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Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, thanks to the rain Gods here for not pouring down. The Tigers chased down a target of 185 in the second innings on the fifth day of the second test to clean sweep the series 2-0. At lunch on the fifth day of the second Test in Rawalpindi, Bangladesh reached 122-2, needing just 63 more runs for victory.

Pope Francis arrived in Muslim-majority Indonesia on Tuesday to kick off a four-nation tour of the Asia-Pacific that will be the longest and farthest of the 87-year-old's papacy. The head of the world's 1.3 billion Catholics touched down in Jakarta for a three-day visit devoted to inter-religious ties, and will then travel to Papua New Guinea, East Timor and Singapore. The 12-day tour will test the pontiff's increasingly fragile health, but he is often energised by being among his flock and he emerged from the 13-hour flight smiling and waving.

Kim Jong Un supervised a demonstration of new exploding drones designed to crash into targets, state media said Monday, as the U.S. and South Korea engage in joint military drills. North Korean test photos showed a white drone with X-shaped tails and wings supposedly crashing into and destroying a target resembling South Korea's main K-2 battle tank. Most combat drones stand off from targets and fire missiles. The North's official Korean Central News Agency said Saturday's test involved various types of drones built to fly different ranges to attack enemy targets on land and sea and flew along various routes before accurately hitting test targets. After the test, Kim pledged to spur the development of drones that explode on impact, conduct reconnaissance or attack targets underwater to boost his country's war readiness, saying the North's military should be equipped with advanced drones «as early as possible,» KCNA said.

Mint explains the trend and why companies resort to such tactics. Ghost jobs are vacancies posted by companies across various sectors, either on job portals or their company websites. They look like real vacancies but here’s the catch: there is no urgent need to fill these positions.

Russia of the 9M370 Burevestnik, a new nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile touted by President Vladimir Putin as «invincible.» Putin has said the weapon — dubbed the SSC-X-9 Skyfall by NATO — has an almost unlimited range and can evade U.S. missile defenses. But some Western experts dispute his claims and the Burevestnik's strategic value, saying it will not add capabilities that Moscow does not already have and risks a radiation-spewing mishap. Using images taken on July 26 by Planet Labs, a commercial satellite firm, the two researchers identified a construction project abutting a nuclear warhead storage facility known by two names — Vologda-20 and Chebsara — as the new missile's potential deployment site. The facility is 295 miles (475 km) north of Moscow.

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markets got off to a quiet start on Monday as investors braced for a data-packed week culminating in a U.S. jobs report that could decide whether a rate cut expected this month will be regular or super-sized. A holiday in the United States and Canada made for thin liquidity, while wins for far-right parties in German state elections added a fresh layer of political uncertainty.

data analytics, predictive tech and AI, data points are valuable not so much for what they tell us about the past but for how well they can predict the future. By that yardstick, Q1 GDP numbers released by NSO last Friday for the quarter ended June 2024 are likely to fail the test. In a world dogged by uncertainty, where black swan events are seemingly no longer the exception, macroeconomic numbers like GDP are incredibly hard to predict. The past is no guide to the future. No one foresaw the pandemic or, further back in time, the Global Financial Crisis, both of which saw GDP growth collapse dramatically. Sure, these were catastrophic events. But, thanks to geopolitics, there are just too many unknown unknowns in the world today to expect GDP estimates for a single quarter to give us more than a very rough idea of how growth is likely to pan out in future.

Golden Inuverse is making waves in the gaming world as a standout project from the Golden Inu developers team. In beta testing since late 2023, this play-to-earn RPG has quickly become one of the fastest rising DeFi games after they finally released its complete version to the public.

