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Tripura, Nagaland again with BJP majority in government

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The BJP’s good performance in the assembly elections in three northeast states show people’s solid trust in democracy and the democratic process, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said at the party’s headquarters in Delhi today.The BJP has comfortably won in Tripura. It is leading in Nagaland with its partner Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party. In Meghalaya, the BJP got a call from the National People’s Party to prevent a hung house.“The results of these elections show people’s strong faith in democracy and democratic institutions in the country,” PM Modi said. The audience responded by shouting “Modi, Modi, Modi”.“The way the northeast poll results have been extensively highlighted shows the region is neither distant from Dilli nor dil (heart),” PM Modi said. The Prime Minister credited the hard work done by BJP workers

“The results of these elections show people’s strong faith in democracy and democratic institutions in the country,” PM Modi said

Tamil Nadu cops warn of action over videos alleging attack on North Indians

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The Tamil Nadu Police on Thursday took to Twitter against the misleading claims that Hindispeaking people are being assaulted in the state. The statement from the police came after several videos went viral alleging attacks on North Indians in Tamil Nadu. “The contents are posted without verifying the facts. Please don’t believe or spread such rumors,” the police said, adding that an incident involving a fight between

Maharashtra Man Arrested For Posting Private Media Of Woman Online

Agency News: Thane workers from Bihar and Jharkhand was shared with a false narrative Another viral video which alleged an attack on Hindi-speaking people in the state is an incident involving local residents of Coimbatore, the police said, pointing out that Tamil Nadu is a very peaceful and safe state. ”

Police have arrested a 30-year-old man from Thane city in Maharashtra for allegedly defaming a woman by posting her private photos and videos on a social media platform, an official said on Thursday. The man created a fake account of the woman on Instagram and shared her childhood photos and videos on it, said Sujitkumar Gunjkar, senior inspector of Mira BhayandarVasai Virar (MBVV) police’s cyber cell. “In her complaint, the woman said that by posting her private photos in public domain brought humiliation for her. Her complaint was classified under the category of child pornography and the content shared by the accused was tagged as child sexual abuse material,” the official said. An offence was registered at Nayanagar police station under Indian Penal Code (IPC) sections 354 (D) (2) , and the Information Technology Act. Investigation into the case is on.

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6-month tenure for mining probe

Jharkhand chief minister Hemant in the three northeast states for the good show. “Our party workers in the northeast work much, much harder than all of us here. They face many challenges,” PM Modi said, drawing a huge applause. He asked the audience to turn on their mobile phone flashlight and wave them as a symbolic signal of thanks to the

Soren on Wednesday announced that the single-member special investigation team (SIT) will have a six-month tenure to investigate and prevent the role of the railways in the illegal transportation of minerals in Jharkhand. A statement issued by the chief minister’s secretariat also informed that the SIT would be led by the retired chief justice of Jharkhand High Court, Vinod Kumar Gupta. According to the statement, several instructions have been issued for the transportation of minerals with valid e-challan through the state mines and geology department.

12 deaths due to adenovirus infection; no evidence of viral epidemic: West Bengal Government

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At least 12 children, infected with Adenovirus, have died in state-run hospitals in West Bengal in the last one month, while around 5,213 cases of acute respiratory infections (ARI) have been reported, a health official said on Thursday. However, the state has termed respiratory infections as “very common during the ongoing season.” Chief minister Mamata Banerjee had on Wednesday held an emergency meeting on the evolving situation and expressed grief over the death of the children and assured proper medical treatment for those infected. “The death of every child is unfortunate. Underweight and premature babies with comorbidities are mostly at risk. There is nothing to fear. We have readied around 5,000 beds and 600 doctors,” she said. However, the government while ruling out a possibility of a viral epidemic, said the current situation is a seasonal surge. “The number of Adenovirus infections are going down,” said a press note issued by the state. people of northeast The BJP-IPFT (Indigenous Progressive Front of Tripura) alliance returned to power in Tripura winning 33 of the state’s 60 seats. Meghalaya was heading for a hung house when Chief Minister Conrad Sangma, whose National People’s Party is leading the field.

Rajasthan Organized Crime Control Bill to be introduced in Assembly soon

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Looking at the increasing crime and gangster activities in the state, the Rajasthan government has decided to bring a bill against organised crimes on the lines of similar legislation in Maharashtra, UP, Delhi and Karnataka. The cabinet of ministers approved the draft of the Rajasthan Organized Crime Control (ROCC) Bill on Wednesday. The bill will be introduced in the assembly soon. The statement issued by the government after the cabinet meeting said that the nature of crime has changed and criminals have formed gangs and there is no specific law to deal with this.

