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KL Rahul and Rishabh Pant (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Astrologer Greenstone Lobo has made a bold prediction, suggesting that KL Rahul will replace Rishabh Pant in India’s squad for the 2026 T20 World Cup. Lobo also highlighted young players who could step in for the retired Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, strengthening India’s future lineup.The 2026 T20 World Cup, scheduled to take place from February to March 2026, will be co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka. India, the defending champions after their victory over South Africa in the previous edition, are expected to field a rejuvenated squad, with new talent…

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Mehul Choksi (Photo credit – ANI) A court in Belgium has rejected the bail plea of Mehul Choksi –a key accused in the Rs 13,500 crore Punjab National Bank (PNB) loan fraud case. A three-judge bench heard the arguments before ruling against granting bail.Choksi was arrested in Belgium last week following an official request from Indian authorities. Meanwhile, ministry of external affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal had said during the weekly media briefing that India was working with the Belgian side for Choksi’s extradition.”As you are aware, based on our extradition request, he was arrested in Belgium. We are closely working…

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Yolande KnellBBC Middle East CorrespondentGetty ImagesFor months, Pope Francis called almost nightly to check in on the people sheltering at the Holy Family Catholic Church”As-salaam Alaikum” or “peace be upon you,” Pope Francis ventured in Arabic while talking to parishioners in Gaza earlier this year.A short video released by the Vatican upon his death showed his intimate relationship with the Palestinian territory’s tiny Christian community, many of whom he came to know by name.During 18-months of war, he took to calling them nightly to check on their wellbeing.”What did you eat today?” the Pope asks the local priests in the…

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Zhara SimpsonBBC News, South WestBBCA fourth water station opened at Morrisons in Tavistock on TuesdayThousands of properties including homes, schools and leisure centres are still without water supplies following a burst pipe in west Devon.South West Water (SWW) confirmed on Tuesday morning 9,500 properties were still experiencing a loss of water supply or low water pressure following the initial burst on Monday.On Tuesday afternoon SWW’s managing director for water services David Harris said the aim was to “have everyone back on water by the time they wake up in the morning”.He said the burst inlet pipe had been repaired and…

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Keiron Tourish & Gerry BradleyBBC News NIBBCEamon Melaugh, 92, is one of the eldest residents of Alexander House in DerryOne of the eldest residents of an old people’s home in Londonderry has described the petrol bomb attacks on police just outside the home on Monday as “very distressing”.Eamon Melaugh, 92, said the rioting “achieves nothing”. One of the petrol bombs exploded just outside the sheltered accommodation at the junction of Bishop Street and Nailors Row, near the city walls.Police in riot gear were using the area as a vantage point to monitor a dissident republican parade – led by around…

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A former judge has been appointed to chair a public inquiry into the Nottingham attacks two years ago.Her Honour Deborah Taylor, a former circuit court judge who retired in 2022, was appointed by Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood on Tuesday to “undertake a thorough, independent assessment of the events that culminated in these brutal attacks”.She will provide recommendations to prevent similar incidents and will have the power to examine all agencies involved, including the Crown Prosecution Service and Nottinghamshire Police. Image: The families of the victims arrive at the Houses of Parliament to hear details of the inquiry Students Barnaby Webber…

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