Kamala Harris' running-mate and Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Walz is reportedly facing opposition within his family. Minnesota Governor's brother Jeff Walz has opposed his brother's ideology. Jeff Walz has claimed that he was «100 per cent opposed to all his ideology», as per a report on New York Post. 60-year-old Jeff Walz is also pondering over backing Republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, as per the report on New York Post.

small cars are set to make a strong comeback, say experts. A recent surge in two-wheeler sales is an indication of improving sentiment at the entry level of the personal mobility market, according to the experts. An expanding pool of two-wheeler owners looking to upgrade to four-wheelers, and the need for affordable and efficient mobility solutions in metro cities and urban areas also suggest that demand for small cars is set to pick up, and they expect the segment to return to the path of growth by 2026. Maruti Suzuki, the car market leader for which small cars were the bread and butter until a few years ago, is expected to enhance its portfolio of such models beyond the Alto, offering a mix of petrol, CNG and electric options. Some reports say the local unit of Japan’s Suzuki Motor is already testing small electric vehicles.

electronics component ecosystem in India, union minister for electronics & information technology Ashwini Vaishnaw said. Vaishnaw, who is also the minister for railways and information & broadcasting, said more than 99% of all mobile phones used in the country are being made in India. “This year, Apple will be manufacturing its latest model in India,” Vaishnaw said at The Economic Times World Leaders Forum. “The value of electronics manufacturing in India had increased to $105 billion as of 2022-23, up from $29 billion in 2013-14. We are preparing a programme where the component ecosystem can expand in India in the same way as electronics and mobile manufacturing has expanded.”

Manchester United will play Liverpool in Premier League this Sunday. Premier League's two of the most iconic soccer clubs Manchester United and Liverpool will play 242 games. Manchester United won 91 times, Liverpool emerged winner in 81 occasions. Liverpool have started the ongoing season with two wins from two games. Manchester United have won the opening game but lost the previous match. Premier League soccer match between Liverpool and Manchester United will kick off at 11 am (ET) on Sunday, September 1.

Awami League leader Ishaque Ali Khan Panna, whose body was found in Meghalaya was handed over to Bangladeshi authorities by the Meghalaya government on Saturday. A senior Meghalaya government official said that the Bangladesh government has sent an official to take back the body of Panna from the Khliehriat Civil Hospital in Meghalaya’s East Jaintia Hills district. The body of the Awami League leader was handed over to the Bangladeshi authorities, in the presence of Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel.

careful kind of writer, even in informal, throwaway messages. Todd Rogers and Jessica Lasky-Fink are behavioural scientists, both at Harvard. Their “Writing For Busy Readers" is cleverly titled: all readers are busy nowadays.

Infosys has asked about 1,500 students from the April 2022 batch having offer letters to appear for two rounds of pre-training. Of the total, India’s second-largest software services company has given September 2 as the joining date to only about 115 students, while the rest remain in a state of flux about their job prospects. Hiring worries at Infosys underscore a broader squeeze in recruitment in the technology sector due to factors such as economic uncertainties and increasing automation. Indian IT firms are under pressure from students, public outcry and worker unions over the onboarding delays. In July, Infosys had called all the selected students for a mandatory virtual pre-training programme for 24 days. Following this, another self-learning module-based pre-training was organised for some students in August which resulted in joining dates allotted to the 115 students. For the remaining students, there is limited clarity on the assessment and confusion of login credentials to some students for the second pre-training round. There have been no rejection letters yet, multiple people including the students told ET.

Earlier this month, the Canada Revenue Agency updated its comprehensive folio on the topic of interest deductibility , and while most of the changes aren’t of interest to the average taxpayer, the folio has been revised to add a reference to more recent case law on the meaning of the phrase, “for the purpose of earning income from a business or property.”  

nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine (SSBN) within six months, further strengthening its sea-based nuclear deterrent. This comes after the formal induction of the second SSBN, INS Arighaat, into the Strategic Forces Command at Visakhapatnam on Thursday. The upcoming third SSBN, currently undergoing trials and expected to be commissioned as INS Aridhaman early next year, is larger than its predecessors, INS Arihant and INS Arighaat, allowing it to carry more long-range nuclear-tipped missiles. INS Arighaat can also deploy K-4 missiles with a range exceeding 3,000 km, unlike INS Arihant, which is equipped with 750-km range K-15 missiles. This capability is vital for maintaining a credible strategic deterrent amid ongoing military tensions with China. SSBNs, capable of remaining submerged for extended periods, provide a secure and stealthy platform for second-strike capabilities, deterring potential first strikes.

By not submitting to a press interview in the month since becoming the Democratic choice for president, Kamala Harris set the stakes high for her talk with CNN's Dana Bash

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Spectre Divide, a tactical FPS game developed by Mountaintop Studios, is set to release on September 3, 2024. The game, which features unique gameplay mechanics, will be available exclusively on PC.