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Skipper Rohit Sharma hits the nets, to play two-day game in Canberra

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The Indian contingent will travel to Canberra on Wednesday for two-day tour game starting November 30

Updated On – 25 November 2024, 11:28 AM


Skipper Rohit Sharma hits the nets, to play two-day game in Canberra

Team India captain Rohit Sharma practising in the nets.

Perth: India captain Rohit Sharma, who was on a paternity break, arrived in Perth on Sunday evening and was quick to hit the nets. Rohit was seen batting in the nets during the lunch session on Monday as he faced reserve pacers Navdeep Saini, Yash Dayal and Mukesh Kumar.

The Indian contingent will travel to Canberra on Wednesday for two-day tour game starting November 30. That practise game doesn’t have first-class status.

However, the match will have some amount of significance as it is a ‘Pink Ball’ Day/Night game which will serve as preparation for the second Test in Adelaide starting December 6.

Rohit is expected to play the game in Canberra as the pink Kookaburra in Adelaide offers a different kind of challenge for the batters especially in the famous twilight hour when the ball is known to jag around more than usual.

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Gold, Silver prices drop post-US election-Telangana Today

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The India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA) reports that 24-carat gold is priced at Rs 76,570 per 10 grams, 22-carat at Rs 74,720, 20-carat at Rs 68,130, and 18-carat at Rs 62,201 per 10 grams.





Published Date – 7 November 2024, 03:40 PM


Gold, Silver prices drop post-US election


New Delhi: Gold prices continue to fall after the US presidential election and on Thursday, the December future contracts of gold on MCX opened with a decline of 0.37 per cent at Rs 76,369 per 10 grams, while silver December future contracts were trading 0.24 per cent low at Rs 90,601 per kg.

After the US elections, in the last two days, gold prices have fallen by Rs 2,100 per 10 grams and silver prices by Rs 4,050 per kg.

According to the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Ltd (IBJA), the price of 24-carat gold is Rs 76,570 per 10 grams, the price of 22-carat gold is Rs 74,720 per 10 grams, the price of 20-carat gold is Rs 68,130 per 10 grams and the price of 18-carat gold is Rs 62,201 per 10 grams.

Pranav Mer, Vice President, EBG-Commodity & Currency Research, JM Financial Services said that gold and most other commodities are trading in the negative territory, weighed by a strong US dollar as Donald Trump won the presidential race.

The focus now turns on the US Fed’s policy outcome and other economic data.

“We expect more correction only if the given supports are breached and sustained, failing to which prices may again resume its upward journey. Resistance is seen at 78,000 on MCX and $2,755 in an international spot” he added.

Gold prices experienced intense volatility, fluctuating sharply between Rs 78,500 and Rs 77,500 per 10 grams, as the US election outcome bolstered the dollar index, which climbed to 105.

“This dollar strength pushed gold to lows of Rs 77,500 per 10 grams and $2,700 in dollar terms,” said Jateen Trivedi from LKP Securities.

A short-term bearish sentiment seems to prevail, with a critical resistance level at $2,740 and support at $2,680, said experts.

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Man, 45, Falls To Death While Spitting Paan From Moving Bus In UP: Cops

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Man, 45, Falls To Death While Spitting Paan From Moving Bus In UP: Cops

Further investigation is underway, say cops (Representational)

Sultanpur:

A 45-year-old passenger fell to his death from an air-conditioned Uttar Pradesh roadways bus allegedly after he opened its door to spit ‘pann’ as the vehicle moved through the Purvanchal Expressway here on Saturday, police said.

The incident took place on the 93-km milestone of the expressway around 10.30 am when the bus was en route to Lucknow from Azamgarh.

“As the bus reached near Bihi village in the Baldirai police station area, a passenger opened the door of the moving bus to spit. He lost balance and fell onto the road, resulting in his death. He had opened the door to spit ‘paan’,” a police official said.

“The bus was stopped immediately, and Uttar Pradesh Expressways Industrial Development Authority (UPEIDA) officials along with the police were informed,” the official said.

