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Kohli confirms ODI debut for Prithvi Shaw India captain Virat Kohli said that Prithvi Shaw is “definitely going to start”, on the eve of the first ODI against New Zealand, confirming that the 20-year-old Mumbai batsman is in line to become India’s 230th cricketer in the 50-over format. Shaw is just coming off a major roadblock in his young international career. After making a century on Test debut against West Indies in October 2018, Shaw was forced to forego the tour of Australia, after he twisted his ankle during a warm-up match. He was subsequently slapped with a doping ban,...

Jim Cramer: Tesla’s success is reminiscent of Amazon and Netflix CNBC’s Jim Cramer said Thursday that Tesla’s success reminds him of what has been accomplished by Amazon and Netflix, companies that overcame early doubters to upend industries. “Wall Street never runs out of money for a company that has the best product, flawless execution and off-the-charts demand,” the “Mad Money” host said. “They don’t come around very often, but when they do, the usual financial concerns go out the window and … the real believers make big money.” Source: CNBC

IBM’s new CEO Arvind Krishna is mastermind behind cloud strategy for growth In July of 2017, International Business Machines Corp executive Arvind Krishna walked into a routine meeting with senior leaders and delivered a surprise pitch that changed the course of the iconic 108-year-old company’s future.For months Krishna, the head of IBM’s cloud computing division, had been thinking about a way to connect clients’ most important data, which was often held on private servers, to public cloud servers run by others including IBM, Amazon.com Inc and Microsoft Corp. Finally he proposed a way, creating IBM’s so-called hybrid multi cloud strategy. Source: The Indian...

1992-batch IFS Gopal Baglay Appointed Indian High Commissioner to Sri Lanka New Delhi: Seasoned diplomat Gopal Baglay was on Saturday appointed India’s High Commissioner to Sri Lanka. A 1992-batch officer of Indian Foreign Service, Baglay succeeds Taranjit Singh Sandhu in Sri Lanka. Sandhu has been appointed Indian Ambassador to the US. Baglay is currently serving at the Prime Minister’s Office. “He is expected to take up the assignment shortly,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said. Baglay has held many key positions including spokesperson of the MEA and Deputy High Commissioner of India to Pakistan. Source: News18.com

Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel Peace Prize Teen climate activist Greta Thunberg and the global protest movement “Fridays for Future” were nominated Thursday for the 2020 Nobel Peace Prize by two Swedish lawmakers. “Greta Thunberg is a climate activist, and the main reason she deserves the Nobel Peace Prize is that despite her young age, she has worked hard to make politicians open their eyes to the climate crisis,” Left Party Parliamentarians Jens Holm and Hakan Svenneling wrote in a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Source: The Hindu

Wipro CEO Abidali Neemuchwala steps down WiproNSE -1.62 % said its CEO Abidali Neemuchwala has resigned due to family commitments, a year before his term was scheduled to end, but that he would stay on until a successor was appointed. Analysts say a slew of internal candidates could be in the running. Neemuchwala joined Wipro from TCSNSE -2.75 % in April 2015 as Group President and COO. He was elevated to CEO in February 2016. Neemuchwala’s term at Wipro was due to end on Jan 31, 2021. Source: The Economic Times

Australia may seek to keep Pakistan in FATF ‘grey list’ NEW DELHI : Australia has indicated it will support keeping Pakistan in the Financial Action Task Force’s (FATF’s) ‘grey list’ of countries that need to do more to curb terrorist financing. The stand comes just weeks ahead of a key meeting of the Paris-based global finance watchdog. Speaking to reporters, Australia’s outgoing high commissioner to India Harinder Sidhu also said that the decision that the Australian delegation will take at the Paris meeting of FATF next month will be based on technical evaluation of the steps Pakistan has taken to be taken of...

Jaguar Land Rover’s Ralf Speth to quit as £1.1bn cuts announced Jaguar Land Rover has launched a £1.1bn round of cost cuts as Britain’s largest carmaker announced that Ralf Speth, its chief executive for a decade, would step down in September. JLR said there were no additional redundancies planned at present, after previously announcing 5,000 job cuts. The fresh savings drive will focus instead on reductions in investment spending and material costs over the next year. Source: The Guardian

Sri Lankan PM Mahinda Rajapaksa to visit India from Feb 7-11 Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be on a state visit to India from February 7 to February 11, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday. This will be his first trip to India since assuming office in November last year. “Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa will be on a state visit to India from 8 to 11 February. He will arrive on 7th February. 8th February will be the main engagement day where he will hold delegation-level talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” MEA spokesperson Raveesh...

Bear Grylls: Facts You Didn’t Know About the Adventure Survivalist Bear Grylls has become a household name across the globe as he dares to do what no one else has done. From climbing big mountains to exploring dense forests and surviving on what is available. Grylls, is a popular adventure survivalist has gained a huge fan following in India after shooting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Tamil superstar Rajinikanth. Now, he is busy shooting with Bollywood star and National Award-winner Akshay Khanna for his next episode. Source: News18.com