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All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Saturday cited the works of American historian Richard M Eaton to claim that only 80 temples were destroyed during the «Muslim rule» in medieval India, while thousands of places of worship were demolished under several Hindu emperors. «They say everywhere in media that temples were demolished 400 years ago. Richard M Eaton (American historian) writes in his book 'Temple Desecration and Muslim States in Medieval India' that 80 temples were destroyed from the 11th century until 1600 — during Muslim rule,» Owaisi said while addressing a gathering at the 67th revival anniversary of AIMIM. He stated that Pushyamitra Shunga, who was the founder of the Shunga empire, demolished thousands of places of worship that belonged to Buddhists.

India’s cricketers, however, can’t wait to get back on the field. For starters, they all spend enough time in Dubai so there’s little allure. But, more importantly, it would have been a week since their win against Pakistan when India take on New Zealand in their final group stage match of the Champions Trophy. The result of the match itself is of little consequence.

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Virat Kohli is set to play his 300th ODI on Sunday, and New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips said the Indian batting icon's «legacy» will shine through the years while «inspiring» generations of young cricketers. Kohli will become the seventh Indian player to achieve the feat after Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Rahul Dravid, Mohammed Azharuddin, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh. «Obviously, he's an incredible player. And to know him a little bit personally myself is awesome,» said Phillips, who once played alongside Kohli at IPL side Royal Challengers Bengaluru. «He's an incredibly hard worker, and what he's done for the sport, but also for Indian cricket and also people coming through the game as youngsters now is absolutely fantastic,» he said on Saturday, ahead of New Zealand's Champions Trophy clash against India.

New Zealand on Saturday called up two local left-arm wrist spinners to bowl to senior batter Tom Latham and all-rounder Michael Bracwell at the nets to prepare for a possible contest against India's Kuldeep Yadav in their Champions Trophy match here. Kuldeep, the left-arm wrist spinner, mainly operates in the middle overs where Latham and Bracwell often bat. «It's (the DICS pitch) playing a little bit slow and there's obviously a good deal of turn. I think it's going to be an interesting match-up,» said New Zealand all-rounder Glenn Phillips in the pre-match press conference here. «They (India) have got three quality spinners, and it's all about rotating the strike and taking the game deep.»

Buddha, tears pouring down his cheeks. He takes out his phone and captures the massive sculpture, the Bodhisattvas flanking it and the small cells carved into the cave where his religious forbears must have lived. This is sanctum and sanctuary for him. About 100 km away, a group of Japanese tourists are gingerly making their way through a narrow, semi-circular path that is cut into the middle of a rocky cliff in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. They gaze—in the light of a torch and the night settings of their phone—at the eloquent arch of Bodhisattva Padmapani’s torso and his halfclosed eyes painted on Cave No. 1 of Ajanta. People who follow the Buddha’s Middle Path, or those who are enamoured of this apostle of compassion, or are simply enchanted by the historical spots, some of them dating back to before the Common Era, travel to the places that dot what is called the Buddhist circuit. It stretches from Bodh Gaya in Bihar to Nagarjunakonda in Andhra Pradesh.

Infosys, T V Mohandas Pai, on Saturday said Bengaluru deserves better infrastructure and a good minister to realise 'Brand Bengaluru'. Pai, who heads Aarin Capital, called on Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar, who holds the Bengaluru development portfolio. Speaking to reporters later, he said he met Shivakumar and spoke to him regarding the infrastructure development of Bengaluru. «I spoke to Shivakumar regarding Bengaluru. I want him to be a hero for Bengalurians, take Bengaluru forward and make it the best city in the country,» he said.

L Catterton India and former Managing Director HUL, Sanjiv Mehta said on Saturday. He also said that the India-focussed joint venture that he formed with global investment firm L Catterton's Asian arm to develop a new investment vehicle is primarily focused on consumers, which is his «sweet spot… „If you look at the investment journey, this entire private equity journey, it starts with identifying where you want to invest. Then you look at identifying what could be your potential investment in a portfolio company. Then you decide the timing of investment and how much to invest. Then it is the classical creation of value. And the value is what I described, how technology will reshape value creation,“ Mehta said at the Mumbai Tech Week, which concluded here on Saturday. Noting that the last thing is determining when to exit, he said that's the whole value chain of private equity.

