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Cricket West Indies calls for emergency meeting with legends after 'deeply hurting' loss

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July 17, 2025

West Indies folded for 27 inside 15 overs on the third day in Kingston

Cricket West Indies (CWI) has extended invitations to three former players - Brian Lara, Clive Lloyd and Viv Richards - to take part in an emergency meeting following West Indies' 3-0 series loss at home to Australia. The West Indies greats will join Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Desmond Haynes and Ian Bradshaw on the Cricket Strategy and Officiating Committee to review the team's "deeply disappointing" performances over the past few weeks.

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Democratic election wins send Trump and Republicans - a message: Americans blame them for government shutdown

One year and a day after Donald Trump won a second term as president - and on the 35th day of the US government shutdown, which has tied a record for the longest in history - the Democrats swept to victory in key races across the county.

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4 mins

November 08, 2025

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Returning to source with Aga

The last time I met Aga I had made up my mind to bring him a few things, stationery mostly, to help him along with his writing.

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12 mins

November 08, 2025

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$5.8 mn in funding for FAO-led projects in seven countries

Sri Lanka and Nepal among beneficiaries

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2 mins

November 08, 2025

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NPP jolted by LG member's arrest on narcotics charges

... her husband and son, too, apprehended

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2 mins

November 08, 2025

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President to deliver 2026 Budget Speech today

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, in his capacity as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development will deliver the 2026 Budget Speech in Parliament at 1:30 pm today (7).

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1 min

November 08, 2025

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Ramadoss demands voting rights for Sri Lankan Tamils in TN; decries double standards of New Delhi

PMK founder S. Ramadoss has urged the Central and State Governments to take immediate steps to grant voting rights to Sri Lankan Tamils residing in Tamil Nadu.

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1 min

November 08, 2025

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Bihar elections Phase 1 voting underway

The first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections kicked off early Thursday (November 6, 2025) with over 3.75 crore voters set to cast their ballots in 121 of the State's 243 constituencies.

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1 min

November 08, 2025

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Deduru Oya tragedy: Residents call for proper warning signs

\"Victims ignored my advice\" - youth

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1 min

November 08, 2025

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Surreal promises

Long years back, when I was posted in Bihar under the Lalu regime, a Bihari friend had told me, \"To understand Bihar, you must realise that Bihar is more a state of mind than reality.\" Looking at the poll promises floating around, I am reminded once again of this statement, especially for the fabulous promises made by the RJD.

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5 mins

November 08, 2025

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Globally, 450 million fans watched India–South Africa final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025!

The India-South Africa final of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 set a new benchmark in global sports viewership. As the match unfolded at Mumbai's DY Patil Stadium on November 2, JioCinema/Hotstar’s onscreen counter touched 369 million, indicating the number of unique devices that had streamed the game live.

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1 min

November 08, 2025

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