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Ricky Ponting reckoned that Joe Root could surpass batting legend Sachin Tendulkar's tally of runs in Test cricket, provided the England batting mainstay stays 'hungry' and keeps scoring at a consistent rate for the next four years. Root became only the seventh batter in the history of the conventional format to cross the 12,000-run mark — a feat he achieved recently during the Edgbaston Test against the West Indies. With 12,027 runs in 143 Tests at 50.11 with 32 centuries and 63 fifties so far, Root is also overall the seventh highest run-scorer in Tests and could overtake Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara (12,400 runs) and his former teammate Alastair Cook (12,472) soon. Tendulkar leads the table with 15921 runs from 200 Tests.

ED) has provisionally attached immovable properties worth Rs 678.48 crore belonging to various companies of the Avantha Group owned and controlled by Gautam Thapar. These properties-land holdings in Haryana, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand-have been attached under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) as proceeds of crime. Thapar is being probed by the federal agency on charges of cheating and siphoning off loans worth Rs 2,435 crore taken from a State Bank of India-led consortium.

Modi government on Independence Day by alleging that the ruling establishment was promoting divisive thinking and turning constitutional and institutional offices into «puppets», and said the Opposition was committed to protecting the Constitution. On Prime Minister Narendra Modi pitching for a Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Congress spokespeople said Modi terming the Hindu Code Bill as a «communal code» was like insulting Ambedkar's Constitution. They, however, skirted Ambedkar's advocacy for a UCC across communities and his pronouncements against the amendments brought in the Constituent Assembly to block application of the UCC in the Muslim community, thus limiting it as the Hindu Code. In his address at AICC's Independence Day function, Kharge also questioned RSS and Sangh Parivar's contribution to the freedom movement. «Instead of walking the path shown by them (freedom fighters), the rulers of today are encouraging divisive thinking. They mark 'Vibhajan Vibhishika Smriti Diwas' (Partition Horrors Remembrance Day) with the intention of spreading hatred. Those who did not participate in the Independence movement give advice to the Congress party and without any contribution want to get counted among the martyrs,» he said.

Yankees' Aaron Ward, who has hit a home run milestone by achieving a miraculous feat. Judge is is one such player who has always been an asset for any team, especially the Yankees, who are trying to keep him as content and happy in this MVP-caliber season, which is ongoing.

insolvency law rose to 31.12% of the creditors' claims in the June quarter from 25% in the previous three months, showed the data released by the bankruptcy regulator. However, it's marginally lower than the longer-term recovery rate of 32.06% since the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code (IBC) was introduced in late 2016. In absolute terms, the realisation for creditors from the resolution of 58 stressed firms during the June quarter touched Rs 3,935 crore, according to the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Board of India (IBBI) data. The cumulative recovery from the 1,005 resolved cases until June 2024 stood at Rs 3.40 lakh crore.

Congress on Thursday questioned the government, particularly the Ministry of Defence, for not providing a seat to Rahul Gandhi in the first row at the Red Fort Independence Day event despite him being the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha. While Congress MP Vivek Tankha said Gandhi was seated in the «fourth row», Congress spokesperson Supriya Shrinate later alleged that the Modi government showed «its pettiness and lack of respect for democratic conventions» by seating LoP Gandhi in the «fifth row». A couple years ago, when the party had questioned the government after LoP, Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge was similarly seated during the Independence Day event, the ruling side responded by citing the order of precedence in protocol and the precedents from the past regimes.

Ajit Pawar on Thursday batted for an all-party meeting to discuss the Maratha quota issue. Talking to PTI during his Jan Sanman Yatra, Pawar said the opposition parties cannot be neglected since they too represent the people. «Maratha quota activist Manoj Jarange wants quota under OBC segment. Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had called an all party meeting to discuss the quota issue but the opposition stayed away. I don't know if the boycott was deliberate. It has been decided to seek their (opposition) time again,» he said. Hailing the Mukhyamnatri Ladki Bahin Yojana, under which women get Rs 1,500 per month as aid if their annual family income is less than Rs 2.5 lakh, Pawar said it will be launched on August 17 at an event in Balewadi here with beneficiaries getting money for July and August. The event will be attended by CM Shinde and Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis. It is a transparent scheme in which money is transferred to accounts linked to the beneficiary's Aadhaar, leaving no room for any illegality, Pawar added. Slamming the opposition for calling it an election gimmick that would burden the exchequer, Pawar said he had presented 10 budgets and knew about finances.

Air India on Thursday announced the cancellation of its scheduled flight from Delhi to Narita, Japan, on Friday, citing severe weather warnings at Tokyo. Passengers with confirmed bookings for flights AI306 and AI307 on the Delhi-Narita-Delhi route on August 16 are eligible for a one-time waiver on rescheduling or can opt for a full refund in case of cancellation. The airline shared this update via a post on X and said that the decision to prioritize passenger safety amid the weather warnings in Tokyo.

Wall Street's main indexes opened higher on Thursday as retail sales data for July indicated resilient consumer spending, allaying fears of an imminent recession in the world's largest economy. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 287.3 points, or 0.72%, at the open to 40295.74.

Adani Power said on Thursday it was committed to supplying electricity to Bangladesh, saying a recent amendment to power export rules does not affect its existing contract. The amendment by the government facilitates connectivity to the Indian grid but does not impose any obligation on India to buy electricity, Adani Power said in a statement. «Adani Power is committed to fulfil contractual obligations as per Bangladesh Power Development Board's demand schedule and provisions of the power purchase agreement and would look forward to continuing reciprocal fulfilment,» Adani Power said.

