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Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Cricket in the Twenty20 format will return to the Olympic Games for the first time since 1900 when Los Angeles hosts the mega event in 2028.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday gave its final approval for the inclusion of T20 cricket as an additional sport in the Los Angeles Olympic Games.The 141st Session of IOC in Mumbai gave unanimous approval for the inclusion of five additional sports — cricket, squash, baseball and softball, flag football and lacrosse — in the sports programme of the Los Angeles Olympic Games.Los Angeles will host cricket as a six-team…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Afghanistan’s star leg-spinner Rashid Khan believes that winning their 2023 Men’s ODI World Cup match against England to send shockwaves in the tournament is a huge one for the side and hoped that the result also made their supporters back at home proud of the team. Coming into Sunday’s match, Afghanistan had won just once – back in 2015 – in their ODI World Cup participation history. But at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi, that turned into two as Afghanistan brought the tournament to life with a 69-run win over England.While Rahmanullah Gurbaz…

Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) International Olympic Committee (IOC) member and founder chairperson of the Reliance Foundation, Nita M. Ambani, said that the inclusion of cricket in the sports program for the Los Angeles 2028 Olympics Games was a welcome addition that had the potential to attract a lot of new interest and opportunities for the Olympic movement across newer geographies in the world.Cricket’s inclusion into the Olympics fold was formally ratified by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Monday at the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai, following LA28’s recommendation last week.The IOC session is being held in India for only…

Mumbai, Oct 16 (IANS) Women’s cricket in the form of a T20 competition at the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham in 2022 played a key role in convincing the top officials of the Organising Committee of the Los Angeles Olympic Games to propose cricket as one of the additions sports. Besides the Inclusion of Women’s T20 competition as a medal sport at last year’s Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, the success of professional leagues like the Indian Premier League (IPL) and Major League Cricket also helped in convincing the La 2028 administrators that cricket will be a game changer and thus proposed…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Fintech major BharatPe has announced the launch of a special World Cup feature on BharatPe Speaker, transforming it into the ultimate cricket companion for its 10 million+ strong merchant community during the World Cup 2023.In addition to receiving real-time alerts for payments, merchants who opt for this exciting feature can now get access to live match updates, for all India matches on their BharatPe Speakers at no additional cost.The newly introduced feature will provide real-time run updates, match results, and end-of-the-over summaries for the playing team, all within a single platform.Merchants have the option to…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) A large number of cab drivers of ride-hailing platforms Ola and Uber on Monday went on a strike in Tamil Nadu, demanding better remuneration and a ban on bike taxi services, which according to them, is eating up their revenue.The cab drivers are also demanding strict action on certain toll booths operating beyond their contract period.The strike was announced by the All India Road Transport Workers Federation and the Tamil Nadu Urimai Kural Driver Trade Union across the state, demanding a ban on bike taxi services.Moreover, the drivers have urged the state government to immediately…

Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) Defence and Aerospace electronics solutions provider Data Patterns (India) Ltd has inked a licensing and transfer of technology agreement with Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe) for miniature synthetic aperture radar (SAR) radar capability. According to Data Patterns, the technology was developed by Space Applications Centre (SAC) of Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and is the forerunner of Indian space agency’s upcoming high resolution SAR satellite, the NISAR.The transfer of technology agreement was signed by Kuppuswamy, Vice President, Data Patterns and Rajeev Jyoti, Technical Director, IN-SPACe and A.Arunachalam, Director, NewSpace India Ltd.Commenting on the…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) Google-owned YouTube on Monday said that after multiple investigations, it has not detected any kind of child sexual abuse material (CSAM) on its platform, and has submitted its formal response to the IT Ministry, after it was served a notice, along with other social media intermediaries last week, by MeitY to remove any CSAM on their platforms.In a statement to IANS, a YouTube spokesperson said that based on “multiple thorough investigations, we did not detect CSAM on our platform, nor did we receive examples or evidence of CSAM on YouTube from regulators”.The spokesperson added that…

Chennai, Oct 16 (IANS) Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Madras have developed a solar-thermal steam-based system that can help sterilise medical equipment in remote and rural areas, where access to electricity and water could be an issue.The project, funded by the Department of Science and Technology, uses portable steam cylinders charged by renewable energy-based stations (like solar energy) that are placed strategically in rural areas for power generation, steam generation and other uses. The team also designed special sterilisation chambers to utilise such portably stored steam and effectively sterilise the tools. “A portable steam storage canister can…

New Delhi, Oct 16 (IANS) The aesthetic injectables market in India is forecast to grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of over 5 per cent through 2030, according to a report on Monday.With a growing population of beauty-conscious individuals, the demand for aesthetic procedures and products has witnessed a significant upswing in India in recent times.The increased awareness of varied beauty treatments and the influence of social media are contributing to the surge in demand for aesthetic procedures in India, said the report by GlobalData, a data and analytics company.It revealed that India currently accounts for about 1…