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Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner are set to clash in the men’s singles final at Wimbledon 2025 on Sunday, July 13, on the iconic Centre Court at the All England Club. This highly anticipated encounter brings together two of the brightest stars in modern tennis for another chapter in their thrilling rivalry. Sinner will be aiming to capture his first Wimbledon title after delivering a stunning straight-sets victory over 24-time Grand Slam champion Novak Djokovic in the semifinals. The Italian has shown dominant form throughout the tournament and now stands on the cusp of history. Alcaraz, on the other hand,…

In 1994, Dr Vijayalakshmi Deshmane stood in the hallowed halls of Kidwai Memorial Cancer Hospital, Bengaluru, facing a room of sceptical male colleagues. As the first woman professor at the institute, she was met with raised eyebrows and murmurs questioning her place in the male-dominated world of surgical oncology.Undeterred, she recalled her father’s words from childhood, “Vijay, put up a surgeon’s board at our house.” With a scalpel in hand and resolve in her heart, she silenced doubters by performing flawless surgeries, earning the nickname ‘Kittur Rani Chennamma’ for her fierce determination. This marked a transformative journey that culminated in…

ENG vs IND: Day 3 of the third Test between India and England at Lord’s wasn’t just about the cricketing action it also delivered one of the most humorous moments of the series, courtesy of Rishabh Pant’s on-field exchange with England opener Ben Duckett. Pant-Duckett Banter Caught on Stump Mic During the morning session, with Pant batting slower than usual, Duckett cheekily asked the Indian wicketkeeper-batter: “Just batting for the draw?” Pant was quick to respond: “Same like you?” Duckett’s surprise admission “Yeah” led to laughter all around, with the England opener also adding: “That’s me playing on Day 1.” …

With the Bihar Assembly elections due in a few months, the criticism of the Nitish Kumar-led NDA government’s handling of law and order has intensified. Besides the Opposition Mahagathbandhan leaders, some leaders of even the ruling coalition are now expressing concerns over the “deteriorating” law and order situation in the state following several recent murder incidents.On Saturday, referring to such killings, Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) chief and Union Minister Chirag Paswan, a key NDA ally, slammed the Nitish government. “Bihari ab aur kitni hatyaon ki bhet chadhenge? Samajh se pare hai ki Bihar Police ki zimmedari kya hai? (How…

Shubman Gill’s fiery reaction to Zak Crawley’s apparent time-wasting tactics near the close of day three at Lord’s led to an intense on-field moment that drew sharp criticism from former England batter Jonathan Trott. The heated exchange occurred after India matched England’s first-innings total of 387. With around six minutes left on the clock following the innings break, India hoped to deliver two overs before stumps. However, Zak Crawley took a considerable amount of time to prepare for Jasprit Bumrah’s opening delivery. He also walked down the pitch after the second delivery and pulled away twice before the third, taking…

England: Women with type 2 diabetes are nearly twice as likely as men to have undetected heart damage, according to a new study by Leicester researchers. The research is one of the most detailed investigations into coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) to uncover sex-specific risk patterns in people with no signs of heart disease. CMD is a form of early, silent heart damage caused by impaired blood flow in the heart’s smallest vessels. Using advanced MRI scans and data taken from four studies conducted at the NIHR Leicester Biomedical Research Centre (BRC), researchers found that 46% of the women with type…

PatnaJul 13, 2025 10:24 IST First published on: Jul 13, 2025 at 08:00 IST Share TWO days after the Supreme Court’s suggestion that the Election Commission include Aadhaar, ration card and voter ID in the list of documents in its intensive revision in Bihar, state Chief Electoral Officer Vinod Singh Gunjiyal, 2007 batch IAS officer, spoke to The Indian Express. Excerpts: The deadline is 13 days away. We found widespread confusion, anxiety among voters. How are you placed? People hardly have a measure of the work we had… from printing of enumeration forms to its distribution, our staff are working…

A day after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s (EC) controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the poll panel wrote to Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all other states on July 5, directing them to begin preparations for a similar exercise — this time with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date, The Sunday Express has learned.The qualifying date mentioned in the letter indicates that while the nationwide exercise may start soon, a final timeline for the rest of the country is yet to be decided — though the aim…

India were comfortably placed at 247 for 3 as Shoaib Bashir prepared to bowl the final over before lunch on Saturday. However, just three deliveries later, Rishabh Pant was run out in a moment of self-destruction. Following the lunch break, KL Rahul, who had just become the second Indian to feature more than once on the Lord’s Honours Board, edged one to the keeper, giving Bashir his only wicket. In a matter of minutes, India slipped to 254 for 5 after having dominated the session by scoring 103 runs in 22.3 overs until Pant’s dismissal. Notably, India ended up scoring…

A day after a petition was filed in the Supreme Court challenging the Election Commission’s (EC) controversial Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls in Bihar, the poll panel wrote to Chief Electoral Officers (CEOs) of all other states on July 5, directing them to begin preparations for a similar exercise — this time with January 1, 2026, as the qualifying date.The qualifying date mentioned in the letter indicates that while the nationwide exercise may start soon, a final timeline for the rest of the country is yet to be decided — though the aim is to include everyone who…