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IND vs BAN Live Score 1st Test Day 4: Rohit Sharma led team India are just 6 wickets away from a hard-fought victory against the visitors at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. While India are generally known to perform well on their home turf, this win will perhaps mean a little more to the skipper after the defeat they suffered in the ODI series against Sri Lanka.

Conjoined twins less than a year old have been separated by U.K. and Turkish surgeons in a marathon 14-hour surgery and are expected to make a full recovery.Minal and Mirha, 11-month-old girls from Pakistan, were born fused at the head, sharing several vital blood vessels. Now, following a two-stage procedure involving 60 medical professionals, the twins will get to celebrate their first birthday separately.According to The Sunday Times, the operation was arranged by a charity called Gemini Untwined, which specializes in treating and researching craniopagus twins — children born with fused skulls, intertwined brains, and shared blood vessels.

S Jaishankar is likely to interact with his Bangladeshi counterpart, Touhid Hossain, on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, scheduled to be held next week, in New York. With Bangladesh recently seeing violent revolt and the ouster of the Sheikh Hasina government, Jaishankar is reportedly keep to emphasize India's hopes for a rapid restoration of law and order in the country, as well as the Modi government's concerns over threats to the Hindu minority in the country. The foreign minister is also expected to smooth over any tensions between the neighbours, reiterating India’s commitment to work with a democratic and peaceful Bangladesh.

National Conference’s manifesto promise to restore Article 370 if voted to power, alleging that there was in fact a “jugalbandi (coordination)” between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Pakistan defence minister Khwaja Asif as the latter made his controversial remarks on a day the PM was campaigning in Jammu and Kashmir. The main opposition also raked up the Pulwama terrorist attack and Modi’s surprise visit to then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif’s home to attend a family function in December 2015. Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari countered the BJP attack that Pakistan has welcomed the NC’s manifesto promise of restoring Article 370 that gave special status to J&K and that this promise has caused a lot of enthusiasm in the neighbouring country.

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari Thursday warned Pakistan against interfering in India's internal matters, slamming the country's defence minister for his statement that the Shehbaz Sharif government and the Congress-National Conference alliance were on the same page on the restoration of Article 370.He said that instead of giving such statements, Khawaja Asif should focus on protecting their citizens from «starvation and poverty». The Deputy Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha also criticised the BJP for talking about Asif's statement in the election campaign, «It appears that the BJP and Pakistan's establishment are reciprocating each other's interests,» he told reporters here. «We warn Pakistan against interfering in India's internal matters. Instead of giving such statements, ministers of Pakistan should focus on protecting their citizens from starvation and poverty,» Tiwari said.

Modi on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Congress and NC alliance following remarks by Pakistan's defence minister regarding Article 370 and accused the coalition of pursuing the neighbouring country's agenda. Modi claimed that Pakistan's agenda fosters violence and unrest. The prime minister asserted that Article 370 cannot be reinstated in Jammu and Kashmir, emphasising that «no power on Earth can bring back Article 370». His attack came after Pakistani defence minister Khawaja Asif revealed that his country, the National Conference (NC) and the Congress are on one page on the issue of Jammu and Kashmir's special status and the restoration of statehood.

Indus Water Treaty (IWT) with Pakistan, citing «fundamental and unforeseen» changes in circumstances. The notice was issued to Pakistan on August 30 under Article XII(3) of the treaty, according to government sources. The IWT, signed in 1960, governs the water-sharing mechanism between the two countries for cross-border rivers.

India entered the final of the Hero Asian Champions Trophy with a clinical 4-1 win against South Korea in the semi-final here on Monday. India scored through Uttam Singh (13th minute), skipper Harmanpreet Singh (19th, 45th) and Jarmanpreet Singh (32nd), while Korea's lone goal came from through Yang Jihun (33rd)'s penalty corner conversion. India will take on hosts China in Tuesday's final. Earlier in the day, China defeated Pakistan 2-0 via shoot-out in the first semifinal after the two teams finished 1-1 at the end of regulation 60 minutes. In the previous league stage encounter between the two finalists, India prevailed 3-0.

social media post, Pakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan on Sunday launched a scathing attack on his opponents, including the chief justice, the establishment and his rival politicians. The 71-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder in a message from Rawalpindi's Adiala Jail posted on his X account that the government was reportedly going to introduce a constitutional amendment to rewrite the rules about the top judiciary. The former cricketer-turned-politician lashed out at the government for trying to tweak the laws in order to allegedly control the judiciary. «The occupying mafia and its handlers are fighting only for their survival, regardless of the national interest. The attack on the independence of the judiciary is also a link in this chain. All institutions in the country have been destroyed. There remains a Supreme Court which is the last hope and support of the nation,» he said.

