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While fans are eagerly waiting for the sequel ‘Joker: Folie a Deux’, which also stars Lady Gaga as Harley Quinn, director Todd Phillips has shared a new look at Joaquinfrom the upcoming feature.Shared on Instagram, the image sees Phoenix as Arthur Fleck soaking in the rain while we see people walking with colorful umbrellas around him. He seems to be having a quiet moment, while still in a crowd. The matte colours and raindrops in the shot give us a good idea of how the feature will look, though the image gives nothing away about the plot.For the caption, Philips…

The 26-year-old Indian failed to win the Asian Games title on her debut after losing 5:0 unanimous loss against China’s Li Qian in the final. The Tokyo Olympics 69kg bronze medallist moved to the 75kg category after her pet event was scrapped from the Olympics. Lovlina, who had secured an Olympic quota on Tuesday, won her quarterfinal against Suyeon Seong of Korea and semifinal against Maneekon Baison of Thailand bouts by unanimous decisions.Her silver is India’s fifth boxing medal at Hangzhou. Earleir, Nikhat Zareen, Preeti Pawar, Narender Berwal and Parveen Hooda bagged bronze medals in their respective weight categories.–IANSbc

Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Ahead of the Men’s ODI World Cup, Australia’s big-hitting all-rounder Glenn Maxwell feels that he now has a nice clarity on his bowling powers and the things he needs to do on the field with his part-time off-spin set to play a crucial role in the tournament. Maxwell, who arrived in India late due to recovering from an ankle injury, picked 1-34 from eight overs while hitting 77 off 71 balls, including smashing six sixes in the warm-up match against Pakistan as Australia got a win by 14 runs under their belt.Just a week ago, Maxwell…

Ahmedabad, Oct 4 (IANS) Veteran New Zealand pacer Tim Southee admitted that it was a bit of a race against time for him to be in the squad for the Men’s ODI World Cup and is now keeping his fingers crossed on the recovery process from a fractured and dislocated thumb, which needed surgical intervention. Southee had dislocated and fractured his right thumb while taking a catch during an ODI match against current Cup holders England on September 15. He now has a plate and some screws inserted in the thumb to boost his recovery in a bid to take…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Winning the 1983 Men’s ODI World Cup at Lord’s was a historic moment for India, who weren’t given a chance by anyone to clinch the trophy. Life for India as a cricketing nation was never the same since then, giving the country the belief to dream and achieve big in the sport. Four years later, in 1987, India went on to do something big – host the next edition of the Men’s ODI World Cup, alongside Pakistan. It got the World Cup hosting back in 1996, a tournament best remembered for co-hosts Sri Lanka setting…

Bengaluru, Oct 4 (IANS) Cricket Association for the Blind in India (CABI) in association with the Samarthanam Trust for the Disabled on Tuesday announced that the 6th edition of the Men’s National T20 Cricket Tournament for the Blind 2023-24 also known as Nagesh Trophy will be held from November 25, 2023 to January 30, 2024. The league matches of the tournament will be played across 7 venues namely, Jammu, Dehradun (Uttarakhand), Kochi (Kerala), Chandigarh, Tripura, and Kota (Rajasthan). The Super 8 stage venue will be decided soon.A total of 28 Teams (states /UT’s and an Indian Railways team which is…

Hangzhou, Oct 4 (IANS) Former Asian champion and world championships medallist Parveen Hooda her debut Asian Games secured a bronze medal in women’s 57kg boxing after a 5:0 unanimous defeat against Chinese Taipei’s Lin Yu Ting in the semifinal, here on Wednesday.Earlier, the 23-year-old Indian had beaten China’s Xu Zichun and Uzbekistan’s Sitora Turdibekova in the round of 16 and quarter-finals, respectively. The reigning world champion Lovlina Borgohain will fight for gold in the women’s 75kg final against 2020 Olympic silver medallist Li Qian later in the day.Notably, Both Lovlina and Parveen had already secured a Paris 2024 Olympic quota…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Australia overcame Pakistan in a thriller on the final day of Men’s ODI World Cup 2023 warm-up matches. Elsewhere, Afghanistan won a rain-affected clash against Sri Lanka and the elements also proved troublesome in Thiruvananthapuram, where India’s scheduled clash with the Netherlands was washed out. At Hyderabad, Glenn Maxwell struck 77 in Australia’s 351 for seven while Marnus Labuschagne contributed with bat and ball as Pakistan fell 14 runs short despite 90 from captain Babar Azam.Australia made a rapid start having chosen to bat, David Warner dominating an opening stand of 83 before falling for…

San Francisco, Oct 4 (IANS) Google has announced that it will implement stricter rules in Gmail for bulk senders from February 2024 in an effort to reduce spam and other unwanted emails.”We’re introducing new requirements for bulk senders — those who send more than 5,000 messages to Gmail addresses in one day — to keep your inbox even safer and more spam-free,” Google said in a blogpost on Tuesday.The tech giant said beginning next year, bulk senders will be required to authenticate their emails, provide an easy way to unsubscribe, and stay below a reported spam threshold.”Starting February 2024, Gmail…

New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Electronic retailing or e-tailing in India is on track to witness a five fold increase from $59 billion in 2022 to a projected $300 billion by 2030, a new report showed on Wednesday.The Indian festive season is set to unleash a surge in e-tailing activity, propelling third-party logistics (3PL) to the forefront of the industry.According to the report by Redseer Strategy Consultants, there is likely to bea 6 to 8-fold growth in 3PL shipments between 2022 and 2030 — from 2 billion in 2022 to an estimated 13-17 billion in 2030.The greater adoption of e-commerce…