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Smriti Mandhana in action during the Women’s Asia Cup T20 Final match against Sri Lanka, at Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium in Dambulla on July 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: ANI India vice-captain Smriti Mandhana has jumped one spot to third in the latest ICC ODI rankings for women released on Tuesday. Mandhana, who has 738…
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Kamala Harris has repeatedly called herself an underdog in the race against Trump. Washington: U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris’ election effort has raised around $500 million since she became the Democratic presidential candidate, sources told Reuters, an unprecedented money haul that reflects donor enthusiasm going into the Nov. 5 election. Four sources familiar with the…
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Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Afghanistan Richard Bennett. File | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. special rapporteur on the human rights situation in Afghanistan has been barred from entering the country, a diplomatic source told AFP on Tuesday. “Richard Bennett was informed of the decision that he would not be welcome…
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The minister stated that the task force will be responsible for providing a report within a month. Bengaluru: The Karnataka government has convened a meeting with medical organisations here in the aftermath of the incident of the rape and murder of a woman doctor in Kolkata, and announced the formation of a task force to…
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Haryana Elections: The vote count will be on October 4. (Representational) Chandigarh: With 2.03 crore voters, Haryana Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Pankaj Agarwal has said as per the schedule for the Haryana legislative Assembly polls the nomination papers can be filed until September 12 with their scrutiny next day. The candidates can withdraw their nominations…
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visited fellow mediators Egypt and Qatar as he pressed ahead on Tuesday with the latest diplomatic mission to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, even as Hamas and Israel signaled that challenges remain. The militant Hamas group called the latest proposal presented to it a “reversal” of what it had…
Image of the BCCI logo for representation only | Photo Credit: Reuters In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to…
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In theory it is a good move, even overdue. The World Cricketers’ Association (WCA) is reviewing the game’s global structure to find solutions to the “increasingly disjointed and cramped cricket calendar.” The WCA has no faith in the International Cricket Council (ICC) to do the job. All very good except for one thing — the…
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New Delhi: Former Union Law Minister, M Veerappa Moily, on Tuesday acknowledged that the second Administrative Reforms Commission (ARC), chaired by him in 2005 did recommend lateral entry into government services, however, he maintained that the present NDA dispensation was not following the guidelines in letter and spirit. In an exclusive interaction with IANS, senior…
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Yusuf Dikec and Kieron Pollard.© X (Twitter) The Paris Olympics 2024 has given sports lovers and fans around the world many memories to reminisce about. But perhaps the most iconic moment of the event did not come from a medal or a record, but from the shooting pose of Turkish shooter Yusuf Dikec,…