According to the proposed bill, the criminal against whom more than one charge sheet has been filed in the court in the last ten years and the court has taken cognizance of it or someone who, as a member of an organized crime gang, commits an offence which is cognizable and punishable for three years or more will come under the purview of the ROCC.The proposed bill said that organized crime includes violence or intimidation or coercion by a person or a member of an organized crime gang.

Delhi LG recommends names of Atishi, Bharadwaj to President for appointment as ministers

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Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena has recommended the names of AAP MLAs Atishi and Saurabh Bharadwaj to President Droupadi Murmu for appointments as ministers in the Cabinet, officials said on Thursday. However, their appointment will only be effective once the resignations of Manish Sisodia and Satyendar Jain are accepted by the President, they added. Following the resignations by Sisodia and Jain, two Cabinet berths have fallen vacant. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has recommended the names of Atishi and Bharadwaj to Saxena for elevation as Cabinet ministers.“LG upon receipt of

US Secy of State Blinken, Russian FM Lavrov meet at G20 amid US-Russia tensions

Agency News: New Delhi recommendation by chief minister on March 1, to appoint Atishi Marlena and Saurabh Bharadwaj as ministers, has recommended the same to the President on the same day. Since, at any given time there can be only six ministers in Delhi, their appointment will become effective only once the resignation of Manish Sisodia and Satyender Jain sent to the President, just a day before on February 28, is accepted,” said a Raj Niwas official.

Union Cabinet approves ₹6,800 cr deal to procure 70 HTT-40 aircrafts from HAL for Indian Air Force

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The Union Cabinet has approved procurement of 70 HTT-40 Basic Trainer Aircraft from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for the Indian Air Force at a cost of Rs 6,828.36 crore, the company said in a filing with the exchanges. The aircraft will be supplied over a period of six years. The HTT40 is a turboprop aircraft and is designed to have good low-speed handling qualities and provide better training effectiveness.This fully aerobatic tandem seat turbo trainer has air-conditioned cockpit, modem avionics, hot re-fueling, running change over and zero-zero ejection seats. The aircraft will meet the shortage of basic trainer aircraft of IAF for training of newly inducted pilots. The procurement will include associated equipment and training aids including simulators. Being an indigenous solution, the Aircraft is configurable for upgrades to incorporate the futuristic requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. The HTT-40 contains approx. 56% indigenous content which will progressively increase to over 60% through indigenisation of major components and subsystems.

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov spoke briefly on Thursday at a meeting of top diplomats from the Group of 20 nations in the first highlevel meeting in months between the two countries. US officials said Blinken and Lavrov chatted for roughly 10 minutes on the sidelines of the G-20 conference in New Delhi. The short encounter comes as relations between Washington and Moscow have plummeted while tensions over Russia’s war with Ukraine have soared. A senior U.S. official said Blinken used the discussion to make three points to Lavrov: that the U.S. would support Ukraine in the conflict for as long as it takes to bring the war to an end, that Russia should reverse its decision to suspend participation in the New START nuclear treaty and that Moscow should release detained American Paul Whelan. The official, who spoke to on condition of anonymity to discuss the private conversation, declined to characterize Lavrov’s response but said Blinken did not get the impression that there would be any change in Russia’s behavior in the near term.

Main accused in Hathras rape-murder case gets life imprisonment, 3 others acquitted

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A special court here on Thursday sentenced the main accused in the 2020 Hathras rapemurder case to life imprisonment while acquitting the three other accused. The rape charge could not be proved against the prime accused, his lawyer Munna Singh Pundir said. The court held Sandeep (20) guilty under section 304 of the Indian Penal Code, a lesser charge than section 302 (murder).Ravi (35), Luv Kush (23) and Ramu (26) were acquitted in the case that triggered outrage and put the Yogi Adityanath government in the dock over law and order in the state. The court also slapped a fine of Rs 50,000 against Sandeep. The charge sheet in the case was filed by CBI in the SC/ST court here against all the four accused for murder and gang rape, and under sections of the SC/ ST Act.Lawyer Seema Kushwaha, who is representing the Dalit woman’s family, said they will challenge the verdict in the high court. Sandeep’s lawyer claimed that his client is innocent. “We will appeal in the high court against the conviction,” he said.

