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Ton-up Rohit takes India to a commanding 202/0 at tea against SA

October 2, 2019 strong

Rohit Sharma made a dream start as a Test opener, scoring an unbeaten 115 off 174 balls to take India to a commanding 202 for no loss at tea on day one of the series opener against South Africa here on Wednesday.While South African bowlers did trouble the Indian batsmen on a few occasions in the first session, they seemed toothless in the afternoon session where Rohit and Mayank Agarwal (84 not out off 183) scored at a brisk rate.Rohit, who got to his fifty before lunch, shifted gears and…

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34 functional teams to smoothen merger of UBI, PNB, OBC

October 2, 2019 strong

A total of 34 functional teams have been formed to smoothen the process of merger of United Bank of India (UBI), Punjab National Bank (PNB) and Oriental Bank of Commerce (OBC), a senior official said.The merger is scheduled to come into force from April 1 next year.”Thirty four functional teams have been created to come out with solutions for the process of integration,” a UBI official told DIN.A team comprises two members each from the three banks from different functional areas, he said.”The functional teams will also try standardising the…

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Mahatma Gandhi showed love for non-violence is only way to defeat hatred: Rahul

October 2, 2019 strong

Several top Congress leaders, including party president Sonia Gandhi, on Wednesday paid tributes to Mahatma Gandhi on his 150th birth anniversary with Rahul Gandhi saying that the Father of the Nation showed that love for all living beings and non-violence is the only way to defeat bigotry and hatred.The Congress president and former prime minister Manmohan Singh were among those who paid floral tributes to the father of the nation.Taking to Twitter, former party president Rahul Gandhi said: “On his 150th Jayanti, my tributes to Mahatma Gandhi Ji, the ‘Father…

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144 juveniles were detained in J-K after Article 370 abrogation: Report

October 2, 2019 strong

The Juvenile Justice Committee of the Jammu and Kashmir High Court has told the Supreme Court that 144 juveniles were detained in the state after the Centre abrogated provisions of Article 370, but 142 minors were later released. The committee, in its report filed in the apex court, said the remaining two were sent to juvenile homes.When the matter came up for hearing before the top court on Tuesday, a bench of justices N V Ramana, M R Shah and B R Gavai told senior advocate Huzefa Ahmadi, appearing for…

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Trump told Russian officials he wasn’t concerned by interference: report

September 28, 2019 strong

US President Donald Trump told Russia’s foreign minister and ambassador that he was unconcerned about their country’s interference in the 2016 elections, The Washington Post reported Friday.Trump made the previously unreported comments during the same May 2017 Oval Office meeting in which he famously revealed highly classified information on the Islamic State group.During the conversation he reportedly told Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak that he was not bothered by their country’s meddling because the United States did the same in other countries, according to three…

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Rohit shouldn’t make mistakes that I made when promoted to open innings: VVS Laxman

September 28, 2019 strong

A change in technique after being asked to open had a negative impact on his performance during his playing days and no wonder VVS Laxman wants Rohit Sharma to stick to his natural game in his new role during the South Africa Test series.Laxman was one of the earlier examples in Indian cricket, who was forced to open the innings between 1996-98 despite being a specialist middle-order batsman, a role he never felt comfortable with.”The biggest advantage that Rohit has is his experience, which I didn’t have. I opened in…

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Ali Fazal begins prep for ‘Death on The Nile’

September 28, 2019 strong

Ali Fazal has started preparing for his next Hollywood project, the big screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s “Death on the Nile”, in which he stars along with Gal Gadot. The film is a follow-up to 20th Century Fox’s 2017 blockbuster “Murder on the Orient Express”, also an adaptation of Christie’s novel of the same name. Kenneth Branagh, who helmed the first part, will return to the director’s chair and reprise his role of Belgian detective Hercule Poirot.The actor, who is currently in London ahead of the film’s shoot commencement, said…

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US relationship with India is critically important: Menendez

September 28, 2019 strong

A top US senator has said that America’s relationship with India is critically important and it has made considerable strides in recent years.Senator Bob Menendez, Ranking Member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said that “We need to continue growing this relationship, one that will extend long beyond the tenures of leadership in either country.””Our relationship with India is critically important and has made considerable strides in recent years,” said Menendez ahead of his India trip as part of a Congressional delegation.He said this during a roundtable with Indian-American community…

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Three ultras eliminated, one Army jawan killed in ongoing operation in J-K’s Ramban

September 28, 2019 strong

Three terrorists were eliminated while an Army jawan was killed in an ongoing operation in the Batote area along the Jammu-Kishtwar national highway on Saturday, an Army officer said, as the nearly nine-hour long search operation entered its final stage.The militants were encircled by the search parties inside a house in the main market after they managed their escape from the scene of the earlier encounter in the highway town in Ramban district, officials said.”We have killed three terrorists in the gunfight which has ended. One soldier was also martyred…

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HC approached for posting Sterlite cases before original special bench

September 28, 2019 strong

The Tamil Nadu government, the Vedanta group and other parties in cases related to the Sterlite copper smelter plant before the Madras HC have made a representation against altering of a special bench hearing pleas against the closure of the unit, claiming it affected day-to-day hearing. In their joint representation to the Registrar (Judicial) of the high court on September 20, they said the September 5 administrative order of then Chief Justice V K Tahilramani, transferring the cases to a bench in Madurai would entail arguing the petitions afresh when…