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Viksit Bharat, Viksit Northeast' programme at Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh. During the programme, the Prime Minister virtually inaugurated and laid the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth Rs 55,600 crore in 6 North Eastern States, including the inauguration and laying of the foundation stone for multiple development projects worth over Rs 8500 crore for Tripura and Northeast. On this occasion, the Prime Minister said that he considers the dreams of the people of the country to be his own. The objective of this government is to ensure a pucca house for every family in the country, free rations, pure drinking water, health care service and internet service. The central government is working on the concept of Ashtalaxmi to boost development in the Northeast.

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ALSO READ: Anand Mahindra says children are influencing which car a family buys; Netizens call these ‘problems of privileged’ Taking to X, Mahindra wrote, "You brought us glory in Phoenix two years ago @ChaseBriscoe_14 And now… We’re cheering for the sequel…" Mahindra also shared a video of upcoming Phoenix Raceway which will take place from 1 pm on 11 March and Chase Briscoe will be driving his No. 14 Ford Mustang Dark Horse for Stewart–Haas Racing, with Mahindra Tractors as an anchor partner.

England Test coach Brendon McCullum's nickname Baz, fell flat as the tourists capitulated in three days in the fifth and final Test here, helping India secure their 17th straight Test series triumph on home soil. «We just get lost with this term Bazball. The team, the management does not like the term Bazball. They need to look at their own individual performances,» Hussain, who led England in 45 Test matches from 1999 to 2003, wrote in his column for Sky Sports. He added, «Look at the opposition. Like in anything in life, try and learn. Why did we collapse?

BCCI announces Test Cricket incentive of up to ₹45 lakh per match for India men after 4-1 win against England Asked if he was looking at a staggered retirement, meaning he would retire from ODIs and T20s to concentrate on Test cricket, or if he would quit cricket altogether after his retirement, Rohit said, "I think if one day if I wake up and feel I'm not good enough, I'm not feeling good enough to play the sport. I'll just talk it out and let them know about it. But honestly, I feel in the last two or three years my cricket has actually gone up and I'm playing the best cricket," “I'm not too much of a stat person who looks into numbers and all of that.

Pullela Gopichand is to be believed, they are India’s best bet for a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. “If they play one notch below their best, even then they should win the gold. They are that good,” the badminton national head coach said about the Indian men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, who are in red hot form and have yet again proved it at the French Open Super 750 in Paris. The duo talks with BORIA MAJUMDAR about the importance of the ongoing tournament, how it will help them prepare for the Olympics, their chances and more. Excerpts: How much does it help that the ongoing tournament is at the venue that will be used for the Olympics? Chirag: It will help a lot. You get yourself familiar with things and given that we haven’t played in this venue, it is of serious help because we will now know what to expect come the Olympics. It is always about preparation and to be well prepared we need to know as much of what we might encounter as possible. Playing this tournament in the same venue is the kind of perfect preparation we need. The more you win, the more pressure it will bring during the Olympics. You have started the year in a stellar fashion. Multiple semi-finals and finals already.

Welcome to skijoring: an extreme — and quirky — winter sport that celebrates the unlikely melding of rodeo and ski culture in the U.S. Mountain West. It's a heart-pumping, white-knuckle competition in which horses — and sometimes dogs, snowmobiles and even cars — tow skiers by rope at speeds that can top 40 mph (64 kph) over jumps as high as 8 feet (2.4 meters) and around obstacles as they try to lance suspended hoops with a baton, typically a ski pole that's cut in half.

Zee Entertainment Enterprises MD & CEO Punit Goenka has taken the first step to streamline the organisation by implementing strategic changes in the revenue vertical of the broadcast business. Under this new structure, Goenka will be directly working with the revenue teams. Ashish Sehgal, the company’s chief growth officer for ad revenue, will report directly to Goenka after Rahul Johri resigned as revenue and monetisation vertical head. In line with the new lateral structure being implemented, Sehgal will now work closely with Goenka to maximise value for the advertisers. All other reportees of Johri will report to the office of Goenka. “I also look forward to working closely with Ashish and team, with an aim to drive higher growth in the advertisement revenue segment as the linear business landscape unlocks more growth opportunities,” Goenka said in a statement.

