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Sri Lanka, sparked by a brilliant Kusal Mendis (122) and anchored by Sadeera Samarawickrama’s (108) century, posted a big total of 344/9 after being put into bat first.Chasing the total, Shafique (113) and Rizwan (131 not out) set the platform with a 176-run partnership for the third wicket, after Babar Azam departed in the eighth over with the score at just 37/2, and wrapped up their superb six-wicket, completing the highest-ever chase in the tournament’s history.This was the first time in men’s Cricket World Cup history that four centuries have been hit in the same match, with Pakistan coming out…

“Glad to be back in Colombo. Thank Dr. Suren Raghavan, State Minister for Higher Education for welcoming me. Will be attending the 23rd Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Council of Ministers meeting. India and Sri Lanka relationship continues to progress,” he posted on X after arriving in Colombo. Jaishankar will be in Sri Lanka till October 12. This is his second visit to Sri Lanka in 2023. In Colombo, Jaishankar will attend the 23rd Council of Ministers’ (COM) meeting of the Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) on October 11, hosted by Sri Lanka, the current IORA Chair. At this meeting,…

Gehlot, who was in Delhi, told the mediapersons that Sharma was being harassed without any reason in the phone tapping case. “What is his fault?” the Rajasthan CM questioned.”Lokesh Sharma said that the Union Minister is involved in the conspiracy to topple the government, the voice in the recording is his. You (referring the ruling BJP in the Centre) are unnecessarily harassing Lokesh Sharma. You could not topple the government. This is a pain for you… you are using your influence to file false cases. In the end, truth will prevail,” he said.Meanwhile, after his questioning on Tuesday, Sharma also…

The party’s highest decision-making body, the Congress Working Committee (CWC), has passed a resolution saying that it will carry out nation-wide caste-based census if voted to power in next year’s Lok Sabha polls.The party feels that this is not a political move, but it’s about over 50 per cent of the population not getting representation in the country.While addressing a press conference at the party headquarters on Monday after the CWC meeting, Rahul Gandhi said, “We held a discussion on caste census at the CWC meeting, and a historic decision has been taken unanimously to support the process whole-heartedly. “There…

Amid the five-month long ethnic strife in Manipur, approximately 70,000 men, women and children belonging to Meitei, Kuki-Zo, and other communities have been displaced and are now sheltered in 350 camps set up in schools, government buildings, and auditoriums in Manipur while several thousand sought refuge in the neighbouring states including Mizoram. Commissioner, Home, T. Ranjit Singh in an order said that the Supreme Court after a Special Leave Petition (Civil) on September 25 asked the state to protect the religious buildings from encroachment and the buildings be protected from damage or destruction. “The Government of Manipur should ensure the…

Manama : The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced the monitoring of a number of violations related to the provisions of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority Law and the Residence Law of Bahrain, during the three inspection campaigns carried out in coordination with the Ministry of Interior, in the Capital, Muharraq and Northern Governorates. The inspection campaigns included visits to a number of shops, work sites, and labor gathering places, to determine the extent of compliance with regulations and laws regulating the labor market. The authority explained that two inspection campaigns were carried out in coordination with the Nationality, Passports…

Manama : The sessions of the Bahrain International eGovernment Forum 2023 came to a close on Tuesday 10th October 2023. Held under the patronage of His Excellency General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa, the Minister of Interior and Chairman of the Ministerial Committee for Information and Communication Technology (MCICT) at Exhibition World Bahrain in Sakhir, the forum focused on the theme “AI: Reshaping Industries”. More than 400 people participated in the sessions, which were held on Monday and Tuesday (9th and 10th October). An elite group of experts participated in a range of discussions on specialized topics related to…

The Premier Educational Event of the Region The 02nd GCC Exhibition For Training & Education is set to take the educational landscape of the region by storm. Scheduled to be held at the prestigious Erth Hotel in Abu Dhabi, UAE, from the 24th to the 25th of October 2023, this event promises to be a milestone in the field of education. Operating from 09:00 AM to 03:00 PM, it will bring together leading educational institutions, government representatives, and delegates from across the region. Hosted by Midpoint Events, this exhibition is a platform for showcasing the latest educational technologies, tools, and…

Earlier on Tuesday, the ED counsel had informed the Calcutta High Court’s single-judge bench of Justice Amrita Sinha that Banerjee has not submitted hard copies of his assets and properties to the ED till late afternoon.However, the ED counsel, while referring the matter to Justice Sinha’s bench, added a rider to this statement, saying that while the hard copies of such assets and property-related documents have not been submitted to the central agency till 4.43 p.m., he is not aware if any soft copy has been submitted.Justice Sinha then directed the ED to take necessary action as per legal provisions…

The woman SI was identified as Pooja Kumari, posted at Maoist-hit Bariyarpur police station, but busymaking reels even on duty or during patrolling periods and constantly uploading these on social media. This might turn dangerous especially in Maoist-affected areas where the operatives of banned groups may follow the movements of police teams and lay ambushes. She recently uploaded videos on social media while patrolling in the Rishikund forest area in the region. Keeping in view of this, Munger SP Jaggunath Reddy has initiated inquiry into the matter. “We have learnt that a female sub-inspector was making reels on duty. We…