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Bowling first on a slow pitch with variable bounce, India were on the backfoot as Pakistan were cruising at 155-2 with captain Babar Azam getting his fifty and wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Rizwan nearing his half-century.But Azam falling to Mohammed Siraj sparked a Pakistan batting implosion as they lost eight wickets for just 36 runs in their next 13 overs, ending up at 191 in 42.5 overs. Such was the innings that no batter was able to hit a six and Nasser Hussain on air said “a collapse only Pakistan team can manufacture”.Pakistan losing eight wickets for 36 runs is also their…

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The USD 268,000 prize money will see tens of thousands of amateurs join Olympic champions and Indian Elite athletes on one of the fastest courses in the world. The International winners in the men’s and women’s categories will take home USD 27,000 each and the prize money includes the top 10 finishers in both. In addition to this, there is an Event Record Bonus of USD 12,000.Meanwhile, the Indian winners in the men’s and women’s categories will take home INR 4,00,000 each and the prize money includes the top 10 finishers in both. In addition to this, there is an…

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New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate and address the 141st International Olympic Committee (IOC) session at the Jio World Centre on Saturday in Mumbai. “Leaving for Mumbai, where I will be addressing the 141st IOC session. India is delighted to host this prestigious gathering, which will deepen our connect with the Olympics movement,” he posted on X before departing for Mumbai.India is hosting the IOC session for the second time and after a gap of about 40 years.The IOC’s 86th session was last held in New Delhi in 1983. The session will also be attended…

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New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Manipur’s Shanker Heisnam and Maharashtra’s Prisha Shinde produced big upsets to clinch the titles in their respective categories in the 28th Fenesta Open National Tennis Championship on Saturday at the DLTA Complex, here.The No. 16 seed Shanker displayed excellent baseline play and defeated seventh seed Thirumurugan V of Tamil Nadu 6-1, 6-2 in straight sets to win the boys singles U-16 title, while Prisha beat sixth seed Anandita Upadhyay 6-1, 6-2 to clinch the girls singles U-14 title in a tournament that witnessed around 1,000 players across categories in different age groups.The winners received glittering…

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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) Meta-owned WhatsApp is rolling out a new option on Android and iOS to make it harder for hackers to infer users’ location by protecting their IP address in calls.With this new ‘protect IP address in calls’ feature, users will get to add an extra layer of security to their calls by protecting their IP address and location from malicious actors, reports WABetaInfo.The new feature is available in a new section called “Advanced”, placed within the privacy settings screen, which contains the new option, making it harder for anyone in the call to infer users’ location…

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Kochi, Oct 14 (IANS) IBM India aims to make its Kochi software lab an important centre in the country to augment development and delivery of next generation software portfolio and cloud offerings, according to a top company official.A high-level meeting to this effect was held with Kerala Industries Minister P. Rajeeve and IBM India Senior Vice President (Products) Dinesh Nirmal.The move to upgrade the facility comes a year after the US tech major opened its Software Lab here.The state-of-the-art global innovation centre at Infopark became the company’s fifth software lab in the country, with Bengaluru, Hyderabad Ahmedabad and Pune being…

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New Delhi, Oct 14 (IANS) Overall foldable shipments grew 141 per cent (year-on-year) in India till August this year, a report has shown, as the overall foldable market os set to grow at a CAGR of 56 per cent to reach 6.3 million units by 2027.For the 2023-2024 period, the overall foldable market is expected to witness 84 per cent growth (on-year).Increasing localisation of foldables, including flagship devices such as the Samsung Z Fold 5 and Flip 5, as well as Tecno foldables will steer the growth of the market, according to the data by market research firm CyberMedia Research…

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San Francisco, Oct 14 (IANS) Researchers have discovered the structures of open and closed states of the coronavirus ion channel, which could help the development of antiviral drugs to reduce inflammation, a new study has said.According to the study published in the journal Science Advances, the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus encodes 29 proteins, one of which is an ion channel called ‘E’, which transports protons and calcium ions, induces infected cells to launch an inflammatory response that damages tissues and contributes to the symptoms of Covid-19.“The E channel is an antiviral drug target. If you can stop the channel…

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Hyderabad, Oct 14 (IANS) Many women suffer from issues such as uncontrolled bladder movement and lower abdominal pain but do not seek medical attention due to shyness and embarrassment.Doctors at a summit on advances in urogynecology here have warned that these problems can worsen over time if left untreated.The three-day summit, which began on Saturday, focused on modern treatment protocols in urogynecology and included participation from foreign urogynecology experts who introduced the latest technology in treatment. KIMS Hospitals and Urogynecology Pelvic floor dysfunction and Incontinence Association (UPIA) are organising the summit.Doctors explain that many women avoid seeking medical attention for…

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Washington, Oct 14 (IANS) The US has received enough petitions to reach the Congressionally mandated cap on H-2B visas for temporary non-agricultural workers for the first half of fiscal year 2024.The US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) said that October 11 was the final receipt date for new cap-subject H-2B worker petitions requesting an employment start date before April 1, 2024.The new cap-subject H-2B petitions, received after October 11, 2023 that request an employment start date before April 1, 2024, will be rejected.The immigration agency said it will continue to accept H-2B petitions that are exempt from the congressionally mandated…

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