Month: April 2024

IPL 2024: All-rounder’s role is in danger with Impact Player rule, says Axar Patel

April 25, 2024 admin

Delhi Capitals’ Axar Patel. | Photo Credit: ANI Axar Patel, who is a very capable batter besides being a quality left-arm spinner, feels the “all-rounder’s role is in danger” because of the ‘Impact Player’ rule, making him the latest cricketer to give a thumbs down to the IPL innovation that has polarised opinions. Promoted to…

Sports

Emphasise domestic IP, photomask subsidy for semiconductors: ICEA

April 25, 2024 admin

Representational image of employees at the assembly line of a mobile phone manufacturing plant | Photo Credit: Reuters Semiconductor design initiatives have to be encouraged with improved domestic fundraising opportunities and incentives for using domestically registered intellectual property (IP), the India Cellular & Electronics Association (ICEA) said in a report released Thursday. As China’s semiconductor…

Business

IPL-17: KKR vs PBKS | Knight Riders hope to maintain winning form against a struggling Punjab Kings

April 25, 2024 admin

Kolkata Knight Riders Mitchell Starc will be desperate to justify his $3 million price tag as the team hosts Punjab Kings in Kolkata on April 26. | Photo Credit: PTI Kolkata Knight Riders will hope for another positive result at home to strengthen its position in the league table when it meets Punjab Kings at…

Sports

Celebrity Investment Scam Victims In Japan Sue Facebook, Seek $148,000 In Damages

April 25, 2024 admin

Representational Image Tokyo: Four scam victims in Japan sued Facebook on Thursday after being hoodwinked by fraudulent online investment ads that used images of celebrities without their consent, their lawyer said. Online hoaxes posted on Facebook and other social media channels in Japan led to 27.8 billion yen ($178 million) in losses last year, according…

World

Bismah Maroof announces surprise retirement from international cricket

April 25, 2024 admin

File photo shows Pakistan’s Bismah Maroof plays a shot during the ICC World Cup Twenty20 Women’s cricket match against the West Indies at the M.A. Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai on March 16, 2016. | Photo Credit: The Hindu In a surprise development, Bismah Maroof, one of Pakistan’s most high-profile women cricketers and former captain, on…

Sports

Technical glitch temporarily closed southern Norway airspace, causing delays at Oslo airport

April 25, 2024 admin

Oslo Airport. | Photo Credit: REUTERS A technical problem caused aviation authorities in Norway to temporarily close the airspace over the south of the country on April 25, leading to significant delays at Oslo airport, one of the largest in Scandinavia. The airspace was gradually reopened after more than three hours, but delays would continue…

World

BJP’s Hyderabad Candidate Declares Assets Of Rs 221 Crore

April 25, 2024 admin

Madhavi Latha revealed details of the family assets in an affidavit submitted to the Election Commission. Hyderabad: BJP’s candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha seat, Kompella Madhavi Latha owns family assets of Rs 221.37 crore, making her one of the richest candidates in Telangana. She, her husband Kompella Viswanath, both business persons, and their three…

Nation

India’s T20 World Cup Squad: Rahul Dravid Told To ‘Not Compromise’, Given Bowling Options Including Khaleel Ahmed

April 25, 2024 admin

File photo of Rahul Dravid and Khaleel Ahmed.© BCCI As the deadline for India’s T20 World Cup squad nears, former batter Navjot Singh Sidhu has advised head coach Rahul Dravid and selectors not to compromise with quality bowlers while picking the team. Sidhu feels that if the selectors do compromise with the bowling and pick…

Sports

Bismah Maroof Announces Surprise Retirement From International Cricket

April 25, 2024 admin

In a surprise development, Bismah Maroof, one of Pakistan’s most high-profile women cricketers and former captain, on Thursday announced retirement from all international cricket with immediate effect. Bismah, 32, was forced into a long break from cricket, first due to a fitness issue in 2020 and then after giving birth to a baby girl in…

Sports

Two new malaria vaccines are being rolled out across Africa — how they work and what they promise

April 25, 2024 admin

This 2014 photo made available by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a feeding female Anopheles gambiae mosquito. | Photo Credit: AP Malaria incidents are on the rise. There were 249 million cases of this parasitic disease in 2022, five million more than in 2021. Africa suffers more than any other region from malaria,…

Science