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Perth, Aug 9 (IANS) After being named Australia’s captain for the upcoming T20I series against South Africa, pace all-rounder Mitchell Marsh admitted that it was still pretty crazy for him to believe that he’s getting a chance to be the captain of the side. Marsh has been handed the top job albeit for the three T20Is against South Africa after Aaron Finch retired from international cricket earlier this year. The all-rounder was the hero of the final when Australia won the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup in the UAE and recently returned to Test cricket through a century in the…

Mizoram currently provides shelter and relief to around 35,000 refugees from coup-hit Myanmar, over 1,000 from trouble-torn Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) of Bangladesh, and over 12,600 internally-displaced people from ethnic violence-hit Manipur. According to Ralte, of the 8,119 students enrolled in Mizoram schools, 6,366 students are from Myanmar, 250 from Bangladesh, while 1,503 are from Manipur.Noting that the Mizoram government is committed to providing education to these children, who are from Zo tribes, he said the state government has been providing the students with free school uniforms, textbooks and mid-day meals, just like the local students.Around 35,000 Myanmar nationals, including…

Nasscom said this marks a significant leap forward for India to establish a robust framework for personal data protection and build India as a trusted data destination. Ensuring comprehensive data protection is paramount for accelerating India’s digital economy and the bill strikes a harmonious balance between flexibility and data privacy measures, it said. “The technology industry and Nasscom have been working collaboratively with the government from the start to share insights and industry experiences from global regulations, the India differentiators and provided detailed submissions through the evolution of this Bill,” Nasscom President Debjani Ghosh said. According to some of the…

He also appealed the all the ethnic groups to shun violence and look for a peaceful solution to the problem by talking to the central government.“I agree with the opposition about the violence which has happened there. It is shameful, but it is all the more shameful to politicise it,” he said.Shah at the same time said that had the video been shared with the state’s DGP or the police on time, then action would have been taken against the perpetrators at the earliest.The Home Minister wondered why the video was leaked just a day before the commencement of the…

The train was stopped at Manubolu after the loco pilot was alerted by the staff. Passengers de-boarded the train in panic. The railway staff found smoke emanating from the toilet in one of the coaches. Railway officials said a passenger had thrown a burning cigarette and some waste plastic material had caught fire. The Railway Protection Force (RPF) identified the man and detained him. He was said to be travelling without a ticket. The train had to be stopped for nearly half an hour due to the incident. According to Divisional Railway Manager Vijayawada, a passenger smoked inside the toilet…

Chiranjeevi’s remark questioning the YSR Congress Party (YSRCP) government for targeting ‘small bird’ has irked the ruling party leaders, who have now launched an all out attack on him.Speaking at an event organised to mark 200 days of his movie ‘Waltair Veerayya’ on Tuesday, Chiranjeevi had asked why the government was talking about remuneration of actors. “Why are you targeting a sparrow? Why should the government talk about remuneration of actors? You should concentrate on special category status, projects, jobs, employment opportunities and schemes that would fill the belly of the poor,” he had said.Chiranjeevi’s remarks came amid the ongoing…

Participating in the discussion on the no-confidence motion in the Lok Sabha, DMK’s K Kanimozhi sought to know whether the Centre was indeed nationalist in its outlook, as it had failed to do anything on the Manipur situation.She highlighted the pitiable condition of relief camps where displaced persons are being kept in Manipur, saying that the conditions there are inhuman.”There are hundreds of relief camps (in Manipur) but no food. People are living in fear. We went there to tell them that India stands with them,” Kanimozhi said. “We went there to say – INDIA (the opposition bloc) stands with…

Mazandarani returns for his second stint with U Mumba since taking the side to the playoffs in 2018. However, this will be the first outing for reputed Indian coach KC Suthar in the Pro Kabaddi League. Completing the trio will be former U Mumba player and Indian Kabaddi legend Jeeva Kumar who would be joining the team as a defense coach.”We are delighted to welcome back Gholam along with Suthar ji and also welcome back an old U Mumba family member and icon in Jeeva. Over the years we have witnessed Coaches who have worked together as a pair and…

The officials said that the husband and wife — identified as Vikas Shandilya a.k.a. Vikas Sharma and M. Sharma — were arrested from their residence after consistent field efforts of more than 10 days in various nooks and corners of north Goa.The couple was running an eatery in Goa.”Inspired by a recent web series, Kohra, the police team ordered food online from local eateries to identify the food delivery business being clandestinely run by the husband-wife duo while they were hiding in Goa,” said a senior police officer.The arrest comes after a case was registered on the complaint of a…

He also asked why the government is not deploying the Army which can bring normalcy in the state within a few days. He also accused the Prime Minister of dividing Manipur and thus he was unable to visit the northeastern state.After participating in the no-confidence motion discussion in Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, whose membership was reinstated on Monday, in a tweet said:“Today BJP has sprinkled kerosene on the whole country. Sprinkled it on Manipur, set it on fire, Sprinkled on Haryana, that too is burning. They are busy burning the whole country. They are not the protectors of ‘Bharat Mata’,…