Australia's rivalry with India intensified when Virat Kohli collided with 19-year-old batter Sam Konstas during the fourth test at Melbourne. The incident sparked a heated exchange until Usman Khawaja intervened. Australia, who went into lunch at 112-1, saw Konstas score a memorable 60 on debut. Both teams made changes as they seek to secure a series lead.
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At least 10 terrorists and an army captain in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa's Dera Ismail Khan district were killed in a military encounter. The operation was launched following intelligence reports of terrorist presence. Pakistan's military seized a large cache of ammunition. This follows a surge in terror attacks since the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan in 2021.
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A Canada-based smuggler known as 'Babuji' is allegedly involved in organizing a fatal crossing that caused the drowning of a Gujarati family in the St Lawrence river, aiming for the US. The Chaudhari family from Mehsana were victims in a human trafficking operation that has been linked to a wider network smuggling Indians into the US.
Former Chief Election Commissioner S Y Quraishi has strongly condemned BJP MP Nishikant Dubey's communal remarks, denouncing it as an attempt to exploit religion for divisive politics. Quraishi defended his tenure and commitment to secularism, emphasizing that individuals should be valued for their contributions, not their religious identity.
US Customs and Border Protection has issued new guidelines exempting specific technology devices and components from reciprocal tariffs initiated by President Trump. This decision offers relief to tech companies like Apple, which manufactures a significant portion of its products in China. The exemptions include laptops, semiconductors, and data storage devices, potentially mitigating the impact of previous tariff threats.
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