World Cup 2023: De Kock, Rassie Power South Africa To Massive Win Over NZ

Quinton de Kock and Rassie Van der Dussen brought cricket back to prominence in South Africa amid the euphoria over the country’s epic triumph in rugby, their scintillating hundreds ensuring a 190-run hammering of New Zealand in the World Cup in Pune on Wednesday. De Kock (114 off 116 balls) hit his fourth century of the tournament to go level with Kumar Sangakkara who achieved the feat in the 2015 edition, while Van der Dussen blazed away to a 118-ball 133 as South Africa racked up an imposing 357 for four after being asked to bat first.

New Zealand were bowled out for 167 in 35.3 overs.

So far, only three batters have scored four or more centuries in a single edition of World Cup.

The Proteas have displaced India at the top of the points table following the win. Both are on 12 points, though India have played one game less.

David Miller blasted 53 in 30 balls to provide the final flourish four days after the whole country was basking in the rugby team’s record fourth World Cup triumph in Paris where the Springboks beat New Zealand’s All Blacks, their biggest rivals in the sport.

New Zealand’s reply was horrendous as they lost their in-form batters Devon Conway and Rachin Ravindra with just 45 runs on the board.

Marco Jansen (3/31) struck the first blow with the new ball, getting the dangerous Conway (2) to edge one to Aiden Markram at second slip.

It was Jansen again who gave South Africa the second breakthrough as he dismissed the in-form Ravindra (9), who went for a pull shot but ended up top-edging it, putting the Proteas on top.

Gerald Coetzee struck with his third delivery of the spell as Will Young poked at a short-of-a-length delivery outside off to give De Kock a regulation catch and leave the Kiwis reeling at 56 for three in the 11th over.

It became 67 for four when Kagiso Rabada sent back skipper Tom Latham in a rather soft dismissal after the batter went for his shot too early.

From there, it was a matter of time before the New Zealand innings folded with plenty of overs remaining.

Meanwhile, left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj (4/46) bowled James Neesham with a turner that would make the late Shane Warne proud.

Glenn Phillips delayed the inevitable with his 60 off 50 balls.

Earlier, taking dew into account, New Zealand’s stand-in skipper Latham opted to bowl first at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium whose stands were half-full with some people gathered outside when the in-form De Kock and skipper Temba Bavuma walked out to bat.

However, dew was not a factor as South Africa proved to be too good for their opponents who suffered their third defeat of the tournament in seven outings. For the Proteas, it was their sixth win in seven matches, the margin of victory doing their net run rate a world of good.

After Bavuma’s (24) dismissal, in De Kock and Van der Dussen, the South Africans had the perfect duo to set the tone, and they did exactly that with a 200-run partnership in little over 30 overs.

Riding on a bit of luck with one of his shots falling in a no man’s land, De Kock stepped outside against Mitchell Santner and hoisted the seasoned left-arm spinner over the long-on boundary for a six.

Van der Dussen, too, got into the act and looked comfortable while accumulating his runs.

Dealing with two set batters was not the only challenge for the Kiwis as they also had players getting injured, the last thing for a team that was already grappling with injuries to key players heading into this match.

After Matt Henry hurt his right hamstring and received treatment, Jimmy Nesham also had some injury issues.

Meanwhile, luck also smiled on Van der Dussen as he got more than one reprieve on way to his century.

First, De Kock reached his hundred in style, smashing Neesham on the onside for a maximum. Soon, Van der Dussen got to his ton with a four.

Batting on 104 off 105 balls, Van der Dussen shifted gears and launched into Neesham for two consecutive sixes, the first one was thanks to Trent Boult tipping the ball over the ropes while trying to catch it.

Then, Van der Dussen carted Tim Southee for a maximum over long-on. By the time De Kock and Van der Dussen were dismissed, they had done enough for South Africa to aim for 350.

Then, Miller produced a few big hits to prop them up towards the end.

