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India vs Australia, Women's World Cup: What happens if rain washes out the semi-final in Navi Mumbai?

What happens if the Women’s World Cup semi-final between India and Australia on Thursday (30 October) at Navi Mumbai gets washed out? Is there a reserve day? Here are all the rules.

India secures US sanctions waiver extension for Chabahar port till early 2026: Report

India has reportedly secured an extension of the United States’ sanctions waiver for operations at Iran’s strategic Chabahar Port till the early part of next year

What Trump didn't discuss with Xi: 3 hot issues

While the two leaders held a nearly two-hour-long meeting with each other, covering a variety of topics, they also missed out on several important issues that needed their attention

‘We’re going to work together on Ukraine’: Trump on talks with Xi

The announcement came as President Trump spoke to reporters aboard Air Force One, shortly after concluding talks with Xi during a visit to South Korea

Are Putin and now Trump's nuclear tests signalling a new arms race?

Russia’s back-to-back tests of its nuclear-powered Poseidon underwater drone and Burevestnik cruise missile have instilled fears of a global arms race. Announced by President Vladimir Putin amid escalating tensions with Washington, the trials coincide with US President Donald Trump’s order to resume nuclear weapons testing

'HAQ' actor Emraan Hashmi on his cameo in Aryan Khan and Netflix's 'The Ba***ds Of Bollywood': 'It just has blown up and...'

The recently-released Netflix show featured a standout moment in episode three where Raghav Juyal’s Parvaiz, who is a friend of Lakshya's Aasmaan, meets his idol, Hashmi.

Emraan Hashmi and Yami Gautam recreate 'HAQ' poster in front of the Supreme Court, actor says 'It wasn't just a visual moment but...'

As the film releases next week, Hashmi and Gautam reached the Supreme Court in Delhi and recreated the film's poster right in front of it

Trump, Xi ‘see eye to eye’ after 6 years — but it’s truce without treaty

After six years, US President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping. In exchange of rare earth' supplies, Trump appears to have conceded on a host of critical issues from the Russian war on Ukraine to China's plans to invade and occupy Taiwan.

Shreyas Iyer out for two months after spleen laceration, undergoing emergency embolization procedure: Report

Shreyas Iyer took to Instagram on Thursday to thank his well-wishers as details of his medical procedure after the spleen injury were revealed.

Has Trump dumped Taiwan for peace with Xi? Says it ‘never came up in talks’ in Busan

Following his meeting with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, US President Donald Trump said that the Taiwan issue "never came up" during the talks, raising concerns over Washington's abandonment of the island region.

Enrique Iglesias lights up Mumbai with his maiden concert in the city: 'I came here in 2004 first...'

Global music sensation and Grammy Award winner, Enrique Iglesias, took thousands of fans into a sea of nostalgia with his classic hits like 'Hero' and 'Bailamos' with his debut performance in Mumbai.

National Guard deployment in Washington to be extended through Feb 2026: Report

By Wednesday morning, 2,387 National Guard troops had been deployed in Washington, DC, with personnel coming from DC, Louisiana, Mississippi, Ohio, South Carolina, West Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama

After meeting Xi, Trump says will slash China tariff by 10% — from 57% to 47%

Tensions between the two nations have flared again in recent weeks amid Washington’s expansion of export controls and China’s tightening of rare earth export curbs

EXCLUSIVE | Actor Manav Kaul on his Netflix's film 'Baramulla' with 'Article 370' director Aditya Suhas Jambhale: 'I wondered how a non-Kashmiri wrote a film about...'

In an exclusive interview with Firstpost, Manav and Aditya opened up on their respective preps for the genre-bending thriller, the landscape of Kashmir, and the experience of working with each other

Did US try to capture Venezuela’s Maduro by bribing pilot of his plane?

