Devotees who want to visit the Kartarpur gurdwara would have to apply for a permit 30 days in advance. Also, there would be no stamping on the passport. This was decided at a high-level meeting between central and state functionaries at Dera Baba Nanak on Monday. The Union government was […]
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Records are looking for me: Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring 700th goal
Portuguese goal machine Cristiano Ronaldo has added another feather to his cap after scoring a goal during Portugal’s 1-2 Euro 2020 qualifiers defeat against Ukraine. The goal, which came from the penalty spot, was the 700th in his career and he is now part of an elite club of footballers. […]
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Cricket prize money parity for Australian women’s T20 team
Cricket Australia said Tuesday it would top up the prize money for the Aussie women’s team for the T20 World Cup next year to ensure parity with the men’s winnings. The International Cricket Council on Monday announced a 320 percent boost in prize money for 2020 women’s competition, with the […]
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Jimmy Neesham mocks belated ICC boundary rule change
New Zealand all-rounder Jimmy Neesham has poked fun at the International Cricket Council (ICC) after they scrapped the controversial boundary rule which saw the Black Caps lose the 2019 World Cup title to England. “Next on the agenda: Better binoculars for the ice spotters on the Titanic,” Neesham wrote on Twitter on […]
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Australia skipper Tim Paine backs Steve Smith’s return to captaincy
Australian captain Tim Paine has addressed speculation over whether Steve Smith will again lead the team once a ban ends in March, saying he would be fully supportive if it happens “one day”. Smith skippered the team until he was suspended for 12 months over a brazen attempt under his […]
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Phil Simmons reappointed West Indies coach three years after being axed
Phil Simmons has returned to take charge of the West Indies three years after being dismissed in controversial circumstances, Cricket West Indies has announced. In a statement CWI said on Monday that Simmons would be head coach for the next four years. He led the Windies to the 2016 Twenty20 […]
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Sourav Ganguly, the captain for crises
Less than two decades after he was handed the reins on the field to take Indian cricket past the era of match-fixing, Sourav Ganguly finds himself tasked with an equally great challenge—that of giving the administrative end of Indian cricket a face-lift as the new president of the Board of […]
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Reliance Jio, Samsung demo 5G and LTE use cases at IMC 2019
Reliance Jio and Samsung Electronics showcased real-world use cases driven by next-generation 5G technology at the ongoing India Mobile Congress in New Delhi. The two companies presented new opportunities that can leverage 5G NSA mode along with advanced 4G LTE and 5G technology used a dual-connected mode network. Reliance Jio […]
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Apple draws flak for sharing users’ browsing data with China’s Tencent
Apple Inc. came under fire on Monday for sending web browsing data, including IP addresses, to China’s Tencent Holdings Ltd., the latest criticism of how the company operates in the world’s most populous nation. For about two years, Apple has been sending data to Tencent as part of an iPhone and iPad […]
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Facebook’s Libra announces five-member board as support shrinks further
Backers of Facebook Inc’s Libra cryptocurrency project pledged to forge ahead after selecting a five-member board on Monday, shrugging off the latest member defection by online travel company Booking Holding earlier in the day. “It is a correction; it’s not a setback,” said Dante Disparte, head of policy and communications […]
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Vladimir Putin’s big dollar dump cost Russia $8 billion in one year
The first year of President Vladimir Putin’s experiment in diversifying away from the US dollar cost Russia about $7.7 billion in potential returns. Russia’s central bank added exposure to underperforming currencies such as the euro and yuan just as it missed out on a 6.5% rally in the greenback. If […]
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RBI imposes Rs 1 crore fine on LVB, Rs 75 lakh on Syndicate Bank for violating norms
The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has imposed a monetary penalty of Rs 1 crore on Lakshmi Vilas Bank for non-compliance with certain provisions of directions on Income Recognition and Asset Classification (IRAC) norms. This penalty has been imposed in exercise of powers vested in RBI under the provisions of […]
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Just 500 people own 36% of all the equity in Thailand’s firms
About 36% of Thailand’s corporate equity is concentrated in the hands of just 500 people, highlighting wealth inequality in the country, a study released by the Bank of Thailand’s research institute shows. Each of these 500 on average amasses 3.1 billion baht ($102 million) in company profits annually, according to […]
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IRCTC makes stellar debut on bourses
Shares of Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corp. Ltd (IRCTC) surged nearly 128% on BSE from their issue price on Monday, the biggest stock market debut for any company in nearly two years. The IPO of state-run IRCTC, the sole provider of catering services and online bookings for Indian Railways, […]
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Zoe Kravitz will play Catwoman to Robert Pattinson’s Batman in new film
US actor Zoe Kravitz will play Catwoman in the new Batman film starring Robert Pattinson, a Warner Bros. source told AFP on Monday. Kravitz, who recently starred in HBO’s hit TV drama Big Little Lies and is the daughter of rock musician Lenny Kravitz, will portray the whip-wielding cat burglar who is both […]