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Afghanistan And Ireland Get Test Status

After years of playing some quality cricket and performing well at big stages, the ICC decided to award Afghanistan and Ireland with the prestigious Test Status. International Cricket Council on Thursday inducted Afghanistan and Ireland as Full Members following a unanimous vote. "Afghanistan and Ireland were today confirmed as Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC) after a unanimous vote at the ICC Full Council meeting at The Oval," the global cricket body said in a statement...

KUNAL JOSHI | June 23 , 2017

ISRO Rocket Takes Off With 30 Satellites

An Indian rocket Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV) on Friday morning lifted off successfully with the country's earth observation satellite Cartosat and 30 co-passenger satellites (29 foreign and one Indian). The PSLV rocket standing 44.4 meters tall and weighing 320 ton tore into the morning skies at 9.29 a.m. with a growl breaking free of the earth's gravitational pull. The 31 satellites weighed 955 kg. The co-passenger satellites comprise 29 nano-satellites weighing 243 kg and are from...

NEWS WORLD INDIA | June 23 , 2017

Virat Kohli Breaks His Silence On The Kumble-Kohli Saga

Virat Kohli on Thursday finally responded to the fact as to why Kumble resigned from the post of the Indian coach. The Indian captain said that the happenings of the team dressing room are sacred and private. "Anil Bhai has expressed his views and he has taken a decision to step out and we all respect that decision. It's something that has happened right after the tournament," Kohli said from Trinidad in the pre-match press conference. "One thing for sure is that I have had 11 press conferences...

NEWS WORLD INDIA | June 23 , 2017

Modi, Shah To Be Present When Kovind Files Nomination On Friday

NDA's presidential candidate Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination papers for the July 17 presidential election on Friday in the presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and Chief Ministers of NDA-ruled states. "Ram Nath Kovind will file his nomination at Parliament House at 11.45 a.m," the Lok Sabha Secretariat said in a statement here on Thursday. BJP sources said four sets of nomination papers have been prepared and each will be signed by Modi, Shah, Telugu Desam Party...

INDO-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE | June 23 , 2017

GST: Government To Be Lenient Initially Over Genuine Mistakes

It was announced by the government on Thursday that it will be lenient in the initial days of GST if the mistake is genuine. It will not enforce penal laws if the mistake is genuine for the first few days of GST which will be launched on 1st July. "Our intention is to have a smooth landing of GST. The intention is not to harass everyone in the first month," Revenue Secretary Hashmukh Adhia said here at a Town Hall session on GST.The government will be very very kind to genuine mistakes, Adhia...

KUNAL JOSHI | June 23 , 2017

This Bear Feels Right At Home While Sitting In A Van!

A video has been surfacing on the internet which shows quite a bewildering picture of a bear wandering around a van, opening its gate and sitting on the driver's seat comfortably for around 12 minutes and later leaving with just a water bottle. Matt Peterson, a van driver, who was filming a bear wandering around the parked cars near the woods was surprised when the animal casually got into one of the vehicles. What was more startling was when it did so by simply opening the door with its paws. Peterson...

NEWS WORLD INDIA | June 22 , 2017