MS Dhoni announced his international retirement on India’s 74th Independence Day and tributes have been pouring in for the former India captain. Dhoni brought the curtains down on a 16-year-long international career during which he grew to become one of the most prominent cricketers of this era. Heaping rich praise on his captaincy, former West Indies fast bowler Ian Bishop said MS Dhoni’s international journey is a significant one in not India’s leadership chapter but also in world cricket. Bishop, shedding light on what made Dhoni a special captain, said the former india captain’s confidence and self-belief was ‘unobtrusive’ and…
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It took Apple 42 years to reach $1 trillion in worth. It took it simply two extra years to get to $2 trillion. Even extra gorgeous: All of Apple’s second $1 trillion got here in the previous 21 weeks, whereas the worldwide financial system shrank quicker than ever earlier than in the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, Apple turned the first US firm to hit a $2 trillion valuation when its shares climbed 1.2% to $467.8 in morning buying and selling. It was one other milestone for the maker of iPhones, Mac computer systems and Apple Watches, cementing its title because…
India registered a record number of fresh Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, crossing the 70,000-mark for the first time since the outbreak of the pandemic. With 70,101 new cases, the country’s tally crossed the 28-lakh mark at 28,33,015. With 978 fresh deaths, the country’s cumulative toll reached 53,929. The huge surge came on the back of a record number of cases in Maharashtra — which became the first state in the country to cross the 13,000-mark with 13,165 people testing positive for the virus — as well as seven other states registering their highest daily peak of fresh Covid patients. Maharashtra’s…
All festivals in the country amid the Covid pandemic this year may have been subdued affairs, but preparations are on to make the Ramlila in Ayodhya a grand and star-studded event. However, this year’s Ramlila will be only available on the virtual platform owing to Covid-19 restrictions. “This will be the first Diwali in Ayodhya after the ‘bhumi pujan’ of the Ram temple and the state government wants to make it a memorable affair. A formal announcement of the project will be made soon,” said a senior government official. Y.P. Singh, director Ayodhya Shodh Sansthan, said: “The idea for a…
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said the National Recruitment Agency (NRA), approved by the Union Cabinet, will provide equal opportunities to all or any sections of the society and can ensure transparency within the appointment process. In a series of tweets, Shah also said it had been a landmark day for India’s youth and thanked Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the “unprecedented step”. “#NationalRecruitmentAgency may be a unprecedented step taken by Modi govt because it would create an uniform transformative recruitment process. PM @NarendraModi ji has given the due right to the work seeking youth of the country…
A toll-free number has been launched where people can call and register their complaints of corruption against the Trinamool Congress government in the state. State BJP president Dilip Ghosh launched the programme, christened as “Durnitir Birudhe (against corruption), ahead of the 2021 Assembly election in the state. “People of the state are suffering due to large-scale corruption of the TMC. Those who have complaints regarding corruption against the TMC government or TMC leaders can call our toll free number and register their grievances,” Mr Ghosh told reporters. The complaints would be compiled and sent to the centre, he said. The…
Harley-Davidson Inc. is planning to wind up its assembly operations in the country as a result of weak sales and a lack of visibility for future demand, industry executives said. The iconic U.S. motorcycle maker has sent out feelers to a few automakers through consultants for a possible outsourcing arrangement using its leased assembly facility at Bawal in Haryana, a person privy to the preliminary talks said. The decision is in keeping with its latest ‘rewire’ strategy to focus on about 50 markets, mainly in North America, Europe and parts of Asia Pacific that represent the “majority of the company’s…
Oscar-winning star Rachel Weisz is ready to explore the world of small screen by leading a series that reimagines the 1988 psychological thriller, Dead Ringers, with a gender swap. The show will see the actress step in for the original protagonist Jeremy Irons. In a modern take on David Cronenberg’s cult horror classic of 1988, Weisz will be seen playing the double lead role of the Mantle twins, who share everything from drugs, lovers, to desire to do whatever it takes. “I’m thrilled to be collaborating with the exceptionally talented (screenwriter) Alice Birch. I can’t wait to go on this…
Transgenders Uttar Pradesh can now inherit ancestral agricultural land under a new law that has come into force after the Yogi Adityanath cabinet cleared an amendment to the UP Revenue Code of 2006, removing the limitations of nomenclature in inheritance laws that only mention “sons”, “daughters”, “married”, “unmarried” and “widow”. The proposal for a law acknowledging the inheritance rights of the “third gender”, as recognised by the Supreme Court, had been submitted by the State Law Commission to Adityanath in March 2019. Commission chairperson Justice AN Mittal had pointed out that all inheritance laws leave out the third gender, who…
A group of poachers brutally shot dead a pregnant wild buffalo near Puncha forest areas of Pookottumpadam village in Malappuram District of Kerala. According to the reports, the Kerala forest department has arrested six people in connection with the poaching of a fully pregnant wild buffalo at Nilambur Pookottupadam. The arrested accused are identified as Pullara Nanippa alias Abu (47), Parothodika Mohammad Bustan (30), Talakottupuram Mohammad Ansif (23), Chemmala Aashiq (27) and Pilakkal Suhail (28) from Puncha. Earlier, the officials had arrested another person named Suresh Babu for slaughtering the wild buffalo. Reportedly, the heinous crime took place at the…