Author: Starvision Desk

Lahore, Sep 7 (IANS) Pakistan’s young pacer Naseem Shah accomplished a remarkable and rare feat in One Day Internationals during the Super 4 stage match against Bangladesh.Naseem Shah, who made an outstanding performance for Pakistan as they won the match by 7 wickets, became the first Pakistani bowler to take a wicket in every one of his 13 ODI matches with three scalps against Bangladesh.As the bowler with a total of 32 wickets in his first 13 ODI appearances, while playing for Pakistan, Naseem also made history in this regard. Abdul Qadir’s 27 wickets in his first 13 ODIs stood…

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San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) A new ransomware group known as Dunghill Leak has claimed that it is the one that hacked the systems of global travel booking giant Sabre.According to TechCrunch, in a listing on its dark web leak site, the group claimed responsibility for the apparent cyberattack, alleging it took about 1.3 terabytes of data, including databases on ticket sales and passenger turnover, employees’ personal data, and corporate financial information. “Sabre is aware of the claims of a data exfiltration made by the threat group and we are currently investigating to determine their validity,” Sabre spokesperson Heidi Castle…

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New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) Online food and grocery delivery platforms on Thursday said that are prepared for minimal to no disruption in their services amid the expected heavy demand as a majority of their product categories remain exempted during the G20 Summit weekend which is being organised under a heavy security blanket in Delhi-NCR.Online grocery company Zepto, which became India’s first unicorn of this year, told IANS that with most people working remotely and movement restrictions in place, “we anticipate a significant surge in demand, with a 30-40 per cent rise in New Delhi and over 10 per cent…

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New Delhi, Sep 7 (IANS) The spate of senior-level exits continue at online food delivery platform Swiggy and now, Anuj Rathi who was senior vice president of revenue and growth, on Thursday announced he has quit the company after “a career-defining journey of 7 years”. In a LinkedIn post, Rathi said he decided to hang up boots and it has been an amazing ride.”When I started here, Swiggy was a 2-year-old startup – operating in a few cities and learning to deliver in a hockey-stick growth environment. Every month and every year has been a new challenge and a new…

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Washington, Sep 7 (IANS) NASA’s oxygen-generating experiment that accompanied the Perseverance rover has successfully completed its mission on Mars, and may enable future astronauts landing on the Red Planet to produce oxygen for fuel and breathing, the agency has announced.Developed by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), a microwave-oven-size device called MOXIE (Mars Oxygen In-Situ Resource Utilisation Experiment), has generated oxygen for the 16th and final time aboard Perseverance rover.”MOXIE’s impressive performance shows that it is feasible to extract oxygen from Mars’ atmosphere — oxygen that could help supply breathable air or rocket propellant to future astronauts,” said NASA Deputy…

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Beijing plans to broaden iPhone restrictions to a number of state-owned companies and other government-affiliated entities, according to Bloomberg, citing sources who requested anonymity due to the delicate nature of the topic. The report builds on Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal story of how iPhone “restrictions are the latest step in Beijing’s campaign to reduce reliance on overseas technology.”“Beijing intends to extend that restriction far more broadly to a plethora of state-owned enterprises and other government-controlled organizations,” the people said, as per the report.Apple shares were down 2.71 per cent during pre-market hours in New York, breaking down below its 100DMA.Trading…

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In the upcoming weekend episodes of the dance reality show, Raveena will be seen as the special guest. The episodes, titled ‘Dance Diva Special’ will see the contestants leave no stone unturned to impress the stunning actress as they groove to some of her most iconic chartbusters.In what captivated both the audience and judges, contestant Shivanshu Soni, along with choreographer Vivek Chachere, delivered a mesmerising performance to the classic song ‘Tip Tip Barsa Paani’.The duo’s magnificent performance left Raveena nostalgic and led to judge Terence Lewis professing his admiration for her.Terence shared: “When ‘Mohra’ was released in 1994 and the…

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The finance ministry notified on September 6, the amendments to the Central GST law for calculating value of supply in case of online gaming and casinos as per the decision of the GST council taken last month in its meeting on August 2.The notification clarified that winnings by any player would remain tax-neutral, as the entire tax is collected at first stage only.The changes have been introduced as a part of amendments made to the Central Goods and Services Tax (CGST) rules 2017, updated in CGST (Third Amendment) rules, 2023.This means that the total amount deposited with a platform or…

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For films based on wars, an actor needs to be a thorough professional and learn every type of combat skill. So, to play a warrior in ‘Swayambhu’ with panache, Nikhil flew off to Vietnam for a month-long gruelling training.The actor will receive training in weapons, martial arts, and horse riding. Some of the biggest stunt masters and teams in Saigon will be part of the team and train him for the action sequences for ‘Swayambhu’.Nikhil will also undergo a physical makeover. The actor indeed looked flawless as a legendary warrior in the first look poster.The film will be directed by…

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According to police officials, 22-year-old Yohannes Kidane’s remains were pulled from waters on Tuesday morning after a boat spotted a body floating and notified the Coast Guard, reports the New York Post. After graduating from college, Kidane began working for Netflix as a software engineer. He was last captured on a security camera leaving his apartment building in San Jose on August 14 before he got into a vehicle that had an Uber sticker. Kidane’s brother Yousef posted a missing person poster on Instagram, claiming that his brother’s valuables, including his phone and backpack, had been recovered near the Golden…

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