Indian External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar lambasted China for trying to unilaterally change the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in an interview.

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It is Iranian major general Qasem Soleimani's third death anniversary. He was lauded as a hero by Iran but labelled as a terrorist by the U.S. Three years on, the West and West Asia still have different stories to tell. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

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Reports say 70% of Shanghai's residents have been infected with the Wuhan virus. Desperate China has resorted to testing toilet water for infection. Molly Gambhir tells you.

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It has also reduced retirement age from 65 to 60. Molly Gambhir tells you why.

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The country also does not have enough oil to run the country's railway for more than 2 days. Molly Gambhir tells you.

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Technology and concentration are not exactly the best of friends. A study has shown that 49% of adults surveyed felt their attention span was shorter than it used to be after increased use of technology. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

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The leaders of the U.S. and South Korea are making contradictory statements. South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol says that the U.S. and South Korea are discussing joint nuclear exercises, but Biden has denied having any such discussions. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

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The European Union corruption scandal is getting murkier. After Eva Kaili, two more members of the European Parliament are now in the probe net. Molly Gambhir tells you more.

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Cricket Australia sealed a record $1.02 billion (Aus$1.5 billion) extension of its domestic TV rights deal Tuesday, calling it an important commercial outcome for the sport.

Under the agreement, its current partnership with the pay-tv Foxtel Group and free-to-air Seven West Media will continue for a further seven years.

It gives the media groups rights to broadcast home Tests, one-day and Twenty20 internationals, and the domestic Big Bash League, which will be reduced from its current schedule of 61 matches to 43.

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The new deal starts in mid-2024 when the current six-year agreement runs out, and represents a $12 million (Aus$19 million) per year increase which Cricket Australia said would drive investments at all levels of the game.

"We are delighted to be continuing our broadcast partnership with the Foxtel Group and Seven under an improved deal," said Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley.

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Cricket Australia sealed a record $1.02 billion (Aus$1.5 billion) extension of its domestic TV rights deal Tuesday, calling it an important commercial outcome for the sport.

Cricket Australia sealed a record $1.02 billion (Aus$1.5 billion) extension of its domestic TV rights deal Tuesday, calling it an important commercial outcome for the sport. Under the agreement, its current partnership with the pay-tv Foxtel Group and free-to-air Seven West Media will continue for a further seven years. It gives the media groups rights to broadcast home Tests, one-day and Twenty20 internationals, and the domestic Big Bash League, which will be reduced from its current schedule of 61 matches to 43. Read more: I am not a criminal: David Warner lashes out at Cricket Australia over his lifetime captaincy ban The new deal starts in mid-2024 when the current six-year agreement runs out, and represents a $12 million (Aus$19 million) per year increase which Cricket Australia said would drive investments at all levels of the game. "We are delighted to be continuing our broadcast partnership with the Foxtel Group and Seven under an improved deal," said Cricket Australia chief Nick Hockley. WATCH | Australian captain Meg Lanning ends sabbatical, returns to play for Australia × "This is an important commercial outcome for all of Australian cricket and one that will ensure we can continue to deliver important community programs, support volunteers and increase participation to keep cricket strong." WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that retired Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called him a 'playboy' during their last meeting before the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader was ousted from his position.

