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Manchester, July 21 (IANS) Former Australia Test skipper Tim Paine has backed Pat Cummins to help the visitors bounce back in the fourth Ashes Test at Old Trafford, saying his brief captaincy career has shown that he can get things right as he cannot get things wrong often.On Day Two, Cummins had a disastrous day as he was dismissed on the first ball of the day with the bat off a loose shot against James Anderson. He then bowled four no-balls and messed up two catching opportunities, while his tactics and field placements were uninspiring as Zak Crawley smashed a…

Pune, July 21 (IANS) Defending champions Chennai Lions will look to get back to winning ways as they face a strong challenge against table toppers Goa Challengers in the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) Season 4 at the Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex here on Saturday. Chennai Lions suffered a defeat in their last tie against Bengaluru Smashers, who registered their first win in Season 4, in the franchise-based league, promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).All eyes will be on veteran Achanta Sharath Kamal, World No. 33 Benedikt Duda and…

San Francisco, July 21 (IANS) Elon Musk-run Tesla has recalled nearly 16,000 of its 2021-2023 Model S and Model X vehicles in the US because some front-row seat belts may not have been reconnected properly after being repaired.In the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) safety recall notice, the automaker said that in the vehicles, a first-row seat belt was disconnected from its pretensioner anchor as part of a necessary step to perform a repair, however, the seat belt may not have been properly reconnected to its pretensioner anchor after the repair was completed, reports ABC News.In addition, the…

The Nitro 16 is available to purchase from the company’s official website and online and offline stores at a starting price of Rs 1,14,990.The laptop comes equipped with the latest AMD Ryzen 7 7840HS octa-core processor and comes in two versions — one with the Nvidia GeForce RTXTM 4060, offering 8 GB of dedicated RAM, and the other with the 4050, offering 6 GB of RAM, according to the company.”With its cutting-edge features and a gorgeous 16-inch display, the Nitro 16 aims to revolutionise the gaming experience for passionate gamers in India,” Sudhir Goel, Chief Business Officer, Acer India, said…

In a letter to Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Robert M. Califf, Chair of the Energy and Commerce Committee Cathy McMorris-Rodgers said the FDA’s recent decision to address shortages of critical drugs by allowing the temporary import of otherwise unapproved drugs from India and China makes having effective foreign inspection programs in those countries critical.Chinese and Indian manufacturers receive the most FDA warning letters, McMorris-Rodgers said, adding that these violations have included carcinogens in medicines, destroying or falsifying of data, and non-sterile manufacturing processes.“Given that approximately 32 per cent of generic drugs and 45 per cent of active pharmaceutical…

The victim is the son of Shahar Qazi. Police said on Friday that the incident took place earlier this week when Hafiz Musibur-Rehman, son of Habibur-Rehman, 65, was returning home after offering ‘namaz’ at a mosque.Three men on a motorcycle intercepted him and misbehaved with him.Hafiz told reporters, “I had not seen them earlier and it seems they targeted me due to my appearance. I was wearing a kurta pyjama and a skull cap. They stopped me, pulled my beard, wrapped a saffron scarf around my neck and forced me to chant slogans.”He further said, “One of them filmed the…

Heavy rains in Punjab and Haryana have already led to a steady increase in the water level of Ghaggar river.According to official data, water discharge from the Ottu barrage has reached 38,400 cusecs and authorities in Haryana fear that it may increase to 40,000 cusecs in the next few hours.The Hanumangarh district administration is taking steps to delay the arrival of floods and has also started evacuating villages.It has delayed the flood situation for three days by diverting the Haryana rainwater into the Indira Gandhi Canal and by repairing the breaches in the river.However, the Ghaggar river and Indira Gandhi…

On a star-studded evening, celebrities arrived in style for the trendsetter and Bollywood’s go-to designer show, making the evening even more remarkable.Janhvi and Khushi Kapoor, Arjun and Anshula Kapoor, Mukesh Ambani, Kajol, Isha Ambani, Nora Fatehi, Sonali Bendre, Rakul Preet Singh, and Deepika Padukone were among those in attendance.Alia Bhatt and Ranveer Singh, who are not only smashing the internet with their upcoming film trailer, ‘Rocky Aur Rani Kii Prem Kahaani’, also appeared as the evening show stopper, captivating the crowd with their presence and connecting with the audience.Alia can be seen alongside Manish Malhotra in a beautiful silver lehenga…

Justice Subramonium Prasad, who was hearing the arguments, reserved his order and said that he will pronounce it on Saturday.It is to be noted that the trials will end on Sunday.However, the judge said that he will not deal with the issue of who is a “better wrestler”.”We will only see if the procedure has been followed or not,” the judge said.On Thursday, the court had asked the ad-hoc panel responsible for the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) affairs to clarify the reasons behind exempting Phogat and Punia from the Asian Games trials.Justice Subramonium Prasad had asked the WFI to…

Opener Zak Crawley slammed a magnificent 189 off 182 deliveries while Joe Root and Moeen Ali hit half-centuries each as England got the momentum of the match in their favour as Australia were rattled and looked listless in the effort of putting the hosts on backfoot.“It was not a day to be proud of whatsoever. We couldn’t keep things tight. Cummins had a terrible day in the field. He dropped two catches and didn’t see one. He kept bowling half-paced half-volleys. They bowled straight to (Crawley) early (but) you have to get the ball away from them and not hit…