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Disney+ Hotstar peaks at 1.5M concurrent Viewers for ICC World Test Championship

Disney+ Hotstar's streaming of the World Test Championship 2023 final between India and Australia has reached a peak concurrency of around 15 lakhs in the first two days of the match. The average live viewership for the most awaited Test cricket championship that’s being watched across the globe is in the range of ten lacs.

Sports

Travis Head slams century with bat gifted by Babar Azam

Travis Head plundered a magnificent century against team India in the ICC WTC 2021-23 final. However, one clip involving Head and Pakistan skipper Babar Azam is making rounds on social media. In the clip, Babar can be seen gifting one of his bats to Head during the 2021-22 tour of Pakistan. After the clip went viral, numerous fans were of the opinion that it was the same bat that the Aussie batter used against team India, gifted by Babar.

Politics

What is classified documents case that Trump is indicted in?

The United States (US) Justice Department on Thursday reportedly lodged federal criminal charges against former President Donald Trump after a lengthy investigation into his alleged mishandling of classified documents, which he took with him after leaving the White House. The case will result in his trial for his alleged obstruction of government efforts to reclaim the classified documents.

Technology

Google Play billing policy: Madras HC bars Google from delisting apps

The Madras High Court has barred Google from delisting apps of firms, which had moved the court against the Google Play billing system, Economic Times reports. Petitioners, however, have been asked to submit a report to Google on the number of downloads for the month of June. Earlier this week, Indian startups TrulyMadly, KukuFM, Unacademy, and QuackQuack had moved the high court challenging Google’s billing policies.

Entertainment

Tiger Shroff's mother Ayesha Shroff duped of Rs. 58 lakh

Film producer and former model Ayesha Shroff has filed a case of cheating at Mumbai's Santacruz Police Station against one Alan Fernandes. Fernandes has been the Director of Operations at MMA Matrix Company which is owned by Shroff and his son, actor Tiger Shroff. He is accused of cheating Ayesha of Rs. 58,53,591 on the pretext of organizing tournaments in both India and abroad.

Business

RBI allows RuPay Prepaid Forex card

Indians traveling abroad will soon have another option to make payments-RuPay Prepaid Forex card. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has permitted Indian banks to issue RuPay Prepaid Forex cards. The decision was announced after the RBI's bi-monthly monetary policy review. RuPay has emerged as a robust payment method in a space once dominated by MasterCard and Visa.

Miscellaneous

Mumbai murder: Manoj and Saraswati were married, claim victim's sisters

New details have emerged in the horrifying Mumbai Mira road murder case. According to the police, the accused was married to the victim, and they had also informed the victim's sisters. Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Jayant Bajbale said the couple hid their marriage from others because of their age difference. Notably, 56-year-old Manoj Sane allegedly killed 32-year-old Saraswati Vaidya on June 3.