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Recent monsoon rainfall distribution in India has shown significant variations, with some states facing deficits and others experiencing surpluses. The delay in La Nina formation could impact crop sowing. Despite government efforts to promote millet cultivation, acreage has declined while overall kharif crop acreage has increased compared to last year.

In Hinduism’s foundational principles, concepts like chosen ones, villains, victims and oppressors don’t exist. So, hating someone or some group is fundamentally un-Hindu

Rohit, who retired from T20I cricket following India’s victory in the 2024 T20 World Cup, expressed deep admiration for Dravid. Dravid’s mentorship has been crucial to Rohit’s achievements, especially during the recent T20 World Cup in the Americas, where Dravid served as head coach. Pant, the young and dynamic wicket-keeper batsman, spoke about the invaluable guidance he has received from Dhoni. He credited Dhoni’s wisdom and experience as essential to his development as a player.

Oxford's 12 lakh excess death estimate using NFHS 2019-21 data, rejected by India's health ministry as 'gross and misleading,' showed a 2.6-year life expectancy decline, particularly affecting Muslims (5.4 years). Union health ministry Saturday criticised the methodology of taking a subset of households included in the NFHS survey between Jan and April 2021, and comparing the mortality in these households in 2020 with 2019, and then extrapolating the results to the entire country.

Israeli fighter jets struck Houthi military targets near Yemen's Hodeidah port on Saturday, killing at least three people and wounding 87, a day after a drone launched by the Iranian-backed group hit Israeli economic hub Tel Aviv. Most of the wounded suffered severe burns in air strikes that targeted oil facilities and a power station, Al-Masirah TV, the main television news outlet run by Yemen's Houthi movement, quoted the health ministry as saying.

At Republican National Convention, Donald Trump finally had a story to go with his self-mythologizing hero’s journey that he's pushed for years.

A faulty software update from CrowdStrike caused widespread disruptions, impacting critical services globally. CEO George Kurtz explains the issue and provides a fix for customers. Incident not a cyberattack, and systems affected during specific timeframe.

Slamming US Vice President for questioning his loyalty to the country, Republican Vice presidential nominee JD Vance said he had served in the United States Marine Corps but "what the hell Kamala Harris has done other than collect a check?" In his address at the rally in Michigan's Grand Rapids on Saturday (local time), Vance said, "There's some bad news actually, Vice President Kamala Harris, she doesn't like me."