₹ 5 Lakh Compensation For Families Of

2 Muslim Men Burnt Alive In Haryana

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Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday announced a relief package of ₹ 5 lakh each for families of Junaid and Nasir, whose charred bodies were found in Haryana’s Bhiwani district after they were abducted from Bharatpur.

“The state government will provide ₹ 5 lakh compensation each to the wives and children of both the dead. An amount of ₹ 1 lakh each will be provided as cash whereas a fixed deposit of ₹ 4 lakh each will be done so that the dependent families do not face any problem in the education and marriage of the kids,” he told. The chief minister had met the family members of Junaid and Nasir at a temporary arrangement made near a helipad in Ghatmeeka village.

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Editorial BJP is turning Indians indifferent and sceptical toward corruption

Maharashtra Session: MVA Legislators Protest Against Cooking Gas Price Hike

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Nation cannot celebrate its achievements if women and children not safe: Kiren Rijiju

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‘Art of Listening is Powerful’: Rahul Gandhi at Cambridge University

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There was a time in India when corruption was a hot political issue. Now it’s just another political weapon. Let’s take a case from the headlines: the so-called Delhi liquor scam and the arrest of deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia. If the charges levelled by the CBI are upheld, then the consequences should be devastating for CM Arvind Kejriwal and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).Kejriwal first came to national prominence skulking behind Anna Hazare’s dhoti. At that stage, during UPA 2, Kejriwal asked us to trust him because neither he nor his partners in the Anna movement were in it for themselves. They had taken to the streets, he said, only because they wanted to fight the menace of corruption. In time, most of his claims proved to be hollow. The first to be thrown off the bus (metaphorically, at least) was Anna Hazare who had been put forward as the movement’s ostensible leader. Next Kejriwal also flung all his other allegedly high-minded fellow agitators off the bus, one by one. Kiran Bedi, the Bhushans, Yogendra Yadav, Kumar Vishwas and all the others who had once appeared on TV shows talking about the battle against corruption disappeared from view. Next to go was the claim that they were all in it for the public good, not for power or position. Among the few people of consequence left standing after the purges in India Against Corruption movement, was Kejriwal’s long-standing associate Manish Sisodia. The two of them became the founders of a new political party, AAP, and both have enjoyed political power since then.So what does a party born out of an anti-corruption platform do when its deputy CM gets arrested on corruption charges? Or that another senior minister — Satyendra Jain — is already sitting in jail?

Legislators of the Maha Vikas

Aghadi (MVA) on Thursday staged a protest in the Maharashtra legislature complex against the hike in cooking gas price and demanded its rollback. The cooking Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) price was on Wednesday was hiked by Rs 50 per cylinder.Members of the MVA, which comprises the Nationalist Congress Party, Congress and the Shiv Sena, stood on the stairs of the Vidhan Bhavan on Thursday and shouted slogans against the state Eknath Shinde-BJP government, accusing it of hurting the interests of the common man and farmers. Since the time this government has come to power, the common man’s household budget has collapsed. The electricity connections

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Doctors boycott work in Jharkhand

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Health services in private and government hospitals across Jharkhand were paralysed on Wednesday as a large number of registered doctors observed a token boycott of services in protest against repeated assaults on the medicos in the state. Emergency services are exempted from the purview of the protest, said the Jharkhand Health Service Association (JHSA) and the Jharkhand chapter of the Indian Medical Association (IMA), who have jointly called for the boycott. The associations have demanded that the Medical Protection Act be implemented in the state and the Clinical

Establishment Act be amended at the earliest for greater protection of the doctors. The protest follows the assault of noted orthopaedic surgeon of Ranchi, Anchal Kumar, at his residence by unidentified miscreants on Monday. The Sadar hospital and the outpatient department (OPD) of Rajendra Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) in Ranchi wore a deserted look throughout the day because of the strike.

Sushmita Sen suffers heart attack, undergoes angioplasty that she suffered a heart attack a couple of days back. She also had to get an angioplasty done. of farmers are being cut, they claimed.The budget session of the state legislature is currently underway.Following the price hike, a 14.2-kg LPG cylinder in Delhi now costs Rs 1,103, up from Rs 1,053, according to a price notification of state-owned fuel retailers. State-owned Indian Oil Corporation (IOC), Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd (BPCL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Ltd (HPCL) on Wednesday said Rs 1,103 was the rate for a 14.2-kg non-subsidised LPG cylinder.