Former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan has claimed that retired Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa called him a 'playboy' during their last meeting before the Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaaf (PTI) leader was ousted from his position. "In a meeting with General Bajwa in August 2022, he told me that he had audios and videos of my party men. He also reminded me that I was a 'playboy'. I told him…yes, I was (a playboy) in the past and I never claimed that I am an angel," Khan told the media during an interaction at his Lahore residence. The PTI leader has had a long-standing feud with Bajwa. Khan considers the former army chief as one of the principal architects of his fall from the prime minister's chair. Khan added that Bajwa's 'set-up' was still working in the establishment. "In Pakistan, the establishment is the name of one person." WATCH | Gravitas: TTP declares parallel government in Pakistan × The cricketer-turned-politician lamented that he gave an extended rope to Bajwa who showed his true colours after receiving the extension. "It was my great mistake to grant extension to Gen Bajwa. Bajwa started showing his 'true colours' after getting the extension and eventually conspired against my government on the issue of accountability," added Khan. "I came to know that he [Bajwa] was carefully playing a double game...and wanted to make Shehbaz Sharif the prime minister. Bajwa stabbed me in my back." Read more: Pakistan says will target TTP on Afghan soil, Taliban say things can be resolved by dialogue While a democratic regime sits in Islamabad at all times, it is the army headquarters in Rawalpindi where the big decisions are taken and communicated to the executive. Thus, for most Pakistani PMs, having an ally in the army chief is all the more necessary. When it was announced that General Bajwa was finally retiring after his six-year tenure in the office current Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif claimed that Khan had approached him and offered the name of three candidates who could be nominated for the post of army chief. "Imran Khan suggested that we give him three names and he gives three names for the post of army chief and then we decide on the appointment of the new chief from those six names." Khan refuted the allegations and said he did not want an army chief of his choice but someone who is selected on merit. Read more: After PM Shehbaz Sharif's allegations, Imran says, 'Don’t want an army chief of my choice' (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

General Bajwa called me a 'playboy' during our last meeting: Imran Khan

Tesla, the world's most valuable automaker registered a 40 per cent year-on-year growth in terms of deliveries in 2022, according to the Q4 vehicle production and delivery report published on Monday.

Tesla, the world's most valuable automaker registered a 40 per cent year-on-year growth in terms of deliveries in 2022, according to the Q4 vehicle production and delivery report published on Monday. Despite the impressive numbers, Tesla’s new vehicle deliveries fell short of Wall Street expectations. Tesla produced a total of 439,701 cars in Q4 while managing to deliver 405,278. Comparatively, Tesla only delivered 308,600 vehicles in the same period last year. The production was increased after Tesla opened up the conveyor belt at its new Austin, Texas and Brandenburg, Germany plant. Overall, Tesla's annual production stood at 1.37 million in 2022 where it managed to deliver 1.31 million cars. Last year, the full-year deliveries stood at 936,172 vehicles. While the numbers are a booster shot of confidence for the Tesla board, it still fell short of the expectations of Wall Street which predicted a sale of 420,000-430,000 vehicles in Q4. The logistical troubles meant that Tesla's deliveries in the quarter fell about 34,000 short of production. It also fell short of the ambitious goal set by Musk of expanding deliveries by 50 per cent annually. While Tesla's stock plunged 65 per cent in 2022, its worst performance since being listed in 2010, CEO Elon Musk urged the employees to not be “bothered” by the “stock market craziness". WATCH | Gravitas: Tesla's worst year on the stock market × According to Musk's e-mail to his staff ahead of the busy holiday season, the Tesla boss asked employees to 'volunteer' to deliver as many cars as possible to the customers before the year came to a draw to pump the numbers up. "Since we have a lot of cars arriving at the last minute, it is important to rally hard and do everything we can to get our cars to customers who have ordered them before midnight on December 31," wrote Musk in the mail. "Please go all out for the next few days and volunteer to help deliver if at all possible. It will make a real difference!" Financial pundits are of the view that Musk's takeover of Twitter and the controversy surrounding it has negatively impacted the stock pricing of Tesla. Musk hasn't helped the cause by routinely pulling off his Tesla stocks. Read more: Tesla's Wall Street fortunes plummet by two-third since Elon Musk's Twitter takeover Other factors for the slump include increasing competition from traditional automakers like Ford Motors, General Motors and up-and-coming startups such as Lucid Group and Rivian Automotive. (With inputs from agencies) WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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Shivam Mavi made a dream debut with a relentless display of fast bowling as his four-wicket haul made the difference in India's narrow two-run win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the first T20I on Tuesday.

India batters found the Sri Lankan spinners hard to put away before Deepak Hooda (41 not out off 23) and Axar Patel (31 not out off 20) took the hosts to 162 for five.

The Sri Lankans surely had the firepower to chase down 163 but Mavi's strikes at the front and back end of the innings tilted the game in favour of the home team.

The game went down to the wire with spinner Axar Patel managing to defend 13 runs in the final over. Mavi ended with envious figures of four for 22 in four overs.

