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Former cricketer and chief selector Faruque Ahmed has replaced Nazmul Hasan Papon as the new president of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after the incumbent resigned in the wake of the political unrest in the country. The BCB held an emergency meeting on Wednesday, August 21, 2024 during which the 58-year-old Ahmed was elected. Papon,…
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CBI officials investigate the RG Kar Medical College and Hospital rape-murder case. Kolkata: The CBI today submitted its status report to the Supreme Court on the progress of the investigation into the rape and murder of a woman doctor in state-run RG Kar Medical College & Hospital in Kolkata, and as per sources the agency…
People attend a protest outside the Indonesian Parliament against the revisions to the country’s election law, which analysts believe goes through a rushed process of legislation and is designed to block a popular candidate from running as the capital’s governor in Jakarta, Indonesia, on August 22, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Indonesia’s parliament has postponed…
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Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) (NCP-SCP) Chief Sharad Pawar. | Photo Credit: ANI NCP (SP) Chief Sharad Pawar has sided with the candidates agitating in Pune demanding postponement of the MPSC prelims exam, scheduled for August 25, warning that he would join the protest if the government doesn’t clarify its stand. Many job-seekers, preparing for…
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New Delhi: Flooding in the eastern districts of Bangladesh – which is facing political turmoil after violent protests forced Sheikh Hasina to resign as Prime Minister and flee to India – were not caused by the opening of a dam on the Gumti River in Tripura, the government clarified Thursday. The External Affairs Ministry acknowledged…
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Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan ran 4 runs© X (Twitter) In one of the rare instances in Test cricket, Pakistan pair Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan had to run between the wickets to add 4 runs to their total on Day 2 of the first Test against Bangladesh. It was Shakeel who drove…
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File photo of Secunderabad Cantonment Board Pump House. | Photo Credit: RAMAKRISHNA G Secunderabad Cantonment residents can now expect more reliable water supply as the Telangana government has approved an increase in the supply to address the needs of the growing population. After Cantonment MLA Sri Ganesh Narayanan met Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy on…
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File photo of Cheteshwar Pujara.© X (formerly Twitter) India Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara will not return to Sussex for next year’s County Championship after the English club side opted to relieve him to retain the services of Australian Daniel Hughes. The left-handed Hughes will be available for all Championship and T20 Vitality Blast…
File photo of Phil Salt.© BCCI England opener Philip Salt opened up about his “personal experience” of playing under Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) head coach Chandrakant Pandit during the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024. During IPL 2024, reports surfaced on social media about foreign players in the KKR camp being frustrated with Chandrakant’s…
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New Delhi: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz’s son, Gus, stole the spotlight today as his father accepted the vice presidential nomination at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago. Seventeen-year-old Gus, who is neurodivergent and has ADHD, was overcome with emotion as he watched his father take the stage. With tears streaming down his face, Gus stood…
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