However, she is doing fine now.

Sushmita Sen is an inspiration for all fitness enthusiasts.

SC orders panel with Prime Minister, Opposition leader, Chief Justice of India for selecting Election Commissioners

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that appointment of the Chief Election Commissioner and elections commissioners will be done by the President on the advise of a committee comprising the prime minister, leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha and the Chief Justice of India.A fivejudge constitution bench headed by Justice KM Joseph, in a unanimous verdict, held that this norm will continue to hold good till a law on the issue is made by Parliament.focus on expanding the party. The apex court said if the leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha is not there, then leader of the single largest opposition party will be in the committee to appoint the Chief Election Commissioner and elections commissioners.The bench delivered its verdict on a batch of pleas seeking a collegium-like system for the appointment of election commissioners and the Chief Election Commissioner.

Punjab CM Mann Meets

Amit Shah

Mann took up discussion on the recent “mobilisation” of pro-Khalistan supporters of selfstyled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and mull an action plan to take on these subversive elements

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Sushmita Sen, who is referred to as one of the fittest in tinsel town, shared a news about herself that shocked fans.

On Thursday, the actress took to Instagram and informed fans

However, she suffered a heart attack a couple of days back.

Taking to Instagram, she wrote, “Keep your heart happy & courageous, and it’ll stand by you when you need it the most Shona” I suffered a heart attack a couple of days back. Angioplasty done.

Muscat-bound SalamAir flight makes emergency landing at Nagpur airport

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A Muscat-bound N SalamAir flight from Bangladesh’s Chittagong made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport in Maharashtra last night after smoke was detected in the engine, an official said on Thursday.The flight which took off from Bangladesh carried around 200 passengers and seven crew members, the official said.All of the passengers and crew members are safe. Air India Express Saudi ArabiaBound Flight Makes Emergency Landing at Thiruvananthapuram

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SalamAir flight (ChittagongMuscat) made an emergency landing at Nagpur airport last night after the pilot detected smoke emitting from the engine.

The flight was carrying around 200 passengers and seven crew members. All of them are safe,” the Airport official said.

Supreme Court to hear

Atiq Ahmed’s plea seeking protection on March 17

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Supreme Court on Thursday said that it will hear Atiq Ahmed’s plea seeking protection that he doesn’t want to be shifted to UP jail from Gujarat jail, on March

17.Gangster-turned politician & former Samajwadi Party leader Atiq Ahmed on Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking its protection, claiming that he has been “roped in” as an accused in the Umesh Pal murder case and fears threat to his life. Ahmed who is currently lodged in the Ahmedabad Central Jail, has also sought directions to ensure that no physical or bodily injury or harm is done to him in any manner during police custody or interrogation.

He has also sought a direction restraining the state of Uttar Pradesh and others.

To discuss law and order situation in Punjab, Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Thursday met Union Home Minister Amit Shah in Delhi. This comes in the wake of the storming of Ajnala Police Station by Khalistani sympathizers. The two leaders discussed better coordination between the state and Centre on the issue of law, order and security. According to sources, Mann took up discussion on the recent “mobilisation” of pro-Khalistan supporters of selfstyled Sikh preacher Amritpal Singh and mull an action plan to take on these subversive elements. Mann also put forth the issue of stalled Rural Development Fund before the Home Minister. The home minister talked about gangsters caught in the past, and the security threats coming from Pakistan. These included drug smuggling, drone issues and other prevailing issues on the Indo-Pak border, sources added.

A society or a nation cannot celebrate its achievements if its women and children are not safe, Union Law Minister Kiren Rijiju said on Thursday, dubbing the crime of child sexual abuse as one of the most grave and disconcerting challenges.

Addressing a national conference on ‘Child Sexual Abuse Material’, hosted by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) at the Vigyan Bhawan here, Rijiju said “we will have to go beyond legal provisions” and the society must come together to ensure safety of women and children. He described the conference as “timely and very relevant”, and said, “We expect that concrete outcomes will come out of it.” In his address, Rijiju underlined that a society or a nation. The aim of the two-day conference is to derive recommendations for policy makers, and content hosts, including social media platforms and law enforcement agencies among others.