The fighting knocks from skipper Dasun Shanaka (45 off 27) and Chamika Karunaratne (23 not out off 16) went in vain as Sri Lanka ended 160 all out in 20 overs. This is the lowest total India have defended at the high-scoring Wankhede Stadium.&nbsp;

Skipper Hardik Pandya decided to bowl the first over and the pressure created by him helped debutant Mavi at the other end. Hardik bowled full tilt and hardly gave anything away, conceding only 12 runs in his three-over spell.

Mavi's moment to cherish came in his first over as he showed remarkable composure to strike back after being hit for two fours by Kusal Mendis. Having already got a life in Hardik's first over, Pathum Nissanka had no clue about Mavi's beauty of a delivery that jagged back in to shatter the stumps.

In his second over too, Mavi got hit for a couple of fours before he had Dhanajaya de Silva caught at mid-on. It became 47 for three in the eighth over when Ishan Kishan took a brilliant catch running backwards after Charith Asalanka mistimed a pull off Umran Malik.

Pacer Harshal Patel got lucky with his first wicket as a dangerous-looking Mendis found the deep point fielder before getting rid of Bhanuka Rajapaksa with a slower ball, leaving Sri Lanka struggling at 68 for five in the 11th over. Hardik had to leave the field briefly after taking Rajapaksa's catch.

Hasaranga and skipper Shanaka made the game interesting with a quickfire 40-run stand off 23 balls. Hasaranga put the pressure back on the Indians by smashing Yuzvendra Chahal for back-to-back sixes over mid-wicket, reducing the equation to a very gettable 56 runs off 36 balls.

Mavi was brought back to break the threatening partnership and that is what he did by having Hasaranga caught at mid-off.&nbsp;Shanaka kept Sri Lanka in the game singlehandedly before falling to Umran in the 17th over.

The game somehow went down to the last over with Chamika Karunratne providing a ray of hope for the visitors. With Hardik unable to bowl his fourth over after a fall on the field, Axar was called in to defend 13 in the final over.

Earlier, Hooda and Axar shared an unbeaten 68-run stand off 38 balls for the sixth wicket after India found themselves at a shaky 94 for five at the high-scoring Wankhede Stadium.

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Playing his first international innings since the double hundred in Bangladesh, Kishan (37 off 29) went ballistic in the first over itself that yielded 17 runs.

Searching for some swing, right-arm pacer Kasun Rajitha pitched it up and Kishan was quick to flick it over deep square leg for a massive six. Then a slower ball was hit down the ground for four before Kishan pulled Rajitha for another boundary.

Shubman Gill (7), who made his T20 debut alongside Mavi, began his innings with a delightful cover driver off Dilshan Madhushanka.

Shanaka introduced spin in the third over via Maheesh Theekshana and he delivered with the wicket of Gill who missed a straighter one from the mystery spinner to be trapped in front of the stumps. Hoping against hope, Gill wasted a review in the process.

India's best T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav (7) too perished cheaply, leaving the hosts at 41 for two in the powerplay. Playing his first game in front of his home crowd, Surya went for his usual scoop shot but mistimed it to be caught at short fine leg by Bhanuka Rajapaksa off Chamika Karunaratne.

Sanju Samson (5) wasted another opportunity by mistiming a slog off Dhananjaya de Silva.

The spinners stemmed the flow of runs in the middle overs with India collecting only 26 in overs 10-15 with the loss of Kishan and skipper Hardik Pandya (29 off 27), who could not find his range after starting with a couple of exquisite stokes on the off side.

Coming in at number six, Hooda tried to change the course of the innings with back-to-back sixes over deep midwicket off Theekshana. He targeted the same area against Hasaranga in the next over, depositing him for a maximum.

He had good support from Axar as the duo helped India get to a fighting total.

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Shivam Mavi made a dream debut with a relentless display of fast bowling as his four-wicket haul made the difference in India's narrow two-run win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the first T20I on Tuesday.

