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Stokes, the Player of the Match in the 2019 final between the teams playing Thursday’s tournament opener, came out of ODI retirement in August to play for England in their title defence. After smashing a fine 182 against New Zealand, Stokes hasn’t played competitively, and even missed England’s warm-up match against Bangladesh in Guwahati.Buttler also insisted that England would not be taking any unnecessary risks over fitness issues of its players early in the tournament. “He’s had a slight niggle. He’s working hard with the physios and we’ll know more when the guys arrive for training today.”“We’ll make the right…

Gulveer Singh, another Indian in the fray, finished fourth.Earlier, Avinash Sable won the gold medal in men’s 3000m steeplechase on Sunday. Avinash’s exceptional performance shattered the previous Asian Games record in the 3000m steeplechase event.He clocked an impressive time of 8 minutes and 19.50 seconds, surpassing the record set by Iran’s Hossein Keyhani in the Asian Games 2018, which stood at 8 minutes and 22.79 seconds.–IANShs/cs

Due to the movie’s immense canvas and grandeur, director Koratala Siva revealed that the film will be a two-part release in order to do justice to its meticulously detailed storytelling.Taking to social media, Koratala said in a video where he mixed Telugu and English: “The film is set against the forgotten lands of coastal India and the canvas is too big. As we started shooting the film, the canvas revealed itself and started getting bigger and bigger. Every character in the film has its own weight and they need to be explored and established in depth and in detail, which…

Mayur Gaglani swindled 69,544 pounds from his company in order to repay around 250,000 pounds he had stolen from his previous employer, the Cardiff Crown Court heard last week.In 2017, after getting a job at PSE 2, a small company selling electrical items, Gaglani used false invoices and the company’s credit card between June and August last year to pay off the stolen money from the first company, the WalesOnline website reported.A sentencing hearing was told that the company’s director, Matthew Porter, loaned Gaglani 82,000 pounds to help him pay off his debts — unaware that he was actually using…

Terming this contention in the apex court as tantamount to backstabbing farmers, senior SAD leader Bikram Singh Majithia said: “We proudly oppose the construction of the SYL canal which will be only constructed over our dead bodies. “We challenge the AAP government to relay this message to the Supreme Court. Punjabis and SAD will never let the grand conspiracy of AAP convener Arvind Kejriwal to hand over the state’s river waters to Haryana to succeed at any cost.”Explaining the manner in which the AAP government had betrayed Punjab in the apex court, Majithia said, “Punjab’s counsel blamed Opposition parties as…

Gurgaon, Oct 4 (IANS) Punjab and Chandigarh golfers left a big mark in the opening leg of the US Kids Golf North as the new season got off to a solid start with the opening event of the six-leg series at the Classic Golf and Country Club, here on Wednesday.They won titles in four of the 12 sections besides some other places at the Top-3 with some impressive performances.One of the most impressive performers was Chandigarh’s Guntas Kaur Sandhu in Girls 11-12. She had a terrific first nine after starting on the tenth. She landed two eagles on the Par-5…

Hangzhou, Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian men’s hockey team secured a spot in the final of the 19th Asian Games Hangzhou 2022, with a thrilling 5-3 win over Korea in the first semifinal on Wednesday.India will face the winner of the second semifinal between Japan and China in the final of the tournament for a chance to win the Gold medal and secure a spot in the Paris 2024 Olympics. Hardik Singh (5′), Mandeep Singh (11′), Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (15′), Amit Rohidas (24′), and Abhishek (54′) scored the goals for India to get the important win. Manjae Jung (17′, 20′,…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Global consumer electronics company Dyson on Wednesday announced its entry into the Indian wearable market by launching next-gen noise-cancelling headphones.The Dyson Zone noise-cancelling headphones are available at the company’s official website and demo stores at a starting price of Rs 59,900. The Absolute+ model will come for Rs 64,900 and Ultra Blue headset will cost Rs 59,900.The key features include up to 50 hours of continuous playback, with ultra-low distortion, advanced noise cancellation and faithful audio reproduction across the entire sound spectrum, according to the company.”Incorporating science and relentless testing, the Dyson Zone headphones have…

It shows the resilience of the labour market in the US, raising the expectations of additional rate hikes. Nifty traded in negative territory for the second consecutive day on Wednesday to close at 19,436.10, down 93 points, or 0.47 per cent, while the Sensex closed with a loss of 286 points, or 0.44 per cent, at 65,226.04, said Siddhartha Khemka, Head of Retail Research at Motilal Oswal Financial Services.The broader market was down by more than 1 per cent. Selling was seen across the sector, except for FMCG & IT, he said.The recent spike in US Treasury yields has been…

In a candid conversation with Anil Kumar Jain, former Secretary of the Ministry of Coal in India, we delve into the intricacies of India’s energy transition.We explore questions concerning the future of fossil fuels, the concept of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETP), and India’s role on the global stage.The Gas Market and Profitability of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs)Our dialogue begins with a discussion of India’s evolving gas market. We ponder whether recent changes in the gas sector have prompted a reevaluation of the profitability of Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs).Anil Jain offers a nuanced perspective, emphasising that PSUs significantly contribute to…