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The Chinese military’s Eastern Theatre Command said the “Joint Sword-2024B” drills were taking place in the Taiwan Strait. ( Source: File Photo)4 min read Last Updated : Oct 14 2024 | 8:21 AM IST China’s military started a new round of war games near Taiwan on Monday, saying it was a warning to the “separatist acts of Taiwan independence forces”, and offered no date for when they may conclude, drawing condemnation from Taipei’s government. Democratically governed Taiwan, which China views as its own territory, had been on alert for more war games since last week’s national day speech by…

Mumbai: India’s healthcare sector is seeing a new trend where hospitals are introducing charges from disinfection fees to “peak charges” for operation theatre time that works like surge pricing in ride hailing apps, leading the patients and insurers to bear bloated costs. Insurers, once able to offer comprehensive packages with predictable costs, are now facing an unbundling of services, say insurance executives. “Medical inflation has been growing at higher than general inflation at 14%, and new billing practices are adding around 20% to the overall rise,” said a head of health insurance underwriting at an insurance company. “Even routine procedures,…

Team Australia in action© AFP Cameron Green was on Monday ruled out of Australia’s five-Test series against India beginning next month, with the star all-rounder to undergo surgery on his spine this week. The 25-year-old, who has a history of stress fractures, complained of back pain during Australia’s one-day tour of England in September and was immediately sent home. “Whilst spine stress fractures are not unusual in pace bowlers, Cam has a unique defect in an adjacent area to the fracture that is believed to be contributing to the injury,” Cricket Australia said. “After thorough consultation it was…

A man was arrested outside of former President Donald Trump’s campaign rally in Coachella, California, Saturday, after deputies assigned to a routine security checkpoint found him traveling with a loaded shotgun, handgun, ammunition and several fake passports, Riverside County sheriff’s officials said.The Secret Service said in a statement Sunday that the incident did not impact protective operations and that Trump was not in any danger.Upon his arrest by local police, the man made no threats aimed at Trump and federal investigators have found no threatening material targeting Trump, sources told ABC News.There are indications on social media that he supports…

Out-of-form stars Babar Azam and Shaheen Afridi were dropped on Sunday as Pakistan revamped their squad for the second and third Tests against England. Following their innings and 47-run defeat in the first Test in Multan, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) appointed a fresh selection committee to address the issues. Babar has not scored a fifty in his last 18 Test innings and managed just 30 and five in the first Test earlier this week. Meanwhile, Pakistan also dropped pace duo of Shaheen Shah Afridi and Naseem Shah, while spinner Abrar Ahmed has been left out after he…

Illustration: Binay Sinha1 min read Last Updated : Oct 14 2024 | 6:30 AM IST The former Tata group chief looked at the merit of every matter. In what manner China’s growth engine is faltering. And MTNL’s weakness is eroding the profitability of banks Sunita Narain pays homage to Ratan Tata, who knew “dissent is an idea that we did not know”. Click here to connect with us on WhatsApp Ajay Shah: The Chinese government has announced a stimulus, a “big bazooka”. The Shanghai Composite index first surged 26 per cent and is now 19 per cent up over a…

Avnessh Sudha missed out on his century but helped Uttarakhand team concede a lesser lead.© AFP Himachal Pradesh bundled out Uttarakhand for 299 to take a massive 364-run first innings lead and enforced a follow-on on the visitors, targeting an outright victory in their Ranji Trophy Group B match, on Sunday. Like the first two days, the third day also belonged to the home team that had put on board a massive 663 for six declared in their first essay in which four of their batters scored centuries. Resuming at 50 for one, Uttarakhand resisted through overnight batter…

PRESCOTT VALLEY, Ariz — Former President Donald Trump on Sunday proposed hiring 10,000 additional Border Patrol agents and giving them a $10,000 retention and signing bonus, after he derailed a bipartisan bill earlier this year that included funding for more border personnel.Trump made his pledge during a rally in Prescott Valley, Arizona, roughly 260 miles north of the state’s border with Mexico. He accepted an endorsement from the agents’ union, the National Border Patrol Council, which is a longtime Trump backer that endorsed him during his prior two campaigns. Trump has made illegal immigration the focus of his campaign and…