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In an exciting encounter at the Women’s Asia Cup, the Indian women’s cricket team showcased their dominance by easily chasing down a target of 109 runs against Pakistan.
Pakistan’s captain, Nida Dar, won the toss and opted to bat first, but the decision backfired. The team struggled from the outset, losing their first wicket at just 9 runs when Gull Feroza was dismissed. The innings crumbled as wickets fell at regular intervals, with Pakistan being bowled out for 108 runs with four balls to spare. They did not manage to complete their allotted 20 overs.
India’s chase began on a strong note, thanks to solid performances from openers Shafali Verma and Smriti Mandhana. Verma scored 40 runs, while Mandhana added 45 runs before being dismissed. India lost Mandhana at 85 runs, and despite losing Verma and Dayalan Hemalatha shortly after, Harmanpreet Kaur and Jemimah Rodrigues guided the team to a comfortable victory.
Millions of users across the globe were thrown into a digital blackout on Thursday as a series of outages crippled Microsoft services. From frustrated employees locked out of their office email to grounded flights at major airports, the disruption caused significant headaches.
The culprit behind the chaos wasn’t a malicious cyberattack, but rather a seemingly harmless software update. CrowdStrike, a popular cybersecurity company, released an update for its Falcon Sensor program that triggered a domino effect of outages. Here’s a closer look at the 10 crucial points that explain the Microsoft outage
The ninth edition of the Women’s Asia Cup kicked off today with a Group A clash between Nepal and UAE at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. The tournament began with excitement as captains gathered for a photo shoot with the trophy and participated in a press conference on July 18.
During the press conference, India captain Harmanpreet Kaur faced an unexpected question from a journalist about the lack of coverage for women’s cricket. The journalist also referenced the limited attention given to India’s recent tour of Bangladesh, which had been marked by controversy over umpiring and criticism from Kaur herself.
Once, Jean-Claude Biver, Former CEO of LVMH Group said, “Look at your watch. Don’t look at what time it is”. Cut to 2024, Swiss watchmakers are turning towards India as it emerges as a lucrative market for premium watches, reveals Deloitte’s Swiss Watch Industry Insights 2024 report. As per the report, this trend is primarily led by young generations, such as Gen Z and millennials, who prefer discretionary spending inclusive of fashion and luxury experiences and products.
The report further highlights that Indian consumers are keen to purchase aspirational products as each year almost 60 per cent of them invest in luxury products including leather goods, eyewear, watches, jewellery, fashion and cosmetics. Moreover, 78 per cent of Indian consumers looking to purchase a watch next year stated that they would like to buy one for themselves.
A widespread global computer outage on Friday caused significant technical and operational disruptions for several Indian airlines, leading to the cancellation of nine IndiGo Airlines flights at Swami Vivekananda Airport in Raipur. The affected flights included five departures and four arrivals, according to airport officials.
The cancelled departures were flights to Bengaluru (19:55 hrs), Kolkata (20:45 hrs), Hyderabad (20:55 hrs), Mumbai (21:05 hrs), and Delhi (21:20 hrs). Details regarding delayed flights were not disclosed by the officials.
Five flights from Raipur to Bengaluru, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Delhi, and four arrival flights, all belonging to IndiGo, have been cancelled following the IT outage, an airport official said.
The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) will launch its Assembly election campaign in Haryana on Saturday, July 20, with the announcement of party convener and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s guarantees for the state. Sunita Kejriwal, the Delhi CM’s wife, will announce the “Kejriwal Ki Guarantee” during a town hall meeting in Panchkula, Haryana.
Restoration work is actively underway at the site of the Chandigarh-Dibrugarh Express derailment in Gonda, where three people were killed and 30 others were injured. Around 800 railway personnel are currently carrying out the restoration work, according to North Eastern Railway’s Divisional Manager, Aditya Kumar.
