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Prithvi Shaw registers third-fastest double hundred in Ranji Trophy Mumbai batsman Prithvi Shaw knocked on the selectors’ door once again after he smacked his maiden double hundred in just 174 balls on Day 3 of the Ranji Trophy match against Baroda at the Reliance Stadium in Vadodara. The right-handed batsman was given a six-month ban for doping violation earlier this year. He made a return to cricket at the recently-concluded Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. The 20-year-old impressed in the T20 tournament as hammered three half centuries in five matches. source:

Microsoft founder Bill Gates shares 5 books he wants you to read in 2019 Microsoft founder Bill Gates is an avid reader. He reads up to 50 books in a year. He also shares a detailed review of these books on his blog, Gates Notes. And since past couple of years, Gates, who recently surpasses Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos as the richest man on Earth, has been sharing a list of the top books that he read in a year. His annual book list has become a tradition for book lovers and people who are looking to start something new....

Anand Mahindra says entering commuter 2-wheeler space was a mistake MUMBAI: Anand Mahindra, the chairman of the homegrown auto group Mahindra & Mahindra, on Wednesday admitted that entering the commuter bike segment more than a decade ago was a failure on the part of the group. The group entered two-wheelers after buying out Kinetic Motors in July 2008 and relaunched the ‘Freedom’ bikes under the label of ‘Mojo’ but has not been able to make a mark in the vastly entry-model driven two-wheeler space in the country even after a decade. source:

Climate activist Greta Thunberg is Time’s Person of the Year Teen activist Greta Thunberg says she was “a bit surprised” to be named Time’s Person of the Year, despite becoming the figurehead of a global youth movement pressing for faster action climate change. Leaving a UN climate conference in Spain’s Madrid, Greta Thunberg told The Associated Press on Wednesday that she wanted to dedicate the award to all young activists. Greta Thunberg is now planning to head home to Sweden for some rest during the holidays. The 16-year-old said, “If you don’t take breaks, you won’t be able to continue.” source:

Twinkle Khanna shares a ‘paw-some’ picture of her dog ‘Mr Alex’ Bollywood’s Mrs Funnybones, Twinkle Khanna on Monday shared a ‘paw’-some photograph of his beagle on Instagram. The post was picture perfect with her pet ‘Mr Alex’ standing on a couch and plants in the background, setting a soothing tone of the picture. Through her Instagram post, Khanna shared that she read a short story on Sunday night about the training of dogs to take care of alien babies. “Read a short story late last night about training dogs to care for alien babies! Now keep imagining a grey tentacled...

Disha Patani heats up Instagram with her latest lingerie photoshoot New Delhi: One of the most sought-after stars amongst the bunch of newcomers, actress Disha Patani is making sure to remain the top celebrity on social media as well. She keeps her Instagram account updated with latest pictures and videos. She is the face of American luxury fashion line Calvin Klein (CK) and recently shared a picture from her latest CK photoshoot. Disha Patani heats up social media posing in a stunning Calvin two piece lingerie. source:

IBM’s cloud business is much more expansive than those of its competitors Over the last 12 months, IBM has witnessed global cloud revenue of $20.0 billion with an overall increase in revenue by 11% in Q3. “In India, we are growing at double digit with areas like data and security solutions being the key drivers,” says Vikas Arora, IBM Cloud & Cognitive Software Leader, IBM India/South Asia. “The acquisition of Red Hat accelerates our strategy, and positions IBM to be the leader in the emerging, $1.2 trillion hybrid cloud opportunity by 2020,” he tells Sudhir Chowdhary in an interview. source:

Paytm’s Vijay Shekhar Sharma resigns from Financial Services business; to be replaced by current VP Alibaba-backed Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma has resigned as the director at Paytm Financial Services because of “other preoccupations”. He will be replaced by Vice President Rohit Lohia. Lohia joined the organisation in July this year. The resignation letter was seen by Financial Express Online sourced from the business signals platform Paper.vc. The letter was sent to Paytm Financial Services board of directors on December 2, 2019. Paytm Financial Services was incorporated in March 2017, around two months before Paytm launched its payments bank —...

No need to worry: Anurag Thakur on reports of govt withdrawing Rs 2000 note Dismissing reports that the government is set to withdraw Rs 2000 denomination note, Minister of State for Finance Anurag Thakur on Tuesday said there was no need to worry about it. “This is the real worry (about demonetisation) which has surfaced now. I think that you should not worry about it,” Thakur told Rajya Sabha replying to a question on government’s plan to withdraw Rs 2000 note in the future. source:

‘He Didn’t Pay Attention in History Class’: Shashi Tharoor on Amit Shah’s Partition Jibe at Congress Mumbai: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Tuesday took a scathing jibe at Union Home Minister Amit Shah for his assertion that the Congress had divided India on religious lines during the Partition of 1947. “Amit Shah did not pay attention during history class; it was the Hindu Mahasabha which backed the two-nation theory,” Tharoor said at the Network18’s Lokmat Conclave in Mumbai. “The Citizenship Amendment Bill is an assault on the Constitution. We must create a free India for everyone…we cannot divide the nation on religion...