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While India remained unchanged, South Africa have made one change with spinner Tabraiz Shamsi coming in for Gerald Coetzee.After winning the toss, India skipper Rohit Sharma said: “It looks a good pitch and honestly it’s more to do with what we want to do as a team. I think it’s going to be a good game with two teams at the top of the table. I love playing here and the Indian team loves playing at this historic ground.”On the other hand, Proteas captain Temba Bavuma said: “We would have batted first, but now we need to chase, which will…

Contrary to the host, climate and community activists said at the fifth meeting of the Transitional Committee of the Loss and Damage Fund that concluded in Abu Dhabi on Saturday rich countries turned their backs on vulnerable communities with the US saying“it is not a consensus document” because they were not in the room when it was adopted.Two-week-long COP28 in Dubai at the end of the month is the place to deliver and operationalise the fund and funding arrangements for loss and damage.“I welcome the agreement reached today in Abu Dhabi by the Transitional Committee,” Sultan Al Jaber, COP28 President-Designate,…

Though Odisha is among the top 10 states with maximum number of cattle population in the country, yet it was at 18th spot in the list of states as per the volume of milk production in 2021-22.The per capita availability of milk in the state is 144 gram per a day against the national average of 444 gram.The dismal situation of the dairy sector in the state has been brought to the fore in an approach note published by the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) recently.“Even the per-capita milk availability in the state is quite low compared…

The poster has come up days ahead of Deputy Chief Minister’s birthday which falls on November 9, congratulating the Yadav scion in advance.Leaders like Shivanand Tiwari and Jagadanand Singh have also expressed their desire to make Tejashwi Yadav the chief minister. However, Lalu Prasad Yadav has said that the time has not come to make him the chief minister. The poster has come up at a time when Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is not happy with the approach of Congress towards INDIA bloc. Addressing a gathering of CPI in Patna’s Miller High School on October 2, the Chief Minister…

Anushka took to the social media and shared a string of photos of the batting maestro.The first picture shows a news clipping with a headline “Virat Kohli only cricketer to take a wicket on 0th ball of T20I career.”The second picture features Virat in his cricket practice jersey, posing in a candid and quirky manner.The last picture is a happy selfie of the lovebirds, wherein he smiles for the lens while Anushka is pouting.The ‘PK’ actress wrote in caption: “He is literally EXCEPTIONAL in every role in his life! But somehow continues to add more feathers to his glorious hat……

Kolkata, Nov 5 (IANS) The Kolkata Police, who are investigating the Cricket World Cup 2023 match ticket black marketing case in the city, have sent a notice to the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) President, Roger Binny, seeking information on the process followed in online marketing of tickets.City police sources said that the decision to seek information from the BCCI president was taken after the investigating officers of city police questioned the officials of Cricket Association of Bengal (CAB) and the online ticket marketing agency. It is learnt the replies to the queries by the investigating officials…

New York, Nov 5 (IANS) Kidney disease has been linked with the development of cognitive problems, according to research.Chronic kidney disease, also called chronic kidney failure, involves a gradual loss of kidney function. It has been associated with cognitive dysfunction in epidemiological studies, but it is unclear if this association is independent of blood pressure (BP) and related to cerebral small vessel disease (CSVD).The new study by the American Society of Nephrology relied on data from a population-based study of 2,738 participants without dementia, of which 187 (7 per cent) had chronic kidney disease and 251 (9 per cent) had…

Kathmandu, Nov 5 (IANS) The Nepali government decided on Sunday to distribute food and other relief materials to areas hit by a strong earthquake.A cabinet meeting also decided to provide free treatment to the injured, Xinhua news agency reported.The distribution of relief materials, including food and tents, will start from Sunday, and the government will bear all the cost of the treatment, said Minister for Health and Population Mohan Bahadur Basnet.”The government will leave no stone unturned for the support,” he told the media.A 6.4-magnitude earthquake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts in western Nepal on Friday night, leaving 157…

Toronto, Nov 5 (IANS) India has accused Canada of already tainting investigation into the killing of pro-Khalistan leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a designated terrorist in New Delhi, by dragging its name into it without producing any evidence.”Where is the evidence? Where is the conclusion of the investigation? I would go a step further and say now the investigation has already been tainted. A direction has come from someone at a high level to say India or Indian agents are behind it,” Indian High Commissioner to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma told the Globe and Mail newspaper in an interview published on…

Canberra, Nov 5 (IANS) The Australian government has confirmed it is working to secure evacuations for 67 Australians stranded in Gaza. Tim Watts, assistant minister for foreign affairs, on Sunday told Sky News Australia that consular officials were pressing for safe passage for 67 Australians in Gaza, who have registered with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT), for government assistance to leave the region.According to DFAT, 25 Australian citizens, permanent residents and their family members were among the first group of people evacuated from Gaza into Egypt through the Rafah crossing on Wednesday and Thursday.Watts confirmed there have…