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08 Nov

India out of T20 World Cup semifinal contention

editor0 CommentsNorth Eastt20 world cup, team india

India went out of the semi-final race of the T20 World Cup after New Zealand got over Afghanistan by eight wickets to grab the last remaining qualifying spot from Group 2 of the Super 12 stage in Abu Dhabi on Sunday. In Sunday's game, New Zealand pacer restricted Afghanistan at 124/8 runs with Trent Boult (3/17) and Tim Southee (2/24) doing the bulk of damages. Chasing the paltry total, skipper Kane Williamson (40* off 42) and Devon Conway (36* off 32) got the Kiwis home after Martin Guptill (28 off 23) and Daryl Mitchell (17 off 12) provided a quick start. New Zealand took just 18.1 overs to chase…

08 Nov

Nissan launches new subscription service in India

editor0 CommentsBusinessnissan, Zoomcar

Nissan India announces its partnerships with Zoomcar and Orix driving its platform‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’for Nissan and Datsun customers in India. The Subscription Plan is well-suited to the Indian customers’ progressive and asset-lite lifestyle. The ‘Nissan Intelligent Ownership’ model is available in Delhi NCR, Bangalore, Chennai, Mumbai, Hyderabad and Pune. The Nissan Intelligent Ownership Subscription Plan is transparent with no hidden costs as the customer is only paying a nominal refundable security deposit at the start of the subscription and subsequently pay a fixed monthly fee basis of selected tenure.The customers can book the desired subscription plan on Nissan India website…

08 Nov

Priyanka Gandhi Vadra criticizes demonetisation as ‘disaster’

editor0 CommentsPoliticalPriyanka Gandhi Vadra

On the fifth anniversary of demonetisation, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra termed it a "disaster" and asked if the step has been successful, why hasn't corruption ended and black money returned to the country. On November 8, 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced on national television his government's decision to ban all currency notes of higher denomination of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 from midnight on the same day. "If 'notebandi was successful, why hasn't corruption ended? Why hasn't black money come back? Why hasn't the economy gone cashless? Why hasn't terrorism been hit? Why hasn't price rise been reined…

07 Nov

India, France to expand defence, maritime security partnership

editor0 CommentsInternationalFrance, INDIA

India and France have agreed to strengthen bilateral defence and security partnership through enhanced intelligence and information-sharing, operational cooperation and bolstering mutual capabilities. The annual India-France Strategic Dialogue, co-chaired by NSA Ajit Doval and French President’s Diplomatic Adviser Emmanuel Bonne in Paris, agreed to pursue new initiatives in maritime, space and cyber domains, according to an official release. These were the major takeaways from the meeting between National Security Adviser (NSA) Ajit Doval and French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian and and Defence Minister Florence Parly in Paris on Friday, officials said here on Saturday. The two sides also reviewed…

07 Nov

Chennai receives ‘heaviest rain since 2015,’ showers cause flooding on roads

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The rains that lashed the city relentlessly since Saturday night are likely to continue as thunderstorms are on the predictions for Sunday as well. Nungambakkam has received the maximum rainfall of 21.5 cm and Chennai airport 11.3 cm at the end of a 24-hour period at 8.30 a.m. on Sunday. Since the 2015 floods, this was the highest volume of rainfall that the city has received in a 24-hour period, experts said. "In Arabian Sea there is a Low Pressure and In Andaman sea, the new guy which will pound us next week is there(sic)," tweeted Pradeep John. As heavy…

06 Nov

Indian players visit Scotland dressing room after win

editor0 CommentsSportsicc t20 worldcup, team india, team scotland, virat kohli

Indian cricketers including captain Virat Kohli and his deputy Rohit Sharma shared their "priceless" experiences with the Scotland team following their eight-wicket win in the Super 12 match of the T20 World Cup. Besides Kohli and Rohit, other Indian stars like Jasprit Bumrah and Ravichandran Ashwin were also seen interacting with the Scottish players in their dressing room after the match. Huge respect to @imVkohli and co. for taking the time 🤜🤛 pic.twitter.com/kdFygnQcqj— Cricket Scotland (@CricketScotland) November 5, 2021 "Huge respect to @imVkohli and co. for taking the time," Cricket Scotland tweeted. "Priceless," it wrote along with pictures of the interaction. India put up an all-round…

06 Nov

Micheal Vaughan dropped from BBC show

editor0 CommentsSportsMicheal Vaughan

Former England skipper Michael Vaughan has been dropped from a BBC show after allegations of racism were levelled against him by two players. He has been working as an analyst on Test Match Special for 12 years on the BBC 5 Live's 'The Tuffers and Vaughan Cricket Show '. But he will not appear in the show on Monday following allegations of racism by Azeem Rafiq, claiming that Vaughan had made racist comments towards him and other players before a Yorkshire match back in 2009. In a column for English Tabloid, Vaughan admitted that he was the former player involved…

05 Nov

In 2 days, 24 dead in twin hooch tragedies in dry Bihar

editor0 CommentsIndiaalcohol, bihar

At least 24 people have died and several others fell ill after consuming suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj and West Champaran districts of Bihar, where total prohibition is in place, in the last two days. Eight persons died on Thursday after allegedly consuming hooch in Telhua village at Bettiah, the headquarters of West Champaran district, while the toll in another incident of consumption of suspected spurious liquor in Gopalganj climbed to 16 on Thursday with six more deaths being confirmed by the district authorities. The administrations of both districts have not confirmed the cause of the deaths so far. The…

05 Nov

Subrata Mukherjee dies at 75: Stalwart of West Bengal politics was an actor, orator and Mamata Banerjee’s mentor

editor0 CommentsPolitical, West Bengal

Senior West Bengal Minister Subrata Mukherjee passed away in Kolkata on November 4. He undergoing treatment at state-run SSKM Hospital. Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee was among those who visited SSKM Hospital after the Trinamool Congress leader breathed his last. "He was likely to be discharged from the hospital tomorrow. He suffered cardiac arrest and passed away," Ms. Banerjee said. She described Mr. Mukherjee death as a "great loss" . Mr. Mukherjee, who was a key Minister in the Mamata Banerjee Cabinet, was 75. He held several portfolio including the Panchayat department. He started his career with the Congress, and was…

05 Nov

Kolkata airport implements new code for runway safety

editor0 CommentsWest BengalKolkata airport

In a bid to ensure air safety, the Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International (NSCBI) airport, Kolkata, announced that it has implemented Global Reporting Format (GRF) – a new ‘Runway Condition Code’ that will enhance passenger travelling experience through the airport. The airport announced that the initiative was taken at the instruction of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO). As per the ICAO, the Global Reporting Format for runway surface conditions (GRF) mitigates the risk of runway excursions by enabling a harmonized assessment and reporting of runway surface conditions and an improved flight crew assessment of take-off and landing performance. The…