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Namibia were unbeaten through their victorious run in the Africa Qualifier, winning all their games after their first match against Uganda was abandoned due to rain. The bowlers were at the top of their game as they managed to defend low totals, with Namibia’s highest score being only 170 throughout the tournament.After the washed-out game against Uganda, skipper Alexander Busing-Volschenk top-scored with 39 to help Namibia post a decent total of 139 against Tanzania. The bowlers all chipped in with wickets to skittle Tanzania out for just 33, recording a big 106-run win.Kenya too suffered a similar fate in the…

The company has said that the allegations levelled against them by the Andhra Pradesh government are baseless, while calling the government’s actions “a personal vendetta” against them and the entire group.On Sunday, the Andhra Pradesh Registrar’s advertisement stated that they had decided to shut down the firm.”Pursuing their vendetta against the Ramoji Group and Eenadu, the Telugu daily, the Andhra Pradesh government has initiated a direct attack by constantly persecuting and witch-hunting Margadarsi Chit Fund Pvt Ltd, which also belongs to the Ramoji Group, by levelling baseless and non-existing allegations of financial irregularities,” the company said.It further stated that “in…

All four of them were from the opposition camp and after returning, they alleged that they were being kidnapped by Trinamool activists to join the ruling party. They also alleged that during this time, they were being forced to sign some documents in presence of some local policemen who were in uniforms but refused to sign.Among the four, three — Sushanta Mondal, Kamal Mondal and Puja Chattui — were BJP candidates, and the fourth a CPI-M-backed Independent Narayan Mondal.They had all won from Krishnachandrapur gram panchayat under Mathurapur sub-division in South 24 Parganas.Former CPI-M legislator and minister Kanti Ganguly, who…

Reacting to a tweet by the Congress leader, Scindia said: “…. fact checking is not the current Congress’ strong suit. Desperation for survival and relevance have hit senior discerning leaders such as yourself (Chidambaram). Please do not perpetuate half-baked truths.”Earlier in the day, the Congress leader in a tweet said: “The claims of the government that they had built 74 airports in the last 7 years are hollow and untrue. Only 11 new airports were built since May 2014 and which are operational… The 74 airports include 9 helicopter stations and two waterdromes. The waterdromes closed down soon after the…

The teenagers were identified as Rishu, 14, Shivam,13, and Rupesh, 13, all students of same school. According to the information, on Saturday afternoon, five children from Singh village on the outskirts of the village went to bathe in the Yamuna river, but three were swept away by the strong current. The two, who managed to reach the riverbank, returned to their respective homes without informing anyone about the tragic incident. “The families of the missing children searched the entire neighborhood, but when there was no news of their wards, they decided to approach the police,” said a police officer. Later,…

The research group, led by Evangelos Bitsikas, a US-based-Northeastern University PhD student, exposed the flaw by applying a sophisticated machine-learning programme to data gleaned from the relatively primitive SMS system that has driven texting in mobile phones since the early 1990s, reports Northeastern Global News.”Just by knowing the phone number of the user victim, and having normal network access, you can locate that victim,” said Bitsikas.”Eventually this leads to tracking the user to different locations worldwide,” he added.SMS security has improved marginally since its inception for 2G networks three decades ago, according to Bitsikas. When users get a text message,…

The minister claimed that Rs 900 crore is available in the SDRF account. In this, the Centre has the share of 75 per cent and the state 25 per cent.Kishan Reddy said the state government should use these funds for relief works in the flood-affected areas, to provide compensation to the families of the deceased and to undertake repair of damaged roads.Talking to reporters after a visit to flood-hit areas, the BJP leader said that the state government does not need any permission to use SDRF funds.”The state government should make use of the funds available,” he said.The Union minister…

After Afsana’s claim, police tried to trace the remains of the ‘deceased’ Noushad but to no avail even after they dug the land near the rented accommodation where the couple stayed in Paruthipara in Pathanamthitta.Meanwhile, a policeman in Thodupuzha in Idukki got information that a person resembling Naushad was seen at a remote place in Kuzhimattam in Thodupuzha. The cop Jaimon reached the place and identified that it was indeed Naushad and he brought to Pathanmthitta and allowed to go with his parents. He told police and media persons that he had left his family after his wife, along with…

The deceased has been identified as Sushanta Mondal.It has been learnt that an argument broke out between a staff of the liquor shop and Mondal when the latter came to the outlet at Dhakuria crossing in south Kolkata to purchase liquor.As the heated discussion aggravated, the shop employee came out of the shop and, with the help of some of his local associates, began beating up Mondal, who eventually fell unconscious on the ground.Mondal was later taken to a nearby hospital, where he died.The local residents, enraged by the incident and Mondal’s death, tried to ransack the liquor shop.A huge…

Delhi Meitei Coordination Committee (DMCC) Convener Seram Rojesh and Spokesman Khuraijam Athouba said that Indians must know that threat to Manipur integrity is against the national interest of India and India’s unity is in its diversity.“India should stand against all forms of terrorism, be it religious or narco- terrorism. Manipur hills can’t be another Golden Triangle,” he said while strongly opposing the division of Manipur on ethnic lines.Various Kuki tribal organisations and ten Manipur tribal MLAs, including seven from BJP, have been demanding separate administration (equivalent to separate state) for the tribals.The COCOMI leaders said that the Kuki militants, who…