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India captain Shubman Gill was on Wednesday named among the three nominees for ICC’s Player of the Month award for July along with South Africa’s Wiaan Mulder and England skipper Ben Stokes. Gill led India remarkably in the recently-concluded Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England as his young side emerged with a hard-fought 2-2 draw, a series in which the 25-year-old rewrote batting records. Gill scored 754 runs in the series against England with four centuries, including a double ton at 75.40 to break legendary Sunil Gavaskar’s record (732) for the highest run tally for an Indian captain in a five-Test series.…
ANANTNAG: Ruling National Conference (NC) president Farooq Abdullah Wednesday said he would raise the restoration of statehood to Jammu and Kashmir issue in the meeting of INDIA bloc parties in Delhi the following day. Farooq Abdullah was responding to a question about Chief Minister Omar Abdullah’s letter on Tuesday to the presidents of 42 political parties, including Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, urging them to press the Centre to bring legislation in the ongoing Parliament session to restore statehood to J&K. “I am going there myself tomorrow. A Congress leader has called all opposition leaders. I will raise this issue there…
NEW DELHI: Passengers can avail Optional Travel Insurance Scheme while purchasing e-tickets by paying a premium of 45 paisa, inclusive of all taxes, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said in a written reply in the Lok Sabha on Wednesday. Responding to questions related to rail travel insurance, Vaishnaw said that all passengers can book tickets through online mode or at reservation counters; however, the Optional Travel Insurance Scheme (OTIS) is available only to those Confirmed/RAC passengers who have booked their tickets online. “Any passenger who wishes to avail insurance benefit can opt for this scheme at the time of booking the…
India pacer Mohammed Siraj has attained a career-best 15th position in the latest ICC Test rankings following his match-winning performance in the fifth and final Test against England at The Oval. Siraj jumped 12 spots following his nine wickets in the match, including a five-for, as India defeated the hosts by six runs in a thriller to draw the series 2-2. With England requiring 35 runs on the last day with four wickets in hand, a charged up Siraj, who was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’, accounted for three batters including the last dismissal of Gus Atkinson, to earn India…
NEW DELHI: The Rajya Sabha proceedings were adjourned for the day on Wednesday amid continued din by Opposition on the issue of Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar. The House was earlier adjourned till 2 pm soon after tabling of papers and obituary reference at 11 am. When the House reassembled at 2 pm, Bhubaneswar Kalita, who was in the Chair called for taking up The Carriage of Goods by Sea Bill 2025, even as Opposition members continued to create uproar. The bill was approved by voice vote amid the din. It was already passed by the…
NEW DELHI: In the last few years, Tamils at home and around the world have found a new sense of pride. Much of that is thanks to the Narendra Modi-led central government’s efforts to put the Tamil language, culture and heritage on the global stage like never before. For many, this renewed visibility isn’t just about official speeches or events. It’s about seeing their language and traditions celebrated everywhere from the United Nations to the G20 summits. Prime Minister Modi has often quoted great Tamil poets in these forums, and spoken of Tamil as one of humanity’s oldest surviving languages,…
KOCHI: A 28-member group of tourists, who are natives of Kerala, has gone missing after a cloudburst triggered massive mudslides in Uttarakhand, family members said on Wednesday. Of the 28 individuals, 20 are reportedly from Kerala settled in Maharashtra, while the remaining eight are from various districts in Kerala, a relative of one of the couples in the group told the media. She said the couple’s son last spoke to them a day ago. “They said they were leaving from Uttarkashi to Gangotri at around 8.30 am that day. The landslides occurred along that route. We have been unable to…
SRINAGAR: Chief Minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday said he has written to several parties with a sizeable presence in Parliament, seeking their support for the introduction of a bill for the restoration of Jammu and Kashmir’s statehood in the ongoing Monsoon session. The Centre abrogated Article 370, which accorded a special status to the erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir, on August 5, 2019, and divided it into two union territories Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. “I have written a letter to all those parties who have a good number of MPs in Parliament and requested them to help on…
JAMMU: Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah University (BGSBU) in Jammu and Kashmir’s Rajouri district is grappling with a severe faculty crisis, with 60.4 per cent of the sanctioned teaching posts, including all 22 posts of professors, lying vacant. The shortfall has left junior faculty members overburdened, significantly impacting the quality of education, RTI activist Raman Kumar Sharma said on Wednesday. Sharma filed an RTI application in February seeking details of vacant sanctioned posts at the university. He received a response from the university on Tuesday. In a telling sign of the academic strain, the university’s response stated that 80 assistant professors…
NEW DELHI: WhatsApp has launched a new ‘safety overview’, which will alert a user when someone not in their contact adds them to a new WhatsApp group that they may not recognise, as the Meta’s messaging platform intensified its crackdown on scams and frauds. The safety overview will contain key information about the said group and tips to stay safe, it said. “From there, you can exit the group without ever having to look at the chat. And if you think you might recognise the group after seeing the safety overview, you can choose to see the chat for more…