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Guwahati on Tuesday. The match will start at 7 pm. Suryakumar Yadav (capt), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ishan Kishan (wk), Tilak Varma, Rinku Singh, Axar Patel, Ravi Bishnoi, Arshdeep Singh, Prasidh Krishna, Mukesh Kumar Matthew Wade (capt, wk), Steven Smith, Matthew Short, Josh Inglis, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Adam Zampa, Nathan Ellis, Jason Behrendorff/Sean Abbott, Tanveer Sangha The weather conditions in Guwahati are set to be hazy sunshine and humid.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — Australian retail sales unexpectedly slipped in October as consumers cut back on everything but food, though analysts believe many were merely saving some money to splurge on Black Friday sales that took place this month.

ALSO READ: ‘If India don't win this ICC World Cup, they will have to...: Ravi Shastri "It might not be a 50-overs (one) that easily because you have to rebuild the side but 20-overs cricket, the very next one India will be a very serious challenger because you have got the nucleus. This is a shorter format of the game.

Digital wallets from the likes of Apple, Google and WeChat developer Tencent have exploded in popularity but are not captured by Australian payments law.

Young Yashasvi Jaiswal who is part of the India squad for the ongoing India-Australia Series apologised to his teammate Ruturaj Gaikwad for the unfortunate runout after he received the 'Man of the Match' award. «It was my mistake. I went to him and said sorry.

Investing.com-- Most Asian stocks fell on Monday tracking weak signals from China, while anticipation of a string of key economic readings this week kept markets largely on edge.

Crypto exchange Zipmex Thailand has announced the immediate suspension of digital asset trading until early next year. 

Ravi Shastri on Monday backed India as a «serious challenger» in next year's T20 World Cup but said what matters for a dominant side is to come out winners in the last two knock-out games of any big event. It has been more than a week since Australia trumped India, in what turned out to be a one-sided final in Ahmedabad, with the country's cricket fraternity still reeling with the outcome, given that the hosts had a 10-match unbeaten run into the title clash. «Nothing comes easy — even the great man Sachin Tendulkar had to wait (for) six World Cups to win one.

retention announcements by 10 teams of Indian Premier League (IPL) ahead of the auction in Dubai, many were unhappy with the news of Australian player Josh Hazlewood being released by Royal Challengers Bangalore. RCB which has one of the most heartbreaking campaigns in IPL history during the retention event announced that it has released 11 players to expand their purse for auction. On Hazlewood's release, RCB's newly-appointed head coach Andy Flower in a video released by the team revealed the reason they have decided to let go of the Australian player.

Taranjit Singh Sandhu was mobbed and heckled by a group of pro-Khalistani elements while on a visit to the Hicksville Gurdwara in Long Island, New York. The Ambassador had gone to the Gurdwara to offer prayers on the occasion of Gurpurab. According to a purported video shared on various social media accounts, Sandhu can be seen being confronted by extremist elements who were making statements about India designated terrorists Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Gurpatwant Singh Pannun. The Indian envoy could be seen leaving the premises in his vehicle, while a lone protestor raised the Khalistani flag outside the Gurdwara. Indian envoy to the US Taranjit Sandhu had visited the Guru Nanak Darbar in Long Island, New York and joined the local Sangat to celebrate Gurpurab. «Privileged to join the local Sangat, including from Afghanistan, at Guru Nanak Darbar of Long Island in celebrating Gurpurab- listened to Kirtan, spoke about Guru Nanak's everlasting message of togetherness, unity, and equality, partook langar, and sought blessings for all,» Sandhu posted on X (formerly Twitter). There has been a rise in pro-Khalistani incidents by extremist elements in countries like Canada, the UK, Australia and even the US. In a shocking incident in July, a group of Khalistan extremists had indulged in an arson attack on the Indian consulate in San Francisco. After a probe was launched into the incident, India requested evidence from the US authorities regarding suspects of the attack under the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) in connection with the case. In a separate incident in March, the Indian Consulate in San Francisco came under attack from suspected Khalistani elements.

Christopher Luxon was sworn in as New Zealand's prime minister on Monday and said his top priority was to improve the economy. The 53-year-old former businessman leads a conservative coalition after his National Party struck a deal Friday with two smaller parties following a general election last month. After the swearing-in ceremony, which was presided over by Governor-General Cindy Kiro, Luxon told reporters the job was an «awesome responsibility.» He said he would hold his first Cabinet meeting Tuesday and look to quickly finalize a 100-day plan. He said he also planned a visit to Australia before Christmas Day. Luxon said he needed to get a Treasury briefing on the state of the government's finances. «We are concerned and worried that it's been a deteriorating picture for a number of months now,» Luxon said. Under the coalition agreement, Luxon has promised to deliver tax cuts and train 500 more police officers within two years.

The United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and 15 other countries have released global guidelines to help protect AI models from being tampered with, urging companies to make their models “secure by design.”

how to keep artificial intelligence safe from rogue actors, pushing for companies to create AI systems that are "secure by design." In a 20-page document unveiled Sunday, the 18 countries agreed that companies designing and using AI need to develop and deploy it in a way that keeps customers and the wider public safe from misuse. The agreement is non-binding and carries mostly general recommendations such as monitoring AI systems for abuse, protecting data from tampering and vetting software suppliers.

Australia's competition watchdog said on Monday new competition laws are required in response to the rapid expansion of digital platforms such as Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta and Microsoft in the country. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) in its latest report for the Digital Platform Services Inquiry raised concerns that expansion of these platforms has increased the risk of them engaging in harmful behaviour, such as invasive data collection and practices that lock in customers and limit their choices.

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John Senden has bravely shared that he is contending with Parkinson's disease. In an interview with ABC Sport at the recent Australian PGA, Senden disclosed that he received the diagnosis about 18 months ago.

Block, Inc. (NYSE: SQ), formerly known as Square, Inc., has made a significant investment in Australia's Indigenous business sector. The global technology company, renowned for its Square and Afterpay services, has committed AUD$3 million to a new fund established by First Australians Capital (FAC). This investment marks Block's first social impact investment in Australia and is a part of its broader USD$100 million social impact investment fund.

SYDNEY (Reuters) — The Australian government will introduce legislation this week that would give the central bank's independent expert members more responsibility for setting interest rates with a new specialist monetary policy board.

NEW DELHI : Halloumi, the globally renowned, distinctive variety of cheese produced in Cyprus, had the country’s government saying there’s no moving their cheese. Cyprus successfully restrained an Indian entity from getting Halloumi registered as a trademark in India. The government of Cyprus objected to Ahmedabad-based Flavi Dairy Solutions’ application to register a figurative trademark containing the expression ‘Halloumi’.

CNN. In the quarterfinal, Djokovic defeated Cameron Norrie in straight sets – 6-4 6-4 – to secure Serbia’s 2-0 victory. However, he was angry after fans continued to drum through his answers to on-court questions.

India vs Australia second T20I: After a high-scoring first-game thriller, the bilateral series between India and Australia moved to Southern India for the second encounter in Thiruvananthapuram, where the latter will try to even the score. India takes a narrow 1-0 lead in the five-game series.