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WPL Delhi Capitals reached final for fourth time after: Delhi Capitals team has reached the final for the fourth consecutive time in the Women’s Premier League.
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WPL 2026: In the eliminator of Women’s Premier League 2026, Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets and made their place in the final. Delhi will face Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final. Delhi Capitals has reached the finals in the tournament for the fourth consecutive time. The journey to reach the final was not easy for Delhi, it had to face defeat in the initial match.
Vadodara: After strong bowling by Shinel Henry and Nandini Sharma, Delhi Capitals defeated Gujarat Giants in the women’s eliminator by 7 wickets due to strong batting. With this victory, Delhi Capitals got the ticket to the final for the fourth consecutive time. The Capitals will face a challenge from former champion Royal Challengers Bangalore in the final to be played on Thursday. After Jemimah Rodrigues’ team restricted the Giants to 168 runs for seven wickets, Delhi Capitals achieved the target by losing three wickets in 15.4 overs.
For Capitals, Liezel Lee contributed 43 runs in 24 balls, Shefali Verma 31 runs in 21 balls, captain Jemimah Rodrigues 41 runs in 23 balls and Laura Wolvaardt contributed 24 not out and 32 runs. While Liezel Lee and Shefali set the tone for the match with an aggressive partnership of 89 runs in 43 balls for the first wicket, Wolvaardt and Jemima did not let the good start go to waste by making a partnership of 68 runs in 42 balls for the third wicket. For the Giants, Georgia Wareham got two wickets while Rajeshwari Gaikwad got one wicket.
Beth Mooney’s strong start for Gujarat
Giants scored 168 runs for seven wickets on the basis of opener Beth Mooney’s brilliant unbeaten inning of 62 runs. Mooney, while holding one end, hit six fours in his 51-ball innings and made 61 runs in 46 balls with Georgia Wareham for the fifth wicket, while in the last overs, he made a partnership of 39 runs in 19 balls with Kashvi Gautam to take the team to a competitive score. Wareham scored 35 runs in 25 balls with three fours and a six while Kashvi hit three fours in his innings of 18 runs in 10 balls.
Lizel and Shefali batted brilliantly
Lizelle Lee and Shefali Verma gave a fast start to the Capitals while chasing the target. While Lee hit fours against Renuka Singh and Kashvi Gautam in the first two overs, Shefali sent the ball across the boundary line twice in Rajshwari Gaikwad’s over.
While Lizelle Lee hit a hat-trick four in the fifth over against Renuka, Shefli finished the over with two consecutive fours. The team scored 21 runs from this over. Lee continued his aggressive attitude against Rajshwari in the next over, hitting a four and the first six of the innings, taking the team’s score to 75 runs without any loss in the powerplay.
Jemimah Rodrigues did not do any mistake
This is the team’s best score in powerplay in the current season. Lizelle Lee and Shefali’s partnership of 89 runs in 43 balls was broken by Wareham by LBWing Lee in the eighth over. He also gave a double blow to the Capitals by bowling Shefali in the same over.
Laura Wolvaardt, who came to the crease, opened her hand by hitting a four against Kashvi, while captain Jemimah Rodrigues, after the passage of time at the crease, increased the pace of the match by hitting fours against Ashleigh Gardner and Sophie Devine. Jemima’s aggressive innings ended by getting caught by Divine while trying to play a big shot against Rajeshwari. However, before getting out, she had already ensured the team’s victory.
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US-Iran conflict in Arabian Sea, US Navy shoots down drone coming near aircraft carrier
The US Navy has shot down an Iranian drone approaching an aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea. According to Reuters report, an American official said that this drone was moving towards the American warship, which was seen as a threat. This incident came to light when talks on nuclear deal between America and Iran are about to begin in Türkiye this week.
According to the news agency, the name of this Iranian drone was Shaheed-139. It was targeted in the air by America’s F-35 fighter jet and shot down. However, there has been no reaction from Iran on the entire incident.
Earlier, Wall Street Journal had reported that Iranian armed boats had tried to stop an American oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz. However, the tanker had increased its speed. It was then provided security by American warships.
The US has increased military activity around Iran in the last month
Let us tell you, in the last one month America has increased military deployment around Iran. America has deployed dozens of aircraft here. About a dozen warships have been deployed.