Baldirai Station House Officer (SHO) Dheeraj Kumar said that UPEIDA personnel rushed the victim to the local Community Health Centre via ambulance, where doctors declared him dead on arrival.

“The man was identified as Ram Jiavan, a resident of Chinhat area in Lucknow. His wife, Savitri, was also travelling with him on the bus,” Kumar said.

He added that the bus has been taken to the police station for further investigation and the body has been sent for post-mortem.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

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Hyderabad: ACB uncovers Rs 17 crore disproportionate assets belonging to tainted irrigation officer

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Following the outcome and seizures, ACB booked a case against Nikesh Kumar and took up investigation.

Published Date – 30 November 2024, 06:31 PM


Hyderabad: ACB uncovers Rs 17 crore disproportionate assets belonging to tainted irrigation officer


Hyderabad: The Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) has unearthed disproportionate assets allegedly worth over Rs 17 crore belonging to H. Nikesh Kumar, an Assistant Engineer (AE) with the Irrigation Department.

Earlier on Friday, searches were conducted at 25 locations across Telangana and Andhra Pradesh. Following the outcome and seizures, ACB booked a case against Nikesh Kumar and took up investigation.

Now, placed under suspension, Nikesh Kumar, who was previously caught red-handed accepting a bribe and jailed in May 2024, is now under scrutiny for amassing wealth far beyond his known sources of income. The assets uncovered include prime real estate properties.

He, along with K. Bhansi Lal (Executive Engineer), K. Karthik (Assistant Engineer), and P. Ganesh (Surveyor), were caught accepting a bribe of Rs 1 lakh from a builder from Manikonda to process and forward No Objection Certificate for a construction project at Neknampur in Manikonda.

Case is under investigation.

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Iran calls on EU to stop its selfish, irresponsible behavior

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In a post on his X account on Friday, he wrote, “European Union’s Deputy Foreign Policy Chief Enrique Mora was told that the European Union should stop its irresponsible behavior towards the existing challenges and the international issues.”

Gharibabadi published a report on his talk with the deputy secretary-general of the European Union External Action Service and wrote, “We had a frank discussion with Enrique Mora on a range of issues and also the prospects for nuclear negotiations and removal of anti-Iranian sanctions in light of the latest developments.”

Europe should not play a blame game of its own problems and mistakes, including in relation to the Ukrainian conflict, onto others, he added.

With the complicit behavior of its three major countries (France, Germany, and the UK) towards the Israeli genocidal war in Gaza, Europe now has no moral status and legal basis to advise others on human rights, Gharibabadi emphasized.

Europe has long been far from playing an influential role in the Iranian nuclear issue due to its lack of commitment and self-confidence. Europe needs to recover itself, Iran’s deputy foreign minister underlined.

Earlier on Friday, European Union’s deputy foreign policy chief Enrique Mora had held talks with two senior Iranian diplomats on different issues.

According to the senior EU official, the talks were focused on the military cooperation between Iran and Russia, human rights, and regional tensions.

Finding a political solution to the nuclear issue was among other topics discussed between them.

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SRH coach Vettori says losing Natarajan to Delhi Capitals a ‘huge loss’

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Says nothing sets off Nattu’s loss. Every team goes through it, whether you try and find the players early and…pounce on opportunities or you try and wait for the back end

Updated On – 25 November 2024, 01:11 PM


SRH coach Vettori says losing Natarajan to Delhi Capitals a ‘huge loss’

T Natarajan. — File Photo

Jeddah: Sunrisers Hyderabad head coach Daniel Vettori was most excited about securing Ishan Kishan on day one of the IPL mega auction here but admitted that losing T Natarajan to Delhi Capitals was a loss.

Kishan, who made his name at the Mumbai Indians, was sold to SRH for Rs 11.25 crore on Sunday. The left-arm batter has had a tumultuous year, having lost his place in the Indian team as well as a BCCI central contract for defying the board’s diktat to play domestic cricket. However, he is back playing Ranji Trophy.

