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Allahbad HC calls DU graduate’s five-month NSA detention a ‘concocted story by state’

The Allahabad High Court has quashed the National Security Act detention of student-activist Aakriti Chaudhary, who spent five months in custody after being accused of instigating violence at the Noida workers’ protest in April. The bench of Justices Atul Sreedharan and Achal Sachdev called her arrest a “concocted story by the state” and directed her […]

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Narendra Hirwani looked unstoppable after his first four Tests. Then came the struggle

Narendra Hirwani’s Test career began with one of the most extraordinary debuts in Indian cricket. At just 19, the leg-spinner returned match figures of 16 for 136 against the West Indies in Madras, taking eight wickets in each innings. He also dismissed Viv Richards twice as India won by 255 runs. The start was followed

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BCCI to review India’s away struggles, injury crisis with Gambhir, Agarkar and Laxman

The BCCI is set to review India’s recent struggles away from home, along with the team’s growing fitness concerns, with coach Gautam Gambhir, chief selector Ajit Agarkar and Centre of Excellence head VVS Laxman scheduled to meet the board in Mumbai on Thursday. The meeting comes after a difficult stretch for Indian cricket. India was

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Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s record book: Milestones behind his extraordinary rise

At just 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has already built a record list that would be remarkable for a player several years into an international career. From becoming the youngest batter to score a T20 century to rewriting a 57-year-old Duleep Trophy record, the teenager has continued to break age and speed milestones across formats. His first

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Messi and Argentina: The love story that changed international football forever

Lionel Messi’s relationship with Argentina was built over two decades, and for much of that time, it seemed to ask more of him than it gave back. When Messi first emerged for Argentina, the comparison with Diego Maradona was almost unavoidable. Maradona had led the country to the 1986 World Cup, and Messi inherited the

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Pakistan hits reset button after Lord’s defeat as PCB makes sweeping changes

Pakistan has responded to a disastrous England tour with a sweeping overhaul of their Test setup, releasing seven players and making changes to the coaching staff ahead of the third Test in Birmingham. The shake-up follows Pakistan’s 194-run defeat at Lord’s, which gave England an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-Test series. It was Pakistan’s

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SBI’s RTI reply shows ₹1.52 lakh crore written off for borrowers owing over ₹100 crore

A fresh RTI response from State Bank of India (SBI) has put a figure on the scale of loan write-offs involving some of the bank’s largest borrowers. Between FY2016-17 and FY2025-26, SBI wrote off ₹1,51,857 crore in loans belonging to borrowers who owed more than ₹100 crore each. The bank has recovered only ₹20,838 crore

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Duleep Trophy: Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’s 92 in Semi Final shows his red-ball game is evolving

At 15, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi is still figuring out the demands of first-class cricket, and his 92 in the Duleep Trophy semi-final against Central Zone offered perhaps the clearest indication yet of how quickly that process is unfolding. The seven fours and seven sixes immediately stood out, but Sooryavanshi’s 81-ball innings was shaped just as much

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England seals series as Pakistan’s Test crisis deepens at Lord’s

England secured a 2-0 series lead with a commanding 194-run victory over Pakistan at Lord’s on Sunday, wrapping up the contest with a Test to spare. Chasing 389 for victory, Pakistan’s innings unravelled almost immediately. Ollie Robinson removed Azan Awais and Abdullah Shafique before Jofra Archer dismissed captain Babar Azam, leaving Pakistan reeling at 14/3.

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Nepal asked China for Glacier Data three Months before the deadly Floods

Three months before deadly flash floods struck along the Nepal-Tibet border, Nepal had already asked China for information on glacier movements and other risks that could help authorities prepare for extreme events. Nepali and Chinese officials met in Kathmandu on May 27 to discuss cooperation on floods, weather and glacier-related hazards. The meeting involved 10

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