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Proud of the effort put in by India women throughout the T20 World Cup: Virat Kohli After India lost their chance to lift maiden Women’s T20 World Cup final against defending champions Australia by 85 runs in Melbourne on Sunday, Team India men’s team skipper Virat Kohli tried to lift the morale of the women’s team via a Twitter post. Virat Kohli lauded India Women’s effort throughout the tournament and predicted that the girls would bounce back stronger than ever. Earlier, Virat Kohli had also congratulated Team India after they qualified for their maiden Women’s T20 World Cup final. Former...

Ekta Kapoor Opens up on Being a Single Parent to Her Son Ravie Film and TV producer Ekta Kapoor is one of the most powerful people in the entertainment industry today. With many acclaimed films and some extremely popular TV shows to her credit, Ekta is also known for being a proud single mother of her son Ravie. Ekta recently opened up about her decision to welcome Ravie through surrogacy. “I had stored my eggs when I was 36. Had a calling for a long time I don’t know what was it. I don’t know I thought I might get...

Yes Bank revival scheme soon, likely before 30 days: RBI chief Shaktikanta Das After restricting withdrawal limit at the Yes Bank, Reserve Bank of India (RBI) governor Shaktikanta Das today said that the central bank will soon take “swift action” to revive the capital-starved private lender. “You will see very swift action from RBI putting in place a scheme to revive Yes Bank,”Das said at an event. The Reserve Bank of India on Thursday imposed a moratorium on the capital-starved Yes Bank and capped withdrawals at ₹50,000 per account for the next one month. The board of Yes Bank were superseded with immediate effect,...

Pope’s Sunday prayer to be livestreamed as coronavirus spreads VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has decided to deliver Sunday’s (Mar 8) prayer by livestream and Italy called in retired doctors as the new coronavirus epidemic gathered strength and emptied streets in Europe’s worst affected country. The 83-year-old pontiff broke with centuries of tradition by enlisting the help of technology to keep crowds from descending on Saint Peter’s Square for the traditional Angelus Prayer. “The prayer will be broadcast via livestream by Vatican News and on screens in Saint Peter’s Square,” the Vatican said in a statement. Source: CNA

19,410 runs, 57 centuries: Domestic giant Wasim Jaffer retires from all forms of cricket Domestic cricket giant Wasim Jaffer, former India, Mumbai and Vidarbha opener, announced his retirement from all formats of the game on Saturday, March 07. Jaffer made his first-class debut in the 1996-97 season to play domestic cricket for over 20 years and finished as the most-capped player in the Ranji Trophy. His rich legacy of Ranji Trophy records includes the most caps (156), the most runs (12,038), the most centuries (40), the most catches (200), along with being the highest run-scorer in the Duleep Trophy (2545)...

New political party offers new democratic option: Jitendra Singh Every new political party offers a new democratic option and therefore, all those having faith in democracy should welcome it, Union Minister and BJP leader Jitendra Singh said on March 7. He said this without naming rebel Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) leader and former Jammu and Kashmir finance minister Altaf Bukhari who is expected to launch his own party in Srinagar on Sunday. Many prominent PDP, Congress and National Conference leaders are expected to join the businessman-turned-politician’s outfit. “Citizens have the right to be offered different options in a democracy, so...

‘I’m sowing the seeds of service, hope they will bear fruit’: Altaf Bukhari After seven months of an unprecedented security and internet lockdown in the wake of the revocation of Article 370, Jammu and Kashmir is ushering in a spring marked by a calibrated easing of restrictions and release of political leaders. The latest straw in the wind is an effort to break the political ice. Altaf Bukhari, Kashmir’s leading business tycoon and an expelled senior leader of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP), has emerged as the prime mover in efforts to revive the political process. Source: Hindustan Times

‘Don’t celebrate me if you are not going to listen’: Manipuri child climate activist Licypriya Kangujam turns down Modi’s #SheInspiresUs campaign Child environmental activist from Manipur Licypriya Kangujam turned down the offer to join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s #SheInspiresUs campaign on International Women’s Day, saying she doesn’t want to be “celebrated” as the prime minister doesn’t “listen” to the young activist’s voice. The government had chosen the eight-year-old environmental activist as one of the women to run Modi’s social media accounts as part of his #SheInspiresUs campaign — dedicated to women “whose life and work will help ignite motivation in millions” on Sunday. Taking to...

Karnal MC seals Dharmendra-inaugurated ‘He-Man’ dhaba The Karnal Municipal Corporation (KMC) sealed the ‘He-Man’ dhaba here for allegedly not taking change of land use (CLU) certificate, illegal construction and not getting the building plan approved. This dhaba was inaugurated amid much fanfare on February 14 by Bollywood superstar Dharmendra. Local businessmen Sunil Tinna and Gaurav Tinna, who run a hotel along NH-44, gave part of the premises on lease to Vikas Choudhary and Rakesh Garg of Noida to run the dhaba last year. As per information, no CLU certificate was taken from the KMC to run the dhaba. Construction was...

Indigenous Defence Production Key to Make India $5 Trillion Economy by 2024, Says Rajnath Singh New Delhi: The government has set a target of $26 billion turnover in aerospace and military manufacturing in next five years, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said, noting that indigenous defence production was key to achieving the country’s aim to be a $5 trillion economy by 2024. He said adequate thrust is being given on enhancing defence exports though the primary aim of indigenous defence production is to cater to the needs of the armed forces. In an address at the ET Global Business Summit, Rajnath Singh...