Sunday, 25 August 2019

Former minister Arun Jaitley cremated with full state honours as family, politicians bid adieu

Former Finance Minister Arun Jaitley was cremated at the Nigambodh Ghat in New Delhi with full state honours on Sunday. His cremation was attended by scores of leaders from across the political spectrum and his admirers.

Arun

The 66-year-old BJP leader passed away at the AIIMS in New Delhi on Saturday. Arun Jaitley was admitted to the AIIMS on August 9 and was treated by a multi-disciplinary team of senior doctors. His condition deteriorated on Friday night.
His last rites were performed by his son Rohan Jaitley.
Vice President Venkaiah Naidu, BJP veteran LK Advani, party president and Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, party's working president J P Nadda, Union ministers Nirmala Sitharaman, Smriti Irani and Anurag Thakur; BJP MPs Vijay Goel and Vinay Sahasrabuddhe; Congress leaders Jyotiraditya Scindia and Kapil Sibal were among those present at the cremation ground.

Monday, 15 July 2019

NIA Bill passes in Lok Sabha, Amit Shah says Modi govt will never misuse law

The NIA (Amendment) Bill, 2019, was passed in Lok Sabha on Monday.

Congress opposed to the Bill saying it may be misused by the govt for political vendetta
Amit Shah said Modi govt will never misuse the NIA law.

Lok Sabha passed the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on Monday after a heated debate between Home Minister Amit Shah and the Opposition.

The NIA (Amendment) Bill, 2019


The Bill amends the National Investigation Agency (NIA) Act, 2008 that provides for a national-level agency to investigate and prosecute offences listed in the scheduled offences. Further, the Act allows for creation of Special Courts for the trial of scheduled offences.

The Bill seeks to allow the NIA to investigate the following offences in addition to human trafficking, offences related to counterfeit currency or bank notes, manufacture or sale of prohibited arms, cyber-terrorism and offences under the Explosive Substances Act, 1908.

Refuting Opposition claims over "misuse" of the NIA law, Amit Shah on Monday asserted that the Modi government will never misuse it on the basis of religion but ensure that terrorism is finished off irrespective of the religion of the accused.

In an intervention during a discussion in Lok Sabha on the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Bill, 2019, Shah also targeted the Congress-led UPA government for repealing the anti-terror act POTA, saying it was not done because of its alleged misuse but to "save its vote bank".

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Sunday, 14 July 2019

Tietanic: England win World Cup 2019 after match and Super Over end in ties

ICC World Cup 2019: England triumphed in the end, not because New Zealand were less talented — both teams ended up equals, not once, but twice. First, in the regular game, then in the Super Over. But England had more boundaries than New Zealand — 26 to 17 — and they won.




Here is the simple match summary: New Zealand made 241, England equalled it. England then made 15 in the Super Over. New Zealand equalled it. England hit 26 boundaries. New Zealand couldn’t equal it. Game over.


Sunday, 23 June 2019

Fight world crushes Paulie Malignaggi after stunning loss to Artem Lobov at Bare Knuckle FC 6

Artem Lobov, a former UFC fighter, and Paulie Malignaggi, hyped up their Bare Knuckle FC 6 fight with a number of fiery press conferences and threats of severe bodily harm, which led to Saturday night’s event to being highly anticipated by lots of different fight fans.


Paulie Malignaggi


 In the end, the fight was a dud that ended with a big upset, as Lobov beat Malignaggi via unanimous decision.

Even more incredibly, there was no post-fight brawl between the two camps, which became heated rivals thanks to Conor McGregor, who famously trashed Malignaggi after sparring with him while training for his fight with Floyd Mayweather. Lobov and McGregor are good friends and somehow this fight became a real thing that happened.

Saturday night’s event in Florida might not have ended the way many tuning in would have hoped, but fans, media and other fighters were still in impressed with what Lobov pulled off:

Article Source:  https://ftw.usatoday.com/2019/06/bare-knuckle-boxing-paulie-malignaggi-loses-to-artem-lobos-fans-react

Sunday, 16 June 2019

India vs Pakistan Highlights, World Cup 2019: India Crush Pakistan To Make It 7 In A Row

Rohit Sharma's century and fifties from KL Rahul and Virat Kohli helped India beat Pakistan by 89 runs (DLS method) in Manchester on Sunday. Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav and Vijay Shankar picked up two wickets apiece to ensure India finish on the right side of the results. 

With this, India add one more win to their unbeaten track record against their arch-rivals in World Cup. Pakistan's chase got off to a sluggish start as they were reduced to 38 for one in 10 overs in reply to India's 336 for five -- a total that featured Rohit Sharma's 140 and captain Virat Kohli's 77. 