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Britain To Invest 300 Million Pounds In AI Supercomputing

Britain To Invest 300 Million Pounds In AI Supercomputing

Britain said on Wednesday it would boost funding for two supercomputers. (Representational)

London:

Britain said on Wednesday it would boost funding for two supercomputers which will support research into making advanced artificial intelligence models safe.

Funding for the “AI Research Resource” will be increased to 300 million pounds ($363.57 million) from a previously announced 100 million pounds, the government said at an AI safety summit aimed at charting a safe way forward for the rapidly evolving technology.

“Frontier AI models are becoming exponentially more powerful,” British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on social media platform X.

“This investment will make sure Britain’s scientific talent have the tools they need to make the most advanced models of AI safe.”

Britain said two new supercomputers, one based in Cambridge and one in Bristol, would give researchers access to resources with more than thirty-times the capacity of Britain’s current largest public AI computing tools.

The machines, which will be running from summer next year, will be used to analyse advanced AI models to test safety features, as well as to drive breakthroughs in drug discovery and clean energy, the government said.

Bristol’s “Isambard-AI” will include 5,000 advanced AI chips from Nvidia in a supercomputer built by Hewlett Packard Enterprise, while the Cambridge machine “Dawn” will be delivered through a partnership with Dell and UK SME StackHPC and powered by more than 1,000 Intel chips, Britain said.

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RBI Appoints Manoranjan Mishra As New Executive Director

RBI Appoints Manoranjan Mishra As New Executive Director

Manoranjan Mishra has experience of over three decades in the RBI (Representational)

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) on Wednesday said it has appointed Manoranjan Mishra as Executive Director. As the Executive Director (ED), Manoranjan Mishra will look after the Enforcement Department, Risk Monitoring Department, and Department of External Investments & Operations.

Prior to this, he was serving as the Chief General Manager in the Department of Regulation.

Manoranjan Mishra has experience of over three decades in the RBI, having worked in the areas of regulation of banks and NBFCs, supervision of banks and currency management.

He has served as a member in several working groups at the national and international levels, contributing to formulation of regulatory/supervisory policies.

He is a post-graduate in economics and MBA (banking and finance). He also holds a master’s degree in finance and financial regulation from Aston Business School, UK. 

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UN committee condemns Israeli killing of Gaza children, says child killers cannot win

The UN child rights committee has strongly condemned the Israeli killing of children in the Gaza Strip, saying there were “no winners in a war where thousands of children are killed.”

The committee censured the escalation of attacks by Israel against civilian targets in the Gaza Strip, which has claimed the lives of more than 3,600 Palestinian children since October the 7th.

“Grave human rights violations against children are mounting by the minute in the Gaza Strip, and there are no winners in a war where thousands of children are killed,” the committee, which monitors countries’ adherence to the international Convention on the Rights of the Child, said in a statement.

It also expressed its “outrage at the profound suffering of children” in the Israeli genocidal war.

“We also remain deeply concerned about children who continue to be held as hostages,” it said.

“The committee calls for an end to the devastating harm being wreaked on children’s lives in the occupied Palestinian territory. We add our voice to those calling for an immediate ceasefire. We urge the immediate release of child hostages, with their caregivers, as a first urgent phase towards the release of all hostages.”

Since the start of the aggression, the Tel Aviv regime has been committing war crimes in Gaza, killing at least 8,800 Palestinians, mostly women and children, and injuring more than 23,000 others. 

The UN committee’s independent human rights experts said there had been “devastating reports of acts that are forbidden by international humanitarian law, including maiming, injury, abduction, forcible displacement, deprivation of medical care, food, and water”.

They called on all parties to protect all children and provide them with the necessary medical and psychological support.

“The ceasefire should be the beginning of discussions aimed at establishing a just and lasting peace in the region so that all children can fully enjoy all their rights,” the UN committee said.

