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Youngsters will carry their IPL confidence into SL series, feels Bhuvneshwar

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Six uncapped players in the squad might make it seem that India have come with an inexperienced group for the white-ball series against Sri Lanka but tour vice-captain Bhuvneshwar Kumar says it is not the case as the entire lot has the requisite confidence thanks to IPL. With major stars like skipper Virat Kohli and his limited-overs deputy Rohit Sharma in England for an upcoming Test series, the Indian team for series against Sri Lanka is being led by opener Shikhar Dhawan and features half a dozen uncapped players. Many…

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IT earnings, macro data to guide stock markets this week: Analysts

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Quarterly earnings from IT majors Infosys and Wipro, macroeconomic data announcements and global cues would be the major drivers for the equity markets this week, said analysts. Leading IT companies Infosys and Wipro and other players such as Mindtree, Tata Elxsi and HDFC AMC would announce their financial results this week. Moreover, industrial production numbers, retail and wholesale inflation data would be released this week. “This week, markets would take cues from earnings announcements and macroeconomic data ie IIP, CPI inflation and WPI inflation. Besides, global cues, monsoon progress and…

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Messi pays his debt to Argentina with Copa America title

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Argentina finally made Lionel Messi cry with joy. After losing four times in finals, early exits in major tournaments and even a decision to retire from the national team, the superstar celebrated a much-awaited title with Argentina at Saturday’s 1-0 win against Brazil in the Maracana Stadium. The title ended Argentina’s 28-year drought of major trophies, with Messi as the best player with four goals and five assists. The captain also broke the team’s record for international appearances with 151 matches. When Uruguayan referee Esteban Ostojich blew the final whistle,…

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Samara Weaving to star in ‘Chevalier de Saint-Georges’

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Actor Samara Weaving will co-star with Kelvin Harrison Jr in Searchlight Picture’s movie “Chevalier de Saint-Georges”. To be directed by Stephen Williams from an original script by Stefani Robinson, the true-life period drama centers on Joseph Bologne, or the Chevalier de Saint-Georges, who is known as the Black Mozart. Born in the Caribbean, Bologne was the illegitimate son of a plantation owner and a slave who was then educated in France and became a fencing master, which served as an entree into French high society. With his music and operas,…

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Bulgarians elect new parliament amid corruption worries

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 Bulgarians are voting in a snap poll on Sunday after a previous election in April produced a fragmented parliament that failed to form a viable coalition government. Latest opinion polls suggest that the rerun could produce similar results but also a further drop in support for former Prime Minister Boyko Borissov’s GERB party, after the current caretaker government made public allegations of widespread corruption during his rule. NATO and EU member Bulgaria has been repeatedly criticized for not tackling corruption and for deficiencies in the rule of law and media…

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UP CM terms rising population ‘hurdle in development’, unveils policy to stabilise it

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Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday unveiled a policy aimed at stabilising the population in Uttar Pradesh and reducing maternal and infant deaths in a time-bound manner as he termed rising population a “hurdle in development”. The Uttar Pradesh Population Policy 2021-2030, unveiled on the occasion of World Population Day, also aims at bringing down the gross fertility rate among women to 2.1 by 2026 and to 1.9 by 2030. A few days ago, a draft bill on population control was put up on the website of the Uttar Pradesh…

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Malaika Arora’s Reaction To Kareena Kapoor’s Book On Pregnancy Is What BFFs Are For

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Kareena Kapoor recently introduced her new book Kareena Kapoor Khan’s Pregnancy Bible, which is yet to be released Kareena Kapoor just made her debut as an author and guess who is leading her cheer-squad on Instagram? It’s none other than her bestie Malaika Arora. Giving a massive shout-out to Kareena Kapoor’s new venture in an Instagram story, Malaika asked for a signed copy of the book: “Where is my signed copy, Kareena Kapoor?” Malaika also added the “OMG I can’t wait” sticker to her story. Responding to Malaika’s request, Kareena wrote:…

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Back in Wimbledon final, Djokovic to face Italy’s Berrettini

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The victories keep adding up for Novak Djokovic: 20 in a row at Wimbledon since the start of the 2018 tournament, 20 in a row in all Grand Slam matches since the start of this season. Get both streaks up to 21 on Sunday by beating Matteo Berrettini in the final at the All England Club, and Djokovic will tie rivals Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal with a 20th major championship, the most for a man in tennis history. It would mean everything, the No. 1-ranked Djokovic said. That’s why…

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Mother Dairy to hike milk prices in Delhi-NCR by Rs 2 per litre from Sunday

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Leading milk supplier Mother Dairy has increased milk prices in Delhi-NCR and other cities by Rs 2 per litre with effect from Sunday due to higher input costs. It had last raised the milk prices in December 2019. From July 1, Amul had hiked its milk prices by Rs 2 per litre. Mother Dairy said it is “compelled to raise its liquid milk prices by Rs 2/litre in Delhi-NCR with effect from July 11, 2021.” The new prices will be applicable for all milk variants. “The company has been experiencing…

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Indonesia short on oxygen, seeks help as virus cases soar

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 Just two months ago, Indonesia was coming to a gasping India’s aid with thousands tanks of oxygen. Today, the Southeast Asia country is running out of oxygen as it endures a devastating wave of coronavirus cases and the government is seeking emergency supplies from other countries, including Singapore and China. A shipment of more than 1,000 oxygen cylinders, concentrators, ventilators and other health devices arrived from Singapore on Friday, followed by another 1,000 ventilators from Australia, said Luhut Binsar Pandjaitan, the government minister in charge of Indonesia’s pandemic response. Beside…

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