‘We rushed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi’: Wasim Jaffer says India got carried away by hype | Cricket News

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (ANI Photo) Former India batter Wasim Jaffer believes the Indian team management rushed teenage batting sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi into international cricket, arguing that the decision was influenced more by public excitement than by cricketing logic.Jaffer’s remarks came after India recalled Sanju Samson for the fifth and final T20I against England, dropping the 15-year-old…

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Govt says El Nino risk to farm output manageable, cites irrigation, reservoirs, seed buffers

The government on Saturday said the threat posed by a possible El Nino this year is unlikely to cause major damage to agriculture, pointing to stronger irrigation systems, higher reservoir storage and better preparedness than in past drought-linked years.The assurance came after Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan chaired a review meeting ahead of the Kharif…

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Bengal Ministers Urge Local Entrepreneurs to Boost State Investment | Kolkata News

Kolkata: Bengal wants investment from homegrown entrepreneurs, and the state govt is ready to help them in these endeavours, finance minister Swapan Dasgupta said on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting of the Bengal Business Council, Dasgupta and industries, commerce and enterprises minister Tapas Roy urged Bengal’s entrepreneurs to come forward and invest in the growth…

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Cong MP Praniti says Kharat might be killed in encounter to protect big fish, Bawankule tells her to share information with SIT | Pune News

Pune: Congress MP Praniti Shinde on Tuesday said arrested astrologer Ashok Kharat might be killed in an encounter to protect big politicians linked to him, prompting cabinet minister Chandrashekhar Bawankule’s suggestion that she should approach the agency probing the case if she had any classified information.Praniti said, “Some names related to this case have come…

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RTI activists flag bureaucratic bias as state sets eligibility norms for info commissioners | Pune News

Pune: RTI activists have raised fresh concerns over bureaucratic appointments to key transparency posts after the state govt introduced new eligibility criteria for information commissioners.A govt resolution (GR) issued on Monday laid down age, education and experience norms for the posts of state chief information commissioner (SCIC) and state information commissioners (SICs), marking a shift…

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