Highlights: India name squad for Test series against Aus; pacer Harshit Rana gets maiden call up

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Harshit Rana. Photo: Sportzpics

India has announced their squad for the upcoming 5-match Border Gavaskar Test series in Australia. Pacer Harshit Rana has got his maiden call up while spinner Kuldeep Yadav has been kept away due to a groin injury. Apart from that, Axar patel has been dropped while Nitin Kumar Reddy has been selected as a bowling all-rounder.

Spinner Axar Patel dropped from Test squad while Kuldeep Yadav misses Australia tour with groin injury.

Modi, Scholz unequivocally condemned terrorism, violent extremism in all forms and manifestations, states India-Germany joint statement.

Police custody of nine accused in Baba Siddique murder case extended till October 26 by Mumbai court.

The disengagement at the two friction points at Demchok and Depsang in Ladakh's Eastern Sector is planned to be completed by October 28 and 29, news agency PTI reported citing sources.

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited has recorded a 72% fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,297 crore for the second quarter of the financial year.

Addressing the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the confidence that Germany has expressed in India's skilled manpower is amazing as the European nation has decided to increase visas for the skilled Indian workforce from 20,000 to 90,000.

Odisha Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi on Monday announced that there has been no human casualty in the severe cyclonic storm Dana which made landfall in the coast on Thursday night.

The disengagement of troops has begun at the two friction points in Demchok and Depsang Plains in Eastern Ladakh sector, days after India and China reached an agreement to end the standoff between the armies of the two countries. The Indian troops have started pulling back equipment to rear locations in the respective areas, according to officials.

One tent on each side and some temporary structures have been dismantled in the area, with the Chinese soldiers retreating to the east side of the Nala.

President Droupadi Murmu has appointed Justice Sanjiv Khanna as the next Chief Justice of India after Chief Justice DY Chandrachud named him his successor. The announcement was made by Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Thursday evening. "In exercise of the power conferred by the Constitution of India, Hon'ble President, after consultation with Hon'ble Chief Justice of India, is pleased to appoint Shri Justice Sanjiv Khanna, Judge of the Supreme Court of India as Chief Justice of India with effect from 11th November, 2024," Meghwal wrote on X.

Search Operations continued on Friday morning in Baramulla following the firefight between the Indian Army and terrorists last night. Two Indian Army soldiers and two civilian porters were killed after terrorists attacked a military vehicle in Baramulla. One soldier and one porter are injured and undergoing treatment, Indian Army officials said. In an intial post on X, the Srinagar-based Chinar corps said that, "A brief firefight took place between Indian Army and terrorists in general area Butapathri, Baramulla. During the firefight two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care." In a subsequent update, the Chinar Corps said, "During the firefight two soldiers and two porters have suffered injuries and have been evacuated for medical care. Operation in progress."

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Karnataka pacer Vyshak Vijaykumar, Punjab batter Ramandeep Singh picked in Indian T20I squad for SA tour

Karnataka pacer Vyshak Vijaykumar, Punjab batter Ramandeep Singh picked in Indian T20I squad for SA tour.

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Both sides committed to promoting free, open, inclusive, peaceful & prosperous Indo-Pacific: Ind-Ger statement

Both sides committed to promoting free, open, inclusive, peaceful and prosperous Indo-Pacific: India-Germany joint statement

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Hard-working poor people robbed of dreams due to falling incomes, rising inflation: Rahul Gandhi

Hard-working poor people have been robbed of their dreams due to falling incomes and rising inflation, and new schemes that will allow them to take home savings are needed, Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi said on Friday as he interacted with a barber at a shop here.

Gandhi shared a video on X of his visit to the barber shop in Uttam Nagar's Prajapat Colony. He was seen in the clip enquiring about the barber's problems while getting his beard trimmed.

"'There is nothing left!' These four words of Ajit Bhai and his tears tell the story of every hard-working poor and middle-class person of India today. From barbers to cobblers, potters to carpenters -- falling incomes and rising inflation have robbed the working class of their dreams of having their own shops, houses and even self-respect," the former Congress president said in his post.

