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Amongst the Pro Kabaddi League’s lightning young prodigies, stands 5 feet 10-inch-tall raider, who has taken the league by storm ever since his entry in 2018. Naveen Kumar, who made his way as a New Young Player to Dabang Delhi KC in Season 6 has gone on to become their go-to man ever since.It took the then 21-year-old just 47 matches to notch 500 raid points in December 2021, becoming the fastest player in PKL to reach the milestone. To add to that his 28 successive Super 10s – the most by any player in the history of PKL, established…

In a statement, the IDF said it has geared up for the fight during the winter.With no real end set for the invasion, it was being said that the IDF would have to struggle during the winter period.However, IDF officers told mediapersons that supplies were sent to the troops properly.As per the estimates of IDF, as the ground invasion into Gaza commenced on October 27, the fight could continue till December, which means that it would be heavy winter by then.—IANSaal/pgh

Mumbai, Nov 6 (IANS) Giant-killers of the ICC Men’s ODI World Cup 2023, Afghanistan face Australia, the most successful team in the tournament’s history, at the Wankhede Stadium here on Tuesday with an eye firmly on a place in the semifinals.With India and South Africa assured of a place in the semifinals, Australia also have one foot in the knockout stage, the battle for fourth place in the semifinals has virtually turned into a shoot-out between three teams — New Zealand, Pakistan and Afghanistan — all with eight points.Pakistan and New Zealand have played eight matches each and have only…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Legends League Cricket along with Indian Railways has announced a national campaign as the coveted trophy of the league will travel from November 8 on the Vande Bharat Express.The trophy will travel across 17 different states and UT’s all over the country. Cricket lovers along with the legends of the sport will be a part of the Legends League Cricket via the nation’s fastest train network – the Vande Bharat Express.Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister of Railways stated, “We welcome Legends League Cricket and the legendary players on the Vande Bharat and look forward to this incredible…

San Francisco, Nov 6 (IANS) An Amazon employee, who quit the company after being asked to return to office in the US, has lost more than Rs 1.7 crore ($200,000) in company stocks but he apparently has no regret about losing such a large sum of money.The former Amazon software-development manager, who worked with the company for nearly four years, quit after being given a return-to-office order, reports ‘Business Insider’.“If it wasn’t for their crackdown on their return-to-office policy, I would still be there with bells on and a smile on my face,” he said.Instead, he started his new job,…

San Francisco, Nov 6 (IANS) A 70-year-old part-time Uber driver from the US has revealed that he earned more than $28,000 (over Rs 23 lakh) last year by only accepting less than 10 per cent of ride requests and cancelling over 30 per cent of its rides.Bill, who started driving Uber for extra income after his retirement six years ago, mentioned that he only wanted to accept requests that he felt were worth his time.He earned over $28,000 after cancelling more than 1,500 Uber trips, reports Insider.”I spend a lot of time saying no. I don’t work unless we have…

New Delhi, Nov 5 (IANS) A team of global researchers and practitioners on Monday proposed the creation of a new mission energy access programme to accelerate efforts to ensure universal energy access by 2030.In a paper titled ‘Mission Energy Access for a just and sustainable future for all’ published in the journal Nature Energy, the authors noted that despite efforts to enhance energy access, there were about 675 million people worldwide who had no access to electricity and about 2.3 billion people who had no access to clean cooking facilities in 2021.Furthermore, in the absence of additional efforts and measures,…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Online beauty and fashion e-commerce major Nykaa registered Rs 7.8 crore in net profit in the second quarter of the current financial year, up from over Rs 5.1 crore in the same period last year. FSN E-Commerce Ventures, the parent company of Nykaa, saw a 22 per cent increase in revenue from operations at Rs 1,507 crore in Q2 FY24, up from Rs 1,230 crore in the same quarter last year.Nykaa’s stock closed nearly 5 per cent up at Rs 147.45 on Monday.This year, the festive sales were delayed by a few weeks which “has…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Peak XV Partners (earlier Sequoia Capital India and Southeast Asia) has reportedly found 10 times or greater return in the oversubscribed initial public offering (IPO) of Mamaearth, the direct-to-consumer (D2C) skincare brand.In Mamaearth, Peak XV Partners has found another 10 times or greater return within the six months since separating from Sequoia, reports TechCrunch.Mamaearth’s IPO, managed by Honasa Consumer, reached full subscription on the third day following a slow commencement.The company’s shares are scheduled for listing on both the BSE and National Stock Exchange (NSE) on November 10.Meanwhile, Mamaearth posted a Rs 151 crore loss…

New Delhi, Nov 6 (IANS) Tremors were felt in Delhi after an earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale struck Nepal on Monday evening, said the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).According to the NCS, the epicentre was in Nepal and the depth was 10 km.“Earthquake of Magnitude: 5.6, occurred on 06-11-2023, 16:16:40 IST, Lat: 28.89 & Long: 82.36, Depth: 10 Km ,Region: Nepal,” it said in a post on X.Delhi and its peripherals felt mild tremors, lasting for several seconds.Monday’s tremors follow the November 3 earthquake of magnitude 6.4 that struck Nepal at 11.32 pm.The strong tremors resulted in the…