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Ontario, Aug 19 (IANS) The United States of America (USA) have booked their place in the 2024 U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup with an impressive victory over Canada in a rain-affected winner-takes-all matchup in the Americas Qualifiers.With the win, the USA have sealed the 16th and final qualification spot at next year’s U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup. At the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario, USA and Canada knew that a win for either of them would see them book their tickets for the tournament in Sri Lanka in January 2024.Canada led the standings before Friday’s play, enjoying…

London, August 19 (IANS) England’s veteran white-ball leg-spinner Adil Rashid stated that he still has the drive in him to be enthusiastic for competing and playing the game at the highest level.Rashid, 35, is one of the vital members of the England squad who have changed the way the side played white-ball cricket. After the humiliating group-stage exit at the 2015 Men’s ODI World Cup, England have since won the 2019 edition in a thrilling final at Lord’s and won the 2022 Men’s T20 World Cup too.There’s also a runners-up finish in 2016 Men’s T20 World Cup and making it…

San Francisco, Aug 19 (IANS) Leading crypto exchange Binance has been dumped by global payments processor Checkout.com amid growing regulatory concerns.Binance was once Checkout.com’s largest client — with more than $2 billion in transactions in one month in 2021, reports Forbes.Checkout CEO Guillaume Pousaz terminated the company’s relationship with its once-largest customer citing “reports of regulators actions and orders in relevant jurisdictions” and “inquiries from partners”.He cited additional concerns over Binance’s anti-money laundering, sanctions and compliance controls.Binance disagreed with Checkout’s basis for terminating the contract, saying it was mulling legal action.“We have come a long way to building an industry-leading…

The video was posted on Twitter and it got mixed reviews from the netizens.One user wrote, “Bangladesh’s cricketer Mohammad Naim engages in mind training and firewalking as preparation for Asia Cup 2023. It is so stupid. What if he gets hurt ahead of the major tournament.”However, no confirmation has come from Sheikh’s side in this regard.The Asia Cup tournament will be held in a hybrid model, with Pakistan and Sri Lanka sharing the hosting duties.The excitement will kick off on August 30, as Pakistan takes on Nepal in the opening match in Multan.The Shakib Al Hasan-led Bangladesh will begin their…

During the search, a sum of Rs 26 lakh in cash, details of illegally acquired immovable properties, and various incriminating documents were recovered and seized.The ED initiated the investigation based on an FIR registered in the Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh, concerning the illegal alienation of lands owned by the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Sudhir Ratnakar Peter Das and others are alleged to have connived to transfer the land, originally given by the then ‘Maharaja of Dhar,’ Anand Rao Pawar, to Dr. (Miss) Margaret O’Hara of the Canadian Presbyterian Mission. The land was intended for establishing a women’s hospital and…

However, some creators are mocking the low Amazon payouts. The e-commerce giant is offering $12,500 for a maximum of 500 videos, or $25 per qualifying video, according to an email the company shared with select influencers. A screenshot of the email shared online read that Amazon is looking for videos that “could be a product review of two or more products, a product comparison video, a ranking video listing the best products in a certain category, or even gift inspiration featuring multiple products”. Amazon was yet to make an official statement on the payout news. Some creators went to social…

In the special episode, the star cast of ‘Ghoomer’- Abhishek Bachchan, Saiyami Kher and filmmaker R. Balki, were present on the set of ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati 15’ (KBC).Abhishek, who wore a blue suit with blue tie paired with yellow glasses, made a smooth transition from the contestant’s hotseat to the host’s seat, orchestrating a unique role reversal with father Amitabh. During the episode, Big B says: “I ran out of breath”. To which Abhishek says: “Now you can rest since you ran out of breath. Since we are here for ‘Ghoomer’, I thought that it’s a great chance to spin…

Senior Congress MLA Govind Singh, who is also the Leader of Opposition (LoP) in the state Assembly, citing the tribunal’s observation, launched ascathing attack on Madhya Pradesh Chief Secretary Iqbal Singh Bains. On Saturday, Singh wrote to the Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) of India demanding Iqbal Singh’s removal from the post.In his letter to CEC, MLA from Lahar Assembly constituency from Bhind district – Govind Singh raised his apprehension over “transparency” duringthe upcoming Assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh.“Despite the retirement of MP’s chief secretary Iqbal Singh Bains, his tenure was being extended after every six months. Will the Assemblyelections in…

The consolidated NSDL data shows the August FPI investment through 18th at Rs 8,993 crore. But this figure includes bulk deals and investment through the primary market. In the cash market FPIs sold stocks for Rs 10,921 crore and they were sellers in 10 days and buyers in only three days in August, so far, he added.Strength in the dollar index at well above 103 and the US 10-year bond yield remaining around 4.25 per cent are short-term negatives for FPI flows to emerging markets like India, he said.FPIs continue to be consistent buyers in capital goods and power and…

An ED official said the court has also taken cognizance of the matter.The ED initiated an investigation under the PMLA based on an investigation initiated by the CBI in the bank fraud matter involving GMMPL and others.The ED investigation revealed that GMMPL obtained a term loan of Rs 34.20 crore on March 15, 2011, from the State Bank of India with the objective of setting up a tetra pack milk production unit, specifically an Ultra-Heat Treatment Plant (UHT), in Solapur,Maharashtra.”GMMPL, with dishonest intentions, under the guise of procuring UHT machinery, illegally diverted the term loan of Rs 20 crore into…