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Former Pakistan cricketer and Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Ramiz Raja feels that star batter Babar Azam has yet to achieve his best in the Test format. Babar was rested for the last two Tests against England after his poor form. Pakistan won both the matches and secured the series 2-1, the first under Shan Masood’s rein. In 55 Tests, Babar has scored 3,997 runs at an average of 43.92. However, he has not scored a Test half-century since 2022 and has seen a dip in form in a year where he was made captain and then left the post after Pakistan suffered a group-stage exit in this year’s T20 World Cup in June. Talking… Read More »“Has To Prove He’s Viv Richards”: Ramiz Raja Sets Bold Target For Babar Azam

<p><em>”Dekhte hi muh mein pani aa jayega customer ka…”</em> &mdash; a middle-aged man says in the Instagram Reel, beaming with with pride as he shows off the hot puris being fried and served in his shop, leaving every one “salivating”. If the video did not say the locality is Bangla Bazar in Karachi’s Orangi, it would have been difficult to guess the place &mdash; for the man speaks in a dialect that clearly establishes him as someone from India’s Bihar.</p> <p>Well, he is a Bihari indeed &mdash; his family among the thousands who migrated to erstwhile East Pakistan&nbsp;(now Bangladesh) after Partition in 1947, and then to Pakistan after the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971.&nbsp;</p> <p>They… Read More »This Karachi Market Is Famous For Its ‘Bihari Boti’, And A Long Partition Story That Created A ‘Mini Bihar’

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Tuesday said that Hezbollah’s new chief, Naim Qassem, was a “temporary appointment” and that he won’t last “long”. His reaction came hours after the Iran-backed group announced that it had chosen deputy head Naim Qassem to succeed Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s Beirut last month. “Temporary appointment. Not for long,” Gallant wrote in a post on X and posted a photograph of Qassem. In a separate post in Hebrew, he wrote that the “countdown has begun”. Temporary appointment.Not for long. pic.twitter.com/ONu0GveApi — יואב גלנט – Yoav Gallant (@yoavgallant) October 29, 2024 Earlier this month, an Israeli strike had killed Hashem Safieddine, the head… Read More »“Temporary Appointment”: Israel Says New Hezbollah Chief Won’t Last “Long”

In the rural Japanese village of Ichinono, a unique solution has emerged to combat loneliness and emptiness. With fewer than 60 residents, mostly elderly, the village is now using life-like mannequins to replace those who have left the area. According to Sky News, many younger residents had migrated to cities for education and employment, leaving behind an ageing community. To address this void, villagers creatively crafted puppets from old clothes, fabrics, and mannequins. These realistic puppets now inhabit the village, providing companionship and vitality. The lifelike mannequins, depicting children at play and adults going about their daily routines, stand as a tribute to the vibrant community that once thrived in Ichinono. Among the many mannequins is a girl on… Read More »This Japanese Village Has Replaced Its Young People With Mannequins

In India, over the last decade, infants and adults aged 65 or above were exposed to about eight heatwave days each year on average, increases of 47 per cent for infants and 58 per cent for older adults, compared to 1990-1999, according to a new report of The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change. In 2023 alone, people in India were found to be exposed to a moderate or higher risk of heat stress for about 2,400 hours or 100 days, while performing light outdoor activities such as walking, the eighth annual report, reflecting the work of 122 experts from 57 academic institutions and UN agencies globally, including the World Health Organization (WHO) and… Read More »Kids, Elders In India Exposed To More Heatwave Days In Last Decade: Report