Shivam Mavi made a dream debut with a relentless display of fast bowling as his four-wicket haul made the difference in India's narrow two-run win over a spirited Sri Lanka in the first T20I on Tuesday. India batters found the Sri Lankan spinners hard to put away before Deepak Hooda (41 not out off 23) and Axar Patel (31 not out off 20) took the hosts to 162 for five. The Sri Lankans surely had the firepower to chase down 163 but Mavi's strikes at the front and back end of the innings tilted the game in favour of the home team. The game went down to the wire with spinner Axar Patel managing to defend 13 runs in the final over. Mavi ended with envious figures of four for 22 in four overs. The fighting knocks from skipper Dasun Shanaka (45 off 27) and Chamika Karunaratne (23 not out off 16) went in vain as Sri Lanka ended 160 all out in 20 overs. This is the lowest total India have defended at the high-scoring Wankhede Stadium. Skipper Hardik Pandya decided to bowl the first over and the pressure created by him helped debutant Mavi at the other end. Hardik bowled full tilt and hardly gave anything away, conceding only 12 runs in his three-over spell. Mavi's moment to cherish came in his first over as he showed remarkable composure to strike back after being hit for two fours by Kusal Mendis. Having already got a life in Hardik's first over, Pathum Nissanka had no clue about Mavi's beauty of a delivery that jagged back in to shatter the stumps. In his second over too, Mavi got hit for a couple of fours before he had Dhanajaya de Silva caught at mid-on. It became 47 for three in the eighth over when Ishan Kishan took a brilliant catch running backwards after Charith Asalanka mistimed a pull off Umran Malik. Pacer Harshal Patel got lucky with his first wicket as a dangerous-looking Mendis found the deep point fielder before getting rid of Bhanuka Rajapaksa with a slower ball, leaving Sri Lanka struggling at 68 for five in the 11th over. Hardik had to leave the field briefly after taking Rajapaksa's catch. Hasaranga and skipper Shanaka made the game interesting with a quickfire 40-run stand off 23 balls. Hasaranga put the pressure back on the Indians by smashing Yuzvendra Chahal for back-to-back sixes over mid-wicket, reducing the equation to a very gettable 56 runs off 36 balls. Mavi was brought back to break the threatening partnership and that is what he did by having Hasaranga caught at mid-off. Shanaka kept Sri Lanka in the game singlehandedly before falling to Umran in the 17th over. The game somehow went down to the last over with Chamika Karunratne providing a ray of hope for the visitors. With Hardik unable to bowl his fourth over after a fall on the field, Axar was called in to defend 13 in the final over. Earlier, Hooda and Axar shared an unbeaten 68-run stand off 38 balls for the sixth wicket after India found themselves at a shaky 94 for five at the high-scoring Wankhede Stadium. Read more: IND vs SL Live Streaming: How to watch India vs Sri Lanka Series 2023 live streaming & TV channels in India Playing his first international innings since the double hundred in Bangladesh, Kishan (37 off 29) went ballistic in the first over itself that yielded 17 runs. Searching for some swing, right-arm pacer Kasun Rajitha pitched it up and Kishan was quick to flick it over deep square leg for a massive six. Then a slower ball was hit down the ground for four before Kishan pulled Rajitha for another boundary. Shubman Gill (7), who made his T20 debut alongside Mavi, began his innings with a delightful cover driver off Dilshan Madhushanka. Shanaka introduced spin in the third over via Maheesh Theekshana and he delivered with the wicket of Gill who missed a straighter one from the mystery spinner to be trapped in front of the stumps. Hoping against hope, Gill wasted a review in the process. India's best T20 batter Suryakumar Yadav (7) too perished cheaply, leaving the hosts at 41 for two in the powerplay. Playing his first game in front of his home crowd, Surya went for his usual scoop shot but mistimed it to be caught at short fine leg by Bhanuka Rajapaksa off Chamika Karunaratne. Sanju Samson (5) wasted another opportunity by mistiming a slog off Dhananjaya de Silva. The spinners stemmed the flow of runs in the middle overs with India collecting only 26 in overs 10-15 with the loss of Kishan and skipper Hardik Pandya (29 off 27), who could not find his range after starting with a couple of exquisite stokes on the off side. Coming in at number six, Hooda tried to change the course of the innings with back-to-back sixes over deep midwicket off Theekshana. He targeted the same area against Hasaranga in the next over, depositing him for a maximum. He had good support from Axar as the duo helped India get to a fighting total. WATCH WION LIVE HERE:

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