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Nicholas Pooran will join the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) for the upcoming 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL) season, ahead of the mega auction of the coveted annual cricket league. The 29-year-old cricketer recently met with LSG owner Sanjiv Goenka at the RPSG House in Kolkata to finalise the terms of his contract. Pooran will be the franchise's key retention, commanding a salary of Rs 18 crore, which marks him as the first official signing for the new season. His previous auction value was Rs 16 crore, when LSG acquired him in 2023 after his release from the Sunrisers Hyderabad, according to the Times of India.

Gujarat Titans hinted at retaining star batsman Shubman Gill and spinner Rashid Khan. For next month's IPL mega auction, Titans can use a right to match card to keep another player from their squad, as per the rules released by BCCI. Gill, the rising Indian cricket star, has reportedly opted for a pay cut to help retain key players and strengthen the team, according to what an IPL source told news agency PTI.

Maris Sangiampongsa is scheduled to meet his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar here on November 2 as part of his soon-to-begin visit to India, according to the Ministry of External Affairs. Sangiampongsa is expected to arrive here late on Thursday night and depart on November 3, as per his itinerary shared in an advisory by the MEA. On November 1, the Thai minister will have engagements in the national capital while on November 2 he will meet External Affairs Minister Jaishankar at the South Block. Sangiampongsa visited New Delhi from July 11-13 for the second BIMSTEC Foreign Ministers' Retreat hosted by the Indian external affairs minister and for his first official visit to India.

KL Rahul has been one of the most prolific run getters in the history of the Indian Premier League. Having debuted with Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2013, the 32-year-old has scored 4,683 runs in the 10 seasons that he has played. After playing just five matches in his first season, he moved to Sunrisers Hyderabad for a couple of seasons. However, his returns were average at best. 2016 proved to be the breakthrough season for Rahul, where he scored 397 runs at a strike rate of 146 in a star-studded RCB line-up that had the likes of Virat Kohli, Chris Gayle, AB De Villiers and Shane Watson. Unfortunately, he had to miss the 2017 season owing to injury and was shockingly released ahead of the 2018 mega auction. King XI Punjab (Now Punjab Kings) signed the batter in the auction, and he did not disappoint. Out of the five seasons for the franchise, he piled more than 600 runs in four years, and missed making a perfect five as he fell seven runs short in 2019.

Samsung Electronics on Thursday reported progress on a major supply deal for artificial intelligence-focused chips, aiming to reassure investors following a slowdown in semiconductor profits during the last quarter. The South Korean technology giant said its operating profit for the July-September period increased by more than 277 per cent from a year earlier to 9.18 trillion won (USD 6.65 billion). But the figure represented a 12 per cent decline from the second quarter, which Samsung attributed largely to one-off costs, such as provision of employee incentives in its computer chip business, and the effects of a weaker US dollar.

Siddaramaiah on Thursday alleged that BJP was raking up the «Waqf issue» with an eye on the upcoming assembly by-polls in the state and elections in neighboring Maharashtra. Following allegations by a section of farmers in certain parts of the state that their lands were marked as Waqf properties, he reiterated that none of them will be evicted, and notices issued to them will be withdrawn. «BJP is doing politics. Notices were issued during their (BJP) tenure too, what do they have to say about it? During BJP's tenure over 200 notices were given. One should not practice such dual politics,» Siddaramaiah said. Speaking to reporters here, the CM said, «I have already said that the notices will be withdrawn, where is the issue? In case the notices are issued they will be withdrawn and no one will be evicted, where is the issue?»

Defence minister Rajnath Singh said that India and China have been holding talks at both diplomatic and military levels to resolve the differences in some areas along the LAC. The consensus includes the rights of patrolling and grazing in traditional areas. He said that efforts will be to take the matter beyond disengagement; but for that, we will have to wait a little longer. Singh virtually dedicated to the nation ‘Desh ka Vallabh’ statue of Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, and Major Ralengnao ‘Bob’ Khathing ‘Museum of Valour’ at Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh. Raksha Mantri carried out the inauguration from 4 Corps Headquarters in Tezpur, Assam. He was supposed to visit Tawang, but could not due to bad weather. The unveiling coincided with the festival of lights ‘Deepawali’ as well as ‘Rashtriya Ekta Diwas’ which is celebrated on 31st October to commemorate the birth anniversary of first Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel.

central banks implement a series of interest rate cuts against the backdrop of a strong U.S. economy, according to a Reuters poll of around 500 economists. Next week's hotly-contested U.S. presidential election could limit the growth picture, however, by re-writing the current rules around trade. Unexpected resilience that led economists to significantly upgrade their 2024 global growth forecasts since the beginning of the year is in large part thanks to the U.S. economy's performance.

