Month: April 2024

“Big-Game Players”: Gukesh D Picks MS Dhoni And Tennis Great As ‘Inspirations’

April 25, 2024 admin

Chennai: India’s latest chess sensation D Gukesh admires the way charismatic former India skipper MS Dhoni and iconic tennis player Novak Djokovic soak intense pressure, saying he gets inspired by that special trait of the two special athletes. Gukesh, 17, scripted history by winning the Candidates Chess Tournament in Toronto recently to become the youngest…

Sports

UK Gets First ‘Sikh Court’ To Deal With Family Disputes: Report

April 25, 2024 admin

Under the rules of the new court, both parties in a case would have to consent to participating. London: British Sikh lawyers have come together to set up a new court as a dispute resolution forum for the community caught up in family and civil disputes, a UK media report said on Thursday. According to…

World

IPL 2024 Points Table: What Win Over SRH Means For RCB’s Playoff Dreams

April 25, 2024 admin

IPL 2024 Points Table: RCB beat SRH to keep playoff dreams alive© AFP Royal Challengers Bengaluru kept their IPL 2024 playoff dreams alive with a comfortable -run victory over Sunrisers Hyderabad on Thursday. This was RCB’s second win in this year’s competition as the Faf Du Plessis-led side ended their six-match losing streak. However, RCB…

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SRH vs RCB, IPL 2024: Rajat Patidar, Spinners Help RCB Snap Six-Match Losing Streak With Win Over SRH

April 25, 2024 admin

Rajat Patidar’s explosive fifty and a collective effort from the spinners set up Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s 35-run win over Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 game on Thursday, bringing an end to their six-match losing streak. Patidar’s 50 off 20 balls stood in stark contrast to Virat Kohli’s measured 51 off 43 balls as RCB…

Sports

Swiggy secures shareholders’ nod to raise over ₹10,400 crore via IPO

April 25, 2024 admin

Image for representation | Photo Credit: Getty Images Food and grocery delivery major Swiggy has received shareholders’ approval for an initial public offering to raise ₹10,414 crore fund through issue of fresh equity shares and an offer for sale, according to sources. A special resolution was passed at an extraordinary general meeting of Swiggy on…

Business

Blinken calls for U.S., China to manage differences ahead of talks

April 25, 2024 admin

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is welcomed by Yang Tao, center left, Director General of the Department of North American and Oceanian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry, as he arrived on April 25, 2024 at the Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China. | Photo Credit: AP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called…

World

S Jaishankar On West’s Poll Critique

April 25, 2024 admin

Mr Jaishankar said the decisions the government will be making are not just for the next five years. Hyderabad: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has hit out at the Western media, emphasising that they criticise our democracy because they think they are also political players in our election and not because they lack information. Addressing…

Nation

‘Like Peak Jasprit Bumrah, Yuzvendra Chahal’: Star Gets Approval As 2nd Spinner For T20 World Cup

April 25, 2024 admin

Kuldeep Yadav (L) and Rishabh Pant during IPL 2024© BCCI Former Indian cricket team batter Sanjay Manjrekar believes that Kuldeep Yadav should partner Ravindra Jadeja in the spin department for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024. Following Kuldeep’s superb bowling in Delhi Capitals’ thrilling win over Gujarat Titans in IPL 2024 on Wednesday, Manjrekar said…

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BSF Allows Pak Man Who Crossed Border By Mistake In Punjab To Return Home

April 25, 2024 admin

The individual was handed over to Pakistan Rangers on humanitarian grounds. New Delhi: In a gesture of goodwill, the Border Security Force (BSF) handed over a man from Pakistan to their soldiers, who had inadvertently crossed over to the Indian side of the international Border in Punjab. Yesterday, BSF troops apprehended the man ahead of…

Nation

Pre-poll sop? 2,000 tonnes of white onion exports allowed

April 25, 2024 admin

Farmers arrive with fresh stock of white onion at a market in Mahuva, Gujarat. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a surprise move, the Union government on Thursday partially relaxed the indefinite ban on onion exports again, paving the way for the “immediate” export of 2,000 tonnes of white onions, primarily grown in Gujarat,…

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