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Australia frustrated as Pakistan saved by rain in T20

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Pakistan were saved by the rain Sunday as persistent showers halted a rampant Aaron Finch as Australia headed for victory in their opening Twenty20 international.The visitors managed 107 for five in a reduced 15 overs due to the weather at the Sydney Cricket Ground, with Australia set a target of 119 under the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method.With dark clouds looming, Finch plundered 37 off the first 3.1 overs, leaving David Warner, who scored 217 without losing his wicket in his previous three innings, a mere spectator at the other end. He…

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Kartarpur ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims for 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev: Imran

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Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday shared some of the dazzling pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, saying the revered venue is ready to welcome the Sikh pilgrims for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev.The pictures were shared by Khan on his Twitter account ahead of the planned inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.The year 2019 marks the 550th birth anniversary year of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, whose birthplace is Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.”Kartarpur (is) ready to welcome Sikh…

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‘The Marvelous Mrs Maisel’ actor Brian Tarantina dead at 60

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Brian Tarantina, best known for his role in “The Marvelous Mrs Maisel”, has passed away at the age of 60. The actor, who played Jackie, the emcee at the Gaslight comedy club where Rachel Brosnahan’s Midge performs in the Amazon series, died Saturday.A spokesperson with the New York Police Department confirmed to Deadline that the officers received a call at about 12.40 am on Saturday morning about an unconscious person in a Manhattan apartment.When the authorities arrived at the scene, they discovered Tarantina lying on his couch, and emergency medical…

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Maha impasse: Sena’s Raut texts Ajit Pawar, he says will call back

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On the eve of NCP president Sharad Pawar’s meting with Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in New Delhi amid an impasse over government formation in Maharashtra, the Shiv Sena seems to have reached out to the Sharad Pawar-led party on Sunday.The speculation the Sena was exploring alternative options other than the ally BJP got strengthened on Sunday when senior NCP leader Ajit Pawar showed reporters a phone message from Sena MP Sanjay Raut, which just contained a formal introduction of and greetings from the latter.The Sena and the BJP are locked…

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Rajnath Singh to address defence industry in Moscow on Tuesday: Ficci

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov will address defence industry representatives at the India Russia Defence Industry Cooperation Conference in Moscow on Tuesday, Ficci said. A 50-member industry delegation will visit Moscow on November 5-6 to explore ways to jointly manufacture spares and components with Russia’s original equipments manufacturers (OEMs) under the Make in India initiative, the industry body stated.The Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), jointly with the Ministry of Defence, will be leading a 50-member industry delegation to…

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Delhi HC orders judicial inquiry into clash between police and lawyers at Tis Hazari court

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The Delhi High Court on Sunday ordered judicial inquiry by one of its retired judges into the clash between lawyers and police at Tis Hazari court complex here.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar, which sat on Sunday after taking suo motu (on its own) cognisance of media reports of the incident, said that former high court judge Justice (retd) S P Garg would hold a judicial inquiry into the matter.The bench directed the Delhi Police commissioner to transfer Special Commissioner Sanjay Singh and…

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India have lot of options, need to back youngsters: Rohit

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There is no dearth of options to have a settled middle order going into the World T20 next year reckons stand-in skipper Rohit Sharma, who advocated the need to shift from chop-and-change policy to provide the youngsters a sense of security.Whenever India’s top-order fires, the team stays in a good space but a weak middle and lower order has been exposed a number of times when that does not happen.Asked if the team has zeroed in on, on this aspect, ahead of the World T20 in Australia, Rohit said, “We…

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Nawaz Sharif remains critical, platelets again: personal physician

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Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif’s health condition remains critical as his platelet count has dropped again, a day after it rose to 51,000, his personal physician said on Saturday.Sharif, 69, was admitted to the Services Hospital on Monday night from Pakistan’s anti-graft body’s custody after his platelets dropped to a critical low level of 2,000.On Thursday, the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo’s platelets increased from 35,000 to 51,000, showing improvement in his condition. “Former PM Nawaz Sharif remains critical. The treating doctors tried to reduce the Steroids dose being…

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Trump says thinking of signing China trade deal in Iowa

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US President Donald Trump has said that he is considering signing the first phase of the long-awaited trade deal with China in Iowa.Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping were expected to ink the agreement at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Santiago, Chile in mid-November. But host Chile announced on Wednesday that it was cancelling the event due to ongoing mass demonstrations. “We’re moving along with the deal with China. China wants to make the deal very much and we have a good relationship and we’ll see what happens.…

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I don’t take myself seriously: Akshay Kumar

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Akshay Kumar has become synonyms with box office success, but the actor says he doesn’t take his brand “seriously” and believes in surrendering to the director’s vision.The actor, who has proved his commercial viability in action, comedy and social dramas, said there is no trick or method to his success as he learnt everything from life experiences.”I did not go to any acting school, I did not learn anything. I learnt things from my own experiences. So there was no method used as such. I don’t take myself seriously I…

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