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Mohammed Shami will be a key player in focus, with a strong record in ICC knockouts. He is just one five-wicket haul away from overtaking Zaheer Khan's record for most wickets by an Indian in ICC knockout stages in ODIs. Shami has been a standout performer for India in this Champions Trophy, with eight wickets in four matches at an average of 19.87, with best figures of 5/53 against Pakistan. He is India's highest wicket-taker in the tournament and overall second-highest below New Zealand's Matt Henry (10). In ICC ODI knockout matches across 50-over World Cup and Champions Trophy, Shami has taken 13 scalps in five matches at an average of 19.76, with best figures of 7/57 against New Zealand in the 2023 World Cup semifinals at Wankhede Stadium.

Will Young is focused on exploiting Rohit Sharma's side's weaknesses in the Champions Trophy final here on Sunday. Young has given a solid starts to the Black Caps in the Champions Trophy alongside Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra and he will be one of the key batters in the high-stakes final. «There is plenty we can take from that (group match defeat to India) in a scouting point of view, especially in my eyes as a batter, but I am sure the bowlers got a good look at their (India) batters as well and how they are likely to approach things,» Young told ICC about the 44-run defeat to India on March 2 at the same venue. «It was a great opportunity to see the style of cricket they will bring, especially at that venue and in those conditions,» he added.

Assam State Level Recruitment Commission (SLRC) has announced the cut-off marks for the ADRE Grade 3 and Grade 4 exams on its official website. Released on March 7, 2025, the cut-off marks are now available alongside the results for both positions. Candidates who appeared for the exam can access the detailed scorecard and category-wise cut-off marks through the official portal at site.sebaonline.org.

Regional Rapid Transit System (RRTS) corridor between New Ashok Nagar and Sarai Kale Khan are expected to commence by the end of April, according to officials. Sarai Kale Khan, the largest station on the Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut Namo Bharat corridor, is nearing completion and will serve as a key transport hub, integrating with multiple transit systems.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Imagine a literary festival not as encounters with favourite authors or listening to fascinating debates but instead as embarrassing onstage debacles, serialised episodes of misadventures that metamorphose in the mind into a very public pillorying. With this season’s calendar of lit fests, in locations as diverse as Jaipur and Thimphu, coming to an end, my bizarre experiences at Sri Lanka’s Galle Literary Festival last month reminded me of my accident-prone run on stage.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. After facing persistent selling pressure in the past sessions, the Indian stock markets staged a strong recovery on Thursday, 6 March, bringing much-needed relief to investors. The benchmark indices closed on a positive note, signalling renewed optimism and a shift in sentiment.

Walgreens Boots Alliance says it has agreed to be acquired by the private equity firm Sycamore Partners as the struggling retailer looks to turn itself around after years of losing money

Millie Bobby Brown might be one of Hollywood's brightest young stars, but it turns out the name we've all known her by isn't entirely real. The 20-year-old actor, known for her role as Eleven in Stranger Things, recently left fans — and even co-star Chris Pratt — utterly gobsmacked by revealing her actual name during a promotional interview for her upcoming movie The Electric State. While many assumed «Bobby» was simply a quirky middle name, Brown casually dropped the bombshell that the name isn't even part of her birth identity.

Mitchell Santner on Thursday acknowledged India's familiarity with the slow pitch here at the DICS, but said his side is ready for a «scrap» in the Champions Trophy final. The Kiwis arrived here on Thursday evening ahead of the ICC showpiece's title clash against India on March 9. «They've played all their games here in Dubai and know that surface. Obviously, the surface will dictate a little bit of how we want to operate. It might be a little bit slower than what we got in Lahore. It might be more of a scrap, but we're down to scrap,» Santner said after touching base in the city. However, Santner said New Zealand can take some solace from their experience of playing against India during the group stage.

Ontario will impose a 25 per cent tariff on power it sends to 1.5 million homes in Minnesota, Michigan and New York in response to fresh United States levies, Premier Doug Ford announced Tuesday.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Bulls bounded back into the reckoning on Wednesday after 10 long days of decline, shored up by comebacks from auto, IT and FMCG stocks, and a fall in the value of the US dollar to a three-month low. The recovery ended the longest losing streak witnessed by benchmark Nifty 50, its worst in more than 25 years.

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Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. What do Sam Altman and David Sacks have in common? Certainly not politics. Mr Altman, co-founder of OpenAI, is part of the transition team of Daniel Lurie, the Democratic mayor-elect of San Francisco.

Himanta Biswa Sarma has hinted that the ongoing probe into alleged links between a Pakistan-based official and “certain individuals” in India may see involvement of Interpol. After Assam Police formed an SIT to investigate a case registered with Assam CID against a Pakistani national Ali Taqueer Sheikh who works with a climate action group – CDKN, Sarma had said government SIT has found that Seikh has come to India 18 times and SIT has got some initial leads which might lead to facts which will be starting, huge and fatal. Pakistani national Ali Taqueer Sheikh is accused of anti-India activities, and it is alleged that Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi's wife Elizabeth Colburn worked closely with Seikh.

Subscribe to enjoy similar stories. Shriram Finance has recently been in the news for all the right reasons. One, its fund-raising plans.

Tim Cook announced that Apple has a new product launch coming this week. The short teaser video posted on X reads: “There’s something in the Air.” This strongly suggests that Apple will unveil a new MacBook Air. The upcoming model is expected to feature the M4 chip and will retain the familiar 13-inch and 15-inch designs of its predecessor. The M4 chip is set to bring significant upgrades for MacBook Air users. While the current model supports up to 24GB of RAM, the new version is likely to increase that limit to 32GB. Additionally, users can expect improved memory bandwidth, two extra CPU cores, and a 12MP Center Stage camera. This strongly suggests that Apple will unveil a new MacBook Air. The upcoming model is expected to feature the M4 chip and will retain the familiar 13-inch and 15-inch designs of its predecessor.

It follows the earlier test in January, which ended with the vehicle exploding mid-flight. But that demonstration did build on a key success—in the January test, it became the first time a Super Heavy booster returned to the launch pad.

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It will not be a straightforward task, though, as the Aussies are a resilient beast in global tournaments even without their lead cast of Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Mitchell Starc. Their stunning chase of 352 against England at Lahore a few days back validates the thought.

above normal temperatures in March through May summer is likely to adversely affect India's wheat crop. Inflation in wheat has remained high for the past four years mainly due to the adverse impact of weather conditions. After having witnessed the hottest February on record in 125 years, the Met department (IMD) has forecast above normal maximum and minimum temperatures over most parts of the country from March to April 2025. The number of heat waves in March, which is crucial for the grain formation stage of wheat, is also expected to go up.

Viv Richards hailed Indian batting icon Virat Kohli, who plays his 300th ODI against New Zealand in the ongoing ICC Champions Trophy, saying that the 36-year-old reminds him of himself and his energy and fitness are standout features of his game. Virat became the seventh player from India to play 300 ODIs during India's final league stage match against the Kiwis in the ICC Champions Trophy. His 300th ODI ended with an unremarkable outing with the bat, as he could score just 11 runs off 14 deliveries, In 300 ODIs, Virat has scored 14,096 runs at an average of 58.00, with 51 centuries and 73 fifties. His best score is 183. He is the third-highest run-getter in ODIs, next to Kumar Sangakkara (14,234 runs in 404 matches with 25 centuries) and Sachin Tendulkar (18,426 runs in 463 matches with 49 centuries). He also has the most centuries in ODIs.