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South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi Final: AFG opt to bat first vs SA in Trinidad

South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Score, T20 World Cup 2024 Semi Final Match Today:  Afghanistan skipper Rashid Khan won the toss and opted to bat first against Aiden Markram’s South Africa in the semifinal of the T20 World Cup 2024 at the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba in Trinidad.Afghanistan on the other hand were the second best team from Group C, defeating New Zealand, Uganda and Papua New Guinea. In Super-8, Afghanistan beat Australia for the first time across formats before qualifying for the semifinals following a win over Bangladesh. Neither South Africa nor Afghanistan have made it to the T20 World Cup final before. In the second semifinal, India will play England on Thursday, starting 8:00 PM at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The game will be a repeat of the 2022 T20 World Cup ...
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North Korea Says Successfully Conducted Multiple-Warhead Missile Test

North Korea claimed to have successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, according to state-run KCNA news agency Thursday. Pyongyang "successfully conducted the separation and guidance control test of individual mobile warheads" on Wednesday," KCNA reported, adding that the "separated mobile warheads were guided correctly to the three coordinate targets." "The test is aimed at securing the MIRV capability," it said, referring to multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle technology -- or, the ability to fire multiple warheads on a single ballistic missile. The statement came a day after South Korea's military said the North had test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion. The missile took off from an a...
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North Korea Says Successfully Conducted Multiple-Warhead Missile Test

North Korea claimed to have successfully tested its multiple-warhead missile capability, according to state-run KCNA news agency Thursday. Pyongyang "successfully conducted the separation and guidance control test of individual mobile warheads" on Wednesday," KCNA reported, adding that the "separated mobile warheads were guided correctly to the three coordinate targets." "The test is aimed at securing the MIRV capability," it said, referring to multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle technology -- or, the ability to fire multiple warheads on a single ballistic missile. The statement came a day after South Korea's military said the North had test-fired what appeared to be a hypersonic missile on Wednesday, but the launch ended in a mid-air explosion. The missile took off from an a...
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BJP Veteran Lal Krishna Advani Admitted To AIIMS Delhi

 Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said. "He is stable and under observation," a source said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and is learnt to being treated by doctors from the Department of Urology. However, there was no immediate clarity on his ailment. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)  Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said.    
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BJP Veteran Lal Krishna Advani Admitted To AIIMS Delhi

 Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said. "He is stable and under observation," a source said. The 96-year-old former deputy prime minister has been admitted in the old private ward of the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) and is learnt to being treated by doctors from the Department of Urology. However, there was no immediate clarity on his ailment.  Veteran BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani was admitted to the AIIMS here late on Wednesday night, sources said.    
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Kerala Rains: Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut Today In 6 Districts

Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday in six districts in Kerala in view of the rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the state. The districts that have declared the holidays are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam and Wayanad. Meanwhile, all the professional exams which are scheduled for the day will not be cancelled. Some districts of Kerala have been receiving incessant rainfall for the last two days. The Regional Met Centre of Thiruvananthapuram has issued an orange alert for the districts of Wayanad and Kannur, while a yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Kasaragode, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki and Ernakulam. Earlier on Wednesday, an orange alert was issued for eight districts, including W...
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Kerala Rains: Schools, Colleges To Remain Shut Today In 6 Districts

Schools and colleges will remain closed on Thursday in six districts in Kerala in view of the rain alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the state. The districts that have declared the holidays are Pathanamthitta, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Idukki, Ernakulam and Wayanad. Meanwhile, all the professional exams which are scheduled for the day will not be cancelled. Some districts of Kerala have been receiving incessant rainfall for the last two days. The Regional Met Centre of Thiruvananthapuram has issued an orange alert for the districts of Wayanad and Kannur, while a yellow alert has been issued for the districts of Kasaragode, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thrissur, Idukki and Ernakulam. Earlier on Wednesday, an orange alert was issued for eight districts, including W...
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India must aim to lower cost of access to space: Isro chief | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Isro chairman S Somanath on Wednesday said that India must aim to lower the cost of access to space as it could boost small satellite launches and attract new participants in the space sector.At the third Annual India Space Congress (ISC) 2024 here, which saw the participation of delegates from over 300 global space organisations and 30 countries, the Isro chief said, “Bringing down the cost of access to space is a global trend, and India must also look at it.Space can never be solely for business and economy; it must inspire generations to innovate for humanity.” he said. “Isro has created significant space capability and talent in the country. It’s time for new actors to scale India’s space operations,” he added.The Isro chief also said that there is not enough internal dem...
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Coup attempt in Bolivia fails as president urges people to mobilize against democracy threat