Probe Agency Files Chargesheet In Lucknow Waqf Property Sale Case

Probe Agency Files Chargesheet In Lucknow Waqf Property Sale Case

In a statement, the ED said its case stems from a Lucknow police FIR registered. (File)

New Delhi:

The Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Wednesday said it has filed a charge sheet under the anti-money laundering law in a case related to alleged fraudulent sale of a Waqf property worth over Rs 10 crore in Uttar Pradesh’s Lucknow.

A special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) court in Lucknow took cognisance of the prosecution complaint, the ED’s equivalent of a charge sheet, on Tuesday, the agency said.

In a statement, the ED said its case stems from a Lucknow police FIR registered against some accused identified as Mohd. Mustafa Khan, Saqib Khan and Anush Faridi.

They were charged by the police with alleged fraudulent sale of a Waqf property situated at No.3/1, New Berry Road in Lucknow and valued at Rs 10.92 crore, it said.

The agency said Mohd. Mustafa Khan is the “main accused” in this case. He was arrested by the ED in August and is currently in judicial custody.

During the probe, the ED said, it was found that the said Waqf property was “fraudulently” converted as non-Waqf,… regularised from Lucknow Development Authority (LDA) and sold to some private person”.

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Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops

Law Student Sexually Harasses Classmate At Her Noida Flat, Arrested: Cops

The police said efforts are on to trace the other accused in the case.

Noida:

A first-year LLB student was arrested on Wednesday for allegedly sexually harassing and assaulting his classmate after barging into her house in a Noida housing society with his associates, officials said.

The incident took place in the housing society in Sector 137, under Sector 142 police station limits, on Monday, a day after an argument broke out between them, the police said.

Both the key accused and the complainant study in the same college in Noida, Additional Deputy Commissioner Of Police (Central Noida) Hridhesh Katheria said.

“An FIR was lodged at the local police station after a written complaint. The accused studies in the same class as the complainant. On October 29, the accused misbehaved with her and in the morning the next day, he reached her house in the society along with his associates where they argued with, and assaulted her,” Mr Katheria said.

“The key accused, who has been identified as Tanvir Ahmed, was arrested today and has been produced before a local court,” the officer said.

Besides Ahmed, around 10 people, some of them unidentified, have been charged by the police, who said efforts are on to arrest them as well. Ahmed lives in Delhi’s Kalkaji Extension.

The FIR in the case has been lodged under Indian Penal Code sections 354 (sexual harassment), 147, 149 (both related to rioting), 323 (assault), 504 (provocation for breach of peace), 452 (trespassing) and 506 (criminal intimidation), the police said.

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Nani to grace pre-release event of Karthi’s upcoming flick ‘Japan’ on Nov 3


Helmed by Raju Murugan, ‘Japan’ also features Sunil, Anu Emmanuel and Ashna Sudheer in the prominent roles.

Published Date – 09:39 PM, Wed – 1 November 23


Nani to grace pre-release event of Karthi’s upcoming flick ‘Japan’ on Nov 3



Hyderabad: Nani, popularly known as the Natural Star, will be the special guest at the pre-release event of Karthi‘s highly anticipated film ‘Japan‘.

This star-studded occasion promises to add an extra layer of excitement and glamour to the already eagerly awaited release.

Nani will attend the event scheduled to be held at JRC Convention in Hyderabad on November 3.

Helmed by Raju Murugan, ‘Japan’ also features Sunil, Anu Emmanuel and Ashna Sudheer in the prominent roles.

The makers of the film have dropped the theatrical trailer on October 28, and the movie will be released in Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam and Kannada languages on November 11.

 

Southwest monsoon withdraws from entire India: IMD


No significant rainfall was recorded during the past 24 hours. The northeast monsoon, or winter monsoon, is likely to commence in the next three days, the IMD said

Updated On – 09:16 PM, Thu – 19 October 23


Southwest monsoon withdraws from entire India: IMD



New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the entire country, the India Meteorological department (IMD) officially stated on Thursday.