ISRO has always been an internal responsibility, driven by our own scientists and engineers across domains from environmental science to physics, computer scienceand more, the space agency's former chief S Somanath said. «We don't outsource these critical software systems because the deep integration between science, technology, and applications requires intimate domain understanding» he said at Software Product Management (SPM) Summit held by IIMB. The two day summit was held on February 28 and March 1, celebrating its 7th edition around the theme 'Software Product Management Excellence at Scale'. Somanath elucidated the evolution of software product management and development for space programs, emphasising the shift from environmentally focused missions to commercially operated systems.

electric two-wheelers a viable option for India's large middle class, a major driver of the nation's two-wheeler market? India's two-wheeler market has been largely driven by middle-class households. While a shift towards a greener lifestyle is a shared aspiration, affordability has been a key concern. Although initial purchase prices presented a barrier, government incentives and schemes have made electric vehicles more accessible and attractive to this segment.

Maruti Suzuki on Saturday reported marginal growth while Hyundai and Tata Motors posted a decline in their sales in February as a slowdown in the market continued with demand remaining muted. On the other hand, Mahindra & Mahindra and Toyota Kirloskar Motor posted double-digit growth riding on their SUV and MPV models. Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its total domestic passenger vehicle sales were at 1,60,791 units last month as compared with 1,60,271 units in the year-ago month, a marginal year-on-year growth. Sales of the company's mini segment cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, declined to 10,226 units as against 14,782 units in same month last year, while those of compact cars, including Baleno, Celerio, Dzire, Ignis, Swift, and WagonR, rose to 72,942 units as compared to 71,627 units in the year-ago month.

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Bangladesh nationals in Tripura for illegally entering India. The BSF also arrested three Indian touts for facilitating the Bangladeshis' entry into the country without any legal documents and passports. A BSF spokesman said that the 13 Bangladesh nationals and the three Indian touts were arrested on Thursday night from Kailashahar in the Unakoti district in northern Tripura.

England for 179, the lowest total of the tournament, in their final Group B match here. Already eliminated from the semifinal race, England needed a victory by at least 207 runs to give Afghanistan a chance of qualifying based on the run-rate. However, Marco Jansen (3/39) stole the show with the new ball, taking three crucial wickets, and Wiaan Mulder (3/25) and Keshav Maharaj (2/35) applied the pressure in the middle overs as South Africa confirmed their knockout berth, irrespective of the match's result. It remains to be seen who finishes on top of Group B and that will decide who India and New Zealand will play in the knockout stage.

NLC India Ltd (NLCIL) on Saturday said it has bagged a contract from SJVN Ltd to develop and operate a 200 MW wind power project. The project was secured through an e-reverse auction at a tariff of Rs 3.74 per kWh. «The project is set to generate 526 MU of clean green power each year offsetting an equivalent amount of greenhouse gas emissions,» a company statement said. The company has a target to achieve 10 GW renewable energy capacity by 2030.

United States Polo Association (USPA), The company, which has doubled the sale to $2.6 billion in 2024 from $1.3 billion in 2018, said India is a crucial market for growth and contributes almost a fifth to the global turnover. “We have 1200 retail stores around the world in 190 countries, none more important than India. We have set ourselves as an aspirational, accessible brand with tremendous growth opportunities in front of us. India is our fastest growing market and has a bright future,” said Prince.

Tuhin Kanta Pandey assumed charge as the 11th chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Saturday. The career bureaucrat who served as the Finance Secretary till now, replaced Madhabi Puri Buch, whose 3-year tenure ended on Friday. He has been appointed for a term of three years. Pandey told the media that Sebi is a strong market institution and is evolving continuously and his goal is to make it the best market institution.

Delhi High Court has said unless an environment free from harassment and fear was created, all discussions on women's progress were superficial. Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said real empowerment began with women's right to live and move freely without fear. The court made the observations in a judgement passed on February 28 while refusing to interfere with the conviction of a man for sexually harassing his female co-passenger on a public bus in 2015. In 2019, the trial court convicted the accused and sentenced him to undergo simple imprisonment for one year for offence punishable under Section 354 (Assault of criminal force to woman with intent to outrage her modesty) of the Indian Penal Code and six months under Section 509 (Word, gesture or act intended to insult the modesty of the woman) IPC. The decision was also upheld by the sessions court in appeal.

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Indian Army Aviation, two of the IAF and one civil copter hired by the Army, are engaged in the rescue operations, an Army spokesperson said. Thirty-three were rescued by Friday night. The avalanche hit the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) camp between Mana and Badrinath between 5:30 am and 6 am on Friday, burying 55 workers inside eight containers and a shed, according to the Army.