Month: November 2024

Pant To CSK Confirmed? Ex-India Star Reveals Details About Big 'Meeting'

November 1, 2024 admin

Former Indian cricketer Suresh Raina hinted at Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant’s potential move to Chennai Super Kings (CSK), revealing that the swashbuckling star met legendary MS Dhoni in Delhi. The Indian Premier League (IPL) player retention lists were announced by each franchise on Wednesday. MS Dhoni was retained as an uncapped player for Rs 4…

Sports

Drone crashes at oil depot facility in Russia’s Stavropol region, Governor says

November 1, 2024 admin

Image used for representative purpose only. | Photo Credit: Reuters A drone fell on an oil depot in Russia’s southern Stavropol region, local governor Vladimir Vladimirov said on Friday (November 1, 2024). It was the second suspected Ukrainian attack in consecutive days on Russian fuel and energy targets, following a lull of about seven weeks…

World

Five schoolchildren among seven killed in blast in southwest Pakistan

November 1, 2024 admin

“The blast occurred at 8.35 a.m. near a school at the Civil Hospital Chowk of the Mastung district of the province,” according to a media report. “At least seven people, including five schoolchildren and a policeman, were killed on Friday (November 1, 2024) in a remote-controlled blast in Pakistan’s restive Balochistan province,” according to media…

World

Dates, Venues For Australia’s Test Tour To Sri Lanka In Early 2025 Unveiled

November 1, 2024 admin

Dates and venues for Sri Lanka’s two-match Test series and a sole ODI against Australia have been revealed on Friday. Sri Lanka will host Australia for two Tests, a part of the ongoing cycle of the World Test Championship, and a single ODI, which will help both teams bolster their preparations for the…

Sports

‘Came Here As A 19-Year-Old And Now…’: Jasprit Bumrah On Being MI’s Top Retention Pick

November 1, 2024 admin

Amidst the array of batters being retained by their teams ahead of IPL 2025, India’s fast-bowling spearhead Jasprit Bumrah became the top retention pick of five-time champions Mumbai Indians. The ace sppedster, who has been retained for Rs 18 crore, said he is happy of his journey in the franchise continuing for three…

Sports

Microsoft Hires Meta’s Former Engineering Head Jay Parikh

November 1, 2024 admin

Microsoft Corp, which is struggling to bring data centers online fast enough to meet the demand for its artificial intelligence products, hired one of the engineering chiefs who kept Facebook’s infrastructure humming. Jay Parikh will join the senior leadership team and report to Satya Nadella, Microsoft’s chief executive officer. “There are very few leaders in…

World

Botswana’s BDP party loses power in election, national newspaper reports

November 1, 2024 admin

Botswana’s President and presidential candidate for Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) Mokgweetsi Masisi during the Presidential debate in Gaborone on October 24, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Botswana’s ruling Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) party has lost its parliamentary majority in this week’s election, the private Mmegi newspaper reported on Friday (October 1, 2024), citing results from…

World

High-value debt listed entities: SEBI proposes doubling threshold to ₹1,000 crore

November 1, 2024 admin

Markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has proposed raising the threshold for identifying High Value Debt Listed Entities (HVDLEs) to ₹1,000 crore from ₹500 crore at present to reduce compliance burdens. Currently, an entity having outstanding value of listed non-convertible debt securities of ₹500 crore and above are referred to as ‘High…

Business

West’s Efforts To Isolate Russia Are Failing

November 1, 2024 admin

The BRICS summit in Kazan chaired by Russia has drawn great international attention because it conveys many messages in the current geopolitical context and that of the future. The West has tried to isolate Russia internationally, defeat it militarily, and, through an array of draconian sanctions, cause its economic collapse. None of these objectives have…

Nation

Royal Enfield October sales up 31% to 1,10,574 units

November 1, 2024 admin

Representational file image. Photo: Special Arrangement Royal Enfield posted monthly sales of 1,10,574 motorcycles in October 2024, up 31% over the same period last year. The company exported 8,688 motorcycles during the month as compared to 3,477 during the same period last year. B. Govindarajan, CEO, Royal Enfield said, “All our new and existing motorcycles…

Business