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USA: While we’ve been keeping up with a lot of things surrounding Boeing (NYSE:BA) lately, we have to remember that there are still living whistleblowers out there who are describing life at the aerospace company, and it’s not looking good. One new report notes that Boeing mechanics are now, apparently, afraid to fly on Boeing aircraft, and that revelation took shares down fractionally in Friday afternoon’s trading. The word came from Santiago “Showstopper” Paredes, who won that nickname thanks to his tendency to stop production after finding issues, which is pretty much what he was supposed to do. Paredes revealed…

New Delhi: National Security Advisor Ajit Doval held a phone conversation on Friday with his American counterpart Jake Sullivan amid some indication of unease in India-US ties following Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said Mr Doval and Sullivan reiterated the need to work “collectively” to address global challenges to peace and security and further expand the India-US Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership. It said the two national security advisors agreed to work closely to further advance India-US relations, which are “built on shared values and common strategic and security interests”. “They discussed a…

New Delhi: Reigning champions Mohun Bagan Super Giant will take on Downtown Heroes FC of Kashmir in the inaugural match of the Durand Cup in Kolkata on July 27, while the much-anticipated Kolkata Derby between MBSG and East Bengal, which will also be the last group game, will take place on August 18. The 133rd edition of Asia’s oldest and world’s fifth oldest tournament will be played in four cities — Kolkata, Kokrajhar in Assam, Shillong in Meghalaya and Jamshedpur in Jharkhand. While matches in Group A, B and C will take place in Kolkata, the first match in Jamshedpur,…

NEW DELHI: The ICC Champions Trophy, to be held in Pakistan next year, has entered a familiar phase where the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) has reportedly refused to travel to the country for the tournament. In their scheduled draft, Pakistan had kept Lahore as the only venue for the Indian team, hoping to quash security fears and get the Indian board’s nod for the tournament. But that doesn’t seem to be the case as the BCCI said to have shared the likes of Dubai and Sri Lanka as venues for their matches in a hybrid model.…

Northampton: Legendary all-rounder Yuvraj Singh was at his fluent best as India Champions blew away Australia Champions in the semi-finals of the World Championship of Legends (WCL). Yuvraj hammered 59 runs off just 28 balls, smashing four 4s and five 6s, to help India post a mammoth 254/6 in Northampton. During his playing days, Yuvraj had developed a knack of performing in big games, especially against Australia. It was deja-vu all over again for Australia as Yuvraj came back to haunt them, with fans suggesting that the former India all-rounder still owns the Aussies. Coming back to the match, Robin…

NEW DELHI: Following Gautam Gambhir’s appointment as the Team India head coach, current international pacer, Avesh Khan revealed some insights on what has been like working under the former India opener. Avesh had played with the Lucknow Super Giants from 2022 to 2023 in the Indian Premier League (IPL) where Gambhir was the mentor for the franchise in the same period. The MP-based pacer suggested that Gambhir was one focused on the mindset of going after his opponents. “Whatever I have learned from him, it is about the mindset that you should always look to get the better of your…

Goemkarponn Desk PANAJI: Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as the top performer states in NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, which evaluates progress of states and Union territories on social, economic and environmental parameters, while Bihar has been adjudged as the worst performer. Uttarakhand and Kerala have emerged as joint top performing states with a score of 79, followed by Tamil Nadu (78) and Goa (77). According to the NITI Aayog’s SDG India Index 2023-24, India’s overall Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) score increased to 71 in 2023-24, compared to 66 in 2020-21, supported by significant progress on eliminating poverty, providing…