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New Delhi, Aug 14 (IANS) Ishant Sharma and Zaheer Khan shared the new ball for India in all formats for many years. But their bonding goes even deeper as the senior pacer played an important role in the ODI and Test debuts of the junior bowler from Delhi.Players have butterflies in their tummies just before making their international debut. Former India pacer Ishant Sharma was nervous and scared well before his debut match for he had to travel alone to join the team in Ireland for an ODI series on an SOS call-up as many players were sick and unavailable.Ishant,…

Addressing a gathering of the cadres of the Isak-Muivah faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) on the occasion of 77th Naga Independence Day celebration on Monday, Muivah said that the separate flag and constitution are naturally inseparable from the sovereignty of a people.“It is universally an accepted truth that the flag and constitution are constituent parts of sovereignty. There is no ambiguity about it. The Indian leaders understand it too. They must take the stand to speak the truth,” he said.The NSCN-IM leader said that on the issue of integration of all Naga areas, the government of…

The rise in retail and food inflation in July is huge compared to the fact that retail inflation in June was 4.87 per cent, while food inflation was 4.55 per cent.The July inflation has also breached RBI’s tolerance limit of 6 per cent.The big spike in retail inflation in July is mainly due to increase in prices of fruits and vegetables, cereals, pulses, milk products and even clothing and footwear, according to figures released by ministry of statistics and programme implementation on Monday.In July 2022, retail inflation was 6.71 per cent and food inflation was 6.69 per cent.–IANSans/pgh

A senior customs official said that the arrest was made on August 13.The official said that they seized 1.632 Kgs, 14 Gold bars valued at Rs. 98.74 Lakhs from the accused who arrived from Dubai.The official said that the gold bars were concealed in metallic horse artifact.The recovered gold has been seized under section 110 of customs act. The said passenger has been placed under arrest in terms of section 104 of the Customs Act,” the official said.Further investigation in the matter is on.–IANSatk/dan

The team from University of California showed that ChatGPT Chemistry Assistant can help cut down significant time and labour required to develop new materials through efficient analysis of scientific literature.In the study, published in the Journal of the American Chemical Society, the team prompted ChatGPT to perform one particularly time-consuming task: searching scientific literature. With that data, they built a second tool, a model to predict experimental results.Reports from previous studies offer a vast trove of information that chemists need, but finding and parsing the most relevant details can be laborious.For example, those interested in designing highly porous, crystalline metal-organic…

The remarks from the Congress came after the CAG reports tabled in Parliament last week highlighted several alleged irregularities in the projects and schemes of the government.In a statement, Congress general secretary Jairam Ramesh said, “Tomorrow, the Prime Minister will unleash his torrent of lies from the ramparts of the Red Fort for one last time, taking off from his tsunami of lies to the nation in the Parliament last week. But will he have the courage to question his own government and his ministers on their corruption and incompetence?”He said that last week the CAG tabled a series of…

The three initiatives, decided by the AFC Executive Committee in its 2nd meeting held virtually on Monday which was chaired by AFC President Shaikh Salman bin Ebrahim Al Khalifa, are aimed at fostering greater growth and inclusivity, and will take effect from the 2024-2025 season.The top tier of Asian club football, which will comprise the Continent’s top 24 participating clubs, will be named the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE), while the 32-team second tier will be known as the AFC Champions League 2 (ACL2) and the final tier, which will see 20 clubs vie for supremacy, is confirmed as the…

He also held a security related meeting with the officers of J&K Police, BSF, Army and CRPF during which he emphasized the need for heightened vigilance and coordinated efforts.”During his visit, ADGP Kashmir visited Martyrs Memorial at District Police Lines Bandipora where he paid homage and floral tributes to the valiant martyrs who have selflessly given their lives for the nation’s safety and security,” the police statement said.While speaking on the occasion, he said that the martyrs will be remembered forever for their high-valued contribution in safeguarding the sovereignty of the nation. He reiterated the importance of remembering their sacrifices…

Trade deficit for the corresponding period of last year stood at $25.43 billion.In June 2023, trade deficit had slid to $20.13 billion, compared to $22.1 billion in May 2023.Thus, the July trade deficit is slightly higher than June numbers, according to figures released by the Commerce Ministry on Monday.Meanwhile, merchandise trade exports fell to a nine-month low of $32.25 billion in July, while the April-July growth for goods exports fell 14.50 per cent year-on-year.Imports for the same period fell by 13.79 per cent.India’s merchandise imports stood at $52.92 billion in July 2023, down from $53.10 billion in June 2023. In…

The dead included 13 in the state capital in two landslide incidents, comprising cave in of a temple dedicated to Lord Shiva.Chief Minister Sukhvinder Sukhu took stock of the situation in the landslide-hit Summer Hill area in Shimla.He directed the officials to speed up the rescue operation.The Chief Minister told the media that there was a gathering in the Lord Shiva temple at the time of disaster owing to the holy month of Shravan.He said many people are feared to be caught under the debris due to heavy landslide.The work of removing the debris in search of people was underway.Sukhu…