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Mayank Yadav is one of the brightest stars to emerge from the IPL 2024. The Lucknow Super Giants pacer had been regularly clocking over 150kmph, with his fastest being 156.7 kmph, before an abdominal niggle ruled him out of several games. On April 7, he was taken off the attack after bowling just one over…
Floods killed at least 18 people in Oman. (Representational) Tehran: Iranian emergency services rescued 21 Sri Lankan crew of a ship that capsized in heavy storms in the Gulf of Oman, state media reported Wednesday. The Cook Islands-flagged vessel carrying oil went down about 50 kilometres (30 miles) off the southern city of Jask, said…
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The logo of BCCI at its headquarters in Mumbai. File | Photo Credit: AFP The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India has been vigilant in its watch on untoward elements during the Indian Premier League. So far in IPL 2024, the ACU has evicted suspected bookies from two venues,…
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The Maoists were armed with Kalashnikovs, Light Machine Guns, small arms like INSAS On the night of April 15, a search party from the Border Security Force (BSF) and the District Reserve Guard (DRG) were on patrol in the dense jungles of Hapatola in the Kanker district of Chhattisgarh. The personnel came from different command…
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Ghulam Nabi Azad, chief of Democratic Progressive Azad Party (DPAP) and former Congress leader, will not contest the Lok Sabha elections, his party has said. Mr Azad was expected to contest from the Anantnag-Rajouri seat in Jammu and Kashmir. The contest in Anantnag was expected to be his first test of popularity in Jammu and…
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Former Indian spinner Harbhajan Singh reserved high praise for England’s limited-overs skipper and Rajasthan Royals opener, Jos Buttler, following his sensational ton that carried the table-toppers across the line in a thrilling last-ball chase against the Kolkata Knight Riders. In, perhaps, the most absorbing clash in the ongoing IPL season, the Royals chased down the…
“Coffee and humankind are closely related throughout history,” said a genomics senior expert. | Photo Credit: REUTERS You might call it a cup of Joe, java, mud, brew, mocha, or your morning jolt. Coffee undoubtedly is a big part of global culture, and the kind made from the Arabica bean is the most appreciated by…
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When an Israeli shell struck Gaza’s largest fertility clinic in December, the explosion blasted the lids off five liquid nitrogen tanks stored in a corner of the embryology unit. As the ultra-cold liquid evaporated, the temperature inside the tanks rose, destroying more than 4,000 embryos plus 1,000 more specimens of sperm and unfertilized eggs stored…
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File photo Bengaluru: BJP leader Amit Malviya on Wednesday accused Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar of “brazen abuse of power” after a video of him seeking votes from the residents of a housing society in Bengaluru Rural Lok Sabha segment was shared widely on social media platforms. In the video clip, Mr Shivakumar…
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Mitchell Starc failed to live up to the expectations in the first 6 matches of KKR in IPL 2024.© BCCI Kolkata Knight Riders’ star pacer Mitchell Starc is having a forgettable Indian Premier League season. The left-arm pacer saw KKR breaking the bank to secure his services ahead of IPL 2024. It was a record…