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For Qalandars, it was Tendai Chatara who struck some telling blows to swing the game in his team’s favour on Thursday.Having opted to bat first in the penultimate league stage game, the Durban Qalandars had the kind of start that was ideal for the Bulawayo Braves as Taskin Ahmed struck in the first over, cleaning up the in-form duo of Tim Seifert (0) and Andre Fletcher (6).In the next over, the Qalandars lost their skipper Craig Ervine for a duck as Tanaka Chivanga picked his first wicket.Taskin Ahmed came back for his second over and accounted for Hazratullah Zazai (5),…

An order in this regard was issued from the office of state Home Secretary K, Senthil Kumar and addressed to the District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police of Darbhanga for implementation. Darbhanga SSP Awakash Kumar told IANS that the order was implemented in the district and every internet service provider company has been asked to stop the services during the period mentioned. As per the order, it has mentioned that some anti-social elements in Darbhanga are using internet to transmit objectionable contents in order to spread rumours and disaffection among public at large with a view to incite them…

“We said that we wanted to give a chance to the guys. Never thought we’d lose five wickets but it was a good chance to give a chance to a lot of the guys who have just come in. I thought restricting them to 115 got us in a commanding position that we needed so we thought we could give those guys a chance who haven’t played a lot in the last few weeks,” said Rohit in the post-match presentation ceremony.In the rejig, wicketkeeper-batter Ishan Kishan made his promotion to opening count by top-scoring with 52, while Rohit finished off…

To tackle such a situation, the Parliamentary panel on Finance, in its report on anti-competitive practices by big tech companies, which was tabled on Thursday in Parliament, has suggested that competitive behaviour needs to be evaluated ex-ante before markets end up being monopolised instead of the ex-post evaluation, which is being carried out at present. Defining systemically important digital intermediaries (SIDIs) or digital gatekeepers, the panel opined that India must identify the small number of leading players or market winners that can negatively influence competitive conduct in the digital ecosystem, as SIDIs based on their revenues, market capitalisation, and number…

Khawaja (26 not out) and Marnus Labuschagne (2 not out) were unbeaten at the crease, with Australia ending on 61/1 at stumps on Day 1, trailing England by 222 runs.Winning the toss and opting to bowl first, Pat Cummins and his men had to face a slog at the start, with England coming out all guns blazing. Ben Duckett and Zak Crawley took the aggressive route, attacking the Australian pacers.Australia got their first breakthrough with Mitchell Marsh dismissing Ben Duckett for 41 in the 12th over. The next over saw Cummins dismiss Crawley for 22. Australia continued building on their…

The ED initiated money laundering investigation based on an FIR and charge sheet filed by Bihar Police in chit fund scam by Pratigya Housing Finance and Construction Company Ltd, Behala, Kolkata.Its investigation revealed that the company grabbed and defalcated huge amount of money from local people of Bhagalpur and other districts of Bihar by appointing agents and making members, giving them false assurances to invest funds in various schemes on lucrative rate of interest up to 11 per cent on the principal amount.The company collected huge deposits from innocent people in different schemes of the company and didn’t return the…

This proposed authority would shoulder the responsibility of safeguarding the nation’s critical IT infrastructure and networks from cyber threats, the panel said in a slew of recommendations on cyber security and rising instances of cyber crime.The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Finance, headed by BJP’s Jayant Sinha, presented its report on the aforementioned subject in both houses of Parliament on Thursday.It suggested that collaborating with states and private sector entities would help develop and implement robust cyber security policies, guidelines and best practices.The committee further recommended setting up of a whitelisting framework for Digital Lending Agencies (DLAs) and other “financial intermediaries”…

A division bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula acknowledged the seriousness of acid attacks and the need for strict measures to prevent them but expressed concerns that a complete ban might inadvertently harm businesses and individuals who require acid for legitimate purposes. It proposed enforcing the Delhi Poisons Possession and Sale Rules, 2015, which allow the sale of acid to licensed vendors at the discretion of the licensing authority. Strict penalties for those involved in the illegal sale or misuse of acid can act as a deterrent and promote compliance with the rules, it said,…

A bench of Justices S.K. Kaul and Sudhanshu Dhulia was hearing a batch of special leave petitions seeking bail which was opposed by the state counsel on ground that the accused was involved in multiple criminal cases and a charge of bulldozing a house in one of them. “So you agree that bulldozing houses is wrong? Then you will of course not follow the principle of bulldozing houses? Should we record your statement that bulldozing houses is wrong?” the bench asked AAG Ravindra Raizada in a lighter vein. “My plea is limited to this case (pertaining to the question of…

London, July 27 (IANS) Liverpool sold club captain Jordan Henderson to Saudi Pro League side Al Ettifaq for a fee of around 12 million pounds (15.5 million U.S. dollars) on Thursday. The move puts an end to the 33-year-old’s 12 years at Liverpool, during which he made 492 appearances and won eight trophies, including the Premier League, Champions League, FA Cup and World Club Cup, a Xinhua report said.With the move, the midfielder will link up with former Liverpool legend, Steven Gerrard, who is the coach at Al Ettifaq, after previously coaching Glasgow Rangers and Aston Villa.Henderson is believed to…