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October 4, 2025 2:44 PM

Cricket-India crush West Indies by innings and 140 runs

India cruised to victory over West Indies by an innings and 140 runs within three days of the opening test in Ahmedabad on Saturday to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series. The hosts were always in the ascendancy after bundling out West Indies fo...

October 4, 2025 2:38 PM

Israel strikes Gaza after Trump calls for end to bombardment

Israel struck Gaza on Saturday, local authorities said, after U.S. President Donald Trump had called for a halt to the bombing and said Hamas is ready for peace, agreeing to release hostages and accepting some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the wa...

October 4, 2025 12:19 PM

Japan’s Takaichi set to become country’s first female PM

Japan's ruling party picked conservative nationalist Sanae Takaichi as its new head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country's first female prime minister. The Liberal Democratic Party elected Takaichi, 64, to regain trust from a pub...

October 4, 2025 12:08 PM

GST rate cuts usher in economic boost for Jammu & Kashmir

A wave of economic reform is sweeping through Jammu and Kashmir, with the recent reduction in Goods and Services Tax (GST) rates from 12% to 5% set to invigorate the region's handicrafts, agriculture, tourism, and specialty products. The policy shift...

October 4, 2025 10:35 AM

Trump’s $100,000 fee for H-1B worker visas challenged in lawsuit

A coalition of unions, employers and religious groups filed a lawsuit on Friday seeking to block President Donald Trump's bid to impose a $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas for highly-skilled foreign workers. The lawsuit filed in federal court in San Fr...

 

Last updated on: 5th Oct 2025