SRH bought as many as eight players on day one including pacers Mohammed Shami (Rs 10 crore) and Harshal Patel (Rs 8 crore). However, they were not able to buy back T Natarajan and Vettori said nobody could offset the loss of the left-arm pacer.

SRH had retained five players ahead of the auction including skipper Pat Cummins, Travis Head, Abhishek Sharma, Heinrich Klaasen and Nitish Reddy.

“Nothing sets off Nattu’s loss (smiles). Every team goes through it, whether you try and find the players early and…pounce on opportunities or you try and wait for the back end,” said Vettori in a media interaction.

Natarajan was bought by Delhi Capitals for Rs 10.75 crore. “…we decided today to try and sense an opportunity when they came along and Mohammad Shami was one and then Harshal Patel, they were two guys that we potentially didn’t think would go for those prices (bargain buys).

“And then Ishan Kishan was a huge deal for us. We really wanted to secure him and we thought he, once again, we thought he’d go for more. so extremely happy that we got those three players as well as the rest,” said Vettori, who took time off from his coaching duties for Australia in the ongoing first Test against India.

Vettori said skipper Cummins is in agreement with all the picks. “Yes, yes there were (inputs from Cummins). A sad captain tonight (referring to Australia being behind in Perth), he had a hard day. I spoke to him earlier today (Sunday) and he understood the logic of the players that we’d gone for and then he had some ideas for obviously the rest of the squad building,” said the former New Zealand spinner.

Leg-spinner Rahul Chahar was a steal at Rs 3.2 crore. Vettori said they factored both recent performance and pedigree before going for the players. “We identified players that we thought had performed in the IPL previously. So we put a premium on that experience. And we’ve seen that pay off time and time again.

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Ola Electric launches ‘BOSS of All Savings’ amid record EV sales-Telangana Today

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Through the ‘BOSS of All Savings’ offer, Ola Electric is allowing customers to save up to Rs. 15,000 on the purchase of an Ola S1, with potential annual savings of up to Rs. 30,000 due to lower running and maintenance costs compared to an ICE vehicle.

Updated On – 7 November 2024, 05:09 PM


Ola Electric launches ‘BOSS of All Savings’ amid record EV sales


Hyderabad: Ola Electric announced the ‘BOSS of All Savings’ as part of its ongoing Biggest Ola Season Sale (BOSS) campaign. The festive season has been remarkable for the EV industry with EV 2W registrations witnessing impressive growth in October 2024 led by Ola Electric, pointing to an increased consumer awareness of the benefits/savings associated with EVs over ICE vehicles.

As part of the ‘BOSS of All Savings’ proposition, the company is now providing an opportunity to save up to Rs.15,000on the purchase of an Ola S1 and further up to Rs.30,000 annually with lower running and maintenance costs compared to an ICE vehicle.

With the flagship Ola S1 X (2kWh), customers with a daily commute distance of 30 km can save up to Rs.31,000 annually, enabling them to recover the cost of the vehicle within the first few years, a press release said.

To further drive EV adoption, the company plans Educational Clinics at Ola Electric Stores across the country to educate customers on the lower total cost of ownership (TCO) and superior performance and best-in-class technology features that the Ola S1 portfolio has on offer as compared to ICE vehicles.

In October 2024, Ola Electric sold over 50,000 units and registered 41,605 units (as per Vahan data), cementing its market leadership in the EV 2W segment. With a market share of 30 per cent and an Y-o-Y growth of 74 per cent over October 2023, the company continued to dominate the EV 2W segment in India.

Ola Electric offers an expansive S1 portfolio with six offerings across attractive price points catering to customers with different range requirements. While the premium offerings S1 Pro and S1 Air are priced at Rs.1,34,999 and Rs.1,07,499, respectively, the mass-market offerings include the S1 X portfolio (2 kWh, 3 kWh, and 4 kWh) priced at Rs.74,999, Rs.87,999, and Rs.101,999, respectively.

