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James Anderson's registration for the IPL 2025 mega auction to MS Dhoni's retention for Rs 4 crore by Chennai Super Kings. Anderson, who retired from Test cricket earlier this month after finishing with 704 wickets and as the third highest wicket taker, has last played a T20I in 2009 and T20 match in 2014. It came as a surprise to everyone when the 42-year-old put his name in the IPL auction for Rs 1.25 crore.

Ponting though added that captaincy will be the «hardest thing» for the premier fast bowler. Doubts remain over Rohit's availability in the first Test, which will be held from November 22 at the Optus Stadium, with the skipper himself recently admitting that he was «not sure» of his participation.

Donald Trump over his desire to strike a deal to end the conflict. Trump's election to the White House has the potential to upend the almost three-year conflict and has thrown into question Washington's multi-billion dollar support for Kyiv, crucial to its defence. The Republican said on the campaign trail that he could end the fighting within hours and has indicated he will talk directly with Russian President Vladimir Putin — a major break from the approach struck by President Joe Biden.

Donald Trump's former Treasury secretary, Steven Mnuchin, said he will not seek to join the president-elect's new administration but is ready to offer advice to his successor, including on how to strengthen sanctions on Iran and Russia and contain the growth of U.S. debt. In an interview, Mnuchin told Reuters it was important for the Treasury to work towards strengthening U.S. trade policy. This includes holding Beijing to its U.S. goods purchase commitments in Trump's January 2020 Phase One deal to rebalance U.S.-China trade, which he said «they're not living up to.» Serving as Treasury chief during Trump's first term «was the experience of a lifetime, and I'm happy to advise on the outside,» Mnuchin said on Friday. «I'm sure they'll have a lot of great choices.»

Early in Donald Trump's first term in the White House, America's tech giants loudly protested his temporary ban on travel from seven predominantly Muslim countries. Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook's CEO, posted that his great-grandparents were immigrants and that his in-laws were refugees. Sergey Brin, a cofounder of Google who immigrated from the Soviet Union as a child, rushed to San Francisco International Airport to protest.

Chandrachud retires on November 10, he will leave with one of the most significant legacies in the history of the Supreme Court. There has never been a CJI as prolific as Chandrachud in terms of judicial output. He has written 92 judgments as CJI, more than his last 4 predecessors put together. To put things in perspective, the last CJI who served a similar 2-year term, SH Kapadia authored 27 judgments, less than a third of Chandrachud. “This is a testament to how incredibly hard-working Chandrachud has been as CJI,” wrote Anrghya Sengupta Research Director, Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, for TOI. The 50th CJI played a pivotal role in several crucial cases, including the decision where a 5-judge bench headed by him unanimously ruled against legalising same-sex marriage in India.

Speaking to ANI, the Karnataka Minister questioned the BJP over its actions on the Waqf board during their regime. «Not our government, but even during the BJP government, the notices of Waqf that were issued have all been stopped and asked to withdraw… CM has assured that the agriculture that is being done by farmers will be given protection; such an order has been issued… The BJP is doing politics; during their regime, did they shut the Waqf board?» Priyank Kharge told ANI.

Indian Gas Exchange (IGX). India's northeast region has tremendous potential in the production of natural gas. The region has a deposit of 6 million MMSCMD Natural Gas which can be monetized by the existing producers, said Mediratta, addressing the 'Gas Market Development for North East', where leading energy producers and stakeholders participated in Guwahati.

Champions Trophy, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Friday denied receiving any formal communication from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).

Al-Nihang, an overseas Pakistgroup has offered to acquire Pakistan International Airlines for the cost of PKR 100 billion amid a set of terms and conditions, Ary News reported.

Grammy Awards have been announced, and Beyoncé leads the way. She received 11 nominations, including for album, song and record of the year for music from “Cowboy Carter,” her much-anticipated country album.

Darranga (Assam): The first Integrated Check Post (ICP) along the India-Bhutan border was inaugurated at Darranga in Assam on Thursday, officials said.

Gadwara nagar panchayat and the Sadar development block in Pratapgarh district have dedicated their official chairs to Lord Ram.

Kash Patel, a key figure in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, may get the role of deputy director of the CIA. He is often described as someone who would do anything for Donald Trump.