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South African Cheetah 'Gamini' has given birth to five cubs at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh's Sheopur. An announcement in this regard was made by Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav on Sunday. The Union Minister said that the total number of Indian-born Cheetah cubs has gone up to 13.

England, each Test lasting a shorter time than the previous one, will not put an end to Bazball. That school of thought and style of play will likely be in evidence till the Brendon McCullum-Ben Stokes pairing continues. But this series will emphatically lay to rest the claims that this is either the best way to play Test cricket, or indeed the only way. For some time now England have been evangelists, claiming that their brand of cricket is breathing fresh life into a format in decline. The sordid truth, though, is that winning matters more than playing bright cricket. Fans of any team do not like losing, and throughout this series, England have created opportunities and repeatedly fluffed them. India were just too good. And there’s a range of factors that allowed them to be so. SPIN THRILL

WTC points table 2024: India decimated England on Saturday to clean up the hosts in just 3 days and win the final Test match by 64 runs and one inning. With the victory at Dharamshala, India clinched the India vs England Test series 2024 by 4-1, strengthening their position at the top of the World Test Championship points table. But, the second and third-ranked teams are also playing a Test series and fans are wondering if the results of the AUS vs NZ Test match will impact India's standing at the No.

Orcas, also called killer whales, are known for being vicious, but it’s not every day they take down another apex predator.

Jaishankar on Friday stressed the need for global stability, suggesting that the last thing that the world needs to see is «any kind of disturbance», a statement that came amid increasing tensions in the Taiwan Strait in the wake of growing Chinese aggression, Jaishankar's remarks came in response to a question during an interaction at the Nikkei Forum in Japan. He was in Tokyo on a three-day visit. Explaining India's response to a Taiwan contingency as a partner of Japan, Jaishankar said, «Today, the state of the world is very disturbed. We are seeing conflicts. We saw Covid. There are very big economic issues which are below the surface. The last thing that the world needs to see is any kind of disturbance, you know, at this moment. How to strengthen the stability and the growth and development of the world should be a common objective.»

India vs England 5th Test: Ahead of Day 1 of the 5th Test in Dharamshala, spinner Kuldeep Yadav was not sure if he would get a chance to play as Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid were looking to include a third seamer in the playing XI to capitalize on the cold conditions of Dharamshala. But, something stopped them from experimenting and it proved to be a great decision as Kuldeep Yadav dismissed all doubts with his 5-wicket haul on Day 1. With a fifer on Dharamshala cricket ground, Kuldeep Yadav became the world's quickest spinner to clinch 50 wickets.

Developing-world currencies were mixed on Tuesday as traders awaited key speeches and data that could shed light on the outlook for US interest rates while losses in Hong Kong-listed tech stocks drove emerging-market equities lower. 

South Africa has gone back to the United Nations’ top court seeking additional emergency orders for Israel to let more humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip

Vamsi Gaddam has emerged a pioneer in India's sustainable construction industry, leaving a lasting impression on Visaka Industries Ltd, one of India’s leading construction companies. With a background that traces back to his role as a Management Trainee in 2011, Gaddam swiftly ascended the ranks, culminating in his current position as Joint Managing Director of the 40-year-old, ₹1600 cr.

cricket. Now, he wants to play in T20 leagues worldwide. Nadeem took 542 wickets in his first-class career and played two Tests for India.

Ravichandran Ashwin is set to complete 100 Tests in the fifth and final match of England’s tour starting Thursday in Dharamsala. Here is what he said about the landmark: ON 100TH TEST

barriers to commerce, ensure stability through global accords and enforce the rules came under renewed criticism following a chaotic and contentious meeting of its top officials. The 13th ministerial conference in Abu Dhabi last week laid bare an uncomfortable truth: For an organization that needs all 166 member countries to agree, the WTO again struggled to muster even a small win. Those are only getting messier and harder to pull off in an era of two armed conflicts, widening geopolitical gulfs and a realignment of the trading ties that bind the postwar economic order. Meetings in the capital of the United Arab Emirates — positioned both geographically and geo-economically between US-European Union and China-Russia alliances — were dominated by disorder and confusion, according to several participants, who asked not to be named speaking about the private talks. They’re rarely jovial affairs, but hopes were quickly dashed that this year would be a turning point toward unity.

HCL Group has invested Rs 166 crore to acquire a minority stake in education software company Educational Initiatives (Ei) This is a part of the secondary stake sale, where HCL Group has acquired a portion of the stake held by Mumbai-based private equity firm Gaja Capital in Ei.

ALSO READ: Ishan Kishan, Shreyas Iyer axed from BCCI's contract list - Here's why "Shreyas Iyer played the first two Tests of the series. If you don't value the cricket because of which you made it to the national team, what message is it going to give to all the youngsters?" said Akmal on his YouTube Channel. "BCCI has made the right call, taking such strict action early on to control the damage.

India's move to block a China-led investment facilitation pact in the recently concluded WTO ministerial meeting in Abu Dhabi will help promote multilateral agreements in the 166-member global trade watchdog, according to experts. The ministerial conference (MC), the highest decision-making body of the World Trade Organisation (WTO), concluded late night on March 1. The talks, which were to end on February 29, got extended by almost two days due to a logjam among members on key issues like agri, fisheries subsidies and the e-commerce moratorium. International trade experts stated that India's principled stand in opposing the addition of the IFDA (Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement) into the WTO is based on its longstanding support for multilateralism. A group of over 120 nations, led by China, tried to push the IFDA to integrate into the WTO as a plurilateral agreement at the 13th MC meet in Abu Dhabi, UAE.

Sunrisers Hyderabad is likely to change its skipper ahead of the upcoming season in 2024, Cricbuzz reported. Sunrisers Hyderabad may name Australia's Pat Cummins as their new skipper after the team’s miserable performance in the last season under Aiden Markram, the report said. The 17th edition of the Indian Premier League is scheduled to start from March 22.

₹309 crore though its revenue also grew by 96% to ₹326 crore. The 2022-23 statements are not available on the Registrar of Companies. None of the two tech investments cited above are expected to be a write off—certainly not at the scale of Byju’s—but General Atlantic did have another stroke of bad luck, in October 2022.

World Economic Forum says AI-driven misinformation could interfere with electoral processes in various countries, including India. Sam Gregory, executive director of Witness, a global human rights organisation, which uses video and technology to expose human rights abuses and has worked on the threats of AI and deepfakes, spoke to ET about AI related challenges and strategies in elections. Edited excerpts: Can you quantify the risk of deepfakes in elections? We are entering a challenging moment in terms of deepfakes. This year, we have made technical progress that makes it easier and cheaper to make them. We are going to have an election year where synthetic media tools will be used for positive purposes such as voter outreach, and for negative ones.

₹3.20 per kg of wheat or rice as subsidy The permanent peace will remain in force until a permanent solution is agreed upon. India, along with other G-33 members, successfully opposed linking public stockholding of grains to broader agricultural trade reforms, preserving their right to support their agricultural sectors without facing legal challenges in the WTO's dispute system.

Lance Klusener has joined Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) as the assistant coach ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season. LSG announced his appointment on Friday with a statement that read, «Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have added South African legend Lance Klusener to their formidable roster of coaches for the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 season.» Klusener will join head coach Justin Langer and assistant coach S Sriram in Lucknow's experienced backroom staff line-up. Klusener is also the head coach of the SA20 franchise Durban Super Giants, who are Super Giants affiliate. He guided the franchise to SA20 final earlier this year.

By Emma Farge