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World Cup 2023 points table: This edition of the ICC World Cup is going phenomenal as new records are created almost every other day. It is probably the first time that the fastest century record was broken twice in the same World Cup season. Australia's Glenn Maxwell smashed a ton in just 40 balls against Netherlands on Wednesday at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi.

Greater Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession on October 26 in 1947 and it was accepted on October 27 due to which J&K became an inseparable part of the Union of India, he said. As a part of a string of events, J&K BJP president Ravinder Raina and Mayor JMC Rajinder Sharma will flag off the "Vilay Dour Marathon" run organized by Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM) led by its president Arun Prabhat tomorrow at 8 am.

mental illness. Severe mental illness was defined as the presence of at least one diagnostic record entry for schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar disorder, or other affective disorder with psychosis during the study period, the scientists detailed in their research published in the British Journal of Psychiatry. Schizoaffective disorder is a mental illness marked by a combination of schizophrenia symptoms, such as hallucinations or delusions, and mood disorder symptoms, such as depression or mania.

World Cup 2023 match at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. England vs Sri Lanka Bengaluru ODI is a day-night match and will start at 2 pm.

Glenn Maxwell's fastest World Cup century off 40 balls and 104 by David Warner led Australia to a record World Cup 309-run rout of the Netherlands on Wednesday for their third straight victory at the tournament. Maxwell's 106 off 44 balls laced with nine fours and eight sixes fired Australia to 399-8, a total their bowlers defended easily as the Dutch were dismissed for just 90 in 21 overs in New Delhi. Five-time winners Australia bettered their previous margin of World Cup victory — against Afghanistan by 275 runs at Perth in 2015. India holds the ODI record for highest margin of victory when they hammered Sri Lanka by 317 runs in Thiruvananthapuram earlier this year. «I'm really happy, that's just about the complete game.

World Cup history, beating Netherlands by 309 runs at Arun Jaitley Stadium on Wednesday. The Aussie side looked in supreme touch as they torched Nethreland with both bat and ball. The winning margin of 309 runs is the largest ever at a Men's Cricket World Cup and the second largest ever in ODIs.

Jaishankar on Wednesday embarked on a two-day visit to Kyrgystan to attend the 22nd meeting of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG), to be held under the chairmanship of Kyrgyzstan, the Ministry of External Affairs said. The October 25-October 26 meeting in the Kyrgyz capital city of Bishkek will be attended by the heads of governments of China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan, the Vice-President of Iran, and the foreign ministers of India and Pakistan. «In Bishkek, the external affairs minister will also meet with his counterparts from other SCO member states and call on the country's top leadership,» the MEA statement read. SCO observer States including Belarus and Mongolia as well as guest state Turkmenistan will also attend the meeting. The CHG is the second-highest forum in SCO.

PTI reported. Earlier, during the Security Council meeting, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken emphasized that all acts of terrorism, whether carried out by organizations like Lashkar-e-Taiba based in Pakistan or by Hamas, and regardless of the locations they target such as Mumbai or Kibbutz Beeri, are considered unlawful and unjustifiable.

DAWN News, Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) is on the verge of a shutdown as cancelled 300 flights in the past 10 days due to fund issues. The Pakistani media reported that Pakistan State Oil (PSO) has cut fuel supply over unpaid dues. As a result, the PIA cancelled 322 flights, 134 on international routes since 14 October.

Pakistan lost to India, it saw second loss against Australia on 20 October while the most ‘embarrassing loss’ came after Afghanistan thrashed Pakistan by 8 wickets which was also Afghanistan's first-ever win over Pakistan in eight ODIs. With this disastrous performance of the Pakistani team, reports have stated that Captain Babar Azam is likely to be replaced as the captain after the World Cup 2023.

World Cup 2023, the bowlers have been making significant impacts, with Mitchell Santner from New Zealand leading the pack. Santner has taken 12 wickets in 47 overs, giving away just 203 runs. His best bowling figures stand at 5/59, and he's maintained an economy rate of 4.

World Cup 2023, they will face the Netherlands in their fifth match of the tournament. After having lost in the first two matches, against India and South Africa respectively, they secured back-to-back wins against Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The Netherlands have won just one of their four matches in the tournament so far, but that win was historic.

