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London, Aug 2 (IANS) Former England captain Nasser Hussain has hailed Stuart Broad for retiring at the top of his game after the veteran pacer enjoyed a memorable end to his career in his final international match.Broad dropped a bombshell at the end of Day 3 of the final Ashes Test against Australia by announcing his decision to retire from international cricket at the end of the series.With a jaw-dropping 604 wickets as a pacer in the longest format, Broad walked into the sunset as one of the greatest players in modern-day Test cricket.Even in his last series, he finished…

London, Aug 2 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp has sued anti-hate organisation the Center for Countering Digital Hate (CCDH) over “unlawful acts” to “improperly gain access” to its data.X accused the UK-based nonprofit of accessing data from Twitter to “falsely claim it had statistical support showing the platform is overwhelmed with harmful content”.In a statement, CCDH accused X owner Musk of trying to silence anyone who criticised him, the BBC reported on Wednesday.”Musk’s latest legal threat is straight out of the authoritarian playbook — he is now showing he will stop at nothing to silence anyone who criticises him,” CCDH…

New Delhi, August 2 (IANS) Domestic smartphone brand Lava on Wednesday launched a new affordable smartphone which features a glass back finish, 5,000mAh battery and more. The ‘Yuva 2’ smartphone costs Rs 6,999 and will be available across Lava’s retail network starting Wednesday, the company said in a statement.It comes in three colours — Glass Blue, Glass Lavender and Glass Green.”Yuva 2 features a Unisoc T606 OctaCore Processor with 3GB RAM with UFS 2.2 compliant 64GB ROM, which is expandable by an additional 3GB of virtual RAM,” the company added.The new smartphone comes with a 90Hz refresh rate along with…

San Francisco, Aug 2 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube has introduced new creation tools for short, vertical videos ‘YouTube Shorts’, including a Collab tool, Q&A sticker and much more. “YouTube Shorts are now being watched by over 2B logged-in users every month, and today we’re introducing new ways to spark imagination and creativity,” the company said in a blogpost on Tuesday.Collab is a new creation tool that allows users to record a Short in a side-by-side format with other YouTube or Shorts videos. Creators can choose from multiple layout options to easily join in with a split screen format.Users just have to…

The lawsuit, filed, includes accusations of sexual, religious and racial harassment, discrimination, assault and false imprisonment, reports bbc.com.Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez are the former dancers bringing the lawsuit.Lizzo and others who are accused have been approached for comment.The lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles, includes allegations the dancers were “forced to endure sexually denigrating behaviour” and were “pressured into participating in disturbing sex shows” between 2021 and 2023.Among the claims against Lizzo, whose real name is Melissa Viviane Jefferson, are that she “pressured Ms Davis to touch the breasts” of a performer in a nightclub in Amsterdam, and…

India amassed a big total of 351/5 from their 50 overs in the third ODI. However, the West Indies folded for 151, resulting in a massive 200-run victory for India. With the thumping defeat in the decider, the hosts failed to break India’s 17-year unbeaten series win streak against them.Speaking after the match, Shai Hope stated that they restricted the opposition to a gettable total in the series decider. However, he admitted that they didn’t pose a challenge with the ball at the start.”Hindsight is the best sight as I keep saying. We saw how the wicket was in the…

Police said the fire broke out in a restaurant on the second floor of the four-storey building around 9 a.m. and spread to the garment showroom on the first floor.Fire fighting personnel brought the fire under control with the help of 10 fire engines. However, thick smoke was still emanating from the building.The fire accident spread panic in the area. Police shut down an adjacent petrol bunk as a precautionary measure.The incident disrupted vehicular traffic on the busy road connecting Uppal to Secunderabad.Senior officials of Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) rushed to the spot and launched a probe.On Tuesday, fire…

She is expected to reach Chennai on Saturday night. The next day, the President will participate in the convocation ceremony of the University of Madras. Later that day, she is also likely to rename the Durbar Hall of the Raj Bhavan as ‘Bharathiar Mandapam’. Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi will host a banquet in her honour at the Raj Bhavan. She will reach Puducherry on August 7.–IANSaal/ksk

“On specific information regarding movement of terrorists in Baramulla Town, a joint team of Police, Army (46RR) and CRPF (53Bn) established a MVCP at Azadgunj Old Town, Baramulla. During checking two suspected persons were intercepted who tried to flee from the spot but were apprehended tactfully,” police said.They have been identified as Faisal Majeed Ganie, resident of Bungalow Bagh Baramulla, and Nourul Kamran Ganie, resident of Bagh-e-Islam Old Town Baramulla.Incriminating material, arms and ammunition, including one pistol, one pistol magazine, four live pistol rounds and one grenade were recovered from their possession.”They have been arrested and shifted to a police…

“This action was taken to increase the company’s focus on its high priority growth opportunities and operational efficiency, which the Company believes will further support its long-term strategy and path to profitability,” Planet wrote in the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) filing.As a result of the headcount reduction, the company currently estimated that it will incur non-recurring charges of approximately $7 million to $8 million in aggregate pre-tax costs in connection with the reduction, consisting of one-time severance and other termination benefit costs.In a blog post shared on Tuesday, Planet’s CEO Will Marshall said: “I am responsible for the…