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Pak To Accept 'Hybrid' Champions Trophy Plan But With 3 Conditions: Report

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The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) is ready to accept the hybrid model for the Champions Trophy 2025, according to a report by India Today. India refused to travel to Pakistan for the competition citing security concerns and several media reports suggested that the International Cricket Council (ICC) wanted Pakistan to agree to a hybrid model of hosting. However, the report claims that the PCB has put forward three conditions in this scenario. While nothing official has been announced by either ICC or PCB, the report claimed that India will be playing their games in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

A look at the conditions put forward by PCB for agreeing to a hybrid Champions Trophy –

The matches involving the Indian cricket team will take place in Dubai. This includes group stage matches as well as semi-final and final (if they qualify). 

If India fail to progress beyond the group stages of the competition, Pakistan will be hosting the semi-final and final in Lahore.

If India hosts any future ICC events, Pakistan will be playing their matches in neutral venues.

Meanwhile, Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Chairman Mohsin Naqvi met Emirates Cricket Board head Mubashir Usmani in Dubai amid deliberations on a hybrid model for the Champions Trophy to be held in February-March next year.

According to a PCB statement regarding the meeting, Naqvi told Usmani that Pakistan was ready to host the Champions Trophy and all the preparations were on schedule.

Usmani is also the chairman of the ICC’s associate members’ committee.

According to sources, Naqvi also said that the situation in Pakistan was stable and all teams taking part in the mega-event would be provided state level security. He said the construction work at the stadiums which will host the tournament was also on schedule and the people of Pakistan were looking forward to watching the best teams and players play in the country.

(With PTI inputs)

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Telangana Today-Namasthe Telangana Auto Show in Karimnagar evokes good response

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Besides two wheeler and four wheeler vehicles of all ranges, high-end cars of popular automobile companies including electric vehicles were displayed at the show being held at the Mahatma Jyothiba Phule grounds

Updated On – 30 November 2024, 06:49 PM


Telangana Today-Namasthe Telangana Auto Show in Karimnagar evokes good response


Karimnagar: The two-day auto show organized jointly by Telangana Today and Namasthe Telangana here evoked a good response from the people on the first day on Saturday.

Besides two wheeler and four wheeler vehicles of all ranges, high-end cars of popular automobile companies including electric vehicles were displayed at the show being held at the Mahatma Jyothiba Phule grounds here.

Vehicle lovers were seen visiting each and every stall and enquiring about the cost of vehicles and advanced features incorporated in the vehicles. A few of the visitors were seen doing test drives of their favourite vehicles. Besides cars of various companies, banks also have established their stalls to provide loans.

Mayor Y Sunil Rao along with Karimnagar Dairy chairman Ch Rajeshwar Rao and local corporator Wala Ramana Rao inaugurated the auto show. Speaking on the occasion, Sunil Rao appreciated Namasthe Telangana and Telangana Today for organizing the auto show for the convenience of the local populace.

Both the newspapers, which have been in the front row in highlighting public issues, came forward to fulfill the needs of the public by conducting auto show, he said.

Earlier, people used to go to Hyderabad to purchase cars and other vehicles. However, the practice has been changed since a number of car showrooms have been inaugurated in the town. A number of people were purchasing cars as the purchasing capacity of the public has enhanced during the last 10 years. The auto show was a great opportunity to see many numbers of vehicles at one place. Moreover, every year, new models arrive in the market. So, people could see all the latest models at the auto show, the Mayor said.

While Adarsha Automotives Maruti Suzuki, Arena, True Value is the main sponsor, Adarsha Auto World Private Limited’s Maruti Suzuki Nexa, Kakatiya Toyota, Malik Kia Group of Companies, Mahendra Motor Line, Vallaba Yamaha Motors, Citroen BJR Automotives, Hira Suzuki two wheeler, SS electrical Eco two wheeler, Green Honda, MG cars, Mahavir Isuzu, Pride Jeep and Lakshmi Nissan are sponsors.

State Bank of India, union Bank of India and Karimnagar DCCB banks have also established their stalls at the auto show.

Namasthe Telangana Karimnagar Branch Manager-cum-Bureau In-Charge K Prakash Rao, Karimnagar Deputy Manager (Advertisement) Mallaiah and others were present.