Taliban government concede its demands for action against Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Baloch separatists, the Pakistan government has decided to target Afghan refugees on its soil as a leverage to pressurise the Taliban regime. Pakistan realises that without improvement in its internal security situation, the country will not be able to come out of the economic morass in which it finds itself. In fact, Chinese President Xi Jinping categorically told Anwaar-ul-Haq Kakar, the caretaker prime minister of Pakistan, in Beijing on October 19, the need for ensuring safety and security of Chinese institutions and personnel for further enhancement of projects under the China Pakistan Economic Corridor.

Australia will look for another dominating show against a tenacious Netherlands in a World Cup match here on Wednesday. There is also a lot of optimism around Travis Head's return from hand injury after he hit the nets on Monday and Australia will hope to get his services against the Netherlands. After a disappointing start to their campaign, the five-time champions turned it around with two solid performances against Sri Lanka and Pakistan but they know very well that they can ill-afford to take the Dutch lightly in what is turning out to be a World Cup of upsets.

NEW DELHI : The Union government has decided to cut the minimum export price (MEP) it set for basmati rice, a person aware of the development said, following complaints by traders that overseas shipments had become unviable. The government, which imposed a floor price of $1200 a tonne for overseas shipments in August to cool domestic prices, approved a decision to reduce it to $950 a tonne in a meeting late on Monday evening, the person cited above said. The decision is yet to be notified.

Nawaz Sharif, the caretaker government of Pakistan's Punjab province on Tuesday suspended his seven-year sentence in the Al-Azizia corruption case. The Punjab caretaker government led by Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi is considered an extension of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz government. The government's decision came at the time when 73-year-old Sharif was appearing before the Islamabad High Court on Tuesday to seek bail in the Al-Azizia case. Before his arrival to Pakistan after ending his four-year self-imposed exile last Saturday, the IHC had granted him protective bail till October 24. On Tuesday, the Punjab government issued a statement saying that it has suspended PML-N supremo Sharif's sentence in the Al-Azizia case on his request. «The former prime minister's sentence has been suspended after the provincial cabinet's approval. The decision has been taken in the light of a higher court that allowed the Punjab government to suspend Nawaz's conviction in the Al-Azizia case on medical grounds,» the government said.

Islamabad: For the first time since his return from London after four years of self-exile, former premier Nawaz Sharif on Tuesday appeared a local court in connection with the corruption cases against him. Sharif, 73, the three-time prime minister and supremo of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), returned to Pakistan on Saturday. The court cases are set to resume which were stopped due to his absence.

Ajay Jadeja, who is currently the mentor of the Afghanistan cricket team, celebrated their historic victory over Pakistan in the ICC World Cup on Monday. The Afghans achieved their first-ever ODI win against Pakistan by successfully chasing a target of 283 runs at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. As the winning runs were scored, the Afghanistan team's dugout erupted with joy. Ajay Jadeja, dressed in Afghanistan's jersey, was seen exchanging hugs and smiles with the players.

basmati rice exports, government and industry sources said on Tuesday, after farmers and exporters complained it was damaging trade. The government is likely to bring down the floor price, or minimum export price (MEP) for basmati rice, to $950 per metric ton from $1,200 a metric ton, said the sources, who did not wish to be named because the decision has not been made public. India imposed a $1,200 per ton MEP on basmati rice shipments in August to keep a lid on local prices ahead of key state elections.

Narendra Modi when he comes here to campaign for the ensuing assembly elections. Modi is likely to visit Mamit town in the western part of the state on October 30 to campaign for BJP candidates ahead of the November 7 polls. "The people of Mizoram are all Christians.

Afghanistan's batters easily managing to chase down the target with Rahmanullah Gurbaz(65), Ibrahim Zadran (87) and Rahmat Shah (77). “The victory for Afghanistan comes at a time of tense political and diplomatic relations between the two neighbours. Pakistan were sloppy in the field as they conceded easy boundaries with openers Zadran and Gurbaz taking their side to 100 in the 16th over." DAWN reported.