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Abu Dhabi, Oct 11 (IANS) Abu Dhabi T10 franchise New York Strikers have built a formidable squad for the seventh edition of the tournament through the Player Draft, with 11 out of the 17 player slots to fill, they’ve made strategic moves to bolster their team. Before the Player Draft even commenced, the New York Strikers had already made significant additions to their roster. They retained former Windies captain Keiron Pollard as their Icon Player.Joining Pollard are compatriot Sunil Narine (Platinum), former Pakistan captain Shoaib Malik (Asian Super Star), and the fiery left-arm pacer Mohammad Amir (Cat A), all of…

Lahore, Oct 11 (IANS) Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) Management Committee Chairman, Zaka Ashraf will travel to India on Thursday to witness the team’s match against India, scheduled to take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on Saturday.Ashraf made the decision to travel to India after it was confirmed that the media personnel were given the go ahead to submit their passports for an Indian visa to cover the ICC Men’s World Cup 2023, PCB said in a release.”I have delayed my travel to India, and I am traveling tomorrow after receiving confirmation that Pakistan’s journalists have been asked…

The incident occurred in Telangana’s Bhadradri Kothagudem district on Wednesday. According to police, Sudhir Babu hanged himself at his house in Bendalapadu in the district.The boy, a student of Class 7 at a school, was demanding money from parents for books. He was upset after they refused to give them money.Police registered a case and took up further investigation.In another incident in the same district, a degree student died by suicide. Depressed over illness, S. Vijay (19) hanged himself at his house in Narayanapuram village in Tallada mandal.Vijay was a first year degree student. His parents told police that he…

The procession was led by the All India Kisan Sabha, CPI(M),CITU, AIDWA, DYFI, SFI, and AARM, the marchers blocked the Mumbai-Ahmedabad National Highway near Dahanu town and later submitted a list of their demands to the Palghar Collector.The demands included implementation of vesting forest rights, transferring old landlords’ lands in the names of the cultivating farmers, food security, proper electricity, education, health, improving the PDS and MGNREGA schemes, etc., within two months, said Dr. Dhawale.The protest was called off and the highway blockade withdrawn after the Collector office issued a signed letter pledging to fulfill all the demands within two…

The concert was part of theirmassive tour that kicked off in August in support of their latest project titled ‘The Album’. The concert video which went viral on social media, saw Nick Jonas prefacing his father’s surprise arrival and gave a heartfelt description of him to the pumped crowd, as per People magazine.Taking the mic, Nick said: “This man is somebody who literally had at least 50 per cent to do with us being here tonight. Please welcome Kevin Jonas Sr!”Their father had also previously joined the band onstage to perform the Eagles classic during a concert in Las Vegas…

In the Muslim community, ‘Khula’ is a divorce with the consent and at the instance of the wife, in which she gives or agrees to give a consideration to the husband for her release from the marriage.Justice A Badharudeen observed that a Muslim woman can claim maintenance under Section 125 of the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) till she remarries, but clause four of this provision says that she will not be entitled to maintenance or interim maintenance if she refuses to live with her husband or if they are living separately by mutual consent.”When the wife effects divorce by…

A DDCA official told IANS that they are expecting a packed house by evening as people are “winding up their work in offices and reaching the stadium”.Meanwhile, a young cricket fan said, “It doesn’t matter whether it is heat or rain or anything. When it comes to Team India, we will be there to support them.”Another fan said, “Who cares about heat? Let’s cheer for India.” Earlier, there were memes doing the rounds when the marquee tournament started after fewer people came to Narendra Modi Stadium to watch the opener between defending champion England and New Zealand.However, as the tournament…

A bench of Justices S. Ravindra Bhat and Aravind Kumar recentlytook note of the fact that the duo were released on Monday from child protection home after a period of seven months and have been handed over to their paternal aunt Parveen.Earlier on October 3, the top court had directed the Child Welfare Committee (CWC) in UP’s Prayagraj to afresh decide the custody issue within a period of one week taking into consideration the report prepared by the court-appointed expert.The sealed cover report prepared by Jt. Director of the National Institute of Public Cooperation and Child Development K.C. George –…

The series comes after Manson, whose real is Brian Warner, received a whole series of accusations related to sexual harassment and molestation in recent years.‘Westworld’ actress Evan Rachel Wood accused the ‘Beautiful People’ hitmaker of sexual and physical violence, which later became part of a two-part documentary series called ‘Phoenix Rising’.Subsequently, ‘Game of Thrones’ star Esme Bianco has also accused the ‘This is the S***’ singer of sexual assault and sexual battery. This is only a few among the numerous allegations by various other women, all of whom have filed civil lawsuits against him as per Deadline.Due to these allegations,…

According to the sources, the 41-year-old terrorist was killed near the Noor Madina Mosque after the Friday prayers. The assailants fled from the scene shortly after the murder.The Pakistan police are yet to identify the gunmen.Latif who was associated with Pakistan-based terror organisation Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), had guided the four terrorists to carry out the attack at the Pathankot airbase in 2016, according to Indian agencies.In 2010, he was released by the Indian government along with 24 other terrorists.In 1999, Latif’s name was also on the list of the JeM terrorists demanded for release along with JeM founder Maulana Masood Azhar…