England rope in uncapped wicketkeeper-batter to replace Cox for remainder of NZ series – World News Network
Cox fractured his thumb during a warm-up fixture in Queenstown and was subsequently ruled out of the series, with batter Ollie Pope taking the gloves for the first Test in Christchurch with regular keeper Jamie Smith away on paternity leave.
Army Chief reviews operational preparedness, lauds indigenous innovations at Southern Command – World News Network
COAS Dwivedi interacted with innovators and industry representatives, praising their initiatives and stressing the importance of innovation in tackling modern military challenges.
“Hope CM takes lessons from debacles of last tenure” : BJP’s Pratul Shah Deo ahead of Hemant Soren’s swearing-in – World News Network
"Last 5 years of his tenure were marked by corruption, allegations and scams, the CM himself had to go to jail, his number two of the cabinet, Alamgir Alam is still in prison so we hope CM takes lessons from the debacles of his last tenure," he told ANI.
Stokes terms World Test Championship “utterly confusing”, says England does not think about it – World News Network
The skipper's comments came ahead of the opening Test against New Zealand of the Thorpe-Crowe Trophy. In the WTC 2023-25 race, England is ranked sixth, while Kiwis are placed two spots above at fourth. England finished fourth in the previous WTC cycle, and this time around as well, they have…
Indian Navy prepares disaster response plan for Cyclone Fengal relief operations – World News Network
The Eastern Naval Command, in coordination with Headquarters Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (HQTN&P), has activated a robust disaster response mechanism to mitigate the cyclone's potential effects.
NIA raids 22 places across 6 states in human trafficking case – World News Network
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at 22 locations across six states on Thursday in connection with a human trafficking case.