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Former India batting coach Sanjay Bangar has predicted that pacer Anshul Kamboj is likely to be left out of India’s playing XI for the final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy against England, starting July 31 at The Oval. India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir recently confirmed that all fast bowlers in the squad are fit, which could make it challenging for Kamboj to retain his spot. Kamboj made his Test debut in the previous match at Manchester but picked up only one wicket. His pace and match readiness drew criticism, with many pointing out that he may have been rushed into…

A 49-year-old journalist and author living in Bengaluru lost Rs 55 lakh in 73 days after fraudsters who offered him high-paying jobs tricked him into transferring money in the name of registration fees, processing charges, and Goods and Services Tax, the police said on Wednesday. According to the cyber police, who have registered a case and are investigating, the resident of Kasavanahalli in Bengaluru filed a complaint on Tuesday stating that he had registered on Naukri.com and received a call asking him to register on the Indeed job portal. The fraudsters used spoofed numbers and email addresses, including indeed1008@ybl, punkajs.indeed@gmail.com,…

An exercise carried out by the Special Investigation Team to excavate remains of bodies allegedly buried around the temple town of Dharmasthala failed to make headway for the second consecutive day on Wednesday, officials said, even as the DGP-rank officer heading the SIT was made eligible for central deputation. On Wednesday, the SIT dug up four locations identified by the whistleblower in the case, a former sanitation worker. He stated in a complaint filed earlier this month that he had been forced by his superiors to bury bodies of alleged sexual assault and murder victims in the forests surrounding the…

What is the future of cars? For one thing, after substantial government support and poaching of top Western talent, China’s car industry is about to dominate globally with charging rates, ranges, luxury design, technology, and sheer volumes. Moreover, it’s no longer content with serving its own enormous market as Chinese brands make serious inroads across Australia and Europe.In May, it was reported that, for the first time, Chinese automaker BYD sold more cars in Europe than Tesla in the previous month. Meanwhile in the US, the affordable car is about to go extinct. With President Donald Trump’s back-and-forth tariffs, it…

Just a few days after his team battled to a hard-earned draw at Old Trafford in Manchester, India head coach Gautam Gambhir found himself in a confrontation of a different kind. On Tuesday, during India’s first training session at The Oval ahead of the final Test against England, Gambhir was seen yelling at a heavyset man who was later identified as Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis. In video footage captured by Indian media on tour, Gambhir can be heard shouting, you don’t tell us what we need to do and later using unparliamentary language. Batting coach Sitanshu Kotak later explained…

New Delhi: Emphasising that terrorism is nearing its ‘decline’ in India, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said in his Rajya Sabha address Wednesday that Hindus “can never be terrorists”. Coming down heavily on the Congress during the discussion on the Pahalgam massacre and Operation Sindoor, Shah said the Congress gave away a portion of Kashmir to Pakistan, but the Narendra Modi-led government will get it back. “Congress party’s lenient policies and approach of appeasement allowed terrorism to grow and thrive in the country. Fortunately, we now have leadership that responds with decisive actions, deploying a BrahMos missile, rather than relying…

BRASILIA, Brazil — President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of Brazil is outraged.President Donald Trump is trying to push around his nation of 200 million, dangling 50% tariffs as a threat, Lula said in an interview. And yet, he added, the U.S. president is ignoring his government’s offers to talk.“Be sure that we are treating this with the utmost seriousness. But seriousness does not require subservience,” the Brazilian president said. “I treat everyone with great respect. But I want to be treated with respect.”Lula granted his first interview to The New York Times in 13 years Tuesday, in part because…

LONDON (AP) — A technical issue briefly caused flight delays in Britain on Wednesday before engineers were able to restore the system, the air traffic control operator said.The National Air Traffic Service, or NATS, said the glitch happened at its control center at Swanwick, southwest of London, and required the service to limit the number of aircraft flying to ensure safety. Gatwick Airport said the issue affected outbound flights across the U.K. Some inbound flights were put into holding patterns or diverted.About 20 minutes after issuing an initial alert, the agency said engineers had fixed the problem and that it…

The highly anticipated fifth and final Test of the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025 at The Oval is set for a dramatic turn, with the pitch conditions sparking fresh debate. Indian journalist Sandipan Banerjee has revealed that the Oval surface, traditionally known for aiding pace and bounce, currently has a healthy covering of grass. This revelation comes amidst swirling speculation that India’s head coach Gautam Gambhir’s recent verbal spat with Oval pitch curator Lee Fortis might have inadvertently cost the visitors a more batting-friendly surface. While it can also be assumed that the green top is provided to stop India from playing…

The police investigating the alleged theft of cryptocurrency worth $44 million from CoinDCX, a cryptocurrency exchange operated by Bengaluru-based Neblio Technologies, said on Wednesday that hackers had installed malware on a company laptop used by Rahul Agarwal, an employee of the firm they have arrested over the crime. The police said the hackers installed malware on the pretext of giving Agarwal, a Jharkhand native who had worked with CoinDCX for the past three years, a part-time job. In a police complaint filed on July 22, Hardeep Singh, Vice-President, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Neblio Technologies, said that someone hacked into…