Let us tell you, the American aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln along with three guided missile destroyers had entered the operation area of the US Central Command on January 26. At present he is deployed in the Arabian Sea. America has deployed about 8 warships in these areas. These include destroyers deployed near the Strait of Hormuz. These activities have been recorded on the basis of American defense officials and satellite imagery.
Tension between America and Iran increased again due to Khamenei’s warning
Earlier, Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned on Sunday (February 1, 2026) that if America attacks, this entire region could take the form of war. He termed the ongoing protests in Iran as a coup supported by America and Israel.
Khamenei said that the Iranian people are not afraid of any threat. He also added that Iran will not take the initiative to attack any country, but any attack will be given a strong response.
‘Vada Pav Girl’ Chandrika Dixit accused her husband of cheating, what did the family say?
Chandrika Dixit, popularly known as ‘Vada Pav Girl’ on social media, is in the news these days about her personal life. Chandrika has made serious allegations of cheating on her husband Yugam Gera. In a video that surfaced recently, she is seen crying bitterly and shouting angrily over her husband’s alleged affair.
Chandrika Dixit has been a contestant in Bigg Boss
In the video, she also showed the chats on her mobile phone, in which it is being claimed that her husband was talking to another woman. As soon as the video went viral, there was a stir on social media. Chandrika Dixit has been an ex-contestant in Bigg Boss. He has 5.88 lakh followers on Instagram. His videos keep going viral on social media.
I also have proof – Chandrika Dixit
Chandrika Dixit says in the video that she had never imagined such a situation in her marriage. He says that the person whom he trusted hurt him the most. In the caption of the video, Chandrika wrote, I also have the evidence, which clearly indicates that she has enough evidence to prove her allegations.
What did Chandrika Dixit’s family say?
Seeing this emotional video, a large number of people have come out in support of Chandrika. After posting the video on social media, when ABP News tried to contact Chandrika Dixit and her family members, her family members refused to talk about the matter in any way. When the ABP News team tried to talk to Chandrika Dixit, the family members said that her health was not good and she was taking rest.
ENG vs SL Jacob Bethell lethal England Beat Sri Lanka: In the last match of the three-match T20 series, England defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs.
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England Beat Sri Lanka in 3rd T20I: England cricket team defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs in a low scoring match and won the three-match series 3-0. Sam Curran demonstrated a strong performance in batting for England in this match. After this, Jacob Bethel gave his team a thrilling victory with excellent bowling.
New Delhi: With the lethal bowling of Jacob Bethel and Will Jacques, England defeated Sri Lanka by 12 runs in the third T20. With this victory, the England team wiped out Sri Lanka in the three-match series. The condition of England, who came to bat first in the match, was also bad. England somehow managed to reach the score of 128 runs at the loss of 9 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs game. It seemed that the Sri Lankan team would win comfortably in this low scoring match, but while chasing the target, it was limited to 116 runs in 19.3 overs.
Jacob Bethel bowled brilliantly for England in defense of the target of 129 runs. Bethele took four wickets for just 11 runs in 3.3 overs. Apart from this, Will Jacques also wreaked havoc in bowling. Will Jacques took 4 wickets for 14 runs in 4 overs. Adil Rashid, Luke Wood and Liam Dawson also took one wicket each. In this way the England team registered a thrilling victory in the last match.
Sri Lanka’s batting was bad
Sri Lanka’s batting was very poor in this match against England. For Sri Lanka, opener batsman Kamil Misara was out without opening the account. After this, Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis definitely raised hopes for some time, but they too could not take the team towards victory. Nissanka scored 23 runs while Mendis scored 26 runs. Apart from this, Pawan Ratnayake contributed 13 runs, Kusal Mendis contributed 14 runs and Janith Liyanage contributed 17 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera’s claw became useless
Dushmantha Chameera performed brilliantly in bowling for Sri Lanka. In this match against England, Chameera took five wickets for 24 runs in 4 overs. This is the reason why the England team stopped at the score of 128 runs. Apart from this, Mathisa Pathirana also took 2 wickets in his account. Sam Curran showed tremendous performance in batting for England.
