पूजा वस्त्रकार ( 51 ) और सुषमा वर्मा ( 41 ) के बीच आठवें विकेट के लिये 76 रन की साझेदारी की मदद से भारतीय टीम ने आईसीसी महिला क्रिकेट चैम्पियनशिप के पहले वनडे में आस्ट्रेलिया के खिलाफ 200 रन बनाये । टास जीतकर पहले बल्लेबाजी करते हुए भारत ने नियमित अंतराल पर विकेट गंवाये । इसके बाद पूजा और सुषमा ने साझेदारी करके टीम को 200 रन तक पहुंचाया । अठारह बरस की पूजा का यह पहला अर्धशतक है जिसने अपनी पारी में सात चौके और एक छक्का लगाया…
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Xi set to rule China for life as parliament scraps two term limit
China’s one-party political landscape today changed as the country’s rubber-stamp parliament ratified a historic constitutional amendment abolishing the two-term limit for President Xi Jinping, paving the way for his continuation in power perhaps for life. Set for his second five-year term as President this month, 64-year-old Xi, the most powerful leader in recent decades heading the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC) and the military, will now be the first Chinese leader after the founder chairman Mao Zedong to remain in power lifelong. The National People’s Congress (NPC) has kept…
Read MoreStudents and teachers returned to a Florida school for the first time since 17 people were killed there, consoling each other even as they called for swift action to address gun violence. “Imagine (being) in a plane crash and then having to get on the same plane every day and fly somewhere else — it’s never going to be the same,” David Hogg, a survivor of the February 14 shooting at a Parkland, Florida high school, told ABC television’s “This Week.” The school held a voluntary “orientation” Sunday, with teachers…
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HC sets aside govt resolution on teaching staff’s bank accounts
The Bombay High Court today set aside a Maharashtra government resolution asking the teaching and non-teaching staff of the government schools in Thane to shift their salary accounts to a particular cooperative bank. A bench of justices BR Gavai and BP Colabawalla termed the resolution arbitrary and questioned the rationale behind the government’s decision to abruptly change a policy. The bench was hearing a petition filed by the Thane Zilla Sikshan Vibhag, challenging the government circular. As per the petitioners, they already had salary accounts in the Thane District Central…
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Pune-Mumbai Route Will Support 150 Million Passenger Trips Per Year And Help India Boost Its Economic Competitiveness Through High-Speed Transportation Innovation and Job Creation
Virgin Group Founder and Virgin Hyperloop One Chairman Sir Richard Branson announced the Framework Agreement in the presence of the Hon’ble Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Hon’ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis to begin the development of the route. This historic signing at the Magnetic Maharashtra event was also attended by Virgin Hyperloop One board members and key investors Sultan Ahmed bin Sulayem, CEO and Group Chairman of DP World, and Ziyavudin Magomedov, Chairman of Summa Group. Recognizing the Maharashtra government’s contribution to the country’s economy, Indian Prime Minister Narendra…
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Trump to unveil $1.5 trillion infrastructure plan
President Donald Trump today will unveil his long-awaited infrastructure plan, a 1.5 trillion proposal that fulfills a number of campaign goals, but relies heavily on state and local governments to produce much of the funding. The administration’s plan is centered on using 200 billion in federal money to leverage local and state tax dollars to fix America’s infrastructure, such as roads, highways, ports and airports. “Every federal dollar should be leveraged by partnering with state and local governments and where appropriate tapping into private sector investment to permanently fix the…
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N Korea delegation led by Kim’s sister arrives for Olympics
The sister of the North Korean leader today became the first member of her family to visit South Korea since the 1950-53 Korean War as part of a high-level delegation attending the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. Arriving on her brother Kim Jong Un’s white private jet for a three-day visit, Kim Yo Jong and the country’s 90-year- old nominal head of state Kim Yong Nam are scheduled to meet with South Korean President Moon Jae-in tomorrow in a luncheon at Seoul’s presidential palace. Dressed in a black…
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We lacked substantial partnerships, says Du Plessis
South Africa captain Faf du Plessis blamed his batsmen’s failure to do the most “basic” thing of putting together partnerships for the six-wicket loss to India in the first one-dayer, which ended the Proteas 17-match unbeaten home run. Du Plessis felt the hosts were 60 runs short after electing to bat first on a Durban surface that progressively quickened up. Du Plessis scored a classy 120 on Thursday, his ninth ODI hundred, but did not get support from the other end as Indian wrist spinners Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal…
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IIMA works on case study on blockbuster film ‘Baahubali’
The Indian Institute of Management-Ahmedabad (IIMA) is working on a case study on blockbuster “Baahubali” to highlight how art, business and technology combined to deliver a hugely successful film franchise. Being authored by IIMA alumnus and visiting faculty Bharathan Kandaswamy, the case study is part of an elective course on movie business offered to the second year students of the institute’s flagship programme in management. “Baahubali is a path-breaking Indian movie that combines art, business, and technology in a brilliant way. Most of the time, films are creative and artistic…
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‘Wonder Woman’ the first action film I enjoyed: Rachel Weisz
Actor Rachel Weisz says blockbuster superhero film “Wonder Woman” was the first action ever that film she enjoyed watching. The 47-year-old actor said the Patty Jenkins-directed film was her favourite movie of 2017 and she now understands men’s fixation with superheroes. “‘Wonder Woman’ was my favourite film of the year. I thought that was completely magnificent. It’s the first time I’ve really enjoyed an action film because I could identify with the character. “She was a little brunette tomboy and then she became a superhero and I was like, ‘Yeah’.…
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