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With KL Rahul deemed fit enough to be included in the World Cup squad, it means India must decide between him and Ishan Kishan, who brings in a left-handed batting variety, for the wicketkeeper-batter slot.Since January 2020, Rahul averages 56.53, but Kishan is on a run of four consecutive fifties, last of which was a sublime 82 under pressure against Pakistan at number five, a place he never batted before.Surendra Bhave, who was a member of the selection committee that picked the 2011 World Cup winning India squad, feels Kishan is the front-runner for the wicketkeeper-batter slot, citing his current…

Daniel Abed Khalife, 21, went missing from Wandsworth prison, in the southwest of the British capital, shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, reports CNN.He had been awaiting trial for terror offenses and alleged breaches of the Official Secrets Act.Khalife, a serving member of the British army, is accused of planting fake bombs at a military base, according to British media reports.The audacious and rare escape prompted a sprawling manhunt that delayed flights and led to heightened checks at British ports.Khalife was dressed in a “chef’s uniform, so red and white trousers, white t-shirt and brown shoes”, CNN quoted Met Counter…

Changzhou, China, Sep 7 (IANS) Olympic champion Chen Yufei of China and world No. 2 Akane Yamaguchi of Japan both stormed into the second round of the women’s singles at the badminton China Open here.Chen, the 3rd seed at the tournament, beat Zhang Beiwen of the United States 21-18, 21-5, reports Xinhua. “I was patient and determined on the court, so I got some key points and sealed the victory,” Chen noted.The Hangzhou native has been selected as a torchbearer for the 19th Asian Games to be held in her hometown. “I heard about it this morning, and I feel…

New York, Sep 7 (IANS) China’s rising star Zheng Qinwen was stopped in the US Open quarterfinals, losing to world number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 6-1, 6-4 here.Despite her loss, the 20-year-old has already made a breakthrough in her career by reaching the final eight of a Grand Slam event for the first time, reports Xinhua.Still, she revealed that the result did not meet her expectations.”If you just talk about result, of course it’s not bad for me, but honestly, in my mind I really want to go to farther,” she told reporters. “But honestly, there is still a…

Geneva, Sep 7 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced that the IOC Executive Board (EB) will listen to the report on the sports program for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games on a later date.The IOC EB will hold a remote meeting on Friday at the Olympic House in Lausanne, Switzerland to prepare the agenda for the 141st IOC Session in October in Mumbai, India, reports Xinhua.”One of the agenda items originally planned for the IOC EB was a report by the IOC Olympic Program Commission on the sports program for the Olympic Games LA28. Due to ongoing…

San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) ChatGPT developer OpenAI has announced to host its first-ever developer conference on November 6 here.The day-long OpenAI DevDay event will feature a keynote address and breakout sessions led by members of OpenAI’s technical staff.The event will bring hundreds of developers from around the world together with the team at OpenAI to preview new tools and exchange ideas.“Since launching our API in 2020, we’ve continuously updated it to include our most advanced models, making it easier than ever for developers to integrate cutting-edge AI into their projects with a simple API call,” the company said in…

San Francisco, Sep 7 (IANS) Apple is reportedly investing millions of dollars a day in creating multiple artificial intelligence (AI) conversational models, as the generative AI race heats up.According to a report in The Information, the tech giant is working on multiple AI models across several teams.“One of its goals is to develop features such as one that allows iPhone customers to use simple voice commands to automate tasks involving multiple steps, according to people familiar with the effort,” the report said late on Wednesday.The technology might allow users to tell the Siri voice assistant on their phone to create…

Sharing a post X, Rahul Gandhi, who is on a week-long Europe trip said, “Crores of steps towards unity and love of Bharat Jodo Yatra have become the foundation of a better tomorrow for the country. The journey continues – till hatred vanishes, till India unites. This is my promise.”Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge also hailed the 4,000 km yatra and said that it was a people’s movement and unequaled in history.”Bharat Jodo Yatra is a People’s Movement, unequalled in history. As the Yatra completes one year today, on behalf of the Indian National Congress, I congratulate Rahul Gandhi, all Bharat…

American author-journalist Walter Isaacson has written the book named ‘Elon Musk’ which is “an intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era — a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the era of electric vehicles, private space exploration, and artificial intelligence”. According to excerpts published by the Wall Street Journal, Musk was quite opinionated about Agrawal. “He is a really nice guy, but managers should not aim to be liked. What Twitter needs is a fire-breathing dragon, and Parag is not that,” he is quoted as saying in Isaacson’s book. In October last…

Both men unleashed a flurry of impressive baseline winners throughout much of the opening set. But with Zverev serving at 3-4, the German blinked first with three consecutive unforced errors to gift a break point to his opponent. Alcaraz made good on the opportunity with a smash winner and then comfortably held to love to take the early advantage, reports usopen.His gauntlet to the quarterfinals began to catch up with him in the second set as it became clear that defeating Alcaraz would require more marathon magic from the 2020 US Open finalist.Alcaraz sensed his opponent’s dwindling foot speed and…