Ben Stokes announces retirement from ODI cricket

Durham, 18/7: England’s Ben Stokes has announced he will retire from one-day international cricket after Tuesday’s match against South Africa on his Durham home ground. The all-rounder, 31, said playing three international formats — Twenty20, 50-over ODIs and Tests — was now “unsustainable”.   Stokes, who captain’s the England Test team, will take the field…

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Prez poll begins in Bihar Assembly, BJP MLA arrives on stretcher to cast his vote

Patna, 18/7: Voting began in Bihar Assembly here at 10 a.m. on Monday to elect the 15th president of the country from among NDA nominee Droupadi Murmu and UPA’s Yashwant Sinha. Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha was among the early voters.     State Deputy Chief Minister Tarkishore Prasad and Leader of the Opposition Tejashwi Yadav…

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Kallakurichi violence: Madras HC directs police to form SIT to act against rioters

Madras, 18/7:The Madras High Court on Monday took strong objections to the violent incidents in Tamil Nadu’s Kallakurichi district on Sunday, and directed the state police chief to constitute a SIT to identify the rioters and take stern action against them. Appropriate criminal action should be taken against them following the Special Investigation Team (SIT)…

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Andhra Pradesh survives monkeypox scare after baby exhibiting symptoms tests negative

Vijaywada, 17/7: A two-year-old girl was suspected to have contracted monkeypox in Vijayawada in Andhra Pradesh but a blood test at the National Institute of Virology in Pune confirmed it to be negative.     State Director of Health J Nivas said the two-year-old child returned to Vijayawada from Dubai and was found to have…

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Vajpayee, Advani’s BJP is dead: Sinha tells BJP lawmakers ahead of Presidential polls

New Delhi, 17/7: Urging lawmakers to heed to the “call of conscience”, Opposition Presidential candidate Yashwant Sinha on Sunday sought the votes of BJP MPs and MLAs, claiming it is their “last chance” to save the party, as the party once led by AB Vajpayee and LK Advani is “dead and gone”. His call came…

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