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In the morning, after electing to bowl first, Sri Lanka maintained their clean slate of not conceding a single total in excess of 200 in the ongoing tournament. Off-spinner Theekshana shined with 4-25 while left-arm pacer Dilshan Madushanka took 3-15 in his fiery opening spell to bowl out Zimbabwe for just 165.Chasing a modest 166, Nissanka led the way by hitting 14 fours in his unbeaten 101 off 102 balls and got some support from Dimuth Karunaratne (30) and Kusal Mendis (25 not out) to get Sri Lanka over the line with nine wickets in hand and 101 balls to…

DCP outer district, Harendra Kumar Singh, said that the victim approached the police on July 1 after which the accused was held.”It has been alleged that the girl was allegedly raped by one Salman. Both the complainant and the accused knew each other. They both work in the same factory,” said the official.The official said that the girl alleged that on June 29, the accused took her to Gurugram. She was offered a cold drink laced with sedatives. She said that she fell unconscious and when she woke up she found herself naked.She alleged that the accused threatened her not…

“Hoti Lal (62) and Chandwati (62) were found trapped in on the top floor of the building where the fire broke out. The police staff lifted them on their shoulder and brought them out of the building. They were then taken to hospital. Both are safe,” said the official.According to fire department, they got a call of the incident at around 11 a.m. The official said that soon after getting the call they sent four fire tenders to the spot.The police staff somehow managed to reach at the terrace of the building; they then broke the door of roof entrance…

Bairstow was on 10 and England were 193/5 in the 52nd over when he ducked under a bouncer from Cameron Green and inadvertently walked out of his crease. On seeing this, Australia wicketkeeper Alex Carey immediately directed an underarm throw after catching the delivery, and jumped in joy after firing an accurate throw towards the stumps.It led to chaos in the middle as Bairstow believed the ball was dead, with Australia immediately going for an appeal. On-field umpires Ahsan Raza and Chris Gaffaney sent the decision upstairs, where TV umpire Marais Erasmus confirmed Bairstow’s dismissal.On seeing the out decision, the…

The report, which is a half yearly account of banks’ health in the country, also noted that the housing sector in itself has seen a healthy growth, as sales grew by 21.6 per cent in January-March period of 2022-23. Also several new launches too have added to the sector’s growth, said the report, released last week. During the aforementioned period, the share of commercial real estate (CRE) in total loans has been around 2 per cent to 2.9 per cent, it added.”Total exposure of the banking system to real estate stood at 16.5 per cent of total loans in March…

Panchkula, July 2 (IANS) Top talent from the country will be hoping to emulate the heroics of P.V. Sindhu and Lakshya Sen when an 18-member Indian squad sets off for the Badminton Asia Junior Championships to be held in Indonesia from July 7-16. Sindhu was the first to claim a gold medal in the 2012 Championships, Lakshya Sen added to that tally in 2018 in this junior tournament, which is a stepping stone for shuttlers aspiring to grow in the sport.The current Indian junior squad is high on confidence after undergoing a rigorous two-week preparatory training camp at the Tau…

According to police, two labourers, namely Rajender, a resident of Siwadi village in Gurugram and Manoj of Bihar, had taken up the job of digging a well in Mukesh Yadav’s fields in Farrukhnagar area.On Sunday, while they had dug around seven to eight feet deep well, a large mudslide fell on them burying both.The two were rushed to a hospital for treatment but were declared brought dead.However, police said they are in the process to file a case.–IANSstr/uk

A meeting of NCCSA was recently held on June 29. During the meeting, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal had issued several crucial directives pertaining to pending transfer-posting proposals.”A total of eleven women officers had requested transfers on sympathetic grounds. Chief Minister supported these requests, stating that working women handle work at both the office and home, and therefore their requests must be considered favorably on sympathetic grounds. Both the bureaucrats — the Chief Secretary and Principal Secretary (Home) — did not oppose the Chief Minister’s stand during the meeting. However, while finalising the minutes of the meeting, the bureaucrats callously…

Union Minister for Tourism and Culture G. Union Minister said the Prime Minister will lay foundation stone for the unit along with Railway Coach Periodic Overhauling facility.He made the announcement on Sunday after a visit to the place where the unit is coming up. He reviewed with senior officials of South Central Railway and other departments the preparations for the Prime Minister’s visit.Union Minister said the unit will have the capacity to manufacture 200 wagons a month. He said instead of a Rail Coach Factory, the Prime Minister has sanctioned a Wagon Manufacturing Unit for Telangana.He said the details of…