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These two segments of play were noticed as their Achilles heel during the match against Afghanistan as Sri Lanka failed to put up a big score and then could not stop Afghanistan from chasing the modest target, losing only three wickets.Sri Lanka head coach Chris Silverwood said these are two areas they have spoken about within the team after the defeat to Afghanistan.”When we do get a good start it’s making sure that we finish innings off strong and obviously push on to big scores, and then taking wickets in the middle phase is something that we’re constantly working on.…

Tashkent, Nov 1 (IANS) Indian women’s football team bowed out of the AFC Olympic Qualifiers Round 2 with a 0-3 loss to Uzbekistan here at Bunyodkor Stadium on Wednesday. In the four-team group, India had earlier lost to Japan and Vietnam.Uzbekistan immediately applied pressure on India, and started dominating possession. The equation was clear: A win would put them in prime contention for the best second-place team slot. India, meanwhile, were playing for pride, and a chance to finish their campaign off on a high.Within two minutes though Uzbekistan took the lead from a set piece. Karachik Lyudmila’s corner played…

New Delhi, Nov 1 (IANS) The air quality in the national capital dipped further in the “very poor” category as the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reached 343 on Wednesday morning, according to data from the System of Air Quality and Weather Forecasting And Research (SAFAR). The AQI at Dhirpur with PM 2.5 was at 369, under “very poor” category. In Pusa and Delhi University, the AQI was recorded at PM 2.5 levels at 328 and 371, both in “very poor” categories. At Lodhi Road, the Air Quality Index with PM 2.5 concentration was at 338 under the “very poor”…

New York, Nov 1 (IANS) A top US news media trade group is calling out AI technology companies for scraping news material to train their chatbots, a media report said.The News Media Alliance, which represents nearly 2,000 outlets in the US, published a research that found developers of generative artificial intelligence (AI) systems, such as OpenAI and Google, “have copied and used news, magazine, and digital media content to train” their bots, CNN reported. Importantly, the research indicated that AI companies have trained their bots to give far more credence to information published by those credible publishers versus material elsewhere…

Addressing an election rally in Western Mizoram’s Mamit district, Singh said that violence never solves any problems, heart-to-heart relations can only solve the problem.“Mizoram is now a peaceful state. The warring communities sitting together can resolve their disputes and stop the unfortunate incidents of violence,” the Union minister said.Ethnic violence in Manipur became a major election issue in poll-bound Mizoram, where around 13,000 Zo-Kuki-Chin tribals took shelter after being displaced from the neighbouring state.Saying that the drug menace has been badly affecting Mizoram for the past many years, Singh announced that an operation to ensure a drug-free Mizoram would be…

Sung by Sean Roldan, ‘Sottangalla’ is a very soft piece which has a feeling of emotional nostalgia, as well as a kind of romance to it.The song is radically different from the previous song ‘Touching Touching’ from the movie which was totally sexual and laid out the character’s hedonistic lifestyle. ‘Sottangalla’ in contrast has no sexual elements and is entirely devoid of any such references.Rather it is more of a looking back on things as the video shows the titular character’s early childhood, him growing up, and then falling in love at the very end.The whole movie’s premise is about…

In a post on X, the party’s General Secretary, Communication, said: “Last week, I took a flight from IndiGo to Aizawl and from there back to Delhi. Announcements were made by cabin crew on both sides. In which the leadership of Prime Minister ‘Narendra Modi ji’ was being mentioned regarding some routine and very minor things. A vote appeal was being made immediately after one of these announcements. In which passengers were being asked to vote in the upcoming assembly elections. “The point to be noted here is that there was no mention of the Election Commission in this announcement.…

The panel, constituted in May, was tasked with ascertaining the factual situation but had not complied with the NGT’s directive.The joint committee, consisting of the Chief Secretary, Principal Secretary (Environment & Forest) of the Delhi Government, a nominee of the Delhi Urban Art Commission (DUAC), and the District Magistrate of north Delhi, was formed to investigate the matter based on the NGT’s order issued on May 9.The petition alleges that permanent and semi-permanent constructions were erected, and over 20 trees were cut by the Public Works Department (PWD) during the development of 6 Flag Staff Road (CM’s residence) and 45-47…

Pandya got injured while fielding off his own bowling during the match against Bangladesh in Pune a couple of weeks back and had walked off with one ball remaining in his over.Initially, the injury was not considered very serious but later the BCCI informed that the Gujarat all-rounder had been asked to report to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for treatment and monitoring. Since then, he has missed matches against New Zealand and England and as per reports, is set to miss the next two matches too — against Sri Lanka and South Africa.On Thursday, India captain Rohit Sharma confirmed…

Bhagwat is likely to stay in Bhuj till November 8 to preside over the meeting.The meeting is expected to deliberate on a range of topics, including the much-anticipated inauguration ceremony for Ram temple in Ayodhya, and the organisation of various programmes across the country, sources in the know of things said.The conference is likely to witness the participation of over 400 RSS office-bearers and members nationwide.One of the key objectives of this meeting is to evaluate the Sangh’s organisational activities and address issues raised during the All Bharat coordination meeting held in Pune this September.Further discussions will revolve around the…