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Mitchell Starc of Australia (Getty Images) Mitchell Starc produced a devastating opening spell in Mackay on Saturday, ripping through Bangladesh’s top order to claim five wickets in the first session of the second Test and move past South African great Dale Steyn on the list of Test wicket-takers.Starc struck with the very first delivery of the match at the Great Barrier Reef Arena, removing opener Shadman Islam after a leading edge carried to gully. It was the fourth time the left-arm quick had taken a wicket with the opening ball of a Test.With Australia opting to bowl first after winning…

The authority will be headed by CM Devendra Fadnavis Mumbai: The state govt will set up a MahaCSR Authority with the CM as chairperson for more effective, transparent and coordinated use of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) funds in the state.At a meeting held at the Sahyadri state guest house on Friday Fadnavis said various initiatives in the field of CSR are currently being implemented at different levels and separately. Hence an authority is needed to provide a unified platform for them. The Higher and Technical Education Dept has already proposed providing “pocket money” to 12 lakh girl students studying in…

More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar were detained by Delhi Police on Friday. NEW DELHI: More than 50 protesters who had gathered at Jantar Mantar demanding changes to India’s reservation system were detained by cops Friday.While hundreds had gathered through the day, the situation escalated around 7.30pm as several protesters who remained at the spot beyond the prescribed time of 4pm began raising slogans. This prompted the deployment of additional Delhi Police personnel and Rapid Action Force.Police said most protesters had left after the demonstration ended, but several remained at the spot despite repeated requests to…

Bengaluru: A key witness in the ongoing trial in one of the rape cases registered against former MP Prajwal Revanna told the special court that she received threatening phone calls after recording her evidence and expressed fear for her safety and that of her son.On July 6, the 43-year-old social worker from Holenarasipura in Hassan district was examined as prosecution witness.Taking note of her statement, the court directed the SIT chief, additional director general of police, CID, to look into the alleged threats and submit a report on the next date of hearing.The witness reportedly told the court that if…

In a statement, Lingamaneni Ramesh expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and said the incident was “deeply unfortunate and heartbreaking.” HYDERABAD: Andhra Pradesh Rajya Sabha MP and Jana Sena Party leader Lingamaneni Ramesh has said his son Lingamaneni Sanjush is fully cooperating with authorities in the investigation into the August 16 road accident in Hyderabad that claimed the life of a 26-year-old woman.In a statement issued on Friday, Ramesh expressed condolences to the family of the deceased and said the incident was “deeply unfortunate and heartbreaking.”He urged people not to speculate about the circumstances of the accident, stressing…

We inherited a system that was riddled with corruption, says minister R Nirmalkumar Chennai: Former electricity minister V Senthilbalaji and incumbent minister R Nirmalkumar traded barbs in the Assembly on Friday over complaints of inflated power bills, defunct officials’ contact numbers and alleged lapses in power infrastructure development.The argument started when Coimbatore South MLA Senthilbalaji started pointing out that minister Nirmalkumar and TNPDCL officials were making contradictory statements over complaints of erratic power bills. “The minister said that the complaints were few, TNPDCL chairman and managing director said 3.7 lakh services were found to have recorded high consumption,” he said.He…

He met senior executives of Kyndryl, BlackRock and Holtec International Gandhinagar: On the fifth day of his US tour to promote Vibrant Gujarat Global Summit 2027, chief minister Bhupendra Patel held one-on-one meetings in New York with senior executives of global companies in IT infrastructure, asset management and nuclear technology. The chief minister met senior executives of Kyndryl, BlackRock and Holtec International as part of the investment outreach.An official statement said that during his meeting with Kyndryl, Patel highlighted Gujarat’s growing position as an investment destination for next-generation sectors, including semiconductors, electronics, digital infrastructure, AI, data centres and advanced manufacturing.…

A 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. ScreenshotSonu said the boy had a quarrel with Raju’s sonA 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. Screenshot Father of the victimA 14-year-old boy was found hanging inside his home in Faridabad, on Thursday evening, hours after a quarrel involving his son and another boy. ScreenshotSonu said the boy had a quarrel with Raju’s sonA 14-year-old boy was found hanging…

Mizoram CM Lalduhoma inaugurates the new deputy commissioner’s office building in Siaha Aizawl: Mizoram CM Lalduhoma on Friday inaugurated the new deputy commissioner’s office building in Siaha of southern Mizoram.Expressing his happiness at inaugurating the new office, one of the district’s key govt establishments, Lalduhoma said, “This is a landmark development not only for Siaha district but for the entire Mizoram.”He also thanked those who donated their land and property without seeking compensation, saying their contribution had made it possible to establish the DC office at a central location.The CM said Mizoram govt was undertaking several development projects in Siaha…

Kanpur: A five-year-old girl allegedly fell into a 50-foot-deep dry well in Farrukhabad district’s Kayamganj Kotwali area on Thursday.According to the police, Soumya was returning from school with her elder sister and had stopped near a well to play when the incident occurred.Police said the girl stood on a slab placed over the well and tried to climb onto a raised platform, during which the slab broke, and she fell into the well.Hearing her screams, villagers rushed to the spot and alerted the police.On receiving the information, SDM Abhishek Verma and CO Rajesh Kumar Dwivedi reached the spot with a…