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Colombo, Sep 9 (IANS) On the eve of the highly anticipated India-Pakistan Super Four match in the Asia Cup, opener Shubman Gill admitted that not facing a quality bowling attack on a regular basis like their opponents for Sunday’s match can often make a “difference” while playing against them in big events.With no bilateral series happening between India and Pakistan due to political tensions, it means that the two teams face off against each other only in ICC tournaments and Asia Cup, giving India batters virtually no time to gauge and analysing the deadly Pakistan bowling line-up.“At this level, you…

In Bali, the G20 members had reiterated their national positions of “deploring in the strongest terms the aggression by the Russian Federation against Ukraine”.In contrast to that, the Delhi Declaration said: “Concerning the war in Ukraine, while recalling the discussion in Bali, we reiterated our national positions and resolutions adopted at the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly and underscored that all states must act in a manner consistent with the Purposes and Principles of the UN Charter in its entirety.”In line with the UN Charter, all states must refrain from the threat or use of force to…

Notably, the high court on July 10 set aside Centre’s order cancelling the OCI Card of the faculty member of peace and conflict research at the Department of Peace and Conflict Research at Sweden’s Uppsala University, Swain, observing that other than repeating Sections, no proper reason has been given in the order as to why his registration has been removed.Swain has contended that he cannot be witch-hunted for his views on current government or its policies.He has said that despite specific and unequivocal directions of the court to pass a detailed order, the Embassy of India to Sweden & Latvia…

“We condemn terrorism in all its forms and manifestations, including those on the basis of xenophobia, racism and other forms of intolerance, or in the name of religion or belief, recognising the commitment of all religions to peace,” said the Delhi Declaration.”It constitutes one of the most serious threats to international peace and security. We strongly condemn all terrorist acts against critical infrastructure, including critical energy facilities, and against other vulnerable targets. All acts of terrorism are criminal and unjustifiable, regardless of their motivation, wherever, whenever and by whomsoever committed.”The G20 leaders said that, effective counterterrorism measures, support for the…

The ‘Legally Blonde’ star, 47, spoke at a conference in Boston and opened up about how she cultivates her inner circle.“Editing. Edit your friendships,” Witherspoon told NBC News Daily anchor Zinhle Essamuah at HubSpot’s annual Inbound gathering, according to People.“Everybody out there over 40 knows. If you aren’t adding to my life, get the heck outta my life. My grandma used to say people are radiators or drains. Stick with radiators,” the ‘American Psycho’ actress added.Talking about how she has coped with rejection, Witherspoon admitted that she became familiar with the concept at a very young age, which made it…

In the declaration, the G20 leaders said, “We remain committed to strengthening the global health architecture, with the World Health Organisation (WHO) at its core, and building more resilient, equitable, sustainable, and inclusive health systems to achieve Universal Health Coverage, implement one health approach, enhance pandemic preparedness and strengthen existing infectious diseases surveillance systems.””We will focus on strengthening primary healthcare and health workforce and improving essential health services and health systems to better than pre-pandemic levels, ideally within the next 2-3 years, as well as continue progress towards polio eradication and ending ongoing epidemics including AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria, hepatitis and…

Sunak, in India with his wife Akshata Murthy to attend the G20 Summit, spent time with students at the British Council of India on Friday.Sunak later shared pictures on Instagram of him at the British Council of India on Instagram, where he was seen using boAt headphones to interact with children.“Bharat mein aapka boAt boAt Swaagat,” Gupta wrote and shared a screenshot of the image of Sunak wearing boAt headphones.The British Prime Minister also told reporters in the Capital on Saturday that he was confident a free trade deal with India could be secured but there is “still hard work…

The 12-track-39 minute album opens with the single, ‘All American B****’ is said to have tonal similarities with Miley Cyrus’ song ‘Start All Over’ from 2008, Aceshowbiz reported.This is not the first time this has happened, as the multi-platinum selling singer has been accused of copying several other artistes before, such as Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift and Demi Lovato among others. As such, plagiarism has been a long standing complaint against her.Fans quickly took to social media to slam the 20-year-old Grammy winner. “Olivia does everything ever tried before and yet people call her music classic and masterpiece when it’s…

The ‘Spinning Around’ hitmaker said her huge popularity had a negative impact on her well-being and her decision to lead a private life was to protect herself and her family from the public eye, reports ‘Mirror.co.uk’.The 55-year-old singer, who appears on the cover of Rolling Stone UK’s October/November 2023 issue, revealed she made sacrifices in her life despite being a prominent figure in the music world.In an honest confession, she said: “What I think is great for a lot of people now is that there’s a discussion about mental health and the toll [fame] can take on people, I had…

“We are committed to inclusive, equitable, high-quality education and skills training for all, including for those in vulnerable situations. We recognise the importance of investment in supporting human capital development,” the Delhi Declaration said.”To this end, we recognise the importance of foundational learning (literacy, numeracy, and socio- emotional skills) as the primary building block for education and employment. Reiterate our commitment to harness digital technologies to overcome the digital divides for all learners.”The G20 leaders said that they extend support to educational institutions and teachers to enable them to keep pace with emerging trends and technological advances including Al.It said…