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As per a report in a newspaper, the teams have been apprised of the situation in Sri Lanka’s capital and Pallekele and Dambulla are understood to be looked at as alternate options for hosting Super Four games.“While there was hope that the situation could change in Colombo, the recent rains in the capital city are now forcing the ACC to rethink. Although the first match in Colombo is only on September 9, the ACC is concerned about the weather forecast that doesn’t seem very promising.”“Sri Lanka doesn’t usually host matches in September beyond the first week of the month because…

As an alternative, Microsoft will recommend Word, its paid word processor that has always been far more powerful than WordPad, which has shipped with Windows since 1995. “WordPad is no longer being updated and will be removed in a future release of Windows. We recommend Microsoft Word for rich text documents like .doc and .rtf and Windows Notepad for plain text documents like .txt,” reads a support note published by Microsoft on Friday. The WordPad removal comes just a day after Microsoft announced it was upgrading Notepad with features like autosave and tab retraction. The Windows Notepad app in Windows…

The Standing Committee on Energy, in its report on financial constraints in the renewable energy sector, which was presented in Parliament during the recently concluded monsoon session, noted that the ministry itself has stated to it that Rs 30 crore loan is not sufficient as it can take care of only small sized renewable energy projects. Also, the ministry further informed the panel that many banks which are not conversant with renewable energy projects, may not offer even this small financial assistance and may cover their priority sector lending obligations with projects from other sectors. The panel, therefore, has suggested…

In the orders given to the Principal Secretary (Revenue), Atishi has emphasised the need for immediate coordination with the Finance Department to expedite the process of disbursing salaries to civil defence volunteers.”It has come to my attention that despite their service in various government departments, civil defence volunteers have not received their salaries for the past several months. This situation is alarming and should be addressed immediately,” she said.Atishi said that during the COVID pandemic, the role played by civil defence volunteers was extraordinary.“At that time, they assisted millions of Delhi residents. They supported the government in mobilising people and…

The officials said that two persons have been arrested in the case.”Based on specific intelligence developed by DRI, a joint operation was launched with BSF along the international border in Nadia district of West Bengal. Search of the forested area near the border village led to the seizure of 106 gold biscuits and pieces that were concealed under the soil in a pit,” said the official.The official said that the key person involved in this border crossing and distribution of the smuggled gold along with a key aide was arrested on Sunday.–IANSatk/dan

The movie will be based on Arab history, and is the tale of Antara ibn Shaddad, a slave warrior who was propelled to mythical status in the sixth century after winning his freedom and becoming a beloved knight and a widely celebrated Bedouin poet in the region.West, whose credits also include ‘The General’s Daughter’ and The ‘Expendables 2’, said: “The life of Antara is one of those relatively little-known true stories that prove that fact can be so much stranger than fiction.”“The opportunity to film in the homeland of the Banu Abs tribe means we will keep true to the…

Someone asked the actor, “#Jawan ka kitna booking cooperate hai aur kitna real ? (how much of the Jawan advance booking numbers are real and how much is fake)”Shah Rukh said replied, “Yeh social media waali ghatia baatein mat karo yaar (don’t talk rubbish). Have positive thoughts and good feelings for all. Better for life.”People have been questioning the given numbers, regarding both ticket bookings and box office ever since the release of ‘Pathaan’, as many found at that the theater bookings did not match with the numbers given by the film’s PR.Others, in high anticipation of the movie even…

Google was founded on September 4, 1998, by American computer scientists Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were PhD students at Stanford University in California.The company — now part of the parent group called Alphabet and run by Indian-origin Sundar Pichai — has diversified into several tech streams and launched several products.The company rapidly grew to offer a multitude of products and services beyond Google Search, many of which hold dominant market positions like Gmail, Google Maps, Google Cloud, Chrome, YouTube, Workspace, Android operating system, cloud storage Drive, Google Translate), video chat app Meet, Pixel smartphones, Google Assistant, Bard…

With this multi-account feature, users will be able to add an additional account on the same device directly right within WhatsApp Settings, according to WABetaInfo.The second feature is a redesigned settings interface, which will give users a more modern experience when navigating through the app’s various options.The report also noted that the update also includes a redesigned profile tab right within the chat list, making it easier for users to open the settings of the app.Moreover, this new feature will also allow users to manage their conversations from multiple accounts with a single app. In addition, it will keep conversations…

New Delhi, Sep 3 (IANS) Piloo Reporter, one of the first two neutral umpires in the history of international cricket, passed away on Sunday in Mumbai because of illness. The 84-year-old Reporter was suffering from Cerebral Contusion disease and was being taken care of at his home by his wife and two daughters.The 1992 World Cup, which was played in Australia and New Zealand, was one of the tournaments apart from 14 Test matches and 22 ODIs that Reporter officiated in. Reporter, the sole Indian umpire in the 1992 World Cup, was known for his nimble signalling of a boundary.The…