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Despite the rain God showing no mercy as the skies opened up just before the start, and the helicopter carrying Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan failing to land and returning, thousands eagerly waited braving the rain which came down time and again.The history of the snake boat race, the most popular being the Nehru Boat Race which has now become an important stop for global tourists, dates back to 1952, when the then Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited the state and a flotilla of boats accompanied him from Kottayam to Alappuzha.The race’s origin was an impromptu race conducted in Nehru’s honour.Nehru,…

While the MNF, one of NDA’s oldest allies, is yet to pull out from the BJP-led alliance, it did support the no-confidence motion moved in the Lok Sabha by the grand opposition alliance INDIA criticising both the Centre and state government over the “wrong handling of the Manipur crisis”.Addressing party workers here, Zoramthanga said the lone MNF Lok Sabha member from Mizoram — C. Lalrosanga — supported the opposition’s no-confidence motion as the party is dissatisfied with the Centre’s handling of the Manipur issue.“We supported the NDA as we cannot be a part of the Congress-led alliance. However, our support…

West Indies are currently leading the five-game series 2-1.After winning the toss, Powell said Jason Holder is back after recovering from injury, as well as Odean Smith and Shai Hope come into the playing eleven in place of Johnson Charles, Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph.“Looks like a very good surface, we want to put up some runs on the board and try to defend it. I think it is an opportunity for us to win a series against a big team like India and the boys are excited about it,” he said.India captain Hardik Pandya said he would have liked…

Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot also expressed concern during a programme in Jaipur regarding the increase in suicides in Kota.”Do not put pressure on the children, let them become what they want to be,” he said.A District Level Committee meeting was held in Kota on Saturday under the chairmanship of Collector OP Bunkar.Many police officers, coaching institutes and hostel operators were present at this meeting.The district collector said that the children study continuously in the coaching centres and in their hostel rooms, and they do not get any window to relax.Instructions were issued earlier as well regarding holidays on Sunday.On Saturday,…

The ED arrested Balaji on June 14 and is presently lodged in judicial custody.The ED has said that during the investigation, it was revealed that a substantial parcel of land admeasuring 2.49 Acre located at Salem Bypass Road, Andankovil, Karur was acquired by P Lakshmi (mother-in-law of RV Ashok Balaji, alleged accused in the matter) from Anuradha Ramesh for a mere Rs 10 lakhs, as against the land’s true value amounting to more than 30 crore.However, while scrutinising the income source of P Lakshmi, it was revealed that she lacked any credible means of income and her assertion of selling…

He has been offered a full-time contract after careful consideration by the ACB of his recent stint with the Afghanistan squad during the Abu Dhabi training camp and the Bangladesh tour in July, where he worked in the same capacity in the T20I series.Mewada, 48, played 11 first-class and 26 List-A matches as a wicketkeeper-batter for Baroda between 1996 and 2005, before commencing his coaching career. Mewada has served as the head coach of Jammu & Kashmir, Chhattisgarh, and Hyderabad teams in men’s domestic cricket.Under his coaching, Jammu & Kashmir managed to reach the quarterfinals of the 2019-20 Ranji Trophy…

The accused were identified as Dharmender alias Rinku a.k.a Manish and Amit a.k.a Anda, both residents of Gokulpuri in Delhi.According to police, on Thursday in the early hours, a PCR call regarding burglary in a School at Ganga Vihar was received in Gokalpuri police station after which a police team reached at the spot and found the cash counter of the school was ransacked and some cash and documents were found stolen.During the probe, the police team analysed the CCTV footage and accordingly, sources were deployed to gather local intelligence.“On the basis of collected information, the suspects were identified and…

Police said that the incident occurred near Panvel railway station, where the victim, Vickey Chindaliya, a scrap collector, was found dead on August 8.Inspector Anjum Bhagwan of the Panvel city police station said that investigations revealed Chindaliya worked and lived near the railway station with a colleague.After analysing several leads and CCTV footage from the scene, the police identified the victim’s colleague, Sachin Shinde, and arrested him from his hometown in Aurangabad district.Upon interrogation, Shinde confessed that he and the victim had argued over a debt of Rs 500 while drinking alcohol on the day of the murder. The argument…

Amit Tandon’s appearance as the new guest will help relieve the stress that the contestants are undergoing currently, as he eggs on the contestants to laugh at each other, and joke about in what will be one of their last nights in the house.Abhishek Malhan taking the first step will proceed to roast his competitor Elvish Yadav, telling him that he is a very good fit and deserving candidate, not to be a winner but to be the runner up.Abhishek will also proceed to roast Bebika Dhruve about her make up, dressing style and telling her that to please read…

Brisbane, Aug 12 (IANS) Courtney Vine scored the decisive penalty as hosts Australia made history in the FIFA Women’s World Cup on Saturday by storming into their maiden semifinals, prevailing over France via penalties in a quarterfinal clash here. After holding the European giants goalless in regulation time, the Matildas came out victorious 7-6 in the penalty shoot-out.Vine converted the decisive penalty in a heart-stopping shootout and clinched a tense and hard-earned victory, thus making the Matildas the first Aussie team, male or female to reach the semifinals of a FIFA World Cup.Though they were second-best for the bulk of…