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Colombo, Sep 15 (IANS) Sri Lanka have been hit with an injury ahead of Asia Cup final as spinner Maheesh Theekshana strained his right hamstring while fielding during the Super 4 clash against Pakistan. The spinner, who went off the field multiple times during Sri Lanka’s bowling innings and was carried off the field with the help of teammates after completing his spell, will now undergo scans on Friday to assess his condition.Theekshana completed his first spell with the new ball conceding only 14 runs in the first 5 overs and went off the field on Thursday. He came back…

New Delhi, Sep 15 (IANS) IT major Infosys is the only Indian company featured in the TIME Magazine’s top 100 ‘World’s Best Companies 2023’ list, dominated by Big Tech. The Bengaluru-based professional services firm has been ranked 64th spot in the top 100 list. “Infosys has been featured in TIME World’s Best Companies 2023 list. We are among the top 3 global professional services firms and the only brand from India in the Top 100 global rankings,” the company said in a post on X (formerly Twitter). The list, curated by TIME and Statista, is dominated by global Big Tech…

State Minority Welfare and Waqf Minister Dharampal Singh has instructed his department officials to bring a proposal for the amendment to the Act.He said, “The objective of the state government is that students of the minority community can join the mainstream through religious education as well as modern education, including science, so that their all-round development can be ensured.”Vocational training and computer education should be implemented effectively in madrasas, he added.Currently, there are 16,513 government-funded regularised madrasas and 8,449 unrecognised or unregularised madrasas in Uttar Pradesh.Meanwhile, Iftikhar Ahmad Javed, chairperson of UP Madrasa Board, has sent a written query to…

Olivia gave birth to their first child together back in June after a year of dating, reports Mirror.co.uk.The couple have now been spotted smiling as they left a restaurant in Malibu, California, after having a meal with a friend. For the outing, 39-year-old Jonah showed off his weight loss and wore a pink and white striped shirt with the sleeves rolled up to show off his plethora of tattoos.He left the top two buttons undone and paired the shirt with some green cargo pants. Jonah also wore a brown woven belt and a black wristwatch.As per Mirror.co.uk, the actor sported…

Commissioner of Police R.K. Swarnkar said, “Those responsible will go to jail.”On Thursday, police carried out searches in Noida, Lucknow, Mainpuri, Prayagraj, Fatehpur for the arrest of the accused and questioned over 50 people.In his suicide note addressed to Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Babu Singh, a resident of Chakeri in Kanpur, alleged that Ranjan usurped his farm land by giving him a bogus cheque of Rs 6.25 crore. The note was found near the track, said police.The police have booked six people, including Priya Ranjan Diwakar, his nephew Jitendra, driver Bablu, Noida businessman Rahul Jain, Madhur Pandey and Shivam Singh…

The country’s economy is projected to contract this year because investments decrease and inventories are unloaded, but also because private consumption decreases, Xinhua news agency quoted the survey as saying. Housing construction and public investments will shrink sharply, while public consumption will increase, it added.ETLA Managing Director Aki Kangasharju called for a greater emphasis on immigration and improvements in productivity.He emphasised the need for proper incentives in the green energy sector and noted that while the Finland’s employment level is already high, a significant portion of the jobs is part-time, and this does not generate significant tax revenue.Finland’s exports are…

But more bad news on real estate highlighted the challenges that still lie ahead, says the CNN report.Industrial production — which measures output from sectors such as manufacturing and mining — rose 4.5 per cent in August from a year earlier, gaining from the 3.7 per cent increase seen in July, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS).Retail sales, which measures consumption, expanded by 4.6 per cent from a year earlier, compared to the tepid 2.5 per cent increase reported in July, CNN reported.There was more evidence that the two-year crisis in real estate is far from over.Sino-Ocean, a…

Medical experts form King George’s Medical University (KGMU) have warned against alternative treatments.Doctors explained that the lymphatic system is a network of vessels and nodes that helps fight infection and disease. Lymph nodes are small, bean-shaped lumps of tissue found throughout the body. When the body is fighting an infection, lymph nodes can swell. However, if the lymph nodes are swollen and painless, it could be a sign of cancer.Former head of the haematology department at KGMU, Prof A K Tripathi, mentioned that about 90 per cent of the 20-25 patients who come to KGMU do so in advanced stages,…

Researchers studied the snacking habits of 854 people and found that half of the participants do not match the healthiness of their meals to that of their snacks and vice versa and it has a negative effect on health such as blood sugar and fat levels.While a quarter (26 per cent) of the participants reported eating healthy main meals but had poor-quality snacks such as highly processed food and sugary treats. The unhealthy items are linked with higher body mass index (BMI), higher visceral fat mass and higher postprandial associated with metabolic disease such as stroke, cardiovascular disease and obesity.On…

Chief Minister Sarma will participate in the Vaishali festival of democracy, a two-day conclave, being organised in the Nalanda University.”The Opposition parties have formed an alliance called INDIA with the objective of crushing the ‘Sanatan dharma’ of the country. They want to destroy our culture and tradition. Hence, the Lok Sabha election will be contested for the sake of civilisation, tradition and culture. I am sure that the people of Bharat will save our ‘Sanatan Dharma’,” he said.Dignitaries, including former president Ramnath Kovind, have assembled at the venue for the event.Ramnath Kovind is the chief guest of the event.Besides, Bihar…