No significant rainfall was recorded during the past 24 hours. The northeast monsoon, or winter monsoon, is likely to commence in the next three days, the IMD said.

As per official release by the IMD, the initial phase of the northeast monsoons is likely to be weak.

Earlier the MeT department announced that conditions were slowly becoming favourable for the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from the country on September 25.

The southwest monsoon has been active over Tamil Nadu, with rainfall occurring at most places over South and North Tamil Nadu over many places, and light rain occurring over Puducherry, said the India Meteorological Department.

As per the IMD, Rainfall over the country as a whole during monsoon season (June-September) was 94% of its average period. The southwest monsoon covered the entire country by July 2, six days ahead of the normal date. It set in over Kerala on June 8, 7 days behind the normal date and commenced from west Rajasthan on September 25 with a delay of 8 days.

The advance of the Southwest Monsoon began on May 19th in the southeast Bay of Bengal, Nicobar Islands, and south Andaman Sea.

The highest rainfall was received by Northwest India and lowest rainfall was received by East & Northeast India. Extremely heavy rainfall events were observed in June mainly over Rajasthan due to extremely severe cyclonic storm ‘Biparjoy’.

The Northeast monsoon is the counterpart of the southwest monsoon and usually occurs between October to December.

€200k in fines at 1 pro-Palestinian protest as repression mounts in France



French labour unions and organisations call for peace and an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a demonstration at Place de la Republique in Paris, France, October 22, 2023. (Photo by Reuters)

Ramin Mazaheri

Press TV, Paris

France has received worldwide condemnation for its repeated banning of demonstrations which support Palestine. At the latest banned protest in Paris, a whopping 200-thousand euros in fines were handed out, in what many say is an effort to intimidate citizens from using their right to freedom of expression. 

"Have Faced Adversities With Injuries": New Zealand Skipper Tom Latham

New Zealand skipper Tom Latham on Wednesday rued the series of injuries which has left the Black Caps in a difficult position as the World Cup enters the business end. New Zealand slumped to their third consecutive defeat as South Africa handed them a massive 190-run loss here on Wednesday. To add to their woes as many as five players, including regular skipper Kane Williamson (thumb), are battling injuries, leaving them with only 10 fit players in their squad of 15.

“We have faced adversities with injuries. We will reflect on this one quickly and move to the next one, we don’t become a bad team overnight,” Latham said after the game.

Matt Henry and James Neesham suffered injuries on Wednesday with the former hurting is hamstring. He will undergo scans on Thursday.

Neesham, on the other hand, suffered a blow on the his right wrist during his follow through, but came out to bat.

Lockie Ferguson (achilles) and Mark Chapman (calf) are also nursing injuries.

New Zealand failed with the bat and ball against the Proteas. While the bowlers gave away 357 runs, the entire team was bowled out for 167.

“Not our best performance. We were under pressure after that partnership (between Quinton de Kock and Rassie van der Dussen). It was a big score. From the batting point of view, we had to have those partnerships, but we had our back against the wall. Those two played fantastically well.

“It was a small ground and a good surface, but we couldn’t do much in those first 10 overs. I think they put themselves in a great position, we were not able to build partnerships, that was disappointing.” Meanwhile, South Africa marched to the top of the table with their fourth win on the trot and skipper Temba Bavuma was chuffed about his team’s performance.

“Clinical display with bat. Handled the challenge with the ball nipping around. We applied pressure with the ball. We tried to pounce on bad balls, Quinny started slowly, hung in there and cashed in at the end.

“More than the score, we were trying to stay in till 30 and go big later on. We were always looking to dominate with the new ball and middle overs. Knew they’d come hard at us and we’d get opportunities.

“Gotta hear the permutations about making the semis. After tomorrow, it’s back to business, got to prepare for the next game,” he said.

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