«I think fixed income will be a tough competitor to equity is my guess. Again, no one knows, but my guess is fixed income also has a reasonable chance,» says Rajeev Thakkar, CIO, PPFAS. Expecting it to be a better year? Rajeev Thakkar: Hopefully, yes. Better year, I am not so sure because last year returns have been one of a kind and it is very-very difficult to better that. If we eke out a reasonably positive year in the 12 months ahead, I think that would be good.

Korean Peninsula, after Pyongyang said it had test-fired one of its most powerful missiles to boost its nuclear deterrent. The launch was North Korea's first weapons test since being accused of sending soldiers to Russia. South Korea's military said its «initial judgement» was that the projectile may have been a «new solid-propelled long-range ballistic missile».

mega auction, declaring the battlefield open. Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals are expected to part ways, presenting a chance for Royal Challengers Bengaluru to fill in the wicketkeeper-batsman vacuum in the team after Dinesh Karthik’s exit. Moreover, Shreyas Iyer, the 2024 IPL winning skipper is also expected to be dropped by the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR), further adding the thrill to the marquee auction. KL Rahul was the third skipper to have parted ways as Lucknow Super Giants eye a cracking season.

“The fundamental question is whether Plaintiff has a ‘substantial privacy’ interest that ‘outweighs the customary and constitutionally-embedded presumption of openness in judicial proceedings,” Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil wrote in an opinion Wednesday, adding, “Defendants have a right to defend themselves, including by investigating Plaintiff, and the people have a right to know who is using their courts.” This means if the woman fails to reveal her identity, the lawsuit filed against Sean 'Diddy' Combs can be dismissed. The woman filed the lawsuit as a Jane Doe against Diddy Combs earlier this month, accusing him of raping her in 2004 when she was just 19 years old.

Lakshmi Puja to honor the goddess of wealth and prosperity. This main event follows Dhanteras and will precede Bhai Dooj, with each day bearing its own rituals.

DoT) has asked both Elon Musk-owned Starlink and Jeff Bezos’s Amazon to provide compliances regarding certain security parameters as it looks to process their applications for offering satellite communications services in the country. Officials aware of the details told ET that letters to both the US-based firms were sent recently and the department is awaiting their reply. “Their applications can be processed only after they submit the compliance. The firms have so far not replied,” said a person familiar with the details. Another official said the government will wait for some more time for their reply and may also send a reminder, but the applications won’t be processed till they agree to all the security conditions.

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His remarks, made in response to a comedian's derogatory comment about Puerto Rico at a Donald Trump rally, have opened a door for Trump to shift focus away from his own controversial campaign tactics. Biden criticised the comedian's description of Puerto Rico as a «floating island of garbage,» asserting that the people of Puerto Rico are «good, decent, and honourable.» However, his defence sparked a political uproar, detracting from Vice President Kamala Harris's key closing speech on Tuesday evening, CNN reported.

Tim Walz has been standing rock solid beside Kamala Harris ever since she joined the Presidential elections but it looks like he may end up losing his own home state, Minnesota, and there could be a multitude of reasons for that. Meanwhile, A Minnesota Post survey has now revealed that the fears are right, and Walz and Harris can indeed lose out on Minnesota, that could prove to be of strategic importance for Donald Trump and JD Vance.

power usage effectiveness (PUE) requirement as an eligibility criterion in its Rs 10,000-crore graphics processing unit (GPU) tender under the IndiaAI Mission, following industry pushback. The Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has also extended the deadline for submitting bids to November 28 from November 12, according to a corrigendum issued on Wednesday. The deletion of the PUE clause will give a sense of relief to data centres that were finding it difficult to meet the requirement.

Country Delight has raised Rs 200 crore in venture debt from Alteria Capital. The new funds will be used to fuel the company’s expansion, increase capacity, and drive brand marketing efforts, the Gurugram-based company said in a statement. «As we scale our operations and prepare for our initial public offering (IPO) journey, it is important for us to use various capital sources to improve financial efficiency and also set us up for the next phase of growth,» said Chakradhar Gade, the chief executive officer of Country Delight.

flash floods hit eastern Spain, according to local authorities, in one of the worst natural disasters to hit the country in recent years. The catastrophic floods, fueled by an unrelenting deluge that began Monday, washed away cars, inundated homes and knocked out power across eastern Spain. Rescuers waded through neck-high waters to reach some residents. «It was the worst moment of my life,» said Nuria Molio, 51, who was driving home from Valencia to a nearby village with her father, 84, when her car filled with water.