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Satheesan addressed the media after visiting flooded areas in the state capital where hundreds of people living in low-lying areas have moved to camps after heavy rains hit the capital city on Sunday. “Is this the Dutch model that Vijayan was speaking about, when just one day of rain left many areas of the capital city flooded and rendered thousands homeless after water rushed into their homes,” said Satheesan.“What is even more intriguing is that when rain water was gushing into the homes of the people, CPI-M State Secretary MV Govindan was talking about the need for a K-Rail (that…

With some players unwell, the team management has decided not to hold nets on Tuesday, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) stated in its official announcement.”Some players got fever in the past few days and most of them have fully recovered from it. Those who are in the stage of recovery remain under the team medical panel’s observation,” said the Pakistan team’s media manager.Adherence to health protocols, including rigorous measures such as COVID-19 tests and screenings for symptoms of dengue fever, has been promptly enforced for all players.Meanwhile, the team would, in fact, hold a training session on Tuesday from 6…

Police have also recovered 51 cheque-books, 27 fake identity proofs, 28 debit/credit cards, PoS machine, QR codes from the possession of the accused identified as Noor Mohammad (33), Manish Samson (25) and Dharamvir Chaddha akaRimple Chaddha (44).According to the police, this case was initiated based on a complaint from a wholesaler residing in the Burari area of Delhi. The complainant alleged that they received a query for laptop tables and stools in bulk quantities through IndiaMART. After supplying goods worth Rs 3,00,640, the accused individuals provided fake Paytm payment receipts.During the investigation, an extensive technical analysis was conducted. “A detailed…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) If there’s one theme which stands out from the initial stage of the 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup, it is spinners emerging as a crucial test for teams to pass if they were to win matches in the tournament and keep themselves in the reckoning for the knockouts.As per the data from 15 matches of the tournament given to IANS by Cricviz, the official analytics provider of the World Cup, some patterns emerge: off-spin and orthodox spin are ruling the roost, followed by leg-spin and unorthodox spin.If by 2020, wrwrist spinnersere calling the shots in…

New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) The International Cricket Council (ICC) has handed an official reprimand to Afghanistan player Rahmanullah Gurbaz for abusing his bat and slamming it into a chair during their Men’s Cricket World Cup league match against England here on Sunday.Gurbaz, who struck a half-century that set up his team’s upset win against England, was penalised for breaching Level 1 of the ICC Code of ConductThe Afghanistan opener was found to have breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to “abuse of cricket equipment or clothing, ground equipment…

The 69th National Film Awards held in the national capital was attended by the President Droupadi Murmu.Information and Broadcasting minister Anurag Thakur was also present on the occasion.As Alia went on the stage to receive the prestigious award, she bowed down and touched the floor of the stage.The actress looked beautiful in her wedding saree which was in ivory colour.She accessorised the look with a choker neck piece, matching earrings and tied her hair in a bun, with white roses. She completed the look with a red bindi, and minimal makeup.Alia flashed her smile for the cameras and joined hands.The…

Due to a shortage of iron ore fines and necessary repair, the activities were temporarily halted. Shares of KIOCL were locked in at the upper circuit price of Rs 476.40, he said.Suzuki Motor will receive Rs 12,841 crore ($1.54 billion) in shares from Maruti Suzuki India in order to purchase a local manufacturing unit in Gujarat.This is the first time Maruti has published a price for the facility, which has a capacity of 7,50,000 vehicles per year.Suzuki anticipates that complete ownership of the factory would offer it greater control over output, including electric vehicles, and will allow it to better…

The AIFF Grassroots Committee meeting was held over video conferencing on Tuesday, under chairperson Mulrajsinh Chudasama.In attendance were AIFF Vice-President N.A. Haris, AIFF Secretary-General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Deputy Secretary-General Satyanarayan M., and other officials.After the meeting, Prabhakaran said: “We took several decisions to boost the grassroots landscape in India further. Today we have officially launched the Blue Cubs League. Blue Cubs is our flagship grassroots programme.”The committee decided that all the member associations must have a grassroots committee where they actively promote the development of grassroots football as per the policy and guidance of the Blue Cubs programme.””It has also…

Incidentally Kerala has two Vande Bharat trains, running from here to Kasargod, and back and the travel time is around eight hours, while the normal running time of other trains is in excess of 12 hours.Trouble for commuters on ordinary trains began after the first Vande Bharat began its operations in April and it went haywire after the second Vande Bharat train began operations last month.“The situation is such that to ensure that Vande Bharat runs according to schedule, numerous trains are being kept waiting, delaying passengers and students travelling on those trains. The Railways, instead of scheduling the Vande…

The company also said it closed the second quarter of FY24 with a net profit of Rs 3,105.75 crore. In a regulatory filing, Bajaj Finance said it will acquire 26 per cent stake in the Rs.74.28 crore turnover Pennant Technologies, a technology product company, to strengthen its technology roadmap. According to Bajaj Finance, the all cash deal will be completed on or before December 30, subject to satisfaction of the conditions to be set out in the definitive agreements to be entered. Meanwhile, Bajaj Finance said for the quarter ended September 30, 2023, it has earned an operation revenue of…