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Pallekele (Sri Lanka), Sep 2 (IANS) The India-Pakistan Group A match in the Asia Cup at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium has been called off due to persistent rain on Saturday. Both India and Pakistan will take one point each from the washed-out fixture.As a result, Pakistan have qualified for the Super Four stage of the competition, making the India-Nepal match at the same venue on Monday a must-win for Rohit Sharma & Co to enter the next phase of the competition.According to weather.com, there was an 84 percent chance of thunderstorms and an 80 percent chance of rain during…

The Sri Lanka bowlers led by Udeshika Prabodhani (2-19), Inoshi Priyadharshani (2-16), Inoka Ranaweera (2-25) and Kavisha Diilhari (2-17) came up with superb performances as England were restricted to 104 all out in 18 overs.Charlie Dean top scored for England with 34 as the rest of the batters failed to get going.In reply, skipper Chamari Athapaththu struck 55 off 31 balls, hitting eight fours and two sixes, while Harshitha Samarawickrama scored a 35-ball 30 as Sri Lanka reached 110/2 in 13.2 overs.Sri Lanka lost Anushka Sanjeewani for one run with 10 runs on the board but Chamari Athapaththu held the…

The 3,200-odd workforce of HEC in Ranchi, despite not being paid for almost 18 months, had their chests swollen with pride with the successful launch of Aditya L1 on Saturday.An official said that the horizontal sliding door, folding-cum-vertical re-positionable platform, mobile launching pad, among other vital parts, have been manufactured at HEC.An ISRO team also visited the HEC recently when the equipment were being manufactured.Gaurav Singh, who works as an engineer at HEC, said that “all the employees of HEC are proud of all the missions”.”We are also partners in this solar mission. It is our request to the government…

The incident took place when Taksheel Mehta, the son of former Mira-Bhayander MLA Narendra Mehta, lost control of the luxury vehicle while driving towards Worli at 7:30 a.m., resulting in a collision with the railing. While Taksheel sustained injuries to his hand, no other individuals were hurt in the accident.The Lamborghini Huracan comes at a hefty price tag of up to Rs 3.5 crore in the Indian market. Evident from the visuals captured at the scene, the impact of the crash was substantial, as the orange Lamborghini’s hood and front grill were torn apart. The deployment of airbags within the…

In a message on the social media platform X Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) said: “The Rover completed its assignments. It is now safely parked and set into Sleep mode. APXS and LIBS payloads are turned off. Data from these payloads is transmitted to the Earth via the Lander.”“Currently, the battery is fully charged. The solar panel is oriented to receive the light at the next sunrise expected on September 22, 2023. The receiver is kept on. Hoping for a successful awakening for another set of assignments! Else, it will forever stay there as India’s lunar ambassador.”Earlier in the day…

India is set to host the G20 Summit on September 9 and 10 in the nation’s capital.According to the schedule, on September 9, more than 90 trains will be cancelled, and on September 10, over 100 passenger trains will face cancellation.”The affected trains primarily operate on routes from Delhi to destinations in South Haryana such as Sonipat, Panipat, Rohtak, Rewari, and Palwal,” said the official.Additionally, the Delhi-Rewari Express Special and Rewari-Delhi Express Special trains will not run on September 11.Furthermore, during this period, a number of trains initially scheduled to start or conclude their journeys at New Delhi railway station…

Congress also questioned the appointment of Ghulam Nabi Azad as the member of the committee of instead of Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge.In a tweet, targeting the government, Congress General Secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said, “We believe that the High Level Committee on Simultaneous Elections is nothing but a systematic attempt to sabotage India’s parliamentary democracy.”Targeting the government over the inclusion of Azad in the committee, the Congress leader said: “In a shocking insult to Parliament, the BJP has appointed a former LOP to the Committee instead of Rajya Sabha LOP Mallikarjun kharge ji. First, they bring…

Justice Manmohan was dealing with a plea filed by the Union Government in 2016.The government had challenged an order from the Central Information Commission, which had directed the government to upload all the latest amended bare Acts, examine the functionality of its email ID, and develop an appropriate RTI filing mechanism.“The Secretary, Legislative Department, Ministry of Law and Justice is directed to periodically monitor the status of uploading the Acts on the India Code portal and ensure that the process is completed seamlessly and in a time-bound manner,” the court said.In 2016, the court had directed the Secretary of the…

Singh admitted to having embarked on his cyber crime spree nearly eight years ago, driven by his desire for revenge after being jilted in a romantic relationship. The arrest was made on August 31.Hardik Makadia, Assistant Commissioner of Police (cyber crime), shared that Singh’s account traces back to a past relationship where he expended a substantial sum of over Rs 1.5 lakh on a former girlfriend. However, when the relationship soured and ended, Singh’s emotions took a darker turn, leading him down a path of seeking retribution against women while simultaneously amassing ill-gotten gains.Singh initiated contact with his victims through…

In another major drug haul in less than two weeks, Tripura police on Saturday seized 1.3 kg heroin valued at Rs 10 crore after arresting a drug peddler at Damchera in northern Tripura, adjoining Mizoram.North Tripura district Superintendent of Police Bhanupada Chakraborty said the drugs contained in 100 packets were being carried in a Bolero car, which was coming from neighbouring Mizoram.He said the drug peddler, Khalil Uddin, who hails from southern Assam’s Karimganj, has been arrested under the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985.In Meghalaya, the East Khasi Hills district police on Saturday arrested four inter-state drug…