Military police block entry to Plaza Murillo in La Paz, Bolivia, Wednesday, June 26, 2024. Armored vehicles rammed into the doors of government palace located in Plaza Murillo, on Wednesday, as President Luis Arce said the country faced an attempted coup. | Photo Credit: AP Armoured vehicles rammed the doors of Bolivia’s government palace Wednesday in an apparent coup attempt against President Luis Arce, but he vowed to stand firm and named a new army commander who ordered troops to stand down. The soldiers later pulled back as supporters of Arce waved Bolivian flags and cheered in a central square.In a video of Arce surrounded by ministers in the palace, the Bolivian leader said: "Here we are, firm in Casa Grande, to confront any coup attempt. We need the Bolivian people to organize.”...
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AI doomerism has quietened down: Infosys chairman Nilekani – Times of India

BENGALURU: Infosys chairman Nandan Nilekani has dismissed the possibility of a single dominant GenAI model overshadowing others, even as a new generation of AI applications and services emerges. Speaking at the company's 43rd annual general meeting, held virtually on Wednesday, Nilekani said, "As we look at the larger business environment, we are now into the second year of the GenAI revolution, and the initial AI doomerism has quietened down.People have accepted that, like any other general-purpose technology - be it electricity, nuclear energy, the internet, or even a discovery like fire - GenAI has enormous potential for good when advanced within the guardrails of responsibility. It is also clear that there won't be a scenario where we'll have 'one model to rule them all'."According ...
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Isro’s arm NSIL to launch largest-ever Australian sat with its new rocket | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Australian-Indian in-space servicing arm Space Machines Company has signed a launch service agreement with Isro’s commercial arm NewSpace India Ltd (NSIL) for the launch of second Optimus spacecraft weighing 450kg, the largest Australian-designed and -built spacecraft so far.Slated for a launch on board NSIL’s new mini rocket Small Satellite Launch Vehicle in 2026, this mission, named Space MAITRI (Mission for Australia-India’s Technology, Research and Innovation), will mark a defining moment for both nations in the area of space collaboration.The mission will address the problem of increasing levels of space debris around Earth, which endanger both future space ventures and astronaut safety.Space MAITRI is assisted by an $8.5 million grant from the Australian Space Agency, a...
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Man given life term for killing neighbour in 2017 during robbery – Times of India

KANPUR: A Kanpur court on Wednesday awarded life imprisonment to a youth for the murder of his neighbour and robbery at her house seven years ago when he was barely 19. According to police records, 52-year-old Nisha Kejriwal's body was found lying in a pool of blood inside her house on July 12, 2017. Picking up clues on the basis of eyewitness accounts, police managed to establish the presence of Nisha's neighbour Aditya Narayan Singh at the crime scene. It was thereafter established that he had murdered the woman for robbery. Nisha was alone at home when Aditya struck as her husband Arun Kejriwal and son were at their shop and her daughter was in school, said officials.Additional sessions judge Azad Singh also observed in his order that the investigation officer, Rajan Kumar Rawat, had...
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Veteran diplomat, ex-foreign secy Muchkund Dubey dies | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Veteran diplomat and former foreign secretary Muchkund Dubey, 90, died from heart-related complications at Delhi's Fortis Hospital on Wednesday.Dubey joined Jawaharlal Nehru University as a professor after retirement and held the position of Council for Social Development president.Dubey is survived by his wife and two daughters. His last rites will be performed at Delhi's Lodhi Road Crematorium on Thursday at 4pm.Born in 1933 in Jharkhand's Deoghar (then in undivided Bihar), Dubey studied economics at Patna, Oxford and New York universities.He joined foreign services in 1957, and served as India's high commissioner to Bangladesh, as permanent representative to UN in Geneva, and as Indian member on UNESCO executive board.His research interest covered world economy, internatio...
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Nawazuddin Siddiqui regrets his past marijuana smoking habit: ‘I was caught in the wrong company’ | Hindi Movie News – Times of India

Nawazuddin Siddiqui recently opened up about his past habits of smoking marijuana and said that he regrets it. During the podcast of Ranveer Allahbadia, when Nawaz was asked if has ever gotten into smoking marijuana, the actor revealed that he initially became addicted to smoking because of the wrong company he kept in his earlier days. He admitted that hanging out with wrong people made him addicted.Later, he realized that the smoking habit was wrong. Professionally, Nawazuddin Siddiqui is widely regarded as one of the finest performers in Indian cinema, consistently showcasing his acting prowess. Known for his versatility, he has impressed audiences with his roles across various genres. Recently seen in the OTT film 'Haddi,' Nawazuddin is set to captivate viewers with his upcoming dig...
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CDS: India’s nuclear trajectory based on ‘no first-use’ principle | India News – Times of India

