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Roseau (Dominica), July 14 (IANS) Debutant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma struck centuries as India maintained their upper hand in the first Test against West Indies, reaching a dominant position of 312/2 in their first innings and a lead of 162 runs at the end of the second day here.Roseau (Dominica), July 14 (IANS) Debutant opener Yashasvi Jaiswal and skipper Rohit Sharma struck centuries as India maintained their upper hand in the first Test against West Indies, reaching a dominant position of 312/2 in their first innings and a lead of 162 runs at the end of the…

San Francisco, July 14 (IANS) Threads has released a new update for its iOS application which includes iOS 17 public beta support, bug fixes, and much more.Instagram software engineer Cameron Roth posted on Threads, “New @threadsapp iOS updated dropped today! Check out what we’ve been hard atwork cooking up.”According to Roth, the update includes the ability to use the app on iOS 17 without crashing, and expand pics on profiles.Moreover, binary size has been trimmed and the issue of the random images on the threadline is fixed, Roth added.With the new update, extra tall photos are now fully viewable.Also, the…

Top BJP leaders, including Rajya Sabha MP Sushil Kumar Modi, Union Nityanand Rai, Samrat Chaudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, had claimed on Thursday that Vijay Singh, the party’s Maha Mantri in Jahanabad district, died during a lathi charge during a protest march held earlier in the day.“Vijay Singh did not reach the (protest) venue then how could he die in the lathi charge?” Lalan Singh questioned.”Certain sections of the media also spread this false news. But it is possible since the media is under the control of the Central government. They are supporting the ‘Badka Jhutha Party’ (BJP) in spreading…

And it came with a surprise that was not promised: one of the hottest female rappers of our day, Latto, making a featured appearance on the track.The lyrics talk about some hot action that is due to go down between the two, but the music, however high-energy, feels deeply chill. In other words, according to ‘Variety’, it feels designed to be a late entry in the “songs of the summer” derby.In an email interview with ‘Variety’, Jung Kook acknowledges the summery vibe but sounds almost surprised to hear a hit-status projection for the tune, as if this crossed his mind…

Their names were cleared by the Centre on Wednesday.The notification issued by the Union Ministry of Law and Justice on July 12 said that the President, in exercise of powers conferred by clause (2) of Article 124 of the Constitution of India, has appointed Justice Ujjal Bhuyan and Justice S. Venkatanarayana Bhatti, to be judges of the Supreme Court, from the date they assume charge of office.The names were cleared by the Centre within a period of one week after the Supreme Court Collegium, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud, on July 5 recommended appointments of Telangana High Court’s Chief Justice…

Modi, who is on an official visit to France at the invitation of President Emmanuel Macron, made the announcement during his address to the Indian community at LA Seine Musicale in Paris on Thursday.”The last time I came to France, it was decided that Indian students studying in France would be given a two-year post-study work visa. Now, it has been decided that Indian students pursuing Masters in France will be given a long-term post-study visa of five years,” he said.During his address, the Prime Minister also highlighted the contribution of the Indian community in France, who form a strong…

ISRO had entrusted the creation of a variety of motors for its space mission to the Sona College of Technology’s SonaSPEED team in Salem, Tamil Nadu.The space agency finally picked up a stepper motor created for use in the Launch Vehicle Mark-III (LVM 3) to launch Chandrayaan-3.For travel into space, Chandrayaan-3 launch vehicle, the LVM 3, has successfully been integrated with the moon mission.The magnet stepper motor is used in the actuator assembly of the LVM 3 for controlling the rocket engine’s liquid fuel and oxidizer mixture ratio.”We are privileged to contribute to ISRO’s moon mission through R&D work at…

SAG-AFTRA — Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists — are joining the Writers Guild of America (WGA) in striking for fair compensation, making it a “double strike”, which hasn’t happened since 1960. The WGA struck work on May 2.Jamie Lee Curtis took to Instagram and championed the strike by posting a photo of the comedy and tragedy masks, ‘Variety’ adds. “It looks like it’s time to take down the MASKS. And pick up the SIGNS,” she wrote in the caption.Curtis was awarded the supporting actress prize for “Everything Everywhere All at Once” at the SAG Awards earlier…

He is now planning a new big-budget action spectacle with superstar Alia Bhatt, where she will be seen playing a spy. This yet-untitled tentpole film from Yash Raj Films will go on floors in 2024.A source said: Alia is one of the biggest superstars of our country today and she will play a super-agent in the YRF Spy Universe like Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Hrithik Roshan.”This will be another epic action spectacle that will leave people at the edge of their seats. Alia will take on a mission that will push her to the edge and this gritty…

“Temperatures on the mainland will peak on Friday and Saturday, reaching 43 degrees Celsius. This is not unprecedented, it happens every two or three years,” Panagiotis Giannopoulos, meteorologist with the Hellenic National Meteorological Service (EMY), told Xinhua news agency.High temperatures are forecast to prevail for six days, posing potential health risks, in particular for the elderly and people with medical conditions, according to expert.In the center of Athens, the temperature reached 39 degrees Celsius on Thursday and was forecast to climb to above 40 degrees Celsius on Friday and Saturday, before dropping to 39 and 38 degrees Celsius on July…