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BCCI Chief Selector Chetan Sharma Resigns Amid Sting Operation Row

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New Delhi: BCCI’s chief selector Chetan Sharma has resigned from his post following a sting operation conducted by a TV news channel, where he shared internal information about the team and selection process, sources told IANS. According to sources, he sent his resignation to BCCI Secretary Jay Shah who accepted it. Earlier, in a sting operation, the 57-year-old was heard saying that Indian players have their own doctors outside of cricket, who are always available for them. “If they are fit for only 85%… they tell us to let them…

CBSE Class X, XII Examinations Commence Today

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New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Tuesday announced the date for the examinations of Class x and Class XII, which will start from February 15 to April 5 this year, stated an official release from CBSE. Around 38,83,710 students will appear in these examinations. “There are about 38,83,710 students who would be appearing in these examinations from more than 7,250 centres across the country and 26 countries abroad,” said CBSE. The CBSE in its notice said that the class 10 examinations s will be conducted for…

Indian Cricketers Take Injections To Pass Fitness Test, Alleges Chief Selector Chetan Sharma

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New Delhi: In a massive revelation, BCCI chief selector Chetan Sharma has claimed that many cricketers in India take injections to pass the fitness test when they are 80 per cent fit, adding that cricketers play smart to avoid doping thing.   In a sensational sting operation, the 57-year-old was heard saying that Indian players have their own doctors outside of cricket, who are always available for them.   “If they are fit for only 85%… they tell us to let them play but medical science doesn’t clear them, this…

India Gets One More Rocket, SSLV-D2 Orbits 3 Satellites Successfully

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Andhra Pradesh: India on Friday got one more rocket to launch satellites. SSLV-D2 successfully orbited three satellites with its new rocket — Small Satellite Launch Vehicle (SSLV). On its second developmental flight the SSLV-D2 put into orbit an earth observation satellite-07 (EOS-07) weighing about 156.3 kg and two others – 10.2 kg, Janus-1 belonging to ANTARIS of the US and 8.7 kg AzaadiSat-2 belonging to Space Kidz India, Chennai. Speaking after the successful launch S. Somanath, Chairman, Indian Space Research Organisation said the country has one more rocket to launch…

RBI’s MPC Hikes Policy Rate By 25 Bps

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Chennai: The Reserve Bank of India’s (RBI) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) on Wednesday hiked the repo rate by 25 basis points to 6.50 per cent. Wednesday’s MPC meeting is the last one for this fiscal. The repo rate is the rate at which the RBI lends to the banks. Announcing the hike, RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said the MPC decided to hike the policy rate by 25 bps to 6.5 per cent. As expected, there was a split in the rate hike decision with four members voting for the hike…

All Govt Vehicles Above 15 Yrs Of Age To Be Scrapped By Mar 31

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Bhubaneswar: All Government vehicles under different Government Departments, State Public Sector Undertakings (PSUs), Organizations, Autonomous Councils, ULBs etc. above 15 years of age are to be mandatorily scrapped through a Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facility (RVSF) on or before March 31 this year. Principal Secretary Commerce & Transport Department Usha Padhee has written a letter to Additional Chief Secretaries/Principal Secretaries/Commissioner-cum-Secretaries/ Secretaries of all departments in this regard. Padhee quoted a notification of the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways, which says that the certificate of registration in respect of a motor…

Centre Bans Over 200 Chinese Apps

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New Delhi: Following constant complaints against Chinese loan and betting apps, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) has started the process of banning 138 betting apps and 94 lending apps that had Chinese links, on the instructions of the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). According to the information, the MeitY was recently instructed by the MHA to ban such apps, which operate through a third party link. Sources said that all these apps were found violating Section 69 of the IT Act and contained material which was deemed…