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Former Australia captain Michael Clarke feels India have taken a huge risk heading into the T20 World Cup, saying that their heavy reliance on spinners might backfire. India have selected four spinners, Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel are all-rounders while Kuldeep Yadav and Yuzvendra Chahal are the two wrist spinners. Clarke said while India post a big threat to Australia’s chances of winning the T20 World Cup, he pointed that India have made a big gamble by selecting four spinners. “I think India have taken a risk with the squad they have picked – heavily reliant on spin, very different…
Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister DK Shivakumar stated on Thursday that political opponents are performing black magic through ‘Aghoris’ and ‘tantriks’ at a temple in Kerala against him and Chief Minister Siddaramaiah. He added that it is an attempt against their government. Speaking to reporters, Mr Shivakumar said he has credible information that a yagya (special worship) is being conducted by ‘Aghoris’ in an isolated place near the Rajarajeshwari temple in Kerala. “The ritual is underway and is being conducted against me, the CM, and to destabilize the Congress government,” he reiterated. The main objective of the yagya is to eliminate…
Bruhat Soma, a 12-year-old Indian-American seventh-grade student from Florida, has won the Scripps National Spelling Bee after he spelt 29 words correctly in the tiebreaker, maintaining the dominance of the children from the small ethnic community in the prestigious competition. Bruhat emerged victorious in the Scripps National Spelling Bee on Thursday, earning more than $50,000 in cash and other prizes. This year’s contest came down to a tiebreaker in which Bruhat spelt 29 words correctly in 90 seconds, beating Faizan Zaki, who managed to correctly spell 20 words in the lightning round. His championship word was “abseil”, which is defined…
The trailer of Vijay Sethupathi’s 50th film Maharaja released on Thursday evening and it has been trending since then. The trailer begins with Vijay Sethupathi’s character introducing himself. Sitting in a police station, the actor tells the officials, “Sir, My name is Maharaja. I run a salon. Lakshmi got stolen from my house. Came to file an FIR.” He reveals that his house was broken into but the twist is that Vijay Sethupathi doesn’t actually reveal what is stolen for him. When asked if he is referring to gold, money, documents or even a person, he denies straight away. Simply…
India and Pakistan have not played a bilateral series of any sorts in over a decade. Since the two teams only meet each other at ICC and ACC events, the India-Pakistan matches are undeniably the most anticipated clashes in world cricket. India and Pakistan will face off next month in a group match at the ICC T20 World Cup 2024 on June 9. Ahead of much anticipated game, former Pakistan batter Basit Ali has made a big claim that that ICC wants India and Pakistan to face off twice in the tournament. Speaking on his YouTube channel, Basit said that…
The six-week long national election is in its final phase, with voting concluding on Saturday, and financial markets are keenly awaiting the verdict after counting scheduled for June 4. Pollsters and political analysts differ on the possible outcome of the election, with lower voter turnout and apathy seen as risks for the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The BJP and its allies won 352 of the 543 seats in Lok Sabha at the last election in 2019 with the BJP alone winning 303 seats. No exit polls are permitted before this year’s voting…
A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth. A spokesperson of the hospital, NYU Langone Health, said on Thursday that labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr had previously been warned not to bring her views “on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.” Jabr posted on Instagram that she was awarded on May 7, when she made her remarks, adding that she was handed a termination…
President Joe Biden has quietly allowed Kyiv to fire U.S.-supplied weapons at targets inside Russia but only near the border with the area around Ukraine’s northern city of Kharkiv, U.S. officials said on Thursday. The decision amounts to a policy shift by Biden, who until now steadfastly refused to let Ukraine use American weaponry for strikes inside Russia. “The President recently directed his team to ensure that Ukraine is able to use U.S.-supplied weapons for counter-fire purposes in the Kharkiv region so Ukraine can hit back against Russian forces that are attacking them or preparing to attack them,” said one…
Republican US House Speaker Mike Johnson described Donald Trump’s conviction on all charges in his hush money case Thursday as “shameful.” “Today is a shameful day in American history. Democrats cheered as they convicted the leader of the opposing party on ridiculous charges, predicated on the testimony of a disbarred, convicted felon. This was a purely political exercise, not a legal one,” he said in a statement.(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.) Original Source
A 37-year-old woman gave birth to a girl on a Kerala State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) bus on Wednesday while she was travelling from Thottilpalam district to Angamaly. Serina, wife Lijesh started having labour pain once the bus reached Peramangalam Police station after which she was immediately taken to Thrissur’s Amala Hospital. Upon the arrival of the bus at the hospital, the doctors and nurses realised that they will be unable to move the woman out of the bus, and facilitated the delivery inside the bus. After a successful delivery the child was shifted to NICU (Neo-Natal Intensive Care Unit)…