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Cricket World Cup: Australia are currently fourth-placed in the points table.© AFP World Cup 2023 Points Table: Australia came out in full force at the Cricket World Cup on Wednesday against Netherlands to register a huge 309-run win. It is the second highest win margin (in terms of runs) in ODI cricket. Australia were boosted…
Glenn Maxwell waltzed his way to the fastest World Cup century after David Warner hit his second successive hundred as Australia crushed the Netherlands by 309 runs — the biggest in tournament history — to continue their winning run in New Delhi on Wednesday. The winning run margin was also the second biggest in ODI…
Dr Gadgil is now thinking of ways to prevent heat deaths in the developing world. New Delhi: Dr Ashok Gadgil, who was honoured with the United States’ top award for technology and innovation, has always maintained a focus on the poor and the environment through his many inventions. While probably best known for the Berkeley-Darfur…
Israel is preparing for a full siege of Gaza. Israel has agreed to delay an expected invasion of Gaza for now so that the United States can rush missile defences to the region to protect its troops there, the Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday, citing U.S. and Israeli officials. Israel is also taking into…
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Cricket World Cup: Netherlands’ Bas de Leede had a forgettable day against Australia.© AFP It was a day of records at the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell smashed a 40-ball ton making him the fastest to reach the triple figure mark in Cricket World Cup history. However, the Australian star’s marauding form…
Cricket World Cup: Netherlands’ Bas de Leede had a forgettable day against Australia.© AFP It was a day of records at the Cricket World Cup 2023 on Wednesday. Glenn Maxwell smashed a 40-ball ton making him the fastest to reach the triple figure mark in Cricket World Cup history. However, the Australian star’s marauding form…
Ram Nath Kovind chairs High Level Committee on One Nation, One Election. New Delhi: The panel headed by former president Ram Nath Kovind to examine the issue of holding simultaneous elections in the country has been renamed as the High Level Committee on One Nation, One Election, according to an official statement on Wednesday. The…
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Output of pulses, some coarse cereals and the key oilseed – groundnut could hit a three-year low this kharif season, as per initial independent estimates for crop output, even as overall foodgrains production is likely to rise thanks to higher rice and cereals output. Though this monsoon season yielded 6% below normal rainfall, after…
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UN Chief’s remarks on Hamas had earlier infuriated Israel. United Nations: United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday rejected the “misrepresentations” of his remarks a day earlier on Palestinian grievances that infuriated Israel. “I am shocked by misrepresentations by some of my statement yesterday in the Security Council — as if I was justifying acts…
Veteran all-rounder Angelo Mathews on Tuesday said Sri Lanka need to be ready for a desperate England onslaught, and urged his teammates to fight fire with fire. Sri Lanka will face defending champions England here on Thursday in a World Cup match that is a must-win for both the sides. “We have to play our…