Storm Darragh: Thousands without power, trains cancelled as heavy winds, rain batter UK

Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh downplays the hype around the upcoming India-Pakistan clash in the ICC Champions Trophy, asserting India’s superiority due to their stronger squad. He highlights India’s key players’ form and Pakistan’s inconsistency, predicting a one-sided match. Harbhajan also sees Afghanistan as potential strong contenders in the tournament.

PM Modi highlighted India’s rapid growth as a certainty in the current global instability during the ‘Advantage Assam 2.0’ summit. He emphasized the strong potential driven by skilled youth, policy reforms, and infrastructure investments, urging industry leaders to support Assam’s economic development, particularly in electronics and semiconductor sectors.

India has lodged a protest against China’s construction of a massive dam on the Brahmaputra River, citing concerns over water flow and regional stability. China also created two new administrative counties in the Ladakh region, which India claims as its own territory. The dam, estimated to cost $137 billion, has raised alarms in India and…

Cyclone Dana is intensifying in the Bay of Bengal and is expected to make landfall between Odisha and West Bengal on October 25, bringing wind speeds up to 120 km/h, heavy rainfall, and severe weather. Fishermen are warned, rail services disrupted, and rescue teams deployed in preparation.

White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre faced the press for the first time Monday after President Biden pardoned his son Hunter – an outcome that both Biden and Jean-Pierre previously insisted multiple times would not happen. One reporter asked Jeane-Pierre if those previous statements denying a pardon “could be seen as lies” to the American…