What is needed now are modern solutions and new schemes that will increase incomes and bring back savings, Gandhi said.

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PM Modi, Scholz express deepest concern over war in Ukraine, tragic humanitarian consequences: Joint statement

PM Modi, German Chancellor Scholz express deepest concern over war in Ukraine, its tragic humanitarian consequences: Joint statement

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People affiliated with BJP tried to attack Kejriwal during padyatra: AAP

People affiliated with the BJP tried to attack AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal Friday evening during his padyatra in West Delhi's Vikaspuri, the city's ruling party alleged.

AAP leader Saurabh Bharadwaj made the claim and said it was a "cowardly" attempt by the BJP.

It was done because Kejriwal is going among the masses and is getting their love and affection, he charged.

"We want to make it clear that if Kejriwal faces any danger to his life or any harm is done to him, only the BJP will be responsible for it," he alleged.

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'Do they get free power in UP, Haryana?' Kejriwal asks people at rally

AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal on Friday asked the Delhi residents to call their natives in BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, and Haryana and ask them if they get round-the-clock electricity like they get in the national capital.

Kejriwal made the remark while addressing a gathering in west Delhi's Vikas Puri as part of the party's ongoing 'padyatra'.

The former Delhi chief minister hardsold the Delhi government's free schemes like electricity, water and bus rides for women in the city.

"Call your people in UP, Haryana, Rajasthan, or Bihar and ask if your relatives are getting free electricity for 24 hours," he asked a gathering.

"If the BJP comes to power, there will be 10-hour power cuts in Delhi also. So do not vote for the BJP even by mistake," Kejriwal said.

The AAP chief was accompanied by local MLA Mahinder Yadav.

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No proposal from RIL, says techie who is ready to sell JioHotstar domain at 1/10 of asking price

The anonymous techie, who has registered the JioHotstar domain, is willing to sell it to Reliance Industries at one-tenth of the original asking price but is yet to receive any proposal from billionaire Mukesh Ambani-led conglomerate.

The Delhi-based app developer -- who has been grabbing social media attention for his unique demand to fund his higher studies by selling the JioHotstar domain, following the merger deal of media assets of Reliance and India business of Walt Disney -- wants to avoid a legal battle with the corporate giant and hopes that a compassionate stand would be taken.

In a response to PTI query on mail @Jiohotstar, the ID mentioned on the viral post, the anonymous techie said: "I haven't received any reply and proposal from reliance".

"I don't think they intend to pay in my case as well. I would be extremely happy if they do," he said in the reply.

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Satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil's Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland

New satellite analysis shows wildfires in Brazil's Amazon in 2024 have destroyed an area the size of Switzerland, reports AP

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Baby Ariha Shah case was raised in Modi-Scholz talks: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri

Baby Ariha Shah case was raised in Modi-Scholz talks, says foreign secretary Vikram Misri.

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India's success in field of digital inclusion has surprised the world, says President Murmu in Raipur.

India's success in field of digital inclusion has surprised the world, says President Murmu in Raipur. She added that tech use in healthcare rising; students from both sectors (engineering and health) must take interdisciplinary approach.

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Ready to engage with Centre to resolve Kashmir issue: Hurriyat chief Mirwaiz Umar Farooq

Hurriyat Conference chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq has stated that the separatist amalgam is ready to engage with the BJP-led Centre for the resolution of the "Kashmir issue." He was addressing the Friday congregation at the Jamia Masjid in the city's Nowhatta area. The mirwaiz said at the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself spoke about dialogue and diplomacy as the means for settling conflicts and not war.

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Sena (UBT) MP Sanjay Raut granted bail in defamation case

The Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut had appealed in a sessions court against his conviction in the defamation case filed by BJP leader Medha Somaiya,

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Disengagement between India, China at Demchok, Depsang to be completed by Oct 28-29, says report

Patrolling along LAC to begin once disengagement over; both sides to move troops, dismantle temporary structures, news agency PTI reported citing sources.

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