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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…
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…
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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,…
Former India batter Ambati Rayudu had recently opened up on difference in culture between Mumbai Indians (MI) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK). Rayudu, a six-time IPL winner, started his career with MI, winning three titles in 2013, 2015 and 2017. He then jumped the ship and joined CSK, ending his IPL career on a high…
Image for representational purposes only. The story so far: Following its announcement in June 2022 that it will seek better regulation of offline payment aggregators (PAs) facilitating proximity or face-to-face transactions, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) floated two consultation papers earlier this month. The first deals with activities of offline PAs, while the second…
Delhi Capitals (DC) pacer Rasikh Salam Dar on Thursday was ‘reprimanded’ for breaching the Indian Premier League (IPL) Code of Conduct during the match against Gujarat Titans (GT) at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Rasikh Salam displayed a stupendous bowling performance against GT on Wednesday. He led the DC bowling attack after grabbing three wickets in…
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Pilot whales were stranded Thursday morning at Toby’s Inlet Sydney: Marine biologists raced Thursday to save more than 100 pilot whales after a mass stranding on an Australian beach, with officials fearing many will have to be euthanised. Western Australia’s Parks and Wildlife Service said 26 of the beached pilot whales had already died. …
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Blue whales are fascinating animals. At 24-30 metres in length (longer than a basketball court) they are the largest creatures on Earth. They are also among the rarest. Estimates suggest that there are only around 5,000 to 15,000 blue whales left in the world. Their populations experienced a 89-97% decline due to commercial whaling activities worldwide that started in…
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Seasoned Indian shuttler H S Prannoy has revealed that he has been battling a chronic gastrointestinal disorder for the past four months which has not just hampered him physically but also taken a mental toll as he had fought these health issues not so long ago. Prannoy was diagnosed with gastroesophageal reflux disease during the…
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8 constituencies in UP will vote in Phase 2 of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections tomorrow. Lucknow: The stage is set for a three-cornered contest in eight Lok Sabha constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to polls in the second phase tomorrow. Staggered over seven stages, the first phase of the elections held last Friday for…
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