NEW DELHI: Noting that the threat from nuclear weapons has once again occupied centerstage in the geopolitical landscape, chief of defence staff General Anil Chauhan on Wednesday said that the "uniqueness" of India's nuclear trajectory is premised on the principle of "no first-use and massive retaliation".There is an urgent need for "a deeper thought, development of new doctrines, reimagining deterrence and safeguarding nuclear C4I2SR (command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, information, surveillance and reconnaissance) infrastructure", he said while addressing a seminar here on 'Nuclear Strategy: Contemporary Developments and Future Possibilities'.Delivering the keynote address on 'Nuclear Strategy: Contemporary Developments and Future Possibilities' at a seminar h...
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US Air Force soldier charged with kidnapping and raping minor in Japan – Times of India

A US Air Force soldier, aged 25, has been charged with kidnapping and raping a teenage girl under the age of 16 in Okinawa, Japan, where the largest American military base in the region is located, BBC reported.The alleged assault took place on December 24, and the soldier was identified through security camera footage after the girl's family reported the incident.He has been in the custody of Japanese authorities since late March.The case has reignited long-standing opposition to the US military presence in Okinawa, which hosts more than half of the 54,000 US soldiers serving in Japan. Sexual assault cases involving US service personnel have fueled anger in the past, with one of the most high-profile incidents occurring in 1995 when a 12-year-old girl was raped by three US service pers...
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Lightning kills 7 as storm lashes Western UP | India News – Times of India

BAREILLY/PILIBHIT/AGRA: Seven people - three minors, three farmers, and one woman - died and at least 11 suffered varying degrees of burns after being struck by lightning when storms lashed parts of western UP before dawn on Wednesday.Two siblings - Abhayraj, 6, and Anand, 10 - died, and two of their neighbours suffered severe burns while playing under a mango tree outside their home in Padri village in Kheri district on Wednesday morning.The injured children were taken to the district hospital in Lakhimpur city, where they are out of danger.The deceased's father, Tej Pal, a farmer, said, "We were home when it started raining. Our children, eagerly waiting for the showers, went out to play and enjoy the weather. They were hit by lightning while plucking mangoes. There was nothing I co...
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It’s time for India to reclaim its voice on Tibet

Tibetan girls perform in front of a U.S. congressional delegation at Dharamshala, Himachal Pradesh on June 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters The timing of the visit by a delegation of U.S. lawmakers to Dharamshala made it clear what it would be about. The delegation arrived just days after the passage of the ‘Promoting a Resolution to the Tibet-China Dispute Act’ in both Houses of U.S. Congress, which now awaits U.S. President Joe Biden’s signature. Both Democrat and Republican co-authors of the Bill were part of the delegation, invited by the Central Tibetan Administration that manages affairs of the Tibetan diaspora-in-exile worldwide, for a special facilitation. Given the circumstances, New Delhi would have been more than aware of the content of the speeches they would make, slammin...
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India is a very different team to that 2022 semifinal: England head coach Mott

India’s approach with the bat now is drastically different to what it was in the 2022 T20 World Cup, England head coach Matthew Mott. File | Photo Credit: PETER CZIBORRA India's approach with the bat now is drastically different to what it was in the 2022 T20 World Cup semi-final and both teams will start Thursday's contest on an even keel, England head coach Matthew Mott said on Wednesday. England had annihilated India by 10 wickets in the semi-final at Adelaide two years ago before winning the trophy. India were criticised for their conservative approach back then but now they are playing as per the demands of the shortest format. "Probably the only thing that we've discussed is that we feel that they're a very different team to that semi-final. The way that they've approached it in ...
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Capital changes and changing prices in Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu addresses the first meeting of his Cabinet in Amaravati on June 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI The National Democratic Alliance (NDA)’s landslide victory in Andhra Pradesh is expected to give clarity to the real estate sector. The realtors, who were awaiting the results on June 4, are now planning investments and businesses more in Visakhapatnam and Amaravati than in other parts of the State. A correction in investments in Visakhapatnam is likely, while the real estate sector in Amaravati is expected to witness a sudden surge.The realtors in Amaravati and Visakhapatnam invested hundreds of crores of rupees between 2014 and 2023. During those 10 years, real estate growth was not natural either in Amaravati or Visakhapatnam. It was a bubb...
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BJP’s East Champaran zila parishad member shot dead, ‘land dispute’ suspected – Times of India

