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Chairing a high-level meeting with Home Minister Anil Vij and top administrative and police officers here, the Chief Minister expressed concerns about the incident that occurred in Nuh on July 31.He said the incident “appears to be part of a larger conspiracy as the Samajik Yatra has been taking place annually for several years”.“The authorities are investigating the incident further to comprehend the underlying causes and potential motives behind it.”Later divulging details regarding the legal action taken against the culprits, the Chief Minister said efforts are underway to identify individuals involved in the incident that are not from the Nuh…

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes that England will get better as a Test team after coming back from 2-0 down to make the series scoreline 2-2 in the recently-concluded Ashes series, while adding that they have started to tweak things along the way.On Monday at The Oval, Chris Woakes and Moeen Ali delivered game-changing spells while Stuart Broad had a fairytale finish to his career by taking the last two wickets to help England beat Australia by 49 runs and make the final series scoreline 2-2.”If you look at the players they have, I don’t…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Former India spinner Harbhajan Singh is thrilled about Jasprit Bumrah’s comeback to the Indian squad and wishes for the fast bowler to remain injury-free in the future.Fast-bowling spearhead Bumrah, who has been out of competitive cricket for 10 months due to a stress fracture in his back, is set to make a comeback into international cricket after being named as captain for the three-match T20I series against Ireland, starting from August 18.In a video posted on his YouTube channel, Harbhajan congratulated Bumrah on his recovery and conveyed his best wishes for the speedster’s future.”Jasprit Bumrah…

Rifle shooters Sift Kaur Samra and Ashi Chouksey won gold and silver as Indian shooters continued to shine bright in the 31st FISU World University Games on the fourth day of competition on Tuesday, winning two gold and one bronze medalWith these four medals on Tuesday, India and China tied for the first position in shooting with 13 medals. India were on top with eight gold, three silver and two bronze as compared to 4 gold, four silver and five bronze medals.Sift Kaur and Ashi finished first and second in the Women’s 50m Air Rifle 3-position event while both of…

London, Aug 1 (IANS) Former England captain Michael Vaughan has praised Ben Stokes for his leadership of the Test team and believes the all-rounder has got the potential to become one of the greatest leaders in the side’s cricketing history.Under Stokes’ captaincy, England bounced back from being 2-0 down to drawing 2-2 with Australia in a remarkable turnaround in the recently-concluded Ashes series, which ended with the hosts’ winning by 49 runs at The Oval.England could have easily won the series 3-2 if the Manchester Test, where they dominated majorly, hadn’t ended in a draw due to rain. “He’s only…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading travel service provider MakeMyTrip on Tuesday reported a strong first quarter results for FY24, logging $18.6 million in profit as compared to a loss of $10 million in the year-ago quarter.Travel demand for both leisure and business travel witnessed strong growth during the quarter leading to all-time high gross bookings in the company’s history, it said in a statement.For Q1 FY24, gross bookings grew by 31.4 per cent (on-year) in constant currency to $2 billion.EBITDA was $25.9 million, witnessing a growth of 131.7 per cent YoY. Adjusted Operating Profit was $30.1 million, as compared…

San Francisco, Aug 1 (IANS) Meta (formerly Facebook) will reportedly launch an artificial intelligence (AI)-powered “personas” in its services — which include Facebook and Instagram — as soon as next month, giving users a new way to search, get recommendations, and otherwise engage with its products and also to boost engagement with its social media platforms.According to the Financial Times, citing sources, the tech giant has been designing prototypes for chatbots that can have humanlike discussions with its nearly four billion users.The chatbots could have distinct personalities, such as one that provides travel recommendations “in the style of a surfer”…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Leading US asset manager Vanguard has further slashed its holding in ride-hailing major Ola by more than half, which takes Bhavish Aggarwal-run company’s valuation down to nearly $3.5 billion from $7.3 billion at the end of 2021, the media reported on Tuesday.According to a TechCrunch report, citing Vanguard’s filings, the investment firm has cut the worth of its shares in Ani Technologies, Ola’s holding firm, by 51.6 per cent.”The asset manager marked down the holding of its Ola shares to $25 million, from the $51.7 million purchase price years ago, the filings showed,” according to…

New Delhi, Aug 1 (IANS) Homegrown short-video making platform Chingari on Tuesday announced that the app crossed 100 million downloads on the Google Play store. Chingari started as a social app in 2020 and has over 175 million downloads across Playstore and Appstore.The app offers multiple features on its platform by offering multiple revenue streams for its users and creators, including the Gari Mining, Chingari LIVE Rooms, Subscriptions, and Creator cuts.”The 100 million downloads is a testament to the faith our users have poised in Chingari. Multiple features, including Gari Mining, Chingari LIVE Rooms, Subscriptions, and Creator cuts have offered multiple…

Hong Kong, Aug 1 (IANS) Chinese billionaire and Alibaba founder Jack Ma has invested in a fishery and agriculture startup in China, the media reported on Tuesday. The startup, called “1.8 Meters Marine Technology (Zhejiang) Co” has been incorporated in Hangzhou, capital of Zhejiang province, with a registered capital of 110 million yuan ($15 million), reports South China Morning Post, citing corporate registry data provider Tianyancha. The startup caters to processing, wholesale and retail sales of agriculture products as well as development of offshore wind power systems. Simon Hu, former chief executive of Ant Group, also owns a 5.5 per…