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Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine needs to strengthen its air defences to protect people after its air defence units shot down 50 of 73 Russian drones launched overnight over many regions. «An air alert has been sounded almost daily across Ukraine this week,»Zelenskyy said on Telegram on Sunday. Over the past week Russia used more than 800 guided aerial bombs, about 460 attack drones, and more than 20 missiles of various types, Zelenskyy said.

The benchmark S&P 500 rose 1.7% in the past week and approached all-time highs as investors digested the end of a solid third-quarter corporate reporting season. Earnings are on pace to have climbed about 9% from a year earlier, Reuters reported. But recent earnings from two high-profile retailers yielded sharply different prospects: Walmart on Tuesday raised its annual sales and profit forecast for the third consecutive time, while Target shares tumbled after it forecast holiday-quarter comparable sales and profit below estimates on Wednesday.

IPL 2025 auction as teams went hard for them on Sunday in Jeddah. Several pacers and spinners went for more than Rs 10 crore. Indian veteran spinner Yuzvendra Chahal and pacer Arshdeep Singh were sold for Rs 18 crore each to Punjab Kings. Other experienced Indian players like Mohammed Shami and Mohammed Siraj also saw their pockets swell with Rs 10 crore and Rs 12.25 crore respectively. Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood was sold to Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Rs 12.50 crore. Further, Indian legend Ravichandran Ashwin returned to for Rs 9 crore and will partner his spin-twin in Tests, Ravindra Jadeja.

Chennai Super Kings have resigned Rachin Ravindra for Rs 4 crore in the in the IPL 2025 auction on Sunday at Jeddah. The New Zealand all-rounder was first bought by Punjab Kings for Rs 3.2 crore, but CSK used the RTM and the bid was increased to Rs 4 crore to which CSK agreed.

Virat Kohli scored his 81st international century against Australia during the first Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Perth's Optus Stadium on Sunday. Virat slammed his first Test century in SENA (South Africa, England, New Zealand and Australia) conditions in almost six years, breaking the Test ton curse at Perth with an unbeaten knock that witnessed him play plenty of 'Vintage Kohli' shots. His last ton in SENA came in December 2018 in Australia, at the same venue Taking to X after his century, South Africa's batting legend AB de Villiers called Virat as the 'Greatest of All Time (GOAT)'.

Virat Kohli swapped fluency with spunk to score his 30th Test hundred which took him past the incomparable Sir Donald Bradman's tally here on Sunday, and it was also one of the most significant knocks in a stellar career that is in its final chapter. Kohli's unbeaten 100 (143b, 8x4, 2x6) against Australia at the Optus Stadium was his first hundred after the 121 against the West Indies at Port of Spain in July 2023, and since then 15 innings have passed without a three-figure mark. It was a massive climb down for a man who churned out hundreds for fun, and the 36-year-old was also a befuddled batter in the turners at home. But at Perth, the venue of his majestic hundred in 2018, and against a favoured opposition, Kohli pushed behind the agonies of the past.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Following the conclusion of the second big cycle of state elections in 2024, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has reclaimed some of the political ground it had ceded in the general election held earlier this year. Be it in states or at the Centre, be it by itself or with allies, the BJP has strengthened its hand and increased its leverage across the three broad sides of the Indian political spectrum: itself, the Congress party, and the wide variety of regional parties.

Virat Kohli on Sunday smashed a brilliant 50 in just 94 balls on the third day of the first Test in Perth, to continue India's lead against the mighty Australians. Kohli, who was out after scoring merely 5 runs in the first innings, appears to have found his rhythm or perhaps regained the much needed momentum in the second. He went on to smash three fours and a six in the innings and even built a strong sixth-wicket partnership with Washington Sundar. This half-ton marks Kohli's 32nd Test fifty, sixth against Australia and second in Perth and above anything else, it marks an end to his forgettable Test season thus far.

Perth Test hero Yashasvi Jaiswal, who hit a stunning century on Sunday, rose to stardom from being homeless and selling snacks on the streets to finance his cricketing ambitions. The 22-year-old opening batsman turned an overnight 90 into 161 on day three in the opening match of the five-Test series against Australia. It was his fourth ton in his 15th Test.

The benchmark Nifty50 climbed to 23,907.25, while the Sensex jumped to 79,117, marking a strong reversal from recent losses.

Yashasvi Jaiswal brought up a composed unbeaten century on Sunday as India took the first Test in Perth further away from Australia.

Yashasvi Jaiswal makes a stunning comeback on Day 2 after a heartbreaking duck on the previous day, having scored half-a-ton in the second innings of the Perth Test.

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U.S. health officials say at least 19 people in Minnesota have been sickened by E

The Supreme Court has stepped into a major legal fight over the $8 billion a year the federal government spends to subsidize phone and internet services in schools, libraries and rural areas, in a new test of federal regulatory power

Cybersecurity experts from NordVPN have developed a straightforward four-step test to determine if your smartphone is eavesdropping on your conversations, reported Daily Mail. The test begins by selecting a unique topic that you have never searched for or discussed near your device. According to Daily Mail, after choosing the topic, you should have multiple conversations about it while avoiding any related searches or interactions on your phone. Over the following days, you will monitor your social media ads to see if any related content appears. In their own experiments, NordVPN found that participants received targeted ads shortly after discussing topics they had never previously searched for which actually suggested that their devices may have been listening, asserted Daily Mail. For instance, one participant who discussed Saudi Arabia began seeing hotel ads for the country just days later.

Indian tycoon Gautam Adani, one of Asia’s richest men, may be facing his biggest challenge yet with an indictment by U.S. prosecutors for alleged fraud and bribery

BSE Odisha) has officially announced the results of the Odisha Teacher Eligibility Test (OTET) 2024 on November 22, 2024. Candidates who appeared for the exam can now access and download their marks through the official website, bseodisha.ac.in.

Penn State has won a closely watched trademark fight over an online retailer’s use of its vintage logos and images

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