India Pakistan Cricket



Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman added over 100 runs for the second wicket and kept Pakistan in the hunt. But they fell in quick succession and after that no Pakistani batsmen create impact in the game which resulted in their side losing the match by huge margin.




 Earlier, India paceman Bhuvneshwar Kumar limped off four balls into the fifth over with a hamstring injury that a team spokesman said had ruled him out of the rest of the match. But World Cup debutant Vijay Shankar, brought on to complete the over, struck first ball when he had Imam-ul-Haq lbw for seven to leave Pakistan 13 for one. In the first innings, Kohli became the quickest player to 11,000 one-day international runs, getting there in 222nd innings as compared to compatriot Sachin Tendulkar's previous record of 276 innings. Pakistan left-arm quick Mohammad Amir was his side's only threat with three for 47 despite two early warnings for running on the pitch.


Wednesday, 12 June 2019

More Than 3 Lakh People Evacuated As Cyclone Vayu Set To Hit Gujarat


Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that authorities have evacuated about 3.1 lakh people living in the low-lying areas and the NDRF has positioned 52 teams for rescue and relief operations. The latest weather report said that Cyclone Vayu, which turned into a "very severe cyclonic storm", has changed its course slightly and would now hit Gujarat coast anywhere between Veraval in the south and Dwarka in the west.

Cyclone Vayu


"Gujarat has evacuated about 3 lakh people and Diu has evacuated over 10,000 people from low-lying areas to safer places...(the) MHA is in continuous touch with state govts/UT and central agencies. The NDRF has pre-positioned 52 teams equipped with boats, tree-cutters, telecom equipments etc," Amit Shah tweeted. The home minister said cyclone Vayu is expected to cross the Gujarat coast between Porbandar and Union Territory Diu and he "prays for the safety of the people".

A total of "36 NDRF team have been deployed, 11 more teams are ready," Additional Chief Secretary of Gujarat Revenue Department Pankaj Kumar told news agency ANI. He said nine SDRF teams, 14 companies of SRP and 300 marine commandos have also been deployed.

"Nine helicopters have been placed at strategic points, and 10,000 tourists have also been shifted," he added.


Article Source: https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/more-than-1-lakh-evacuated-as-cyclone-vayu-set-to-hit-gujarat-2052227


Monday, 10 June 2019

Yuvraj Singh – A timeline of one of India’s finest players

NEW DELHI: A remarkable cricketing career came to an end when Yuvraj Singh brought the curtain down on his international career on Monday.

There were many ups and downs during his international career which spanned 17 years. Yuvraj took 148 international wickets and scored 11,778 runs in 404 matches in which he represented India.

Here is a look at the timeline of Yuvraj’s career right from the very beginning to the point where he called it a day.


Yuvraj Singh


1997 - Makes his first class debut in for Punjab against Orissa during the 1997/98 season, was dismissed for a duck in his first innings.

2000- Yuvraj does well for India at the 2000 U-19 World Cup, which India went on to win in Sri Lanka. Yuvraj was named the player of the tournament for his all-round performance.

2000- The Chandigarh born left-hander is selected for India and makes his debut against Kenya. In his first knock, goes on to score 84 against Australia in Nairobi.

2002 -Helps India beat England in the final of the Natwest series. Chasing 326 in the final at Lord’s, Yuvraj came to crease with India struggling and went on make 69 as India won by two wickets.

2003 - Was crucial part of the India team that went on to reach the final of the 2003 cricket World Cup. He made his Test debut later that year against New Zealand in Mohali.

2003 - Becomes only the second Indian after great Sachin Tendulkar to play for Yorkshire in English County circuit.

2004 - Yuvraj scores his first Test century (129) against Pakistan in Lahore in a losing cause. India went on to win the next Test and the series 2-1.

2007 - Yuvraj is made the vice-captain of the India team for the inaugural World T20 in South Africa. He clobbered Stuart Broad for six sixes in an over at Kingsmead, Durban, making fastest ever fifty in any format of the game (12 balls). Plays a superb innings against Australia (70) in the semis.

2008 – Named captain of the Kings XI Punjab as the IPL begins for the very first time. Yuvraj went on to play for six different franchises

2011 - Player of the tournament as India go on to lift the 2011 cricket World Cup held in India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Yuvraj scored more than 300 runs and took 15 wickets in the quadrennial event. Won four man-of-the-match awards during the course of the tournament.

2011/12 - Diagnosed with cancer and receives treatment in USA. In March 2012 he is discharged after completing treatment. Picked for India after for 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka.

2017 - Plays his last game for India against West Indies in Antigua.

2019 - Plays his last first class game for Punjab scoring an aggregate of 13 runs in the match.


Article Source: https://www.livemint.com/sports/cricket-news/yuvraj-singh-announces-retirement-from-international-cricket-1560154843201.html
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