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KNUST promotes E-Learning Centre as key to a digital 24-hour economy

The Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology (KNUST) has launched its 2025 E-Learning Week with a call to reimagine education in support of Ghana’s emerging 24-hour economy. Themed “Transforming Education through Responsible Innovation and Inclusion in the Digital Era,” the week-long event aims to position digital learning as a critical tool in building a

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England v India: fourth men’s cricket Test, day one – live

General Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 37th over: India 110-1 (Jaiswal 55, Sudharsan 6) Crydon Barse continues and has a full over at Sudharsan – though I wonder if Stokes would ideally set Archer at him whole he’s still nervous. This isn’t a bad over, but four dots are followed by a low full toss which is driven for three, the bowler responds with a nasty bouncer which Jaiswal must contort to avoid. 36th over: India 107-1 (Jaiswal 55, Sudharsan 3) At what point will Stokes turn to Dawson? Woakes’ extra-long morning spell probably prevented him from turning his arm over in the morning session, but I’m sure captain and bowler will want him in the match as soon as possible. Problem is, he might be behind Archer and Stokes this afternoon, though there’d still be time for him to get a go. Meantime, Woakes goes again and, after a single to each batter, Jaiswal, drives supremely through long-off for four; he’s starting to settle at the crease now. 35th over: India 101-1 (Jaiswal 50, Sudharsan 2) Talking of which, is Andrew Strauss in Napier the definitive not-giving-it-away innings? He’d just come back after being dropped, was batting at three, it was the final Test of a three-match series, and his career was on the line. Starting slowly, he managed 177, and in less than a year was captain of the team. Back with our match, Jaiswal shoves to point, they sprint through for one – there’s a direct hit at Sudharsan’s end, but he’s home – and that raises a crucial, battling fifty. It’s so good to see him bat like this because we know what he can do when it’s in his favour, but this is him showing us that he’s got the minerals to persevere when it isn’t. Yashasvi Jaiswal brings up his fifty. Photograph: Lee Smith/Action Images/Reuters 34th over: India 100-1 (Jaiswal 49, Sudharsan 2) Immediately, Woakes goes around to the left-handed Sudharsan, who gets off the mark with a flick to deep square; they run two, raising the hundred in the process. In comms, DK reckons Nair ought to have been given a bit longer, having been a long time away and looked alright till getting out; it’s also worth noting that he’s twice been done by screaming catches. But it’s Sudharsan with the shirt and he leaves everything he can, desperate not to give it away. 33rd over: India 98-1 (Jaiswal 49, Sudharsan 0) England, trying to cut off the runs behind square on the off-side, have put point back … for all the difference it makes, Jaiswal waiting for a wide one, then dabbing it into the ground for four through deep third. He’s such a clever batter, and his reactions are amazing – I bet he’s unbeatable at Slapsies and Knuckles. After five balls of the over, point comes up, looking to prevent the single that’ll keep Jaiswal on strike; again, he’s beaten outside off, and Carse is looking better now. Can Woakes get after Sudharson? 32nd over: India 94-1 (Jaiswal 45, Sudharsan 0) Woakes will fancy himself to get after Sudharsan, who knows this is a big knock for him; between overs, we see footage of him visualising his innings, playing shots in yesterday’s rain. He plays out a second consecutive maiden – and another testing one too; pressure is building, and this feels like a pivotal period in the match. The next hour will be crucial and quite possibly the one after that and the one after that. 31st over: India 94-1 (Jaiswal 45, Sudharsan 0) Carse continues and a fuller one incites Jaiswal to come forward, play and miss; that’s much better. And he backs it up with another good delivery, attacking the stumps, then another, prodigious late movement sending ball into pad; the pitch is doing stuff, just only some of the time. And another fine delivery completes a really good maiden over, full straightening and passing the edge; Carse might just be into the match. General WICKET! Rahul c Crawley b Woakes 46 (India 94-1) Finally! Again Woakes probes in the corridor, again he finds some away-movement but this time also a bit of extra bounce, and this time, also the edge, and Rahul squared up, goes back to drive and instead the edge is finally contacted, the ball whizzing to second slip where Crawley snaffles. KL Rahul makes his way back to the pavilion after being dismissed for 46. Photograph: Clive Mason/Getty Images 30th over: India 94-0 (Jaiswal 45, Rahul 46) Woakes slings down a cuttable delivery but as Rahul tries giving it the treatment, it moves away, again missing the edge; it’s as though there’s a force field around both bats, force and field being words I’ve not used in combination since the infant-school playground. Rahul then eases to square leg for two, and England badly need something to happen. 29th over: India 92-0 (Jaiswal 45, Rahul 44) Jaiswal cuts hard but picks out backward point, then goes short and wide – perhaps deliberately, looking for the catch – and Jaiswal doesn’t miss out this time, schmeissing him for four. As he runs in again, we see Brook blowing bubbles with his gum at slip, a habit i don’t get: what is it about chewing that feels good, as opposed to knackering your jaw? Two singles follow and, though I’m sure Carse appreciated the show of faith from his captain tossing him the ball at the start of this session, he is not really threatening. 28th over: India 86-0 (Jaiswal 40, Rahul 43) Woakes, also changing ends and now at the Statham, is rewarded for his morning excellence with another spell; in comms, Ponting notes that England, not just Carse, were too short earlier, saying it’s hard to bowl full without fielders down the ground; he suggests moving third slip to cover, while Nasser wants two gullies given the batters’ desire to cut. Meantime, Rahul

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T.N. CM Stalin continues to review ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ programme from hospital

Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin reviews the ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ programme from a private hospital in Chennai | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement On his third day at a private hospital in Chennai on Wednesday (July 23, 2025), Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin continued to review the ‘Ungaludan Stalin’ programme. Mr. Stalin had a virtual

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Three booked in Kerala’s Kasaragod for ‘hate campaign’ against V.S. Achuthanandan on social media

V.S. Achuthanandan | Photo Credit: S. MAHINSHA The police have registered three separate cases in Kasaragod district of Kerala against individuals who allegedly led a hate campaign on social media targeting the late former Chief Minister and veteran CPI(M) leader V.S. Achuthanandan. The cases booked under the non-bailable sections related to hate speech were registered

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Madras Kissaten, a Japanese-style coffee shop serves up coffees alongside matcha and hojicha

A view of Madras Kissaten | Photo Credit: S Poorvaja Scrolling through an endless stream of Instagram reels featuring labubus, that now infamous Coldplay concert fan cam, and of course, endless pops of matcha on everything, I chance upon something that stops me mid-scroll. A post that asks, is hojicha the new matcha? Is it?

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Google terminates thousands of YouTube channels as part of investigation into China-linked influence operations

This is not the first time Google has taken action against such content [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS Google has terminated thousands of Youtube accounts and channels posting content that possibly originated from coordinated networks of hostile state operations and were intended to influence watchers’ views on key geopolitical issues. “We terminated 2,598 YouTube channels

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Supreme Court asks YouTube channel to first approach High Court in ‘Dharmasthala burials’ case

The Supreme Court declined to hear a challenge to an “ex-parte” and “sweeping gag order” passed by a Bengaluru civil court restraining media outlets from publishing any defamatory material. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Supreme Court on Wednesday (July 23, 2025) declined to hear a challenge to an “ex-parte” and “sweeping gag order”

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