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With a black soil pitch selected for the game, spinners will have a say in the match as it progresses on Sunday. India’s spinners in the ODI World Cup squad include left-arm wrist-spinner Kuldeep Yadav, who has picked 33 wickets in 17 matches, the most amongst spinners participating in World Cup.They also have left-arm spin all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja and local lad in ace off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. “That’s the luxury we have where we can afford to play three spinners because I don’t really consider Hardik Pandya as just a seamer. He’s a proper fast bowler, who can crank up good…

Jokingly, Gautam told Sonu Sood and the other gang leaders: “Sir jo mere 11 Roadies hain, unmein se main in do ko bhejunga (Sir, between the 11 Roadies I have I’d like to send these two).”Prince interjected Gautam’s amusing reply and urged Rhea to first send in the girls. Wanting to give a Gautam a fairer chance due to his pickle, he told Rhea: “Hum hamesha ladkon ko bhejte hain, aaj ladkiyon ko bhejte hai. Mujhe aisa lagta hain ki bina mauka diye agar ye vote out ho gaye, toh bohot bura lagega. Kyunki end mai game inki hain (Let…

The Indian pair were yet to play the doubles semifinal against a strong Malaysian combination of Aaron Chia Teng Fong and Soh Wooi Yik, who were ranked fifth in the BWF Ranking while the Indians were placed ninth.Also, Shetty and Rankireddy were not in the best of conditions going into the match — while Shetty has still not recovered from viral fever he caught on his way here, the duo had very indifferent form this season including a first-round exit in the China Open and a quarterfinal defeat at the World Championship preceding the Asian Games.So, Gopichand’s prediction that “I…

“After this was done, the contract signed by the previous Congress-led UDF government was first cancelled and after a few months it was reinstated,” said Congress leader Satheesan.“All this was happening with the State Power Minister having no role in it as it was done by Vijayan. We demand a probe be ordered to trace all the sequence of events of first cancelling and then reinstating it. This was a corrupt deal,” added Satheesan.“We will oppose tooth and nail any attempt toimpose a surcharge on account of theliability incurred by the KSEB following the cancellation of the contracts on the…

Modi on August 15 had announced ensuring affordable credit for poor and middle class housing and providing solar power for households.Modi on Saturday reviewed the preparedness for implementation of these two announcements.In his Independence Day speech, the Prime Minister had said: “The weaker sections who live in the cities face a lot of problems. Middle-class families are dreaming of buying their own houses. “We are coming up with a new scheme in the coming years that will benefit those families that live in cities but are living in rented houses, or slums, or chawls and unauthorised colonies. “If they want…

Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) Bengaluru India Paralympic Committee of India (PCI) has collaborated with IOCL and Signpost India to Celebrate International Paralympic Day on October 8 here.Deepa Malik, President of the Paralympic Committee of India and India’s first female Paralympic winner, said, “The Paralympic Day is a global celebration observed annually on October 8th to raise awareness and celebrate the remarkable achievements of athletes with disabilities.Satyanarayana, Chairman – of Para Athletics, PCI, added, “This has been the first time we are celebrating International Paralympic Day and this will start a legacy of inspiration to create awareness and enhance the confidence…

Bengaluru, Oct 7 (IANS) The much-awaited festive fashion bonanza of the year, Myntra’s Big Fashion Festival, is now live with more than 23 lakh fashion, beauty and lifestyle products from over 6,000 leading international, domestic and D2C brands. This edition promises to enthral shoppers with exciting new and unique collections to make your celebration even more joyous.Here’s a sneak peek into what awaits you. Myntra is one of the leading platforms for international brands to connect with fashion forward customers of India.For consumers who love global selections, there are popular brands including the likes of MANGO, H&M, Boohoo, Macy’s, Saucony,…

The security aid — which stands cumulatively $43.9 billion since the start of the war in February 2022 — is in danger.A temporary measure passed recently to keep the US government running till mid-November, in the absence of an annual budget, made no appropriation for Ukraine.The US military has $5.4 billion left from previously committed funds, but that is likely to run out soon.President Joe Biden has vowed to stand with Ukraine for “as long as it take”. He has argued that the defense of Ukraine is in the larger security interest of the US.”It’s overwhelmingly in our interest,” he…

“The caste based census was conducted under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and the allegations leveled by the opposition are completely false and baseless. Had the state government tinkered with figures, then the Chief Minister would have done it with his own caste, Kurmi. The Kurmi caste is not higher in number. The population of Yadav has increased as shown in the census,” the Deputy Chief Minister said.Taking a dig at the PM Modi-led government, Tejashwi Yadav said that the Bihar government has completed the caste based census this year. “Last time the census was undertaken in 1931.…

However poorly the Ukraine war has gone for Russia, which expected a swift victory, the new turn of events is playing right into Putin’s plans, CNN reported.Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskovdescribed the scenario as“fatigue over this conflict… will grow in various countries, including the US”.“Fatigue will lead to the fragmentation of the political establishment”, he added.Putin is counting on a divided US, with former President Donald Trump– whodeclared the Russian leader a “genius”as hemovedto annex pieces of Ukraine, andnever uttered a negative wordabout the Russian autocratwhile in office–to stoke antipathy toward Ukraine, fueling it with questions about the cost of supporting…