Amidst the continuous falling of wickets, Sam Curran scored 58 runs in 48 balls for his team and gave a respectable score to England. Apart from Sam Curran, Jos Buttler also scored 25 runs. Apart from this, Lian Dawson also contributed 14 runs. Apart from these three, not a single batsman from England could cross the double figures.
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Mahatma Gandhi’s statue was cut with a grinder and stolen, 426 kg statue went missing in Australia, what did the Ministry of External Affairs say?
A very surprising news has come in Melbourne, Australia. The bronze statue of Father of the Nation Mahatma Gandhi installed in Rovil area here was cut with a grinder and stolen. The statue was cut at the claw joint. The Indian Foreign Ministry has condemned this incident. Also appealed to the Australian authorities to recover the statue and arrest the accused.
According to Australia Today, a 426Kg bronze statue was stolen from the Australia Indian Community Center located in Rowville. The statue was cut from the base using an angle grinder. Only its claws were left. The statue was cut into pieces.
Foreign Ministry strongly condemned the incident
Here, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that we strongly condemn the damage and removal of Mahatma Gandhi’s statue by unknown people at the Australia India Community Center in Rowville, Melbourne.
He said that this matter has been taken up strictly with the Australian authorities. Also requested to hold the culprits accountable. Police said the statue was stolen by three unknown people from the charity’s location in Kingsley Close, Rowville, at 12.50am. Police have asked scrap dealers to keep an eye on people who try to sell bronze statues. They have been appealed to immediately report any suspicious activity.
Prime Minister Morrison inaugurated the statue in 2021
This statue was inaugurated by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in the year 2021. It was a symbol of the strong relationship between the two countries. This statue was given as a gift by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations. The Australian government has condemned this incident. Till now no arrest has been made in this case.
S&P 500 and Nasdaq fall as tech stocks slide; Walmart hits $1 trillion market value
The S&P 500 software index dropped 3.3%, logging its fifth consecutive day of losses, while small- and mid-cap indices saw gains of around 0.6–0.9%. Investors are wary of the crowded AI-driven rally and its impact on long-term growth. | Photo Credit: JEENAH MOON
The S&P 500 and the Nasdaq dropped on Tuesday as a broad selloff in software and cloud stocks blunted upbeat results from Palantir and kept investors on edge ahead of earnings from Alphabet and Amazon later this week.
Microsoft fell 2.3%, while Intuit and Atlassian slid more than 8% each. Adobe and Datadog dropped 6% each and Oracle slipped 2%.
CrowdStrike sank 3.8% and Snowflake dropped 8.2%, while Salesforce lost 5.6% and Accenture was down 8.6%.
Palantir, however, bucked the trend, rising 4.4% on strong results that reinforced investor enthusiasm for demand tied to AI.
The S&P 500 software and services index dropped 3.3%, on pace to log its fifth consecutive day of losses.
The retreat in high-flying software names followed fresh unease about how quickly newer, more capable artificial intelligence models could disrupt established businesses – reviving questions over whether today’s perceived AI winners can protect pricing power and long-term growth.
“We’ve got an expensive market and expectations are really high. Many areas, especially around AI, are priced for perfection. That’s just got us in a skittish environment,” said John Campbell, senior portfolio manager, Allspring Global Investments.
Of late, concerns that the AI-driven rally has become crowded have sparked a rotation into small caps and other overlooked pockets of the market.
The Russell 2000, which beat the S&P 500 in January, was up 0.9% on the day, while the mid-cap S&P 400 gained 0.9% and the small-cap S&P 600 added 0.6%.
Ben Falcone, managing director at Kayne Anderson Rudnick, said the small-cap lens offered a compelling counter-narrative – less about capex arms races and more about who quietly turns AI into durable earnings growth.
Investors were also still digesting a sharp selloff in gold and silver following the nomination of former Federal Reserve Governor Kevin Warsh, a development traders viewed as hawkish.
Away from technology, Walmart became the first retailer ever to hit $1 trillion in market valuation, with its shares rising 2.2%.
Among mega-cap movers, Alphabet edged up 0.1%, while Amazon dropped 2.4%.
Both the companies – members of the “Magnificent Seven” – are due to report later this week. Their results are another gauge of the race to commercialize AI and whether companies can show clearer, tangible returns on surging capital spending that can support their lofty price tags.
