since Friday and extensive damage had been caused to property and farmland.

23.07 / 06:17

Blockchain Tether Report Asia Research TRON Evidence of crypto usage by ISIS is 'mounting': TRM Labs

Blockchain intelligence platform TRM Labs recently released a report that presents several case studies highlighting the use of cryptocurrency by ISIS affiliates across Asia. The report links on-chain connections between these groups and pro-ISIS fundraising campaigns in Syria.

23.07 / 04:33

Magnitude 4.6 earthquake strikes Afghanistan

earthquake of magnitude 4.6 has jolted Afghanistan on Sunday, the National Center for Seismology reported. It toook place at 08:46:16 IST, at a depth of 165 Km.

22.07 / 09:19

UPS MET Action Fighting stage country peace Afghan Taliban asks Pakistan government to pursue peace talks with TTP: Report

Afghan Taliban has asked the Pakistan government to initiate another round of negotiations with the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terror group, with a top leader in Kabul telling Islamabad that it should prefer peace over war, a media report said on Saturday. Pakistan's latest efforts aimed at seeking action against the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) by Kabul could not make headway, The Express Tribune newspaper reported.

22.07 / 02:37

COST UPS show Taliban exploiting remains of destroyed 6th-century 'Buddhas of Bamiyan' for money

ANI, Massimo Introvigne, an Italian sociologist of religions and author, shared in his article on Bitter Winter how he refrained from visiting Afghanistan, despite being a keen traveller, to prevent the Taliban from benefiting from the sites they themselves had demolished. “The Afghan regime desperately needs cash. It cannot show the Bamiyan Buddhas for the good reason it blew them up.

20.07 / 04:29

UPS Parke country beautiful cover social Afghan women take to streets to protest Taliban's ban on beauty parlours

Taliban's order to close down beauty parlours. As reported by AFP, the ban on beauty parlours is the latest measure imposed by the Taliban to restrict women's participation in public life. Since taking control in August 2021, the Taliban has imposed various restrictions on girls and women, including barring them from schools and universities, prohibiting them from visiting parks, funfairs, and gyms, and mandating them to cover up in public.

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