Harare, July 25 (IANS) Debutant fast bowler Yash Thakur expressed deep gratitude to his family and team management following a successful international debut against Zimbabwe in the second T20I at the Harare Sports Club on Saturday, adding that sticking to the plans made in tandem with skipper Shreyas Iyer paid off.Thakur claimed his maiden T20I wicket by dismissing the dangerous Brian Bennett for 32, and eventually took 2-30 in his four overs as he helped India defend a massive total of 219/5 a…
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New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) India fast bowler Yash Thakur has revealed that mastering death bowling has been the defining objective of his career, while describing premier pacer Jasprit Bumrah as the benchmark he hopes to emulate across all formats of the game.Thakur said he made a conscious decision early in his senior career with Vidarbha to specialise in bowling at the death, believing those overs often determine the outcome of matches.”Ever since I started playing senior white-ball cricket for…
New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) Nationalist Congress Party (SP) chief Sharad Pawar, accompanied by his daughter and Lok Sabha MP Supriya Sule, on Wednesday met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his Parliament office, submitting a memorandum on Maharashtra’s agrarian distress and urging Government intervention in student protests regarding the NEET‑UG examination paper leak. The meeting came during the ongoing Monsoon Session of Parliament, a day after Pawar and Sule visited protesting students at Ja…
Mumbai, July 17 (IANS) Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Friday directed the Water Resources Department to expedite ongoing irrigation projects and ensure their timely completion, emphasising that the state government is making substantial budgetary provisions for the sector. The directives were issued during a high-level review meeting.During the meeting, Chief Minister Fadnavis reviewed several key projects, including the Nar-Par-Girna River Linking Project, Damanganga-Ekdare-God…
Mumbai, July 16 (IANS) A review meeting on the Orange Cluster initiative was held under the chairmanship of Minister of State for Agriculture Ashish Jaiswal to increase the income of orange growers in Vidarbha and strengthen the orange value chain. The meeting reviewed the proposed framework for the Orange Cluster. Discussions focused on measures including the availability of disease‑free planting material, development of high‑technology nurseries, rejuvenation of old orchards, use of artifi…
Mumbai, July 13 (IANS) Widespread rainfall across Maharashtra during the first week of July has significantly accelerated Kharif sowing operations. By July 12, the state recorded sowing across 84.61 lakh hectares, accounting for 59 per cent of the average Kharif area. However, this progress lags behind the previous year, when 82 per cent of the sowing (1.18 crore hectares) was completed during the same period. The agriculture department has cited the El Niño impact for low sowing compared to la…
Mumbai, July 10 (IANS) Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde on Friday asserted that the state government is fully committed to building a safe, capable, and developed Maharashtra. Replying to last week’s resolution in the Legislative Council, Shinde emphasised that the administration has accorded top priority to disaster management, infrastructure expansion, law and order, women’s safety, water conservation, and citizen-centric redevelopment.Shinde highlighted that under Mumbai’s mega…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Maharashtra Revenue Minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule on Tuesday informed the Legislative Assembly that a fresh set of regulations will soon be introduced across the state to curb illegal minor mineral excavation. This is in addition to a slew of strategic measures, including a phased rollout of Electronic Total Station (ETS) surveys, drone surveillance, state-of-the-art monitoring systems and legal amendments. Replying to a calling attention motion tabled by MLA Sunil Prab…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Heavy monsoon rains lashed several parts of Maharashtra over the last 24 hours, causing severe waterlogging, rivers to swell, and weather-related casualties, as per a Maharashtra State Disaster Management Authority (MSDMA) situation summary report on Tuesday morning detailing the impact of the intense downpour across the state.Palghar district recorded the highest rainfall in the state over the last 24 hours, receiving a staggering 203.3 mm of rain. Neighbouring Thane and R…
Mumbai, July 7 (IANS) Over the past two days, torrential rains accompanied by strong winds have battered Maharashtra, claiming 13 lives and injuring 10 others. The State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) reported that around 100 houses have been damaged, leaving hundreds of people homeless due to severe flooding.Data from the last 24 to 48 hours highlights the intensity of the downpour across the coastal and western regions. Lonavala recorded a staggering 625 mm (24.71 inches) of rain in the la…