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India all-rounder joins Hampshire for final two rounds of County Championship

India all-rounder Washington Sundar joined Hampshire for the final two rounds of the County Championship. He was one of the probables to travel with the national team to the UAE for the ongoing Asia Cup, but the team management preferred Axar Patel, Varun Chakaravarthy, and Kuldeep Yadav in the spin department. Hence, ahead of the home international season, Washington joined the English club to not just keep him fit, but to stay in the reckoning for the Test side.

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OPINION | Suspense over interim govt in Nepal

Nepal’s Gen Z campaigners, on Thursday afternoon, went to meet the Army Chief Gen. Ashok Sigdel for talks on an interim government, with consensus eluding the agitators over who should be made the interim prime minister.

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Siddaramaiah stirs row over promise to rename Shivajinagar Metro Station after St Mary

Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah’s proposal to name a new metro station in Bengaluru’s Shivajinagar after St Mary has stirred major controversy. The BJP has strongly criticised the move, accusing the Congress-led government of disrespecting the Maratha icon Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj for the sake of political appeasement.

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Longest Rail Tunnels in India: Rishikesh-Karnaprayag route completed, check others in the list

In a significant development for infrastructure boost in Uttarakhand, India’s longest rail tunnel, running for 14.57 km between Janasu and Devprayag, is completed. The credit for the successful completion of the competition of the project is being attributed to the tunnel boring machine (TBM) operators, who are said to have worked day and night through the difficult, unforgiving terrain of the Himalayan territory. 

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Hope peace and stability return soon: China’s first reaction on Gen Z protests in Nepal

The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Wednesday expressed concern over the violence in Nepal and exhibited hope for the swift restoration of peace. Hailing the relations between the two nations, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China, Mao Ning, said that Beijing was hopeful Nepal will handle the domestic crisis effectively and that stability will be restored.

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Why France has been gripped with violent protests? Political instability or public anger?

Protesters blocked roads, lit fires and clashed with police tear gas on Wednesday in Paris and other cities across France, aiming to put pressure on President Emmanuel Macron by giving his new prime minister a fiery test.

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From embarrassing exit to World Champions, India’s performance in last five T20 multi-nation events

India open their Asia Cup 2025 campaign against UAE as their road to the T20 World Cup defence begins with the continental event. Suryakumar Yadav will be looking to stamp his authority as captain in his first major tournament after being highly impressive in his role since Rohit Sharma stepped down after winning the World Cup in 2024.

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What is Chagas disease? Know causes, symptoms, and kissing bug connection

Many types of diseases keep making people their victims all over the world. Chagas disease is one of them, which is a dangerous disease.

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Nepal protests: Sushila Karki, former chief justice, named by Gen-Z to lead interim government

Nepal protests: Sushila Karki, former chief justice, named by Gen-Z to lead interim government.

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Shubhanshu Shukla inspires students with lessons from space, shares 7 principles of success

Astronaut Shubhanshu Shukla recently shared lessons from his space mission and urged the graduating students of Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam Technical University (AKTU) to actively contribute to building a “fearless, ambitious, and unstoppable India”. Shukla was earlier awarded an honorary Doctor of Science (DSc) degree at the university’s convocation ceremony.

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