Bangladesh team arrived in India on Sunday for two Test matches and three T20Is with visiting skipper Najmul Hossain Shanto hoping that their historic 2-0 series win in Pakistan recently would hold them in good stead against the formidable hosts in the coming weeks. The Bangladesh squad landed in Chennai, the venue for the opening Test beginning on September 19, on Sunday afternoon. «It's definitely going to be a very challenging series for us,» Shanto was quoted as saying at the pre-departure press briefing at the Dhaka airport. «After a good series (vs Pakistan) there is definitely an extra confidence in the team, in the people of the country. Every series is an opportunity.

Jammu and Kashmir and National Conference (NC) leader Farooq Abdullah on Sunday targeted the BJP-led coalition government, saying those who once raised «Pakistan Zindabad» slogans now align with the party. Replying to allegations that the unrest in Kashmir was a result of the 1987 election rigging, Dr Farooq Abdullah replied, «We didn't create separatists; Pakistan did.» He further added, «Those who previously raised slogans like 'Pakistan Zindabad' have now aligned themselves with the BJP.»

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. It’s not often that an India-Bangladesh Test series garners as much anticipation as the one starting on 19 September in Chennai. Bangladesh’s historic 2-0 Test series win away from home in Pakistan earlier this month has raised the passionate cricket nation’s status—the greatest ever triumph in the history of Bangladesh as a Test playing nation.

Jinnah International Airport have reported another suspected case of monkeypox on Saturday, ARY News reported. According to the details, a traveller who arrived on a PIA flight from Jeddah had symptoms that resembled monkeypox. The traveller was taken away to a government-run isolation ward in Sindh for additional assessment and care.

Tejasvi Surya slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remarks and meetings during his visit to the United States and said that he would not be surprised if he held meetings with terrorists someday. Addressing a press conference on Friday, the BJP MP from South Bengaluru said that the comments made by the Lok Sabha LoP over the removal of reservations were quite damaging. He further criticised Gandhi for meetings with "anti-India" elements like Ilhar Omar and alleged that the Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha was holding meetings with Khalistan, Pakistan, China, and Bangladesh agents.

Pakistan’s leader says the country has met all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund to qualify for a new $7 billion loan to help prop up its economy

US State Department imposed sanctions on China-based firms, for their supply to Pakistan's ballistic missile program under the missile sanctions laws on Thursday. «The Department of State is taking action against five entities and one individual that have been involved in the proliferation of ballistic missiles and controlled missile equipment and technology. Specifically, the Department of State is designating the Beijing Research Institute of Automation for Machine Building Industry (RIAMB) pursuant to Executive Order 13382, which targets proliferators of weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery,» State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller said in a press statement. Notably, RIAMB has worked with Pakistan's National Development Complex (NDC), -which the United States assesses is involved in the development and production of Pakistan's long-range ballistic missiles.

Harmanpreet Singh scored a brace as defending champions India beat Korea 3-1 to register their fourth consecutive win at the Hero Asian Champions Trophy here on Thursday. Paris Olympics bronze medallist India had defeated China 3-0, Japan 5-0 before thrashing last year's runner-up Malaysia 8-1. Already assured of a semifinal berth, India will play arch-rivals Pakistan on Saturday in their last league match in the six-team competition. The top four teams from the league stages will qualify for the semifinals scheduled on Monday, while the final will be played next Tuesday.

Raj Kumar Pal struck a hat-trick as title-holders India sealed a semifinal spot after thrashing Malaysia 8-1 for their third consecutive win in the Hero Asian Champions Trophy, here on Wednesday. Apart from Raj Kumar (3rd, 25th and 33rd minute), Araijeet Singh Hundal (6th and 39th minute), Jugraj Singh (7th minute), skipper Harmanpreet Singh (22nd minute), and Uttam Singh (40th minute) sounded the board for India. For Malaysia, Akhimullah Anuar (34th minute) managed the solitary strike. India are currently on top of the standings with nine points from three wins.

Blinkit and Pakistan’s Crumble engaged in a playful exchange of insults online, providing plenty of entertainment for their audiences.

ISIS plot targeting U.S. Jews was able to get into Canada.Federal officials declined to answer questions about the immigration status of Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, citing privacy laws, and said only they were reviewing how he came to Canada.The U.S.

ecommerce and forex trading portals, following investigations by the Enforcement Directorate (ED), said people aware of the matter. They include OctaFX, Fairplay, Magicwin, Mahadev Online Book and 30 others, operated by promoters located in Spain, Dubai, Russia and Pakistan.