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Dhaka, Aug 4 (IANS) With just over two months left for the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, veteran left-handed opener Tamim Iqbal has decided to step down as Bangladesh’s ODI captain and will miss the upcoming Asia Cup due to a back injury. Tamim had earlier announced his retirement from international cricket on July 6 but reversed the decision following a meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. His recent decision means that Bangladesh will have a new ODI captain ahead of the mega event happening in India from October 5 to November 19.Though Tamim will be unavailable for the Asia…

Mumbai, Aug 4 (IANS) The Mumbai Leon Army franchise of the Tennis Premier League has roped in Sonu Sood as the brand ambassador ahead of the upcoming Season 5 of the franchise-based league.Last season’s finalists, the Mumbai Leon Army, will utilise the reach of the Bollywood star to garner more interest in the league and team from fans across the nation.Owner of the Mumbai franchise, Diamond entrepreneur Shyam Patel spoke with elation about Sonu Sood coming on board ahead of season five of TPL.“Sonu Sood is a well-renowned humanitarian and philanthropist besides being a gifted actor and film producer. Sonu…

India was fined five per cent of their match fee for falling one over short of the minimum over-rate, while West Indies have been fined 10 per cent of their match fee for falling two overs short of the minimum over-rate.Richie Richardson of the ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Hardik Pandya and Rovman Powell’s sides were ruled to be one and two overs short respectively of the target after time allowances were taken into consideration.In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum…

The assurance was given by the premier during a dinner he hosted for his coalition partners during which the political situation of the country and general elections was discussed.Officials, who were privy to the meeting and spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that the premier informed his coalition partners that he would begin consultations with Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz on a caretaker prime minister from today.The premier added that he is hopeful that the consultation would end within two to three days, Geo News reported.The current assembly’s tenure will end on August 12 and if…

A division bench of the Delhi High Court passed the order in July, after it found that the Chinese smartphone brand was using Nokia’s technology without the requisite consent.The HC had reached the 23 per cent penalty figure after taking into account OPPO’s sales in India which is around 23 per cent of its global sales.A Nokia Technologies spokesperson said in a statement that they welcome the Supreme Court decision.”OPPO has been unwilling to renew its license on fair and reasonable terms or resolve the matter amicably and has used our technology without making any royalty payments for two years,”…

A bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud and Justices J.B. Pardiwala and Manoj Mishra recorded the undertaking given by the Archaeological Survey of India that it will not make any excavation at the site during the survey. It further directed that ASI will complete the survey process using non-invasive methodology without causing any damage to the existing structure. The bench refused to entertain the request made by senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for the mosque management committee, that the ASI report be kept in a sealed cover until another pending plea pertaining to maintainability is decided by the Supreme Court.…

The music legend, famed for her powerful voice, died aged 56 on July 26 at her home in south-east London.At the time, it was believed her death was not being treated as suspicious.Later her body was taken for an autopsy in order to “secure a medical cause of death”, but a post-mortem examination report may not be received for “some weeks”, mirror.co.uk reported.The London Inner South Coroner’s Court confirmed that they would make a decision as to whether they will open an inquest after the results of the autopsy are known and following submissions from her relatives.John Thompson, clerk at…

The communication connections were disconnected soon after Rahul Gandhi was convicted.According to local party leaders, Rahul Gandhi’s office at Wayanad was maintained by party workers and was hustling with activity when the apex court verdict came on Friday.“We all know how dear Rahul Gandhi holds his constituency. Even during the period of his disqualification he used to work for the upliftment of people of his constituency. We are waiting for him to visit his constituency as 10 anganwadis have been given a facelift using the funds which Rahul Gandhi brought from the CSR funds of a company. We want him…

Nifty opened gap up and moved higher to close with handsome gains of 135 points (+0.7 per cent) at 19517 levels. Action was also seen in the broader market with the Nifty midcap 100 and Nifty smallcap 100 up +0.8 per cent each.Except for Auto and PSU Bank, all sectors ended in green with IT, Pharma, Private Bank, and Consumer Durables being top gainers — up more than 1 per cent each, he said.Niche sector like e-commerce was also in focus after Zomato reported an excellent set of numbers and turned PAT positive.Global markets remained cautious after the US reported…

He also said that it is high time the BJP respect the mandate given by the people and start governing the country, on which they have “miserably failed” in the last 10 years. In a tweet, Kharge said: “Truth Alone Triumphs. We welcome the verdict by the Supreme Court giving relief to Rahul Gandhi. Justice has been delivered. Democracy has won. The Constitution has been upheld. BJP’s conspiratorial hounding of (Rahul) Gandhi has been thoroughly exposed. “Time for them to stop their malicious targeting of Opposition leaders. It is high time they respect the mandate given by the people and…