Author: Avinash Jha

Rohit Sharma: "I have not given up on T20 format, will see after IPL" - Asiana Times

Indian skipper Rohit Sharma opens up on the speculation over his T-20I future and says that he hasn’t given up the format yet. Guwahati: Ahead of the ODI series against Sri lanka, Indian Skipper and veteran batter Rohit Sharma confirmed to the media that he has no plans to give up T20Is. Earlier, there has been a lot of talk going around if Hardik Pandya should replace Rohit Sharma as India’s T20I captain. Focus on Workload and Fitness Rohit and Virat Kohli missed India’s next two T20I series against New Zealand and Sri Lanka after the T-20 world cup 2022.In press…

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Bombay HC orders release of Kochhar,calls the CBI arrest illegal. - Asiana Times

Chanda Kochhar and her husband, arrested in the Videocon loan fraud case, will be released by the order of Bombay HC on a cash bail of Rs 1 lakh each, and will have to cooperate with the CBI. Mumbai: The Bombay High Court on January 9, Monday, granted bail to the former ICICI CEO Chanda Kochhar and her husband Deepak after the CBI arrested them in a connection with the Videocon loan fraud case.  The honorable court in its hearing, freed the Kochhars’ today and said their arrests last month were illegal. “Arrest not in accordance with the law,” the…

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Monstrous Solar Flare Emerges on Sun, can BLAST solar storms at earth: NASA - Asiana Times

Within the time of monitoring, Nasa has recently observed the strong solar flare activity in the Sun on January 5, 2024. On January 5, The American space agency, NASA, observed the emission of a strong solar flare in the Sun, peaking at 7:57 p.m. This solar flare was recorded by NASA’s Solar Dynamics Observatory (SDO) which watches the Sun constantly and captures images of the event. Solar flares are mainly powerful bursts of energy. Flares and solar eruptions can cause disruption to radio communications, electric power grids, and navigation signals, and also pose risks to spacecraft and astronauts. This strong…

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Has the T20 team moved on from Rohit and Kohli? Rahul Dravid drops hint. - Asiana Times

Indian stalwart Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will not be considered for the upcoming T-20I series against New Zealand, report suggests. In the post match press-conference of second T-20I, Indian head coach Rahul Dravid has dropped a major hint to the fact that Indian team has moved on from the senior stars like Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Dinesh Karthik in the shortest format of the game. Currently, the Indian team is playing against Sri Lanka with their young team led by Hardik Pandya. It was a major and drastic change in the T-20I setup after the…

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BSNL has shortlisted a TCS and C-DOT-led consortium for upgrading its 4G network into 5G under the contract within one year. Union Telecom Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, speaking to reporters on Thursday, said that BSNL will launch its 5G services in 2024, as quoted by news reports.  Mr. Vaishnaw was speaking on the sidelines of an event to launch 5G services of Jio and Airtel in Odisha. Ashwini Vaishnaw along with Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan launched the services in Odisha. BSNL has shortlisted a TCS and C-DOT led consortium for upgrading 4G network , under the contract of order in…

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BSSC Paper leak: Bihar Police lathi-charge students protesting over CGL paper leak. - Asiana Times

The BSSC aspirants protested against the government on paper leak of clerk-level exams and demand for canceling all shifts of exams.. Patna: Amid BSSC CGL 2022 exam paper leak, Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) aspirants were protesting against the state government over allegations of a recent paper leak at Dak Bungalow Chauraha, Patna. In retaliation against the protest, Bihar Police on Wednesday resorted to a lathi-charge on those Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) aspirants, who were opposing the question paper leak. As per media reports, the students were protesting against the clerk-level exams which were taken in two phases by…

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BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer quits, Nalin Negi appointed as interim CEO.  - Asiana Times

BharatPe CEO Suhail Sameer, who had fallen out with Ashneer Grover, quits; Nalin Negi to be the interim CEO. New Delhi: The Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of BharatPe, Suhail Sameer, resigned from his post on Tuesday. According to reports, Mr. Sammer had an argument with the co-founder Ashneer Grover. BharatPe in a statement said, “Sameer will transition from Chief Executive Officer to strategic advisor effective January 7, 2024”. The statement of the company wouldn’t clarify the proper reason behind the resignation. BharatPe’s CFO Nalin Negi will take over as the interim CEO of the company. Fintech in their statement also said, “This…

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Two Helicopters Collide in Mid-Air over Australian beach, 4 Dead - Asiana Times

Four people have died and three others are in critical condition after a mid-air collision between two helicopters near Seaworld on Australia’s Gold Coast. Sydney: According to the media reports, Two helicopters collided this afternoon in mid-air on Australia’s Gold Coast tourism destination. The destruction would be interpreted as images of an aircraft’s rotors lying on a sand bank. The collision took place around 2 p.m. local time near the famous tourist strip of Main Beach on the Gold Coast, south of Brisbane. According to the officials, The crash happened when one helicopter was on the way to take off…

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Rishabh Pant hospitalised after sustaining multiple Injury in Car Accident - Asiana Times

Indian wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant has suffered a serious car crash. He is now stable and being monitored by the doctors for further treatment and scans. Indian star cricketer Rishabh Pant has suffered multiple injuries in a horrific car accident near Roorkee, on Friday. The 25-year-old cricketer was reportedly driving from Delhi to his residence at Roorkee, when his vehicle hit a road divider at around 5:15am. According to the nearby people, The site of the accident was the blind spot on the highway. Media reports claim that Pant had a nap during the drive on the site. This CCTV video…

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Suryakumar Yadav & Smriti Mandhana Nominated for the ICC T-20 Cricketer of the Year - Asiana Times

Currently, Suryakumar Yadav is the no.1 T-20 batter in the world with 890 ranking points, While Smriti is on the verge of getting the award 2nd time for the tremendous performance. New Delhi: Swashbuckling Indian batters Suryakumar Yadav and Smriti Mandana were nominated as the ICC T-20 cricketer of the year in men’s and women’s categories, for their outstanding performance in the shortest format of the game in 2022. India’s Mr.360, Suryakumar Yadav had a sensational 2022 in the T-20I format of the game and became the second batter to score more than 1000 runs in a calendar year in…

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