Chirag Paswan, Union minister and president of BJP ally Lok Janshakti Party (Ramvilas), has categorically rejected the Muzaffarnagar police recommendation requesting restaurant owners to display their names on the sign. He said that he would “absolutely… never support or encourage” any division caused by caste or religion.
On Friday, Bangladesh implemented a nationwide shutdown of internet and mobile services amid violent protests over government job allocations. Local media reports indicate that at least 28 people have been killed this week in the unrest, according to PTI.
Read More: Bangladesh Protests: Internet, mobile services shutdown; 39 people killed in violent unrest
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in Kerala over the coming days due to prevailing weather conditions and wind patterns across peninsular India.
Read More: Kerala Rainfall: IMD forecasts severe rainfall in the state; orange and yellow alerts issued
Delhi Finance Minister and Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Atishi has urged the Centre to provide Rs 10,000 crore for infrastructure development in the national capital, citing the city government’s significant income tax contribution of Rs 2 lakh crore over the past year.
Stock exchanges BSE and NSE have confirmed to the media that their operations are unaffected by the global outage linked to Microsoft‘s technical issues. However, several trading platforms, including IIFL Securities, Angel One, and 5Paisa, have reported glitches and issues with their applications due to an outage affecting Microsoft Azure, the cloud computing platform powering many of their critical systems.
The Supreme Court on Friday agreed to hear a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a court-monitored investigation into the electoral bonds scheme, listed to be taken up on July 22.
Read more: Supreme Court to hear plea for court-monitored SIT probe into electoral bonds scheme on July 22
A major software update from cybersecurity company Crowdstrike has triggered a global outage, causing widespread disruption for Windows users, businesses, and even airports.
Read more: Blue Screen nightmare: Crowdstrike update crashes Windows, grounds flights, cripples businesses
The National Stock Exchange has said that it has not been affected by the global Microsoft outage which has so far affected banks, London Stock Exchange and even ground flights, PTI reported.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Friday ordered all eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display the names of their owners across the state. The Kanwar Yatra will begin on July 22.
Read more: Yogi Adityanath’s diktat for eateries on Kanwar routes across UP to display owners’ names
The stocks of Tata Technologies fell almost 2% to an intraday low of Rs 990 per equity share a day after the company reported its Q1 FY25 earning numbers. Tata Technologies posted a net profit of Rs 162 crore in Q1 FY25, a fall of 15% year-on-year, in comparison to Rs 192 crore it reported in the same period a year ago. The fall in net profit came due to declining revenue from its services segment and higher expenses.
Read more: Stock Market Live: Markets under pressure! Nifty slips below 24,700
Donald Trump, still visibly shaken from the recent assassination attempt, accepted the GOP presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention on July 18, delivering a speech that largely steered clear of his most divisive policies and instead emphasised unity and national healing.
At least 32 people have been killed as thousands of Bangladeshi students, armed with sticks and rocks, faced off against armed police in cities across Bangladesh, including Dhaka, Chattogram, Rangpur, and Cumilla.
A strong 7.3 magnitude earthquake struck Chile’s mining-intensive Antofagasta region on Thursday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre.
Read more: Earthquake of magnitude 7.3 hits Chile, no reports of major damages
The families of three men, who were accused of being Hmar militants and were killed by the Assam police on Wednesday, have raised questions on the encounter citing a video that showed them being nabbed from an autorickshaw.
Read more: After 3 Hmar insurgents killed in Assam, families claim ‘fake encounter’
Around 10 people were injured in a stone-pelting incident between two groups during a Muharram procession in Maharashtra’s Buldhana district, according to a police official. The clash occurred around 7 pm on Thursday as the procession, which started at Gujri Chowk, was en route to the Garib Shah Baba dargah, the official added.
Read more: Stone pelting during Muharram procession in Maharashtra’s Buldhana, 10 injured
Delivering his first speech since the assassination attempt on hi, former US President Donald Trump said, “I’m not supposed to be here tonight.” “There was blood pouring everywhere, yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my side,” he added.