Passage: In memoriam

England captain Ben Stokes suffered another hamstring injury while bowling in the third Test against New Zealand. He left the field due to discomfort after bowling just two balls of his third over. The injury is to the same left leg he injured in August. Stokes’s availability for England’s second innings is uncertain.

A convoy of 35 high-end cars carrying Class 12 students performing stunts and bursting firecrackers on their way to a school’s farewell function in Surat prompted police action for multiple traffic violations. The police detained 12 cars and are proceeding against the students and their parents while taking care not to disturb the students ahead…

Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma responded to Tejashwi Yadav’s criticism of ending a two-hour namaz break for Muslim MLAs in Assam. Sarma asked whether such a practice existed in Bihar and suggested that Yadav should implement a four-hour break in his state before making such comments, backing the assembly’s unanimous decision.

President Donald Trump recently met with members of the PGA Tour in efforts to advance their discussions with LIV Golf and, apparently, he favors one side more than the other. In June 2023, the rival tours announced that the two had been in discussions to eventually join forces. But, after stalled conversations, the PGA called…