KCR Sets BRS’ Plan in Motion, Appoints First Himanshu Tiwari General Secretary

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In a bid to expand its footprints across the country, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao has appointed Himanshu Tiwari hailing from Uttar Pradesh’s Jaunpur, as the party’s first national general secretary and set up divisional coordinators for six regions — Nashik, Pune, Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagapur and Amaravathi — areas where the party is hopeful of making some inroads.A techie by profession, 31-year-old Tiwari joined KCR when the latter rebranded TRS to BRS on October 5, 2022. Before joining the BRS, Tiwari was part of Samyukta Kisan

245 elephant deaths in Odisha in 3 years

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Odisha has witnessed 245 elephant deaths in the last three years, officials said on Wednesday. Odisha’s forest and environment minister P. K. Amat on Tuesday told the Assembly that of the 245 jumbo deaths, six were killed by poachers. The minister informed the House that 47 persons were arrested for their alleged involvement in killing elephants, smuggling tusks and tiger hides. A total of 39 tusks, one tiger hide and nine tiger nails were recovered from the accused, he said. The minister said that no tiger was killed in any Odisha forest during the last three years. Amat said the state government has set up antipoaching camps and formed special squads to protect tigers and their habitats.

Morcha and organised countrywide protests against the now-repealed three central farm laws.As the party’s national general secretary, Tiwari has been tasked with mobilising farm leaders across the country, and talk to them about various farmer-centric schemes launched by the KCR government here in Telangana. According to a senior party leader, the first task is to focus on expanding the party.

Former Congress President Rahul Gandhi while speaking to MBA students at the Cambridge Judge Business School on the subject of “Learning to Listen in the 21st Century”, said that people around the world need to find a way of listening compassionately to new concerns in the 21st century that has been transformed by the shift of production away from democratic countries and toward China. “The art of listening” when done consistently and diligently is “very powerful,” he added.He said the decline in recent decades of manufacturing in democratic countries, including India and the US, as production has shifted to China, which has produced mass inequality and associated anger that need urgent attention and dialogue. “We simply cannot afford a planet that doesn’t produce underdemocratic systems,” he told the MBA students.

New JNU rules: Up to Rs 50,000 fine for violence, dharna on campus

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Students can face a penalty of up to Rs 20,000 and even cancellation of admission for holding dharnas or a fine of up to Rs 30,000 for resorting to violence at the Jawaharlal Nehru University, its latest rules stipulate.As per the new rules, a student may face a fine of Rs 50,000 fine for physical violence, abuse and manhandling towards another student, staff, or faculty members. Students and teachers of the university have condemned the new rules and termed them “draconian”. Meanwhile, the JNU Students’ Union has called a meeting of all student organisations on

Thursday to discuss the new rules. The 10-page ‘Rules of Discipline and proper conduct of students of JNU’ has laid out punishments for different kinds of acts like protests and forgery, and procedures for proctorial enquiry and recording a statement. The punishment ranges from a fine of Rs 5,000 to Rs 50,000 or rustication and cancellation of admission.According to the document, the rules came into effect on February 3.

England concerned with Stokes injury ahead of Ashes Bumrah to undergo surgery in New Zealand

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England head home from New Zealand with the rare sting of defeat after the Black Caps’ ‘Miracle at the Basin’ and more than a little concern over the fitness of captain Ben Stokes a few months out from the

Ashes. While Stokes had no regrets about enforcing the follow-on in the one-run defeat in Wellington, he had plenty about the state of his left knee which had him grimacing in pain throughout the series. Knee trouble has long bothered Stokes but he has soldiered on through 10 Test wins in 12 matches since taking charge of England last year. Things appeared to have come to a head in Wellington where the allrounder managed to bowl only two overs and was in pain when batting. It is still not clear whether Stokes, who’s with CSK in the IPL, will be available for the tournament and a decision could be taken in the next few days.

Tactically odd yet impressive, the Dhoni way: Faf du Plessis

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Former South Africa captain

Faf du Plessis believes Mahendra Singh Dhoni, among others, helped him mature as a leader, adding that the former India skipper is tactically one of the best in the business. Du Plessis had two long stints with IPL franchise Chennai

Super Kings — from 2011-2015 and 2018-2021 — before he moved to Royal Challengers Bangalore as captain last season. The South African said when he realised he was not going to be a leader like former Proteas skipper Graeme Smith or Dhoni, he decided to just be himself. “I think what was really good for me to go through was the conviction that I am not going to be Graeme Smith as a captain, I’m not going to be Stephen Fleming as a captain, I’m not going to be MS Dhoni as a captain. In order for me to be true to who I am as a person, I need to be me. Because if you’re not being you, then people will see through it, maybe not when you’re doing well but definitely when you are under pressure, or under-performing, the real you will reveal itself,” Du Plessis said in a RCB podcast. During his debut season with CSK, Du Plessis said, he used to spend a lot of time with former New Zealand captain and Chennai team chief coach Fleming, just picking his brains on captaincy and trying to imbibe the nuances of leadership. “I always had this leadership perspective of learning from great leaders, it (leadership) was always something that I was fascinated about. When I initially came into the South African team, Graeme Smith was the captain.

