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“Opta currently ranks it as the 14th strongest domestic league in world football”
“The ministry of external affairs (MEA) recently said 166 Indian seafarers remained in the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz region, with 125 aboard six Indian-flagged vessels and another 41 serving on foreign ships.”
“which runs from August 7-17 at the Gilded Balloon venue”
“only around one in seven classed as being in good ecological condition”
“In an update on August 4, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways said 3,972 Indian seafarers had been repatriated from the Gulf region”
“15% of rivers are classed as good”
“India is the world's second-largest supplier of seafarers after the Philippines, with 311,936 personnel accounting for 12.16 per cent of the global maritime workforce, according to the BIMCO-ICS Seafarer Workforce Report 2026.”
“fewer than 7% of lakes reached that level”
“Indian officers make up 13.41 per cent of the world's officer workforce, while the country also supplies 171,218 ratings, representing 11.29 per cent of the global ratings workforce.”
“No single waterway passed a separate test for chemical pollution”
“Later, the government informed Parliament that 10 Indian seafarers were among the 16 Indian nationals killed in the Middle East conflict.”
“around half of rivers still exceeding safe levels”
“One such tragedy unfolded in June when 35-year-old Second Officer Nishanth Uirthanathan died from medical complications aboard the MT Celestial near Oman after falling seriously ill.”
“record £22bn earmarked for water company environmental improvements by 2030”
“On March 1. Captain Ashish Kumar and crew member Dalip (Daleep) Singh were killed when the Palau-flagged tanker Skylight was attacked near Oman's Musandam Peninsula.”
“miss its legally binding target of restoring 77% of England's waters to good ecological status by 2027”
“On March 11, 54-year-old Deonandan Prasad Singh was killed when the Marshall Islands-flagged Safesea Vishnu came under fire near Basra, Iraq.”
“down about half from 2019”
“On May 8, Indian seafarer Altaf Talab Ker died and four others were injured after the Indian-flagged dhow Al Faize Noor Suleimani was caught in crossfire in the Strait of Hormuz.”
“only 8% in Germany and just 1% in the Netherlands”
“The single deadliest attack came on June 10, when the Palau-flagged Settebello was struck by US forces in the Gulf of Oman, killing Chief Engineer Patnala Suresh, Deck Cadet Aditya Sharma and Fitter Shivanand Chaurashiya.”
“more than 20 million people facing hosepipe bans”
“Marine engineer Herambh Karmarkar was killed on July 12 after the Cyprus-flagged GFS Galaxy was hit shortly after transiting the Strait of Hormuz.”
“According to Ukraine's port administration, July saw 57 Russian attacks on civilian vessels, 22 of them at sea, and a further 67 hits on port infrastructure.”
“Ten of the vessel's 11 Indian crew members were rescued.”
“According to the global shipping journal Lloyd's List, the Black Sea may now be the most dangerous place for shipping in the world - with July the deadliest month for merchant seamen, external since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine …”
“Together, the two vessels carried 30 Indian seafarers.”
“The manager said recent alerts have forced the port to shut down for 15 out of 24 hours.”
“The cargo ship Haji Ali was hit on May 13, while Marivex and Jalveer were attacked in June, with all Indian crew members rescued.”
“Using its own drones, Ukraine's Operation MoLoChKa (which roughly translates as "Moscow will fall through Crimea") has struck around 200 Russian vessels, bringing traffic in the strategic Sea of Azov to a virtual standstill.”
“On August 4, the Indian-flagged MSV Faize Noore Oliya was hit near Yemen and sank.”
“Ukraine is one of the world's largest producers of grain and oilseeds, supplying around 6% of global wheat exports before Russia's full-scale invasion and 10% of corn exports.”
“All 13 Indian crew members survived”
“But reports suggest, external its export capacity has dropped by at least a third since Russia launched its full-scale invasion.”
“The union has called for a government-backed insurance mechanism, $5 million for each deceased seafarer's family and employment support for next of kin.”
“Last year, the Greater Odesa ports accounted for more than 73 million tonnes of Ukraine's maritime exports, with grain accounting for 38 million tonnes.”
“The Strait of Hormuz was initially designated a High Risk Area on March 2, before being upgraded to a Warlike Operations Area three days later.”
“I would say we've already lost the ability to deliver to global customers around half a million or 700,000 metric tons of Ukrainian grains and oilseeds," Slavinskyi says.”
“England have named a 16-member squad for the first two Tests of the three-match series against Pakistan”
“In late June, 26-year-old Daria Kravchenko was killed when shrapnel from an intercepted Russian drone landed on the beach.”
“Bhuvneshwar has taken 141 wickets in 120 ODI innings at an economy rate of 5.08 but has not represented India in the format since January 2022.”
“Local authorities said seven people were killed, including three children.”
“Shami, meanwhile, has claimed 206 wickets in 107 ODIs at an economy of 5.58, with his last appearance for India coming during last year's Champions Trophy.”