Advanced Micro Devices and server maker Super Micro Computer, both due to report after the close, fell over 0.5% each.
Meanwhile, Walt Disney named theme parks head Josh D’Amaro as CEO, placing a longtime insider at the helm and ending succession uncertainty. Its shares dipped 1.8%.
PayPal forecast 2026 profit below estimates, sending its shares plunging 18.4%.
At 11:12 am ET, the Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 41.07 points, or 0.08%, to 49,448.73, the S&P 500 lost 31.21 points, or 0.45%, to 6,945.23 and the Nasdaq Composite lost 240.62 points, or 1.02%, to 23,351.49.
EARNINGS DELUGE
With one quarter of the S&P 500 set to report quarterly results this week, analysts expect companies to have grown their earnings nearly 11% in the December quarter, up from an estimate of about 9% at the start of January, according to LSEG data.
Pfizer shares fell 3.6% despite posting fourth-quarter profit above estimates, while Merck rose 1.4% after quarterly results.
PepsiCo shares gained 3%, with the brand announcing a price cut on core brands such as Lay’s and Doritos.
Markets were also watching for a deal that is due to be passed by the House of Representatives later in the day to end the latest shutdown that has again thrown economic releases off schedule, delaying the closely watched January jobs report that had been due on Friday.
Tuesday’s JOLTS report has also been postponed.
Published on February 3, 2026
Walmart becomes first retailer to reach $1 trillion market valuation
Despite challenges including inflation, a cooling job market, tariffs, and uncertainty from the US government shutdown, the Bentonville-based retailer has outpaced the S&P 500, which rose 16% over the same period, underscoring its resilience in a challenging economic environment. | Photo Credit: Brendan McDermid/Reuters
Walmart became the first retailer ever to hit $1 trillion in market valuation on Tuesday, riding on a year-long rally that has seen its shares rise nearly 26%.
The latest milestone for the company came just two weeks after Walmart replaced British drugmaker AstraZeneca in the tech-focused Nasdaq-100 Index, home to the most valuable non-financial companies listed on the index.
The Bentonville, Arkansas-based chain has cashed in on wealthier consumers choosing the convenience of faster deliveries and flocking to the retailer for discretionary categories, such as apparel and furniture.
US households, particularly low- and middle-income earners, have been under mounting financial strain for some time due to persistent inflation and a cooling job market. Tariffs and uncertainty surrounding the recent US government shutdown have also weighed on spending.
Despite the challenging backdrop, Walmart’s stock has outpaced the 16% rise in the benchmark S&P 500.
Published on February 3, 2026
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Mumbai will get a new mayor on February 11, both BJP and Shiv Sena are pushing, whose lottery will be held?
Mumbai will get a new mayor on February 11, about a month after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) elections. This post has been reserved for women councilors of the general category. Officials gave this information on Tuesday (03 February). He said that eligible candidates can file nomination papers for this post on February 7, while the last date for withdrawal of nominations is February 11 and elections will be held for the 78th Mayor of Mumbai at 12 noon on the same day.
Registration process of councilors has been completed
The BMC commissioner has been serving as the administrator of the municipal body appointed by the Maharashtra government since March 7, 2022, when the tenure of the councilors of the previous House ended. A senior official said that the registration process of all the 227 councilors elected in the elections held on January 15 has been completed.
BJP is the largest party in BMC
There are 227 wards in BMC. BJP has emerged as the largest party in the new House, winning 89 seats, while its ally Shiv Sena of the Shinde faction has won 29 seats. In this way the alliance (118 seats) has easily crossed the majority mark (114). Both the parties are in a position to get their candidates elected to the post of the next mayor.
Uddhav faction got 65 seats
Whereas Shiv Sena (Thackeray) had to be satisfied with 65 seats and MNS with only 6 seats. Voting for the Mumbai Municipal Corporation elections was done on January 15 while the results came after counting on January 16.
The post of mayor in BMC is reserved for women.
Let us tell you that this time the post of Mayor in BMC is reserved for a woman. In such a situation, this time only a woman will sit on the mayor’s chair in BMC. BJP has appointed its senior leader Ganesh Khankar as the party leader in BMC. At the same time, Shiv Sena has elected Amay Ghole as the leader of its party.