Pakistan will be unstoppable in WC if they find momentum: Miandad
Ex-Pakistan captain Javed Miandad has said Pakistan will be unstoppable in 2019 World Cup if they find early momentum. “No one gave us a chance to win 1992 World Cup but we were victorious then, and same happened at Champions Trophy in 2017,” he added. “Pakistan, despite recent setbacks, is a good side with some excellent players,” he further said.
Dhoni, Pandya should be allowed to attack from start: Harbhajan
Off-spinner Harbhajan Singh has said that he feels that former India captain MS Dhoni is at his best when he hits from the onset. “Some of his best innings have come when he started the onslaught straightaway. I feel the team management should give him and Hardik Pandya the licence to bat the way they want to,” he added.
Nestle in talks to sell skin health unit for $10 billion
Nestle has entered exclusive talks to sell its skin health business for $10.1 billion to a consortium led by EQT Partners, a unit of the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority and PSP Investments. The move comes as the food group shifts its portfolio in response to changing consumer demands. Nestle put the skin health unit up for sale last September.
20-yr-old woman gives birth to baby, did not know she was pregnant
A 20-year-old woman in Scotland gave birth to a healthy baby girl despite not knowing that she was pregnant. Stacey Porter delivered her daughter on her bathroom floor without any assistance or pain relief, while her partner David was sleeping downstairs. Stacey revealed that she had gone to the toilet with stomach cramps not knowing she would give birth.
Mumbai’s Chitra Cinema shuts down after 70 yrs over poor business
Dadar’s Chitra Cinema, one of Mumbai’s first AC theatres, shut down after seven decades following its last screening of ‘Student of the Year 2’ on Thursday. “We used to get 10-15% business but spend a lot on maintenance. Thought people will come for last show but it didn’t happen,” third-generation owner Dara Mehta said on the 550-seater theatre.
Will decide on PM’s post after poll results are out: Rahul Gandhi
Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Friday said that a decision on the prime ministerial post of a non-BJP government at the Centre would be taken after the Lok Sabha election results are out on May 23. “I don’t want to prejudge the judgment of Indian people. We will take the decision on the basis of what people decide,” he added.
PM Modi shedding crocodile tears over Pragya’s remark: Digvijaya
Congress leader Digvijaya Singh has accused PM Narendra Modi of shedding crocodile tears over Pragya Singh Thakur’s statement that Nathuram Godse, who killed Mahatma Gandhi was a “patriot”. “PM Modi’s the one who had made Pragya the party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Bhopal. The PM’s crocodile tears won’t work. He must take away her candidature and voting right,” he added.
Dhoni will be back in yellow next year: CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan
CSK CEO Kasi Viswanathan has said that he is confident that MS Dhoni will play for the Chennai-based IPL side next year. “In the last two years, there were talks that he is not batting well, but statistically, he has had two great years. He had a stellar last season, and this time he did even better,” he added.
Kohli first cricketer to have 100 million followers on social media
Team India captain Virat Kohli has become the first ever cricketer to have 100 million followers on social media. The 30-year-old has 33.5 million followers on Instagram, 37 million on Facebook and 29.5 million on Twitter. Kohli is the third Indian after Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Priyanka Chopra to have over 100 million followers on social media.
We used to jokingly call Dhoni a terrorist: Bihar teammate Satya
MS Dhoni’s close friend and ex-Bihar teammate Satya Prakash has revealed they used to jokingly call the ex-India captain ‘atankwadi’ (terrorist). “He used to hit 40-50 runs in 20 balls. But he became a saint when he played for India and changed his approach. He’s a good learner,” he added. “We friends never really gauged his potential,” he further said.
IIT professor reveals ‘rocket science’ behind Bumrah’s bowling
IIT-Kanpur professor Sanjay Mittal has attributed ‘reverse Magnus force’ to Jasprit Bumrah’s dominance. He discovered that Bumrah’s speed, seam position and rotational speed of 1000 RPM gives 0.1 spin ratio for the ball, which puts it into reverse Magnus effect regime. A downward force on a ball by Bumrah causes it to dip sharply, which batsmen find difficult to pick.
WhatsApp may no longer allow downloading profile pics of users
WhatsApp has removed the possibility to save profile pictures of individuals in latest Android beta updates and WhatsApp Business beta for iOS, WABetaInfo reported. The beta version does not show the profile sharing button, among other sharing options such as Facebook, Instagram, and other apps. However, the feature reportedly does not block users from taking screenshots of the profile picture.
₹35 lakh of gold hidden in mixer seized at Mangaluru airport
Customs officials at Mangalore International Airport seized 1,052 grams gold worth ₹34.75 lakh from check-in luggage of a SpiceJet passenger who arrived from Dubai on Tuesday. The gold was concealed as two mercury-coated ingots in the motor of a mixer. This comes two months after gold worth ₹4.65 lakh was seized in form of 32 mercury-coated pieces in magnetic bracelets.
Congress leader Reshma Padeknur found dead near river in K’taka
Karnataka Congress leader Reshma Padeknur was found dead near the Krishna river in Vijayapura on Friday. Padeknur was last seen with All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) party leader Toufik in his car on Thursday. Police said that Padeknur’s husband has blamed Toufik, alleging that they had a property dispute.
Around 2,000 Aadhaar cards dumped on river bank in Tamil Nadu
Around 2,000 Aadhaar cards were dumped near the Mulliyaru river bank in Tiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu, according to revenue officials. The cards meant for distribution to the owners had not been apparently delivered by the post office concerned, the officials said. The cards, bundled in jute bags and abandoned, were found by the children playing in the riverbed.
JNU student commits suicide, had emailed suicide note to professor
A JNU student on Friday committed suicide by hanging himself from a ceiling fan in a study room at the university, police said. Rishi Joshua, a second year MA student, emailed a suicide note to his English professor before hanging himself, they added. The deceased was undergoing some treatment, as per preliminary enquiry, police further said.
2.7L stateless Rohingya get ID cards, 1st documentation for many
Over 2.7 lakh Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh have been registered by the United Nations, several getting identity cards as their first-ever proof of documentation. The Rohingya Muslims living in Myanmar have not been able to acquire formal citizenship, leaving them stateless and deprived of basic rights. The cards are aimed at improving the accuracy of data on refugees in Bangladesh.
23-year-old Sikh denied entry into US restaurant for wearing turban
A 23-year-old Sikh man was denied entry into a restaurant in US’ Port Jefferson for wearing a turban. “Throughout my life, I’ve faced verbal abuse and bullying about appearance…However, my basic freedoms of entering public accommodations were never infringed upon,” Gurvinder Grewal said. The restaurant apologised, saying it doesn’t allow headwear on weekends “to more capably identify people”.
Yes Bank recalls ₹1.44 crore in bonus paid to Founder Rana Kapoor
Yes Bank has clawed back performance bonus of ₹1.44 crore paid to Co-founder and former CEO Rana Kapoor for 2014-15 and 2015-16, following directions from the Reserve Bank of India. The private lender did not pay any performance bonus to Kapoor in financial years 2016-17 and 2017-18. Kapoor stepped down in January after RBI declined to give him another term.
