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July 30, 2026 4:27 PM
England named Joe Root as test captain and appointed former New Zealand batter Stephen Fleming as head coach on Thursday following the departures of Ben Stokes and Brendon McCullum. Root, 35, England's all-time leading run scorer in tests, captained...
July 30, 2026 4:14 PM
The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has sought a detailed explanation from Meta over the temporary restriction placed on Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Facebook post, with senior company officials expected to meet governmen...
July 30, 2026 3:56 PM
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday felicitated nine women officers of the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force who successfully completed the first-ever Tri-services all-women global circumnavigation sailing expedition, 'Samudra Prad...
July 30, 2026 3:37 PM
The Indian men's and women's hockey teams will don saffron jerseys instead of their traditional blue kits at the FIH Hockey World Cup in Belgium and the Netherlands next month. Hockey India (HI) said the change was driven by on-field visibility conce...
July 30, 2026 3:27 PM
India has moved up 25 places to rank 57th globally in a competitiveness index tracking structural and pro-competitive reforms, according to a report released by the Competere Foundation on Thursday. The report, 'India's Next Growth Frontier: Reducin...
July 30, 2026 3:10 PM
The 7.1-magnitude earthquake that struck southern Japan toppled houses and split open streets in the small city of Yatsushiro, but there was mounting concern about invisible threats from the lack of water and power amid the punishing summer heat. Ma...
July 30, 2026 2:19 PM
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday offered prayers at the Kashi Vishwanath Temple in Varanasi on the first day of the holy month of Sawan, praying for the prosperity, peace and well-being of the nation. Sharing details of his v...
July 30, 2026 1:56 PM
Union Minister and Leader of the House in the Rajya Sabha J.P. Nadda on Thursday accused the Opposition of deliberately disrupting Parliament during the Monsoon Session and asserted that the Narendra Modi-led government was prepared to discuss every ...
July 30, 2026 1:42 PM
Anthony Fauci, the former top U.S. infectious disease expert, declined to answer questions at a Senate hearing on Wednesday, invoking his constitutional right against self-incrimination and accusing Republican Senator Rand Paul of an "unhinged" campa...
July 30, 2026 12:47 PM
The Lok Sabha was adjourned till 2 p.m. on Thursday after repeated protests by Opposition members disrupted proceedings during the Question Hour. The House began the day's proceedings by congratulating India's medal winners at the 2026 Commonwealth ...
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