Australia’s Josh Hazlewood delivered a clinical performance to lead his side to a commanding victory over India in the opening ODI of the three-match series, held at the Perth Stadium. The pacer exploited the pace and bounce of the surface masterfully, claiming two crucial wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shreyas Iyer, which unsettled India’s batting.
A major political development is emerging from West Bengal, where the newly elected Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government led by Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari is reportedly preparing to introduce a Uniform Civil Code (UCC) Bill in the state Assembly next week. According to sources, the proposed legislation could be tabled as early as Monday (June 29), with reports suggesting that a special session of the Assembly may be convened for the purpose. While no official announcement has been made so far, the possibility of the UCC being introduced has already sparked intense political debate across the state.
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Senior IPS officer Mahesh Dixit has been appointed as the new Director of the Intelligence Bureau (IB), news agency PTI sources said Thursday. As per the sources, the Appointments Committee of the Cabinet chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, cleared his appointment.
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