The United States reportedly tried to buy off the personal pilot of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in a bid to arrest him. The pilot, in return, was told that he would be made a wealthy man. A US federal agent kept interacting with Maduro's chief pilot even after he retired. Here's what we know about the alleged plan hatched by the US to arrest the strongman and why it failed

‘Biggest massacre I’ve seen’: How a police raid in Rio turned into a bloodbath killing 132 people

Brazil is reeling from horror. It is still trying to cope with the shock after 2,500 troops launched a pre-dawn raid in Rio de Janeiro, targeting the ‘Red Command’ gang that eventually turned into a bloodbath, in which 132 people were killed. While authorities say all those dead were gangsters, residents slammed the action, calling it a ‘massacre’

Why UN report linking Pahalgam attack to Myanmar refugees has invited India’s ire

The report, released by the UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Myanmar, claimed that Rohingya refugees have faced 'severe pressure' in India since the Pahalgam terror attack earlier this year. It added that despite having no involvement in the incident, Rohingya refugees were detained and threatened by Indian authorities. India dismissed the claims as 'baseless and biased' and accused the UN of a 'blinkered analysis'

How India’s ‘Drift King’ Sanam Sekhon took motorsport to new heights, like literally: 'Chaos under control'

Indian drifter Sanam Sekhon has entered the Guinness World Records for performing the highest altitude car drift at Umling La in Ladakh. The record-breaker spoke exclusively to Firstpost on the exciting journey and shared insights on drifting.

Enrique Iglesias enthralls audiences with his 'Hero' song

Mumbai was on fire last night. Effortless charmer Enrique Iglesias enthralls 25,000 fans with spectacular 90-minute hit-filled performance on Day 1 of historic two-day Concert.

FIDE World Cup 2025: Rs 18 crore prize money and world’s best players – all you need to know about the mega event in Goa

The 13th edition of the FIDE World Cup gets underway soon, with reigning world champion D Gukesh and Indian No 1 Arjun Erigaisi among those in action. Here's everything you need to know about the prestigious tournament.

'Bugonia' Movie Review: Emma Stone starrer black comedy is absurd, unique & mind bending

Talking about the technical aspects, while the camera and BGM department score brownie points, editing could have been better, especially in the talkie portions, which looked dragged

As Trump, Xi eye truce, China-Europe chip spat sparks global auto supply chain crisis

For the longest time, Europe was in the crossfire of China amid the tussle between Trump and Xi. However, its auto industry still struggles due to a chip spat as Washington and Beijing attempt to mend their ways. Here's why

Carabao Cup quarter-final draw: Check matches for Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City

Liverpool have been knocked out of the Carabao Cup but Arsenal, Chelsea and Man City reached the quarter-finals on Wednesday.

US hits another alleged drug boat in Pacific, killing 4 people

The strike occurred in international waters, Hegseth announced on X, and a video accompanying his post showed a boat floating stationary in the water before a large explosion and subsequent fire

History Today: How the Soviet Union carried out world's biggest nuclear bomb test

The Soviet Union detonated the most powerful nuclear weapon in the history of humankind, the Tsar Bomba, on October 30, 1961. Codenamed 'Ivan' by its creators, it was tested over Novaya Zemlya, a remote Arctic archipelago. On this day in 1973, the Bosphorus Bridge was inaugurated in Istanbul, Turkey. It is the bridge that connects the European and Asian sides of Istanbul

Starbucks posts first global sales growth in 18 months, high coffee prices erode profits

The results come after Starbucks saw a slump in sales for months, prompting the coffee company to hire Brian Niccol as CEO in August 2024, who took the job to rebrand the firm, dubbing it "Back to Starbucks”

Magnus Carlsen destroys Gukesh’s comeback hopes with dominant win at Clutch Chess Champions Showdown: ‘It’s not a shock’

World champion D Gukesh admitted to being overwhelmed by the competition at the Clutch Chess Champions Showdown 2025 as he finished last after suffering consecutive defeats to Magnus Carlsen on the final day.

South Korea to build nuclear submarines in American shipyards: Trump

US President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his administration has approved South Korea to build a nuclear-powered submarine amid growing aggression from China

Kramnik doesn’t feel ‘guilty’ for Naroditsky’s death, accuses FIDE, Chess.com of negligence: ‘It’s shocking and heartbreaking’

Vladimir Kramnik has hit back at his critics, FIDE and Chess.com for an ‘orchestrated PR campaign’ against him as he refused to take any responsibility for Daniel Naroditsky’s death

Week after Amazon outage, Microsoft users face massive cloud service disruptions

The bug began affecting systems at 1600 GMT and impacted Azure Front Door, Microsoft's content delivery network service, which enterprises use to enhance their application performance