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BCCI Secretary Jay Shah likely to contest ICC Chairman elections after Greg Barclay withdraws

India’s Jay Shah could become the leading candidate for the post of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Chairman after current head Greg Barclay withdrew from the race on Tuesday (Aug 20).

Watch: Did Thai ex-army chief Prawit Wongsuwon slap female journo? What his party said amid calls for probe

Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg reveals his first email ID that he used to create his first-ever profile on Facebook. Zuckerberg made the revelation on Threads, a counterpart of Instagram while replying to a funny post by a user.

Joker director Todd Phillips might not make another sequel

Will there be other Joker sequels? Director Todd Phillips has something to say about the future of the Joker franchise, ahead of the release of Joker: Folie à Deux.

Giant sea scorpions, some as big as humans, lived 444 million years ago

Paleontologists have made a startling discovery according to which, giant sea scorpions, some as large as an adult human being, once existed on Earth. Researchers from the American Museum of Natural History, the Australian Museum Research Institute, and the WB Clarke Geoscience Center, in Australia, present new evidential data about pterygotid eurypterids from the Silurian and Devonian in New South Wales in their paper published in the journal Gondwana Research.

ChatGPT and Vogue publisher Condé Nast join hands for SearchGPT partnership. What does it mean?

OpenAI, the firm behind the wildly popular generative artificial intelligence app ChatGPT, will now be able to dig into the massive content database of iconic fashion magazine Vogue and other publications of its parent company Condé Nast.

Kolkata rape-murder case: Kolkata police suspends two ACPs in connection with vandalism

In the gruesome rape and murder case of a trainee doctor in India's Kolkata a provisional autopsy report has now revealed manual strangulation associated with smothering to be the cause of the doctor's death. It's also been found that the manner of the death was homicidal. Watch in for more details!

Eng vs SL, 1st Test: England to pay fitting tribute to late Graham Thorpe ahead of series opener

Ahead of the start of the three-match Test series opener versus Sri Lanka, at Old Trafford, Manchester, Ollie Pope-led England will pay tribute to former batter Graham Thorpe, who passed away early this month.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all set to visit Ukraine aboard the world’s most special train

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is all prepped for his visit to Ukraine and joins the list of world leaders commuting on Train Force One, which is known for its luxury and reliable services.

Boy claims to be Titanic architect's reincarnation who lost his life when the ship sank

Recalling the chilling Titanic mishap, a boy has claimed that he was the architect of the ship - Thomas Andrews - in his previous life and was killed on the ill-fated ship after it sunk in the Atlantic Ocean.

PM Modi’s Ukraine Visit: Inside visuals of Ukrainian train ahead of PM Modi's visit | Ground Report

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will board the train from Poland to travel to Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Friday (Aug 23). Watch WION's Ground report; Inside visuals of Ukrainian train ahead of PM Modi's visit.

Indian govt to spend $300mn to thwart floods, conserve water

India will spend nearly $300 million in two years to expand water bodies like lakes and build drains in seven cities including Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru to mitigate floods and conserve water, a government official told Reuters on Wednesday (Aug 21).

Ukraine's Kursk invasion: What are the objectives? | Live Discussion

Following Kyiv's incursion into the Kursk region inside Russia, the pentagon is trying to get a clear picture of Ukraine's longer term objectives in the region. The ultimate outcome of the incursion remains impossible to predict. Olena tregub, secretary-general, independent defence anti-corruption committee join us from Kyiv to discuss. Watch in for more details!

Kolkata Doctor's rape-murder: "We will keep protesting until our demands and expectations are met"

Members of the LGBT community showed solidarity with protesting doctors in eastern India's Kolkata city on Tuesday (August 20) night carrying lit torches, they marched demanding justice for a 31-year-old trainee doctor who was murdered and raped inside her college on August 9. Watch in for more details!

Gaza hostage-truce deal might be on edge of collapse: Report

The hostage-truce deal to halt the ongoing war in Gaza might be on the brink of collapse, a report in Politico has claimed, citing US and Israeli officials. The news comes in the backdrop of Tel Aviv backing a 'bridging proposal' put forth by the US, Egypt and Qatar after several weeks of negotiations.

Ukraine parliament votes to join International Criminal Court

Ukraine's parliament voted on Wednesday to join the International Criminal Court, which prosecutes serious crimes including genocide and crimes against humanity.

Elon Musk's cryptic emoji post as Biden speaks on gun violence in US

Tesla CEO Elon Musk put up a cryptic gun emoji post on his social media platform X, shortly after US President Joe Biden spoke on the rising gun violence in the US.

Mummified brains found in Milan crypt unravel secrets about cocaine use in Europe

Cocaine likely was being used in Europe 200 years earlier than previously recorded, as per a new study. A 17th-century crypt in Milan, Italy, has thrown open a well-kept secret about the drug, as per New Scientist.

Border Gavaskar Trophy on par with Ashes, says Australia pacer Mitchell Starc

While the Ashes is considered the best rivalry in cricketing history, the Border-Gavaskar Trophy *BGT) has also turned out to be one of the most-anticipated Test series in recent times due to India and Australia's fierce rivalry.

A lost, sunken ocean has been found at Earth's inner core. Will it emerge?

In an unexpected discovery, scientists have stumbled upon an ancient ocean which once sunk in the inner core of the Earth. What now is left of this ancient ocean is an enigmatic layer of ocean floor which is filled with secrets of the past.