RIL’s Viacom18 and Walt Disney’s Star India is set to redefine media, entertainment and sports in India. With over 750 million viewers, 200,000-plus hours of content and all the key cricket properties under its belt, the new entity could very well change the rules of the game even globally. Javed Farooqui & Vinod Mahanta take a look at the reasons behind the merger, the opportunity at hand and the key players who could make it all happen. Nita Ambani, Chairperson, Viacom18-Disney: Nita Ambani’s foray into the world of entertainment biz In a video played at Anant Ambani and Radhika Merchant’s pre-wedding bash in Jamnagar last week, Reliance head honcho Mukesh Ambani, portraying Amitabh Bachchan’s iconic character in the 1978 hit Don, delivers a popular dialogue in a filmi way—“Hamari zindagi mein asli don ek hi thi, ek hi hain aur ek hi rahegi” — and walks away from the throne. Nita Ambani coolly takes over the throne, dons the black shades and effortlessly embodies the look of a boss. Well, the boss is now going to take over a new throne — at Star India-Viacom merged entity. Months after relinquishing her position on the board of Reliance Industries (RIL), Nita Ambani has taken on her first business role as the chairperson of the proposed Star IndiaViacom18 merged entity.

EA Sports College Football 25 in 2024. Here’s a comprehensive look at what to expect from this long-awaited return, as per a Dexerto report.

WHO WOULDN’T want a sporting debut like Sajeevan Sajana’s? Playing for Mumbai Indians against Delhi Capitals in the first match of this year’s Women’s Premier League (WPL), a Twenty20 (T20) cricket tournament in India, she strode out to bat with her team needing five runs to win—and with just one delivery remaining in the game. With a smooth swing of the bat, she clouted her first ball in the WPL over the boundary rope for six. Mumbai, the defending champions, were up and running in the most dramatic fashion.

one of three bills signed by Democratic Gov. Jay Inslee last year seeking to address gun violence. It requires the industry to exercise reasonable controls in making, selling and marketing weapons, including steps to keep guns from being sold to people known to be dangerous or to straw buyers.

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire', the fifth film in Legendary Pictures’ Monsterverse franchise, is set to show the titans teaming up for the second time to combat a new and threatening menace. As the show's release date approached, 'Godzilla x Kong' took to social media site X, formerly Twitter, to release a new teaser trailer for the movie. It features some new footage of Kong as he faces off against the Skar King. Kong does not use his bloody right arm, but the other footage in the video shows him taking on Skar King and his eventual wielding of a mech-arm.

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Investing.com — Rivian surged Thursday after the electric vehicle maker unveiled three new EVs and said it would save over $2 billion from pausing production at its Georgia plant.

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gully cricket, a quintessential local version of this global sport, is a joyous experience that embodies the raw spirit of cricket in its purest form. It brings people together, and even those who are not terribly interested get sucked into the charged atmosphere. What makes gully cricket special is its informality and spontaneity. There are no fancy jerseys with names and numbers of players on them, meticulously maintained grounds, or even, for that matter, decent terrain or floodlights. Players and spectators make do with whatever is available in the area. Every match is a test of improvisation and resourcefulness, with players using whatever objects are at hand — be it bricks for wickets or a discarded tyre for a boundary marker.

Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), which has been placed under suspension by the Centre, told the Delhi High Court on Thursday it will withdraw its circular on conducting selection trials for the Senior Asian Wrestling Championships 2024 and Asian Olympic Games Qualifier Wrestling Tournament. Taking note of the statement made by WFI's counsel, Justice Sachin Datta said the trials shall proceed as per the circular issued by the ad-hoc committee supervising the affairs of the Wrestling Federation of India. The ad-hoc committee of the WFI had issued a press release on February 9 saying it will hold the trials for the Asian Olympic Qualifiers (April 19-21) and World Olympic Qualifiers (May 9-12) on March 10 and 11 at Netaji Subhas National Institute of Sports, Patiala and Sports Authority of India (SAI) complex in Sonipat.

MUMBAI : Mumbai: Gaming firm Nazara Technologies seeks to acquire Smaaash Entertainment Pvt. Ltd through the insolvency and bankruptcy process, two people aware of the matter said. As part of the corporate insolvency resolution process, Nazara will submit its resolution plan by 9 March to revive the bankrupt firm.

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