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Jasprit Bumrah is set to undergo surgery on his troublesome back and will soon fly to New Zealand for the same procedure that helped extend the career of former New Zealand spearhead Shane Bond.Bond is also the bowling coach of Mumbai Indians and could have played a role in the Indian fast bowler zeroing in on the surgeon in Christchurch.

Bumrah’s most recent breakdown, which is being considered as the start of another stress fracture, has forced the medical team at the National Cricket Academy (NCA) to face the fact that surgery on his troublesome vertebrae was probably the best option. The operation will mean Bumrah, who last played for India in a T20I against Australia on September 25 last year, will be out of action for close to six months but could be in the reckoning for the World Cup.

Foden shines as Manchester City thrash Bristol City 0-3

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Such is the collection of stars at Manchester City that it can be easy, at times, to forget about Phil Foden. This jewel of English football has been kept in the shadows during the past few weeks, but then there are days like this, when the 22-year-old reminds the world — and indeed his manager — of his class. An FA Cup brace against Bristol City, mid-table in the Championship, is not going to make or break Foden’s season. Nor is it going to rank particularly highly in the career highlights of this most talented of English footballers. But for it to follow a similarly sparkling showing against Bournemouth is significant for Manchester City. Is Foden back? On this evidence, the answer is an emphatic yes. Dropped from the side in recent weeks (he has also struggled with injury), Foden must have looked enviously at teammates. Perhaps

Challenging next financial year for India’s technology industry

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India’s tech industry has remained resilient in the current uncertain macro environment and will touch the $245 billion mark in fiscal 2023, but fiscal 2024 looks set to challenge the tech industry. Industry body Nasscom said there will be challenges in the form of laxity in the decision-making process, decline in demand and tech regulations that will affect the industry. Fiscal year 2023 figures have been weaker compared to fiscal 2022 figures, indicating that these factors have had an impact. The overall growth rate is 15.50 percent with an addition of $30 billion in industry revenue in FY 2022 while the revenue growth figure is estimated at $19 billion at the

The electricity demand of the country increased by nine percent in February when the temperature was high

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end of the current fiscal year. The mood and mindset of companies shows cautious optimism. Spending on technology will increase but the challenges are too steep, says a report by Nasscom. The good news amid the current massive layoffs is that the IT industry continues to be a net employer. The report also noted that 2,90,000 new jobs were created in the industry in FY2023 with a workforce of 54 lakh.

Sebi bans Sadhna Broadcast’s promoters, Arshad Warsi, his wife from securities market

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an anger has burned in him. It certainly seemed that way on a cold night here, when he flew into tackles with a formidable fire. With help from Riyad Mahrez and Kevin De Bruyne, Foden gradually picked apart Nigel Pearson’s side on an ultimately straightforward evening for Pep Guardiola’s team. Mahrez was signed by Pearson at Leicester but he was ruthless in creating Foden’s first against his old manager. The returning De Bruyne, meanwhile, issued his own statement of intent with a superb long-range effort in the second half.

Sebi on Thursday barred 31 entities, including actor Arshad Warsi, his wife Maria Goretti and promoters of Sadhna Broadcast from the securities market in a case related to uploading misleading videos on YouTube channels recommending investors to buy the company’s shares. The company’s promoters who have been restrained from the securities market for their involvement are -- Shreya Gupta, Gaurav Gupta, Saurabh Gupta, Pooja Aggarwal and Varun Media. In addition, the regulator has impounded illegal gains to the tune of Rs 41.85 crore made by the entities after misleading videos were uploaded on YouTube channels. Sebi noted that Arshad Warsi has made a profit of Rs 29.43 lakh and his wife has earned a profit of Rs 37.56 lakh. The order came after Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) received certain complaints wherein it was alleged that there was price manipulation and offloading of shares by certain entities in the scrip of television channel Sadhna Broadcast.