Twenty-six financial firms agreed to pay about US$393 million in total fines after the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said they failed to keep their employees’ electronic communications, the latest fallout from the regulator’s so-called WhatsApp investigations.

Devendra Fadnavis on Thursday said more than one crore eligible women in the state will start getting Rs 1,500 financial assistance per month under the government's 'Ladki Bahin' scheme after its launch on August 17. Speaking to reporters, he said some eligible women already received Rs 3,000 as the instalment for two months on Wednesday during the scheme's trial run. «The scheme is set to commence this Saturday. The state government expects that more than one crore eligible women will begin receiving Rs 1,500 per month,» he said.

Ahmedabad-Mumbai Double Decker Express got detached from the running train near Surat city in Gujarat on Thursday morning, officials said. The incident took place at around 8.50 am when the train (number 12932) reached Gothangam yard between Sayan and Surat railway station, a release by the Western Railway (WR) said. Nobody was injured in the incident and the affected coaches were later re-attached with the train, it said. Immediately after the incident, restoration work was launched and Up trains were operated through the loop line, the WR said on X.

DengiAll is developed by the Indian pharma company Panacea Biotec and has shown good results in initial trials. Panacea Biotec is working with the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), India’s top health research body, to conduct this trial. The goal is to see how well DengiAll works compared to the current standard treatments. The trial will involve 10,335 healthy adults and will be conducted at 19 locations across 18 states and Union territories. The ICMR is funding the trial.

Isro will launch Earth Observation Satellite-8 (EOS-8) using its recently built small satellite launch vehicle, SSLV-D3. Isro announced on X that the launch is slated for «August 16 in a launch window of one hour starting at 09:17 Hrs (IST)». This is the third and last development flight from Sriharikota for SSLV. «It brings the SSLV development project to a close and opens up operational missions for NSIL and Indian industry,» Isro said. Following a successful liftoff, the SSLV project will be initiated in accordance with NSIL's and the industry's operational and commercial requirements. Compared to PSLV, which takes more than a month to assemble and requires more workers, SSLV is a smaller version of PSLV that can be put together in a matter of days with fewer workers. Since SSLV is an affordable launch vehicle, it would increase the number of Isro's commercial launches and aid India in gaining a larger market share in the space launch services industry worldwide, which was valued at $14.9 billion in 2023 and is projected to expand at a 14.6% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2024 to 2030.

Ola Electric has unveiled three new electric motorcycles, the Roadster, Roadster X, and Roadster Pro, with prices starting at Rs 74,999. In addition, the company announced it will integrate its battery cells into its own vehicles starting in Q1 FY26. Ola Electric also teased two upcoming motorcycle models, the Sportster and Arrowhead. The newly launched Roadster series offers varied price points and performance capabilities: the Roadster starts at Rs 74,999, the Roadster X at Rs 1,04,999, and the Roadster Pro at Rs 1,99,999. The bikes will hit the roads from January next. Bhavish Aggarwal, Founder and CMD of Ola Electric, highlighted the significance of these new offerings for the Indian market.

cloudburst in the Bandipora district of Jammu and Kashmir triggered a flash flood on Thursday morning. The cloudburst was reported in Arin area of North Kashmir's Bandipora. The heavy rainfall caused widespread flooding, submerging many areas. However, there were no reports of casualties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday called upon Indian professionals to lead the global gaming market and help establish the country as a global leader in the industry. In his address during the 78th Independence Day celebrations here, the prime minister emphasised the need for Indian talent to dominate not just in gaming but in game production as well by leveraging the country's rich cultural heritage. Asserting that those who create and produce games are largely foreigners, he said he sees that a huge market has emerged in the world of gaming. «India has a rich heritage, and we can bring talent into the gaming world. We should attract everyone to our gaming sector, and I want Indian children and youth to lead the gaming industry,» Modi said.

Aatmanirbharta' (self-reliance) in defence and gradually emerging as a global manufacturing hub of military equipment due to measures taken by the government in the last few years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday. In his Independence Day speech from the ramparts of the Red Fort, Modi said there was a time when the majority of the defence budget was used to procure military hardware from abroad, but his government focused on indigenous defence production. «We are becoming self-reliant in the defence sector. Today, we have our own identity in defence manufacturing. India is emerging as a defence manufacturing hub,» he said. The prime minister complimented the defence ministry and the armed forces for taking a series of decisions, including the notification of a number of positive indigenisation lists under which over thousands of items are being procured from the Indian industry in line with designated timelines. According to the defence ministry, a total of 5,600 items have been identified for domestic manufacturing.

HR manager was terminated after challenging her boss's controversial leave policy for Raksha Bandhan. The incident has sparked debate on employee rights and company policies. As per the employee's LinkdIn post, The dispute began when the boss of the company introduced a new rule stating that employees who wished to take leave for Raksha Bandhan on August 19 would face a deduction of seven days' salary instead of just one. This policy, shared via WhatsApp, was met with resistance from the HR manager, who argued that it was unfair and illegal under fundamental rights. Despite her efforts, her stance led to her dismissal.

Independence Day, highlighted that India is moving towards self-reliance by improving domestic manufacturing and has even started exporting to other countries. PM Modi emphasized that India has become self-reliant in mobile phone manufacturing and is now exporting to other countries. «There was a time when we imported mobile phones, but today we have built a mobile phone manufacturing ecosystem, and now we have started exporting mobile phones to the world,» said PM Modi. Regarding the defence sector, PM Modi stated that India is becoming self-reliant in defence manufacturing.