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Mumbai, Sep 18 (IANS) The National Cricketer Selectors on Monday rested skipper Rohit Sharma, senior batter Virat Kohli and key all-rounder Hardik Pandya for the first two ODIs against Australia while bringing in off-spinner R Ashwin into the World Cup framework in case Axar Patel fails to recover from an injury.Ashwin and fellow spinner Washington Sundar have been included in the squad for the three-match ODI series against Australia.With it being the last set of matches for the Indian team before the ODI World Cup, Rohit, Virat and Hardik return for the third ODI against Australia. Ruturaj Gaikwad, Ravichandran Ashwin…

Milan, Sep 18 (IANS) People who suffered severe Covid-19 infections are more likely to have a set of genes, inherited from Neanderthals, according to an Italian study.Italy was one of the severely affected countries during the early days of the pandemic. Researchers from the country’s Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research analysed the relationship between genetic factors and the severity of the Covid-19 disease in the province of Bergamo, the epicentre of the pandemic in the country. Their study, published in the journal iScience, shows that a certain region of the human genome was significantly associated with the risk of…

United Nations, Sept 18 (IANS) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday renewed his call for the reform of the “outdated, dysfunctional and unfair” World Bank and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and for a $500 billion stimulus fund for the world organisation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).Speaking at the opening of the SDG Summit, Guterressaid that in the dark global scenario of “people crushed under the grinding wheels of poverty”, climate change and conflict, the SDGs “carry the hopes, dreams, rights and expectations of people everywhere”.The faltering SDGs — the 17 lofty goals hoping to cure the world’s ills from poverty…

San Francisco, Sep 18 (IANS) Billionaire Elon Musk, who is still toying with the idea to establish a Tesla factory in India, is in early talks with South Arabia to build a new EV manufacturing facility there, a report claimed on Monday. The Tesla CEO, however, denied any such talks.According to the Wall Street Journal, citing sources, Saudi Arabia is in talks with Tesla about setting up a manufacturing facility in the country.This is part of an ambitious push by the oil-rich nation “to secure metals needed for electric vehicles and help diversify its economy away from oil”.However, any deal…

The BJP accused the Congress of copying it from the campaign song of Imran Khan’s Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI), who has reportedly used an election theme having words ‘Chalo Chalo’ in 2013.The Congress’ ‘Jan Akrosh Yatra’s theme song in question has key lines — “Chalo Chalo Congress ke sang Chalo Chalo”.The state BJP leaders posted a mixed clip of Pakistan’s ex-PM Imran Khan-led PTI’s theme song ‘Chalo Chalo Imran ke Saath’ and the Congress theme song on social media platforms.The Congress media cell retaliated by sharing videos of an earlier BJP campaign song in Rajasthan, apparently made using the line “Chalo…

The occurrence has prompted her family members to call her the incarnation of goddess Dholagarh Devi.As her family members embraced her as a divine embodiment, medical professionals have termed her condition as a genetic anomaly. Having 26 fingers is indeed rare, but it is not associated with any health risks.According to Dr B.S. Soni, “There is no harm of any kind in having 26 fingers, but it is a genetic anomaly. The girl is absolutely healthy.”The baby’s mother is Sarju Devi (25), while her father is Gopal Bhattacharya who works as a head constable in the Central Reserve Police Force…

The Indian team has no time to waste. As the sun rose on a breezy Monday morning in Buriram, the India U17 Women’s team geared up for their AFC U17 Women’s Asian Cup Qualifiers Round 2 match against Korea Republic U17, the only former champions among the eight teams in the two groups.The day began with an activation session in the hotel, where the players displayed their eagerness to hit the training ground later in the evening.This young Indian squad had exhibited immense promise and potential in the earlier matches of Round 1, securing their place in Round 2 by…

Justice Purushaindra Kumar Kaurav found the man guilty of willfully disobeying his undertakings to make payments to the widow and for evading court appearances.The court stated that imposing a fine would not be sufficient in this case, and it opted for a six-month jail sentence.”This court is of the opinion that one cannot be allowed to trounce the majesty of law and pollute the streams of justice by brazenly engaging in contumacious conduct with an aim of hoodwinking the judicial system. The edifice of a vibrant constitutional democracy rests on the pillars of rule of law, which needs to be…

There is a likelihood that a few other key legislations may also have been reportedly cleared by the Union Cabinet.Many opposition leaders have been questioning the real intent of the government in convening a special session of Parliament just a month after the monsoon session had ended. As several government functionaries remained tight-lipped over the agenda of the cabinet meeting, unconfirmed reports claimed that the bill had been passed. The Union Cabinet had met on Monday evening, and its meeting lasted for a couple of hours.The bill ensures reservation of 33 per cent seats for women in the Lok Sabha…

Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh in a post on X (formerly Twitter) said: “From tomorrow afternoon, Parliament will convene in the new building. Hopefully, now at least the Prime Minister will sit more frequently in both Houses. “His tenure has been marked by minimum non-customary interventions in Parliament with the worst attendance record of all Prime Ministers.” On Tuesday, addressing the Lok Sabha, the Prime Minister said that on Tuesday, they will move to the new Parliament building but this old building will always inspire the generations to come. He also recalled the contributions of first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal…