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Joe Root: Virat is the best batsman in world across the format

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Harshit
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Joe Root, Virat Kohli
Joe Root, Virat Kohli

England Test team captain Joe Root praised Indian captain Virat Kohli and said he is a complete cricketer in all three formats.

“Virat is probably the most complete player out of the three of them across formats. His ability to chase things down in the limited-overs format and to pace it as well as he does as often as he does and be not out at the end is extraordinary, “Root told ESPNcricinfo.

Kohli scored more than 20,000 runs and 70 centuries across the formats and he is second in the list of most international centuries. “He’s got a very good all-round game but you wouldn’t say he’s weaker against spin or pace,” Root added.

“He’s got a very good all-round game but you wouldn’t say he’s weaker against spin or pace,” Root added.

The 2014 tour of India to Australia was heart-rending for the current Indian Captain and came back strongly when India toured England in 2018 with his close to 900 runs.

IPL 2020: Punjab nears to qualify, moves to top 4

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Harshit
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Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) won in the 46th match of the 13th season of IPL. On Monday night, he defeated Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 8 wickets in Sharjah. Punjab scored 150 runs losing 2 wickets in 18.5 overs and achieved the target of victory.

This is Punjab’s 5th consecutive win. For the second wicket, the pair of Chris Gayle (51 runs, 29 balls, 2 fours, 5 sixes) and Mandeep Singh shared 100 runs to bring Punjab to the top-4 with pride. Mandeep remained unbeaten after scoring 66 runs (8 fours, 2 sixes) in 56 balls.

Kings XI Punjab team won 12 points with their sixth win. She reached the fourth position in the points table. Kolkata’s team has now slipped to fifth position. This was the 12th match for both. This was Kolkata’s sixth defeat. KKR also has the same number of points (12) in similar matches, but based on net run rate, they are in 5th place. Both are yet to play 2–2 matches.

IPL 2020: Rabada confident about DC’s comeback

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Harshit
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Delhi Capitals fast bowler Kagiso Rabada is not worried about the team’s last two consecutive defeats in IPL-13 and believes that the team will return in the upcoming match. Delhi Capitals have lost to Kings XI Punjab and Kolkata Knight Riders in the last two matches. Delhi are at number two in the table with 14 points from 11 matches and now have to play their next match with Sunrisers Hyderabad on Tuesday.

Rabada said that his team needs to work on few things, which will help them to return to the turning point of the tournament. Rabada said, “You are playing quality cricket here and it is not easy. We started well, which we always want to do. This is happening these days and we need to work on some things again.”

He said, “We are at the turning point of the tournament and you play against good teams. Anyone can win when the day comes. We have a few matches ahead of us and overall we need to work on our strengths. I I am confident that we will make some changes. “

Asked that his team is going through a phase of ups and downs in the tournament, the fast bowler said, “You just have to accept that you play against quality teams and things like that happen. Everyone is playing cricket Is, everyone loses, wins. So we should not think too much about it.

Polish city names square after veteran poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan, Big B expresses gratitude

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Shivani Negi
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Amitabh Bachchan is an avid social media user and often updates his followers with his life events. In the recent, the megastar took to his social media accounts to share an information related to his father.

Taking to Twitter, an elated Big B informed that the city of Wroclaw has named a square after his father, Harivansh Rai Bachchan. Sharing the picture, he wrote, “The City Council of the City of Wroclaw, Poland has decided to name a Square after my father… there could not have been a more apt blessing on Dushhera than this… a moment of extreme pride for the family, for the Indian community in Wroclaw.. and India… JAI HIND.”

Earlier in July this year, students of the University of Wroclaw paid tribute to Big B’s father and veteran poet by reciting his poem Madhushala.

Last year, Big B had also shared pictures from a church service in that country in honour of his father and had written: ”At one of the oldest churches in Europe, in Poland, a prayer for Babuji .. so touched and such an emotional moment .. his soul must be at peace and love. Thank you, Bishop and the people of Poland .. such an honour.”

Meanwhile, on the work front, Amitabh Bachchan was last seen in quirky comedy film Gulabo Sitabo along with Ayushmann Khurrana. Up next, he will be seen in Ayan Mukherji’s science fiction Brahmastra which stars Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor in lead roles.

Screenwriter William Blinn passes away at 83

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Shivani Negi
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Two-time Emmy award winning screenwriter William Blinn, best known for his work in renowned projects Brian’s Songs and Roots and the Prince film Purple Rain, has died at 83.

The news of his passing away was shared by his daughter Anneliese Johnson who informed that he died on Thursday. She said that he died of natural cases at an assisting living community in Burbank.

Blinn won an Emmy for his 1971 made for television film Brian’s Song which depicted the story of an interracial friendship between two football players — Gale Sayers and Brain Piccolo.

He won his second Emmy for his work in blockbuster 1977 miniseries Roots which was based on Alex Haley’s novel.

Blinn, earlier in 1960s, wrote for a number of series including westerns such as “Rawhide,” “Bonanza” and “Gunsmoke,” as well as “The Interns” and “The Rookies.”

“He was a master of his art and a gentleman of the first order. Rest easy, my friend,” actor Jim Beaver (Deadwood, Supernatural) posted on Twitter.

Talking about her father, Anneliese Johnson said he was a “pioneer who went against the grain and wrote and created what he felt. … He wanted to create what really felt organic and authentic. He never acquiesced to the industry.”

“[Recently] my dad said, ‘Prince was a small-statured man with incredible presence — between his talent and his few words, he was someone to listen to’ — kind of like my dad,” Johnson said. “He really appreciated Prince’s perfectionism. He appreciated his gift beyond the ordinary.”

NCB arrests TV actor Preetika Chauhan while purchasing drug

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Shivani Negi
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The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) on Saturday arrested television actress Preetika Chauhan, A Tanzanian national and three others in a drug supply case in Mumbai.

According to several media reports, a module of drug racket was busted by the NCB in Mumbai. Preetika was arrested while buying drugs in Versova and the Tanzanian national was arrested with cocaine south Mumbai

The other three arrested are drug peddlers who were caught with 99 grams of charas, MDMA and methamphetamine.

All the five have been arrested under sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Pyschotropic Substances(NDPS) Act and will be presented before court on November 8. As of now, the accused have been sent to judicial custody till November 8.

Preetika Chauhan made her acting debut in 2016 with Bollywood film Jhamela along side Pawa Sawant.

Preetika is a renowned name in television industry. She is known for her playing the role of Goddess Parvati in Santoshi Maa – Sunayein Vrat Katahyein and also appeared in few episodes of Saavdhan India.

The accused were arrested following a tip that NCB received and deployed officers in plain clothes at three places in Mumbai on Saturday. “The team succeeded in affecting a seizure of 99 grams of ganja from their possession,” an official told The Indian Express

NCB is currently investigating all the links related to the accused that could lead to a bigger drug racket.

Earlier, on September 8, NCB had arrested Bollywood actor Rhea Chakraborty and her brother among few others in a drug case that emerged while investigating the death of Sushant Singh Rajput. The NCB had said that the brother-sister duo are active members of drug syndicates and were involved in procuring and consuming drugs.

Later the NCB called in other Bollywood celebs including Sara Ali Khan, Shraddha Kapoor and Deepika Padukone for investigation over the same matter.

CBI court grants bail to former union minister Dilip Ray in Jharkhand coal scam case

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Jyoti B
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The CBI court on Monday granted bail to former Union Minister Dilip Ray and other individuals, convicted in a Jharkhand coal scam case, on a bail bond of Rs 1 lakh each.

The court also granted them time till November 25 to appeal in the High Court.

A Delhi court in the day awarded 3-year jail term to former Union minister Dilip Ray in a coal scam case of irregularities in the allocation of a Jharkhand block in 1999, saying white-collar crimes are “more dangerous” than ordinary ones because of the “damages inflicted on public morale”.

Besides Ray, the 68-year old former minister of state (coal) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government, Special Judge Bharat Parashar also awarded 3-year jail term each to two senior officials of the ministry at that time — Pradip Kumar Banerjee and Nitya Nand Gautam, both about 80-year-old.

The CBI had demanded life imprisonment sentencing to the accused, while the accused’s counsel had requested to be lenient in the sentence citing no criminal record.

In this case, former Jharkhand Chief Minister Madhu Koda has been proved guilty.

Koda was fined Rs 25 lakh with three years in jail. Similarly, former mining secretary HC Gupta was also jailed for three years and fined Rs 1 lakh.

A Delhi court had earlier this month reserved the order for October 26 after hearing arguments from the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) as well the convicts.

The court directed the convicts to be present before it physically on that date.

Ray was convicted under various sections including 409 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC), which pertains to criminal breach of trust by a public servant.

France recalls Turkey envoy after Erdogan says Macron needs ‘mental check’

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Jyoti B
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France said it would recall its envoy to Turkey for consultations following “unacceptable” comments by the Turkish president, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, who suggested Emmanuel Macron, his French counterpart needed mental health treatment.

Earlier this month, Macron pledged to fight “Islamist separatism”, which he said was threatening to take control in some Muslim communities around France, drawing a sharp rebuke from Erdogan.

“What is the problem of this person called Macron with Muslims and Islam? Macron needs treatment on a mental level,” Erdogan said in a speech at a provincial congress of his Justice and Development (AK) Party in the central Turkish city of Kayseri on Saturday.

The French crackdown comes in response to the beheading of a history teacher near Paris by an alleged extremist.

On Dussehra, BKU burns effigies of PM

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Jyoti B
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Spearheading the agitation against the three central farm laws in Haryana, the Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) Sunday burnt effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Minister Amit Shah, Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, his deputy Dushyant Chautala, state BJP chief Om Prakash Dhankar and other several BJP leaders at several places in state.

BKU (Charuni) recently called that it will burn effigies of PM Modi at the district level in Haryana while terming him as “Kisano ka Ravana” (Ravana of farmers).

Meanwhile, Members of the Anndata Kisan Union (AKU) took out a march and burnt copies of the three farm-related Acts outside the Mini-Secretariat here on Sunday to protest against the new laws.

Gurmukh Singh, national president of the AKU, led the protesters, who burnt an effigy of the Union government. He said the three farm-related laws would have an adverse effect on the economy.

Four-day Army Commanders’ Conference,

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Jyoti B
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The four-day Army Commanders’ Conference, an apex level biannual event, which formulates important policy decisions through collegiate deliberations in the Indian Army, will begin in New Delhi from today.

Senior officers of the Army including the Vice Chief of the Army Staff, all Army Commanders, Principal Staff Officers (PSOs) of the Army HQ and other senior officers will be attending the conference.

“The first day will be spent deliberating on matters related to Human Resource Management.

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will address the conference on second day  but prior to that the conference will be addressed by the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Bipin Rawat and all the three Service Chiefs.

The third day will be spent on in-depth discussions on the various agenda points projected by the various Army Commanders, including an update by CINCAN.

Third day will be followed by brief updates on various issues by the various Principal Staff Officers.

The fourth day of the conference will include an update by the Director-General of Border Roads (DGBR) on the various infrastructure development projects being undertaken by Border Roads Organisation (BRO) and allied formations.

Automation initiatives to optimise utilisation of manpower at various levels of the Army will also be discussed.

The conference will end with the presentation of the Sports Trophy and Flight Safety Trophy, followed by the closing address by the COAS.

Amazon stops future Group sale to Reliance

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Jyoti B
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Amazon.com Inc. secured relief in its dispute with Future Group after a court put a temporary hold on the debt-strapped Indian conglomerate’s $3.4 billion deal to sell assets to billionaire Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Ltd.

Amazon, which acquired an indirect minority stake in the retail and fashion conglomerate last year, alleged that Future’s sale of its retail, wholesale, logistics and warehousing businesses to Reliance breached its pre-existing contract, which included a right of first offer and a non-compete clause.

The deal is now on hold until a final decision is given.

Amazon’s deal with Future Retail had given the American e-commerce giant the first right to refusal on purchase of more stakes in Future Retail, the Indian firm had said at the time.

Earlier local media reports have claimed that the agreement between Amazon and Future Retail also included a non-compete clause.

The two companies entered an additional deal early this year that granted Amazon “long-term” rights to sell Future Group’s products online.

Covid-19 update: India records 45,149 infections, 480 fatalities in last 24-hour

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Shivani Negi
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India registered one of its lowest dailies in two months as it recorded 45,149 new cases of covid-19 in last 24-hour. This week, the country added just over 3.6 lakh which is its lowest in three months. New fatalities registered in last 24-hour also saw a drop with less than 500 deaths after 108 days.

The covid-19 over tally in the country currently stands at 79,09959 while the death toll has climed to 1,19,104 with 480 new fatalities.

A total of 71,37,228 people have recovered from COVID-19 so far, taking the national recovery rate to 90.23 per cent while the case fatality rate has dropped to 1.50 per cent.

Here’re more updates related to covid-19:

*RBI governor Shaktikanta Das tested positive for covid-19 on Sunday. In a tweet, he said that he is asymptomatic an will continue his work in quarantine.

*Australia’s biggest city Melbourne lifted lockdown after reporting zero cases of coronavirus. Stay-at-home orders for 5 million residents of the city will be lifted on Tuesday.

*Andaman and Nicobar islands recorded more 20 covid-19 cases, taking total tally to 4,245.

*China saw spike in asymptomatic covid-19 cases after health authorities found 137 such cases on Sunday. The country conducted a testing drive for the 4.75 million people triggered by a 17-year-old female worker who tested positive for the virus on Saturday.

*New York on Sunday surpassed half a million cases, becoming the fourth state of US to do so. New York, the former epicentre of the virus, is reporting 80 per cent more cases in past four weeks compared to its previous record.

*Maharashtra Deputy CM Ajit Pawar tests positive for Covid-19, he is admitted to a hospital in Mumbai: Office of Deputy CM

*Israel will start its first clinical trials of its covid-19 vaccine candidate next month, authorities said Sunday.  

Meanwhile, the overall number of global coronavirus cases was nearing the 43 million mark, while the deaths have increased to more than 1,152,770, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Big Diwali Sale: Flipkart’s biggest sale to start from October 29

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Shivani Negi
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After a successful sale during Big Billion Days, Flipkart has now brought an exclusive Big Diwali Sale. The sale starts from October 29 and will last till November 4.

The e-commerce giant currently has Dussehra sale ongoing which will last till October 28. Earlier, its Big Billion Sale lasted from October 16 to October 21.

The Big Diwali Sale, which is expected to be the biggest festive season sale, will come with many Big Dhamakas. Just like Big Billion Days, the sale will start early for its premium aka Flipkart Plus members.

The new sale will bring some exciting offers for several banks, no-cost EMI options and big fat discounts on a range of products.

The sale will also avail selected banks’ debit cards to purchase products on EMI.

Flipkart’s official website has revealed some details wherein it has mentioned huge discount on smartphones. From Poco, Realme to Oppo, Flipkart will have pre-deals for protection just at Re 1 along with exchange offers.

The sale will bring special discounts on Samsung smartphones including the Samsung Galaxy F41, Samsung Galaxy S20+, Samsung Galaxy A50s, and more.

Additionally, customers will also get a discount up to 80 per cent on electronic items such as cameras, laptops, smartwatches, headphones and more.

Other appliances such as TV, refrigerators, microwaves, washing machine and others will also be available on a discounted price of up to 80 per cent.

Flipkart has underlines that special deals will be available at a particular time of the day during the week-long sale. The special sale will be offered at 12 am, 8 am, and 4 am on phones, TVs and other products.

Meanwhile, Flipkart recently revealed that it delivered nearly 10 million shipment during its five-day-long Big Billion Days sale. Around 3.5 million deliveries were facilitated by kirana stores, it said.

Among the products which sold out incessantly were mobile phones and home appliances.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan demands ban on Islamophobic content on Facebook

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Shivani Negi
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Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, has written to Facebook CEO, Mark Zuckerberg, demanding a ban on Islamophobic content on its platform. The PM said that such posts disturb communal harmony and increase radicalisation amongst Muslims.

The letter was shared by Pakistan government’s official twitter account in which khan expressed concern over growing Islamophobia. He said that encouraging extremism and violence across the world through the social media platforms are backed by growing hatred against Islam.

“I would ask you to place a similar ban on Islamophobia and hate against Islam for Facebook that you have put in place for the Holocaust,” Khan said.

“One cannot send a message that while hate messages against some are unacceptable, these are acceptable against others,” Khan said, adding that this was “reflective of prejudice and bias that will encourage further radicalisation”.

The Prime Minister, in his letter, also made reference to France where Islam is considered in proportion with terrorism.

Facebook hasn’t replied to Khan’s letter yet.

Khan’s letter came after French President Emmanuel Macron paid tribute to a French History teacher who was beheaded by an Islamist radical.

Meanwhile, earlier, this month, Facebook revised how it approaches Holocaust denial content on its social network. It said that it will now update its hate speech policy to “prohibit any content that denies or distorts the Holocaust.”

Congress leader Rahul Singh Lodhi resigns from his party and joins BJP

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Harshit
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Rahul Singh Lodhi, BJP, Congress, Madhya Pradesh by-polls
Rahul Singh Lodhi, BJP, Congress, Madhya Pradesh by-polls

Congress MLA from Damoh assembly seat in Madhya Pradesh has joined the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party ahead of the by-election on November 3. Earlier, he resigned from the membership of the assembly on Friday, which was approved on Sunday.

Madhya Pradesh BJP spokesperson Rajneesh Agarwal told that Lodhi joined BJP today. With this, the number of Congress leaders leaving the membership of the assembly and joining the BJP has now increased to 26.

“In the last six months, a positive atmosphere has been created in the state due to pro-poor and pro-farmer policies of Shivraj Singh Chouhan government, owing to which I’ve joined the BJP today,” said Rahul Singh Lodhi.

Reacting to the development, state Congress chief Kamal Nath said, “Knowing well that it’s losing the coming 28 assembly by-polls, BJP is indulging in money bag politics.”

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