In the third ODI, India couldn’t step up the rate with the team managing just 27 runs in the last 30 balls following the dismissal of vice-captain Harmanpreet Kaur Despite the largely predictable pattern of teams winning the toss winning the match, it has been a fascinating series so far, between India and South Africa women.While the Proteas look to have mastered the situation to take a 2-1 lead in the five-ODI series, the Indian team has given many hints that it can play a lot better than what it has done so far.Lizelle Lee made light of chasing a…
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Several world leaders, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the Maldives, are set to visit Bangladesh later this month to participate in the grand celebrations to mark the golden jubilee of the country’s independence from Pakistan.The golden jubilee celebrations to be held from March 17-27 to mark the country’s independence from Pakistan after the 1971 Liberation War also coincides with the birth centenary of Father of the Nation, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Prime Minister Modi and four heads of state and government from Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan and the…
Officials take inspiration from literary giant Lakshminath Bezbaroa’s characters to motivate voters Mandate 2021 has made the swamp deer steal the one-horned rhino’s thunder in eastern Assam’s Golaghat district. The swamp deer is the most unobtrusive of the Kaziranga National Park’s big five animals, the others being the rhino, Bengal tiger, elephant and Asiatic water buffalo in that order of prominence. The headquarters of the park is in Golaghat district. On March 11, the district administration launched ‘Tikhor’, the swamp deer as the male mascot for the systematic voters’ education and electoral participation (SVEEP) programme. ‘Sutibai’, the butterfly, has been…
India needs to sort out issues like playing XI, tactics and skipper’s form. The contradictions began even before a ball was bowled. A day after India skipper Virat Kohli had stated that Rohit Sharma and K.L. Rahul would be the first-choice opening pair, the team management decided to rest Rohit for the first T20 in Ahmedabad on Friday.Did Rohit need the rest, given that the preceding third and fourth Tests lasted only five days in total, and the team had a five-day break before the T20s commenced? Rohit’s replacement Shikhar Dhawan, not one to look a gift horse in the…
China is aiming to vaccinate 70-80% of its population by the end of this year or mid-2022, the head of the country’s Center for Disease Control said on Saturday.With four approved vaccines, China will vaccinate 900 million to 1 billion people, Gao Fu, the CDC head, said in an interview with Chinese state media broadcaster CGTN. “We hope that China can take the lead in achieving herd immunity in the world,” he said.Herd immunity occurs when enough of the population has immunity, either from vaccination or past infection, to stop the uncontrolled spread of an infectious disease like COVID-19.China had…
A customs release mentioned the name of the accused as Koppa Mammini Khalid, from Koppa in Kerala In yet another seizure of smuggled gold, officials of Mangalore Air Customs seized 737 grams of gold valued at ₹33,75,470 from a passenger at Mangaluru International Airport on Saturday. A customs release mentioned the name of the accused as Koppa Mammini Khalid, from Koppa in Kerala. He was intercepted after arriving from an Air India flight from Dubai. “He tried to smuggle gold by concealing in his specially designed inner wear. Further investigation is under progress,” the release said. The operation was led…
Finance Ministry clarifies that the maturity of all perpetual bonds should be treated as 100 years from the date of issuance for the purpose of valuation The Finance Ministry has asked market regulator SEBI to withdraw its directive to mutual fund houses to treat additional Tier I (AT-1) bonds as having maturity of 100 years as it could disrupt the market and impact capital raising by banks. SEBI had earlier this week issued regulations that put a limit of 10% for cumulative investments by MFs in Tier I and Tier II bonds. ptiIt also clarified that the maturity of all…
The cumulative number of COVID-19 vaccine doses administered in the country has crossed 2.80 crore on Thursday.You can track coronavirus cases, deaths and testing rates at the national and State levels here. A list of State Helpline numbers is available as well.Here are the latest updates:MaharashtraRatan Tata takes first shot of COVID-19 vaccineVeteran industrialist Ratan Tata hoped everyone can be immunised and protected soon from the coronavirus pandemic, having got himself vaccinated. Mr. Tata in a social media post praised the process of vaccination, describing it as “effortless and painless”. “Very thankful to have gotten my first vaccination shot today.…
With 490 new infections, authorities prepare for abroad vaccine rollout. South Korea reported a three-week high 490 new coronavirus cases on Saturday, with infections creeping higher as the authorities prepare for abroad vaccine rollout.The daily tally as of Friday midnight was up slightly from4 88 the day before to the highest since Feb. 19, said the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency (KDCA). Of Friday’s total, 474 were locally transmitted infections and 16 imported.This brings the country’s total coronavirus infections to 95,176 with 1,667 COVID-19 deaths. Nearly 70% of the domestically transmitted cases have been from the capital, Seoul, and…
The Biden administration offered temporary legal residency Friday to people from Myanmar, where military leaders have overthrown the country’s elected government and are using deadly force against protesters.Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas said the temporary protected status would last for 18 months. The designation applies to people from that country already living in the United States.Myanmar’s military seized power February 1, hours before the seating of a new parliament following election results that were seen as a rebuff to the country’s generals. The coup upended internationally backed efforts to restore democracy and end decades of junta rule. Security forces have…