“Rihanna and A$AP Rocky have three children together”
“Shami has claimed 37 wickets in Ranji Trophy.”
“has not released a full album since 2016's Anti.”
“around 40-50% of their hives collapse annually.”
“Rihanna could be set to break a decade-long album hiatus.”
“He conducted a ten-week trial across sixty colonies.”
“After waiting eight years, you might as well just wait some more.”
“Starc, who has claimed 433 wickets in 105 Tests”
“whose 439 wickets make him one of the game's greatest fast bowlers.”
“A haul of seven wickets across the series would take Starc beyond Steyn as well.”
“Among Australian bowlers, only Shane Warne (708), Nathan Lyon (567) and Glenn McGrath (563) have taken more Test wickets than Starc.”
“When you're 36 and you've been around for 16 years”
“The 36-year-old”
“Australia will begin the two-match series against Bangladesh in Darwin from August 13-17, before the teams travel to Mackay for the second Test from August 22-26.”
“The death toll from the devastating floods in Assam rose to 95 after six more people died”
“more than 1.6 lakh people remained affected across 14 districts”
“six deaths were reported on Wednesday, two each in Sivasagar and Biswanath districts, and one each in Golaghat and Morigaon”
“Sivasagar continues to be the worst-affected district, accounting for 50 of the 95 deaths reported so far”
“Neighbouring Charaideo has recorded 21 fatalities, followed by Jorhat (9), Golaghat (5), Dhemaji (3), Karbi Anglong (2) and Biswanath (2)”
“The floods have affected over 1,60,600 people in Biswanath, Charaideo, Darrang, Dhemaji, Golaghat, Jorhat, Kamrup Metropolitan, Karbi Anglong, Lakhimpur, Nagaon, Sivasagar, Sonitpur, Tinsukia and Udalguri districts”
“Sivasagar alone has around 57,000 affected residents, followed by Golaghat (34,000) and Jorhat (25,000)”
“The number of affected people has risen sharply from 1.22 lakh in five districts reported on Tuesday”
“Authorities have set up more than 100 relief camps and relief distribution centres across six districts, where 44,523 people are currently taking shelter”
“Floodwaters have submerged 16,951.76 hectares of cropland”
“Union health and family welfare minister J P Nadda, who was deputed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, visited the flood‑hit Nepalikhuti area along the Assam‑Nagaland border in Sivasagar district on Wednesday”
“Later in the day, Nadda chaired a high‑level review meeting with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and senior state officials to assess the flood situation”
“I have visited the flood‑hit Nepalikhuti area. Along with CM Sarma, I have witnessed the scale of devastation. The damage is so huge that it will take time (for normalcy to return)”
“I assure everyone that there will be no lapses of any kind in the relief and rescue operations”
“Nadda is scheduled to visit Yazali in Arunachal Pradesh on Thursday to inspect areas affected by flash floods and interact with affected residents”
“The visit is part of his three‑day tour of the Northeast from August 4 to 6”
“restarting a 60-day clock to negotiate deals over Iran's nuclear program, frozen assets, and a permanent arrangement for the Strait”
“Iran is also expected to receive relief to sell oil during the proposed 60-day period”
“five-month war between Iran and the United States”
“since the US and Israel launched their war against Iran on February 28”
“Union Bank of India liable for deficiency in service after an ATM debited Rs 10,000 from a customer's account without dispensing any cash.”
“directed it to refund the debited amount and pay Rs 5,000 as compensation for mental agony and inconvenience.”
“the bank failed to produce CCTV footage from the ATM”
“EJ statement alone was not enough to prove that the withdrawal had actually taken place.”
“directed it to refund the Rs 10,000 debited from the complainant's account and pay Rs 5,000 as compensation within 30 days.”
“the refund amount would carry 9 percent annual interest until payment.”
“He first submitted a written complaint to the bank's Cherootty Road branch on July 30, 2022.”
“When the amount was still not credited back, he filed another complaint with the Kallai Road branch on August 12, 2022.”
“This amounted to both deficiency in service and an unfair trade practice.”
“The complainant deserves to be compensated adequately for the mental agony and inconvenience suffered.”
“prototype appeared at Dearborn Days in Michigan on 13 August 1941”
“December 2025”
“Lost to Gunther at Saturday Night's Main Event”
“January 2026”
“Lost to Gunther at Royal Rumble”
“August 2026”
“Lost to Oba Femi in Hell in a Cell at SummerSlam”
“suplexed Cena 16 times”
“Ten medals - seven gold and three silver.”
“India returned with two golds, one silver and one bronze.”
“At the World Championships, excluding India, Asian nations have won 32 world titles, compared to just five by Commonwealth countries.”
“Across the last three Asian Games, Indian boxing has won only two gold medals alongside one silver and eight bronze medals.”
“which has produced seven world titles during that period.”
