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Bisma Marouf (Roger Bosch) looks at the ball after taking a shot during the Women’s T20 World CupPakistan’s most prominent female cricketer and former captain Bisma Maroof has announced her retirement, ending a pioneering 17-year career in which she became a champion of women’s rights.The 32-year-old brought an end to her international career on Thursday after playing in Pakistan’s 3-0 home defeat in the one-day international series against West Indies.”I have decided to retire from the game I love the most,” Maroof was quoted in a statement by the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB).“It has been an amazing journey filled with…
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken waves as he prepares to depart from Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport on his way to Beijing on April 25, 2024. Mark Schiefelbein | AFP | Getty ImagesU.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing on Friday, amid tensions between the two countries, both rivals for technological supremacy and disagreements over the Middle East conflict and the war between Russia and Ukraine.Speaking ahead of a private meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Blinken said there was no substitute for “face-to-face diplomacy” and stressed the need for the…
Fri, 26 Apr 2024 12:05 PM Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls LIVE: Till 11 am, 23% voter turnout in Ghaziabad Till 11am, Ghaziabad Lok Sabha sear sees average voter turnout of 23.19% across its five assembly constituencies.Loni: 26.87%Muradnagar: 24.39%Sahibabad: 20.09%Ghaziabad: 20.85%Dhaulana: 27.65% Fri, 26 Apr 2024 11:28 AM BJP’s Hema Malini confident ahead of Mathura polls: ‘We are going to perform twice as well’ As the second phase of Lok Sabha elections unfolds, the political landscape in Mathura resonates with fervour as BJP candidate Hema Malini expresses confidence in her electoral prospects. With polling underway in several key constituencies including Mathura,…
BENGALURU (Reuters) – Tech Mahindra shares rose 13.2 on Friday after India’s fifth-largest IT company announced a turnaround plan to help with weak sales growth over the past three quarters. %, marking the first significant intraday increase in about eight years.The stock rose 8.6 per cent to Rs 1,292.25 as of 11:48 am IST, leading the rise in the Nifty IT index, which rose 1.8 per cent.Including today’s movements, Tech Mahindra is up 2% year-to-date, compared to a 4% decline in the IT index. Big rival Infosys fell 6.8%, while Tata Consultancy Services rose 2.2%.Pune-based Tech Mahindra on Thursday announced…
image caption, ByteDance says reports that it plans to sell TikTok are ‘untrue’Article informationauthor, joao da silvarole, business reporterApril 26, 2024, 03:49 BSTUpdated 1 hour agoTikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance said it has no intention of selling the business after the United States passed a law forcing it to sell the hugely popular video app.”ByteDance has no plans to sell TikTok,” the company posted on its official account on social media platform Toutiao, which it owns.TikTok did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the BBC.Earlier this week, TikTok announced it would challenge the “unconstitutional” law in court.ByteDance’s…
After Togo’s lawmakers passed a new constitution this month, opposition leaders quickly branded the reforms as another ploy by President Faure Gnassingbé to extend his more than 50-year grip on power. Rejected.The revised constitution creates a new role, chair of the Council of Ministers, a position that critics say was specifically created to allow Gnassingbé to circumvent presidential term limits and remain in office. are doing. After several delays, Togolese will go to the polls on Monday to elect new members, but the opposition claims the new members will almost certainly maintain the Gnassingbé political dynasty under the new Magna…
With the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft set in stone, it’s understandable that it’s time to focus on what happens on day two with the second and third rounds. Where will Johnny Newton from Illinois, wideout Ladd McConkie from Georgia and Cooper DeJean from Iowa live? Now let’s go pick it up! Please join us 2024 NFL Draft Analysis Live From CBS Sports and Latest News NFL draft tracker. Also check out Pete Prisco’s work Performance by NFL Draft 1st Round Pick and please subscribe “With the first pick.” A nightly recap, winners and losers and more podcasts…
Elections 2024 LIVE updates: The first phase of the Lok Sabha elections saw a 65% turnoutVoting for 88 constituencies in the second phase of the 18th Lok Sabha elections across 13 states and union territories has begun. Over 1,200 candidates, including 4 candidates from Outer Manipur, are contesting the polls.At 9 am, 9.3% voter turnout was recorded across 13 states and union territories. Chhattisgarh and Manipur recorded over 15% voter turnout while Maharashtra recorded the lowest turnout at over 7% polling. In 2019, over 10% polling was recorded in these 88 seats till 9 am.All 20 seats in Kerala, 14 of the…
Submitted Photo Marshall High School senior Mark LaVey is starting a business that allows him to play the violin at community events. He first started playing the violin at the age of eight. MARSHALL — Marshall High School student Mark LaVey means business when it comes to the violin. He has started a business playing his violin at events in the Marshall area. So far, he has played two weddings, one funeral and four Christmas parties at Marshall Golf Club. This business has also earned him school credit. He is enrolled in the “Creating Entrepreneurial Opportunities”…
[Representational Photo : iStock] Last year, Pakistan “categorically” rejected a US State Department report on human rights abuses in the country, saying that “only a politically motivated report can ignore the alarming situation in Gaza.” Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement late on Thursday: “It is alarming that a report purporting to highlight the human rights situation around the world ignores or downplays the most pressing hotspots of gross human rights violations, such as Gaza. There are concerns.” The ministry said the content of the report, entitled ‘Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2023:…