MOTIHARI: Three motorcycle-borne criminals shot dead member of East Champaran zila parishad and BJP functionary, Suresh Yadav (38), near Chandmari roundabout on Wednesday while he was coming out from Chandmari society complex. He was taken to a private nursing home where he was declared brought dead by the doctors. Police sent the body for postmortem to the sadar hospital.Police said prima facie land dispute appears to be the reason behind the killing. After getting information, SP Kantesh Kumar Mishra rushed to the spot and directed the police officers to scan the CCTV footage of nearby shops at Chanmari roundabout and other establishments to identify the assailants. The police recovered a motorcycle, which was used in the crime, as one of the assailants abandoned his bike and fled on ...
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T20 WC Live: Afghanistan take On South Africa In Battle For Final Spot

T20 World Cup 2024, Semi Final 1 LIVE Updates: The 1st semi-final of the T20 World Cup 2024 is here! It's South Africa vs Afghanistan! After a history-making effort in the Super 8, Afghanistan have proved that they are no longer the minnows of world cricket. On the other hand are South Africa, desperate to shed the 'chokers' tag and move into the final. South Africa have been one of the most consistent sides qualifying from the tougher group in Super 8. On the other hand, Afghanistan have defeated the likes of Australia and New Zealand on their way to the last four. (LIVE SCORECARD) Semi Final 1, T20 World Cup 2024 LIVE Updates: South Africa vs Afghanistan LIVE Score straight from Trinidad  Semi Final 1, T20 World Cup 2024 SA vs AFG LIVE Score: It's the first semi-final of the T20 World Cu...
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South Africa vs Afghanistan T20 WC Semi-Final: When And Where To Watch Live

South Africa vs Afghanistan Live Streaming T20 World Cup 2024 Live Telecast: Afghanistan take on South Africa on Thursday at Port of Spain, Trinidad with a place in the T20 World Cup 2024 up for grabs. While Afghanistan will make their first appearance at the semi-final of a major ICC event, South Africa have played semi-finals of the T20 World Cup in 2009 and 2014, respectively. It will be a chance for both teams to create history as a first-ever final in any Cricket World Cup across both white-ball formats is within touching distance. While South Africa have been unbeaten so far, Afghanistan's only blip came against the West Indies in the group stage. Their dream run has been buoyed by wins over New Zealand and Australia, and Afghanistan side will fancy themselves for causing another ups...
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Lightning Kills 5 In A Day In Odisha, Rs 4 Lakh Compensation Announced

As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha's Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near the village when the lightning struck. All three died on the spot, while two others sustained injuries in the lightning strike on Wednesday afternoon. In another incident, Suryakanti Kharsel (40) and her 18-year-old son Deepak from Chaulbanji village in Balangir district died due to a lightning strike while working in their paddy field. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased persons. The Chief Minister also wished a speedy recovery to the injured persons, as he ...
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Lightning Kills 5 In A Day In Odisha, Rs 4 Lakh Compensation Announced

As many as five persons died in lightning strikes in Odisha's Bargarh and Balangir districts on Wednesday. Sukhdev Banchor (58), Niroj Kumbhar (25), and Dhanurjya Nayak (45) from Dewandihi village in Bargarh district had taken shelter under a banyan tree near the village when the lightning struck. All three died on the spot, while two others sustained injuries in the lightning strike on Wednesday afternoon. In another incident, Suryakanti Kharsel (40) and her 18-year-old son Deepak from Chaulbanji village in Balangir district died due to a lightning strike while working in their paddy field. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi has announced a compensation of Rs 4 lakh each to the families of the deceased persons. The Chief Minister also wished a speedy recovery to the injured persons, as he ...
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Ira Khan shares mushy moments with her husband Nupur Shikhare – Watch video | – Times of India

Aamir Khan’s daughter Ira Khan has dropped a beautiful video of all the lovely moments with her husband, Nupur Shikhare. On Wednesday, June 26, night, Ira Khan took to her social media handle and shared some beautiful moments from her love story with Nupur Shikhare.From some random moments to them enjoying a swing in the park, and glimpses of their pre-wedding festivities, the video is all things love.The video also features a couple of their friends including Mithila Palkar. Ira Khan dropped the video on Instagram and wrote, “iPhone making cutie videos for me.”Watch the video here.Ira and Nupur got married in January, this year, 2024. After registering the marriage on January 3, they hosted a lavish wedding in Udaipur.Earlier this month Ira Khan dropped pictures from their wedding fest...
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