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Abhimanyu Easwaran was done in by swing while all-rounder Nitish Reddy perished due to extra bounce as India A batters’ inept technique was exposed during their shoddy effort of 107 all out on the opening day of the first ‘Unofficial Test’ against Australia A in Mackay Thursday. Seamer Brendan Doggett produced disconcerting bounce from length to run away with career-best first-class figures of 6 for 15 in 11 overs with only three Indian batters recording scores in double digits. The struggles of the Indians on a pitch offering bounce and seam movement was evident as keeper Josh Phillipe held on to five catches. At stumps, Australia A were 99 for 4 with Mukesh Kumar (2/30… Read More »Easwaran, Reddy Fail To Impress; India Stars’ ‘Inept Technique’ Exposed

It’s inspiring that female actors like Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone and Anushka Shetty are fronting major action movies, says south star Samanth Ruth Prabhu, who has also dived into the genre with her upcoming series, Citadel: Honey Bunny. Directed by Raj Nidimoru and Krishna DK, the series is part of the expansive global Citadel universe with its parent show featuring Richard Madden and Priyanka Chopra Jonas, while Matilda de Angelis stars in the Italian version. The India chapter features Varun Dhawan and Samantha as spy agents Bunny and Honey, respectively. “I’m glad I discovered a new facet or genre that gets me excited, which is action. Many actresses are indulging or diving into action like… Read More »Samantha Ruth Prabhu Applauds Alia Bhatt, Deepika Padukone For Doing Action Films

The country is celebrating the festival of lights Diwali today. On this special occasion, the who’s who of Bollywood and the South film industry extended warm wishes to their fans. The celebrities posted pictures of diyas and festivities on their official Instagram handles and fans commented sharing their love. Stars from across the country wished for happiness and prosperity for all. Kareena Kapoor shared a photo of herself from vacation and wrote, “Dare to dream …Look ahead…Look after your mind and heart…Feel the light …Happy Diwali Friends #2024.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kareena Kapoor Khan (@kareenakapoorkhan) Akshay Kumar shared a small clip of lighting diya on his Instagram Stories. The… Read More »Diwali 2024: Sonakshi Sinha, Kareena Kapoor, Akshay Kumar’s Festive Greetings

India’s central bank is well-equipped to deal with a potential sudden outflow of foreign funds and any steep fall in the rupee if Republican candidate Donald Trump wins next week’s US presidential election, two sources familiar with the bank’s thinking said. The Reserve Bank of India would be able to tap its large foreign exchange reserves to defend the domestic currency in the event of global market volatility and an outflow of foreign funds, the sources said. They spoke on condition of anonymity because of the sensitivity of the matter. “The reserves have been built up to take care of excessive volatility. If there are sharp outflows, RBI will step in to manage it, as… Read More »RBI Ready To Counter Rupee Slide, Fund Outflow Post-US Election: Sources

The Kremlin said on Thursday that Ukraine’s leadership was clearly nervous about Russian advances along the front line if Kyiv was asking the United States to supply it with long-range Tomahawk missiles. The New York Times reported that President Volodymyr Zelensky had asked the United States for Tomahawk missiles, which have a range of 2,500 km (1,550 miles), far greater than any missile Ukraine currently has in its arsenal. Zelensky strongly suggested in a video released on Wednesday that Kyiv had made such a request. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters that the trend on the front lines of the war, where Russia has advanced in the past three months at its fastest pace in… Read More »Ukraine Wants US Cruise Missiles, Nervous About Russian Advances: Kremlin