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USD 2 Million Offer Turned Down, ‘Upset’ Shane Watson Refuses To Coach Pakistan Team

March 18, 2024 admin

File photo of Shane Watson Pakistan’s search for a foreign coach has hit hurdles with former Australian allrounder Shane Watson and former West Indian captain Darren Sammy dropping out of the race for the next head coach of the national team. While Sammy turned down approaches by the PCB citing he is already contracted with…

Sports

340-Kg Pet Alligator Seized From Home, Used To Swim With Children

March 18, 2024 admin

The owner said he took care of the reptile better than most people take care of their children. An 11-foot 340-kg kg alligator, which was being kept illegally at a home in Florida, was seized by Environmental Conservation Police Officers (ECOs). In a Facebook post, authorities said that “the owner of the home had built…

World

IISc scientists develop design to control temperature for transition from electrical insulator to conductor

March 18, 2024 admin

Indian Institute of Science building in Bengaluru | Photo Credit: SUDHAKARA JAIN Scientists at Indian Institute of Science (IISc.), in collaboration with scientists from Japan, Denmark and the United States, have developed a synthetic material design that enables them to control the temperature at which a material can overcome electronic ‘traffic jams’ , a transition…

Science

Flipkart valuation declines by over ₹41,000 crore in two years

March 18, 2024 admin

Flipkart valuation declined to $35 billion as of January 31, 2024, from $40 billion in the financial year ended on January 31, 2022. File | Photo Credit: Reuters E-commerce firm Flipkart’s valuation has declined by $5 billion or around ₹41,000 crore as of January 2024 compared to that in January 2022, according to equity transactions…

Business

Should SBI Disclose All Details On Electoral Bonds? Supreme Court To Decide

March 18, 2024 admin

The Supreme Court has directed the State Bank of India (SBI) to disclose all details related to the electoral bonds, which allowed individuals and companies to make donations to political parties. It has also asked the country’s largest lender to file an “Every bit of information should come out. All details should come out. We…

Nation

Rahul Gandhi’s “Shakti” Remark At Mumbai Rally Sparks Row

March 18, 2024 admin

Rahul Gandhi had raised concerns about the operation of EVMs. Mumbai: In a war of words between the BJP and Congress ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, BJP leader Nalin Kohli on Monday criticized Congress leader Rahul Gandhi for his recent comments questioning the integrity of Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs). Kohli condemned Rahul Gandhi’s remarks,…

Nation

Markets surrender early gains to trade lower; Sensex quotes 118 points lower

March 18, 2024 admin

From the Sensex basket, Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Steel, JSW Steel, Axis Bank, Tata Motors and HCL Technologies were the gainers. | Photo Credit: Reuters Benchmark equity indices faced volatile trends in early trade on March 18, surrendering their initial gains to trade lower, following a weak lead from Wall Street and rising crude oil…

Business

Rajasthan Royals’ Jethalal Post Breaks The Internet As RCB Women’s Team Wins WPL 2024

March 18, 2024 admin

Rajasthan Royals trolled Royal Challengers Bangalore after the latter’s WPL triumph© X (Twitter) The Royal Challengers Bangalore finally tasted success in franchise cricket as the Smriti Mandhana-led women’s team went on to win the Women’s Premier League (WPL) 2024 title on Sunday. RCB’s victory against the Delhi Capitals saw Mandhana’s women’s team register its name…

Sports

Rupee edges up 2 paise to 82.84 against U.S. dollar in early trade

March 18, 2024 admin

Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement The rupee appreciated by 2 paise to trade at 82.84 against the U.S. dollar in the opening session on March 18 following foreign fund inflows. An uptick in crude oil prices and listless trade in domestic stocks capped rupee gains in opening trade, forex…

Business

Carlos Alcaraz Tops Daniil Medvedev To Repeat As Indian Wells Champion

March 18, 2024 admin

World number two Carlos Alcaraz cruised home in a 7-6 (7/5), 6-1 victory over Daniil Medvedev on Sunday to win a second straight Indian Wells ATP title, both coming at the Russian’s expense. Alcaraz captured his first title since Wimbledon last July and became the first repeat winner at Indian Wells since Novak Djokovic won…

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