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Wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant shared a gym workout story on Instagram, showcasing his commitment to return to the cricket field after being sidelined since a vehicle accident in December 2022. Pant, who hasn't played since then, seems to be making progress in his recovery, raising hopes for his return to competitive cricket later in the year. Fans and cricket enthusiasts eagerly await the dynamic player's comeback, anticipating his impactful contributions on the field.

In Hyderabad, the visiting England team dealt a surprising blow to the home favorites India, securing a 28-run victory in the initial Test of the five-match series. Talking exclusively to Timesofindia.com, former India cricketer Mohammad Kaif, who played 13 Tests and 125 ODIs for India, opined that the present Indian cricketers have been bred on white-ball cricket and also didn't rule out the comeback of the seasoned Cheteshwar Pujara to the Indian Test team.

Shortage of drugs in general supply is aggravated by an acute shortage of funds for even making local purchase of drugs, affecting the day to day administration of many institutions

Amir Or established Arabic-Hebrew Helicon Poetry school for encouraging people writing Arabic and Hebrew poetry; it is an experiment to build a bridge between realities on both sides

Coal resources can be used as carbon sources for making energy storage devices such as supercapacitors for electric vehicles, new study suggests

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The species is the second one of the Agasthyagama genus after A. beddomii that has been previously reported from Sivagiri hills in Tamil Nadu

India's rank in the Corruption Perception Index (CPI) 2023 has slipped to 93 out of 180 countries, with a score of 39. Transparency International points out that most countries, including India, have made little progress in tackling corruption. The CPI global average score remains unchanged at 43, with more than two-thirds of countries scoring below 50.

Jio Platforms, a subsidiary of Reliance Industries, has developed an innovative AI platform called Jio Brain. Jio Brain integrates machine learning capabilities in telecom and enterprise networks without the need for extensive transformation. It offers over 500 APIs to create ML-enabled services for images, videos, text, documents, and speech. The platform facilitates the creation of new 5G services, enterprise transformation, network optimization, and sets the foundation for 6G development. Jio Platforms aims to collaborate with AI/ML researchers to scale the Jio Brain innovation ecosystem.

Masimo, the company that sued Apple for patent infringement, is launching its Freedom smartwatch with blood oxygen monitoring. The device, previewed at CES 2024, aims to demonstrate the accuracy of Masimo's health-monitoring technology. Masimo's CEO, Joe Kiani, opposed Apple's emergency motion to stay enforcement of the import ban and criticized Apple's product performance.

Three CRPF jawans were killed and 10 others were injured during an encounter with Maoists in Chhattisgarh's Bijapur district. The incident took place in Tekalgudiyam village, where 23 jawans had previously lost their lives in 2021. The clash occurred while CoBRA commandos were establishing a Forward Operating Base in Maoist areas. The 201st Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (CoBRA) was present in the area at the time of the exchange of fire.

Congress MLA Roji M. John moving an adjournment motion holds the 2016-2021 LDF government primarily responsible for the present crisis. Finance Minister K.N. Balagopal accuses the Centre of pushing State into crisis asks Opposition to join February 8 Jantar Mantar protest