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India head coach Gautam Gambhir and selection committee chief Ajit Agarkar addressed a joint press conference ahead of the team’s departure to Sri Lanka for a white-ball series, featuring 3 ODIs and 3 T20Is. During the press conference in Mumbai, Agarkar and Gambhir shared their views on some of the most talked-about topics in Indian cricket, including the non-selection of Hardik Pandya as T20I skipper, as Suryakumar Yadav was promoted to the leadership role. Gambhir and Agarkar also explained why Ravindra Jadeja was not picked for the ODI series, and Shubman Gill’s future as a player and a leader in…
Indian-American businessman-turned-politician Vivek Ramaswamy had predicted some eight months ago that incumbent President Joe Biden would not be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. Joe Biden announced on Sunday that he decided to give up running for re-election as president of the United States and endorsed his deputy Kamala Harris to be the presidential nominee of the Democratic Party. “Best way to predict the future: just follow the incentives. It’s shocking how precisely right you can be, right down to the exact timing,” Ramaswamy, a 38-year-old Republican, said in a social media post along with the video interview with…
Food, and who cooks and serves at restaurants, was at the core of arguments in the Supreme Court Monday as it heard petitions against a police directive to eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route in Uttar Pradesh – to display names of owners and employees “to ensure… no confusion…” The opposition has slammed the directive and at least three allies of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, including Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, whose support at the centre is crucial to the BJP, and union ministers Jayant Chaudhary (Rashtriya Lok Dal) and Chirag Paswan (Lok Janshakti Party). “You go to a…
Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman will be presenting Modi 3.0’s first budget on July 23. Already, there has been much debate about whether it will bring anything new to the table. The middle class, in particular, has a lot of expectations, especially for the reduction of taxes and initiating reforms to simplify the taxation process. The Importance Of The Middle Class India’s middle class constitutes around 31% of the total population at present, and its share continues to rise. Notably, a majority of voters from this section have supported the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since its formation. In fact, of…
At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured after a gunman opened fire near a nightclub in the US state of Mississippi, local media reported. The mass shooting was reported from Church Street in Indianola, Mississippi. Witnesses heard dozens of gunshots during the shooting which occurred in the vicinity of the nightclub, reported BNO News. “Several people said that they were standing outside the nightclub, and they started to hear gunshots,” Indianola Police Chief Ronald Sampson told the media. Mayor Ken Featherstone of Indianola confirmed that three 19-year-old men were killed in the shooting. Officials said no…
In war-torn Sudan, women are being forced to have sex with soldiers to get food to feed their families, a report by The Guardian said. Over two dozen women who fled the Sudanese city of Omdurman said that having sex with soldiers was the only way they could access food or goods that they could sell to raise money to feed their families. One woman who spoke to the Guardian said the assaults took place in factories across the the city where the food is stockpiled. “Both of my parents are too old and sick and I never let my…
Faced with an all-out attack by the Opposition over the NEET row and questions on whether he has considered resigning, Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan today said he is on the post “at the mercy of my leader” and that the government is “collectively answerable”. Questioning the Centre’s response to alleged paper leaks in competitive exams, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said this government will create new records in paper leaks. “Students across the country are protesting. Investigation is leading to revelations, arrests are being made. I have only one request, students will not get justice if this minister continues,” he…
Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman tabled the Economic Survey 2023/24 in Parliament Monday, a day before she will present a record seventh union budget. Ms Sitharaman described the economy as being on a “strong wicket and stable footing” and resilient in the face of geopolitical challenges. She said economic growth in FY24 was an estimated 8.2 per cent and that the economy is expected to grow between 6.5 and 7 per cent in FY25. Headline inflation – which the Reserve Bank expects at 4.5 per cent in FY25 and 4.1 per cent the following year – is “under control”, she also…
Bollywood Neha Dhupia, who is currently basking in the success of her film Bad Newz, in an interview with News18, opened up about her equation with her Bad Newz co-star Vicky Kaushal’s wife and actress Katrina Kaif. On being asked about her bond with Katrina Kaif, Neha, who worked worked alongside the actress in Singh Is Kinng and De Dana Dan said, “I’m very fond of her. My heart lights up when I see that girl. She’s a rare find. She’s as nice as hardworking and disciplined. She goes out of her way to be interested in everyone’s issues because…
Actor Ishaan Khatter, who is a bike aficionado, has shared a quirky video where he appears to be getting ready to ride a bike but instead ends up riding a bicycle. Taking to Instagram, Ishaan, who has 1.8 million followers, posted a reel video showing him gearing up for a bike ride. The actor is seen putting on his helmet, gloves, and sunglasses, wearing a black T-shirt and beige cargo pants. The 28-year-old actor then jumps and lands on a bicycle. The video ends with Ishaan riding the bicycle to the tune of Dhoom Machale. The post is captioned: “Think I downloaded the…