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New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Indian skipper Rohit Sharma in a sparkling inning against Afghanistan becomes the highest six-hitting (554*) batter in International cricket, here on Wednesday. Rohit Sharma went on to break Chris Gayle’s record (553) for most sixes in International cricket. West Indies powerhouse Chris Gayle had amassed a haul of 553 sixes (551 innings), which Rohit surpassed in just 473 innings.Rohit has 295 sixes in ODIs, 77 in Tests, and 182 in T20Is.Rohit is also the third-leading six-hitter among Indians in Test cricket with 77 sixes, only behind Virender Sehwag (91) and MS Dhoni (78).Earlier, Rohit Sharma…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Elon Musk-run X Corp (formerly Twitter) banned a record 5,57,764 accounts in India between August 26 and September 25, mostly for promoting child sexual exploitation and non-consensual nudity. The micro-blogging platform, going through a churning under Musk who has recently appointed a new X CEO Linda Yaccarino, also took down 1,675 accounts for promoting terrorism on its platform in the country.In total, X banned 5,59,439 accounts in the reporting period in India.X, in its monthly report in compliance with the new IT Rules, 2021, said that it received 3,076 complaints from users in India in…

New Delhi, Oct 11 (IANS) Google has now extended 1080p streaming to group calls in its Meet application, after first announcing for one-on-one conversations. The company is now expanding 1080p to meetings with three or more participants on the web. “Today, we’re expanding 1080p to meetings with three or more participants. This higher resolution is available on the web when using computers with a 1080p camera,” Google said in a blogpost on Tuesday.The 1080p resolution will be off by default. Users with 1080p cameras will be prompted to turn on the higher resolution option before entering the meeting, or it…

New York, Oct 11 (IANS) A low-carb, anti-inflammatory diet may spur hope for people suffering from long Covid, suggests an Indian-origin researcher. Long Covid is an often debilitating illness that occurs in at least 10 per cent of patients after a Covid-19 infection and includes fatigue, brain fog, headaches, chest pain, and heart palpitations. To date, there is no proven treatment for the syndrome, even the underlying mechanisms that cause it are not fully understood. A team of researchers from the University of Southern California’s Keck School of Medicine have, in a new clinical trial, proposed to investigate if a…

This came at a discussion on genome editing, biosafety for product development and socioeconomic considerations at the ongoing 16th Agricultural Science Congress (ASC) currently being held here.They were of the view that the sector needs broader and multi-dimensional framework to understand the net social value of technology transpired in the field and suggested that there should be greater consultations among agri-bio scientists and social scientists.R. Ramkumar from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai and the part-time Member of Kerala State Planning Board said that government-run research establishments in the country should take adequate care and measures for risk assessment,…

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters, AAP MLA Dilip Pandey said: “During the production of Singh before a Delhi court on Tuesday, the truth that has come to light has unveiled the dirty politics and revengeful intentions of the BJP. In court, it became clear that the ED was conspiring to kill Singh at the behest of the BJP. “This is a significant question, and both the BJP and the ED should answer this question. BJP and ED are working together to hatch a conspiracy in which the life of Singh is in danger.”Pandey, providing detailed information about…

‘Tejas’ is a grand spectacle which honours the female pilots in the IAF, as well as the IAF and the nation.The actress had recently met the as-of-now first and only woman Rafale fighter pilot in the IAF, Flight Lieutenant Shivangi Singh, and now she went to Cricket Live Mumbai for the India vs Afghanistan pre-match in her Air Force uniform to promote the film.Wearing the proud and revered uniform of the IAF, the ‘Manikarnika: The Queen of Jhansi’ actress was looking absolutely strong and fierce, having the exact same vibe as that of a female officer.The movie had released its…

She reached the ED office at 10.57 a.m. and left at 7.30 p.m.Sources said that she was interrogated by ED’s assistant director Mukush Kumar, accompanied by a lady officer, in two phases with a short recess of 30 minutes at noon.The sources added that although the actual questioning process concluded at around 6.30 p.m., Rujira was asked to wait for some time, as Mukesh Kumar had a discussion with his senior officers at the ED’s headquarter in Delhi about the proceedings of the integration.Finally at 7.30 p.m., she was given the nod to leave the central agency office.As per sources,…

A meeting was held between the officials concerned with Delhi Jal Board officers at the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant (WTP) before they were shown a detailed presentation regarding the working of the WTPs.“The presentation explained how the DJB works to purify water, where they source the water from, and the process employed in their WTPs. Information was also shared regarding the various laboratories established by the DJB at its WTPs and other locations and how the process of measuring water standards is carried out in all these testing labs,” said an official.“After reviewing all the information, officials from the…

Sharmila has called for a meeting of YSRTP leaders in Hyderabad on Thursday to take a decision on the number of seats to contest and chalk out election strategy, party sources told IANS. The party is likely to contest 100 out of 119 Assembly seats in Telangana. Sharmila, the daughter of Congress leader and former Chief Minister of undivided Andhra Pradesh late Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (YSR), may contest from two seats – Paleru and Miryalaguda. Her mother Y.S. Vijayamma is also likely to enter the fray from Secunderabad. The YSRTP took the decision to go alone after the Congress…