ICC T20I Player Rankings: Suryakumar attains career-best 2nd spot, closes gap on No 1 Rizwan

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ICC T20I Player Rankings: Suryakumar attains career-best 2nd spot, closes gap on No 1 Rizwan

Stylish Indian batter Suryakumar Yadav moved one position ahead to attain a career-best-equalling second position, closing the gap on No 1 Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan in the latest ICC Men’s T20I Player Rankings, released on Wednesday.

In the latest weekly update that considers performances in the second and third matches of the India-Australia series, Suryakumar is at second position with 801 rating points after smashing a match-winning 69 off 36 deliveries in the third T20I in Hyderabad on Sunday that helped the hosts clinch the series 2-1.

On the other hand, Pakistan opener Rizwan has retained his top spot in the batting charts after his brilliant displays in the ongoing seven-match series against England.

The 30-year-old Rizwan has notched up scores of 88 not out, 8, and 88 in the second, third and fourth T20Is against England, helping him maintain his position at the top. His performances helped Pakistan win the second and the fourth T20Is, with the series level at 2-2 heading into Wednesday’s fifth match.

Meanwhile, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has moved up a slot to take the third position. Babar, who had occupied the No.1 position for 1,155 days before being overtaken by team-mate Mohammad Rizwan early this month, was named Player of the Match for an unbeaten 110 in the second T20I of their ongoing seven-match series against England.

He followed it up with scores of eight and 36 in the third and fourth matches, which were also played over the past week.

India captain Rohit Sharma has inched up one place to 13th position after scores of 46 not out and 17 while Matthew Wade (up six places to 62nd), Cameron Green (up 31 places to 67th), and Tim David (up 202 places to 109th) are the Australia players to move up the rankings. Green and David had notched half-centuries in the final match of the series.

India spinner Axar Patel, who emerged as the leading wicket-taker in the series against Australia, has raised his ranking by 15 places, to No 18, with his showings of 2/13 and 3/33 in the final two matches. His bowling partner Yuzvendra Chahal (up from 28th to 26th) has moved up the bowlers’ list, which continues to be led by Australia fast bowler Josh Hazlewood.

England batter Harry Brook’s scores of 31, 81 not out, and 34 in Pakistan have lifted him 118 places to 29th position while Ben Ducket has soared eight places to 32nd position after scoring 43, 70 not out, and 33 in those three matches.

Reece Topley is up 14 places to 23rd and is the third third-highest ranked England bowler after Adil Rashid and Chris Jordan while Pakistan speedster Haris Rauf is up seven places to 14th position after taking five wickets in the last three matches. Mark Wood (up 29 places to 40th) and Sam Curran (up five places to 47th) have also progressed.

In the ICC Men’s ODI Player Rankings that considers performances in five matches of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup League 2 in Port Moresby, Namibia captain Gerhard Erasmus has moved up 38 places to joint-49th after scoring 49 against Papua New Guinea (PNG) while USA captain Monank Patel has advanced three places to 53rd in the batters’ list.

Left-arm fast bowlers Saurabh Netravalkar (up one place to 40th) of the USA and Chad Soper (up two places to 47th) of PNG have advanced among bowlers.

Shruti Haasan takes time to explore Turkey on off day

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Shruti Haasan takes time to explore Turkey on off day

Actress Shruti Haasan, who is shooting in Turkey for Nandamuri Balakrishna-starrer ‘NBK107’, made the most of an off day and chose to go sightseeing along with her staff and co-star, master Satvik.

The actress and singer, along with her staff, explored the beauty of the city of Istanbul. Shruti’s staff have always been like family to her and they share a lovely rapport with the ‘Salaar’ actress.

Shruti visited a theme park and an arcade along with her co-star, child actor Satvik. The talented young boy is the son of director Gopichand Malineni and has worked with Shruti in ‘Krack’ previously.

The two went on rollercoaster rides and gaming zones and made the most of their day off.

The actress also posted videos of their joy rides together on her Instagram account.

On the work front, Shruti is shooting for a number of films. Apart from Nandamuri Balakrishna starrer NBK107′, she has a film opposite superstar Chiranjeevi tentatively titled ‘Chiru 154’ and ‘Salaar’ opposite Prabhas.

The actress also released her independent track ‘She is a Hero’ recently which throws light on the struggles and triumphs of women and the track has been receiving rave revolve for its music and messaging.

Rupee slides to all-time low of 81.93 against US dollar

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Rupee slides to all-time low of 81.93 against US dollar

The Indian rupee has depreciated to trade at an all-time low of 81.93 against the US dollar after the surge in the dollar index, dealers said.

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 81.90 against the dollar, then fell to 81.93, against the 81.58 close in the previous trading session.

“The dollar index at a 20-year high had led to sharp depreciation in the Indian rupee over the last week. Despite that, INR has outperformed other global currencies, as RBI has been actively supporting the domestic currency by selling the US dollars,” said Aishvarya Dadheech, Fund Manager, Ambit Asset Management.

Cheech also said that in the short term, due to global risk-off sentiment, we can expect more pressure on the Indian rupee. It will be difficult for the RBI to continue selling the US dollars aggressively any further, as the remaining forex reserves are around 9-10 months of import cover only. Most likely, RBI will have to increase repo rates (post the recent FED outcomes) to defend against further pressure on INR. Nevertheless, in the medium term, the outperformance of the Indian rupee will be supported by lower external debt (below 20 percent as of March 2022), robust inflows (FDI+FII), a resilient economy, and adequate forex reserve ($540 billion).

The dollar index, which gauges the greenback’s strength against a basket of six currencies, advanced 0.16 percent to 114.235.

The Brent crude oil prices were trading at $85.26 per barrel.

Going forward, the investors are eying RBI monetary policy scheduled on Friday and the dollar index for the short-term directional trend.

Meanwhile, benchmark indices are trading marginally lower during the afternoon trade, with Sensex falling 112.02 points and Nifty by 38.30 points.

At 2.00 p.m., Sensex was trading at 56,987.85, which was down 119.67 points or 0.21 percent, whereas Nifty was down 64.35 points or 0.38 percent at 16,943.05.

CPL 2022: Jamaica Tallawahs get past St Lucia to get a shot at berth in final

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CPL 2022: Jamaica Tallawahs get past St Lucia to get a shot at berth in final

The Jamaica Tallawahs gave themselves a chance to get into the final as they beat the Saint Lucia Kings in the Eliminator. They won by 33 runs and will now go to Qualifier 2 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).

In Qualifier 2, Jamaica will meet Guyana Amazon Warriors, who lost to Barbados in the other match of the day.

The Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and opted to field first and took full advantage of that decision with a disciplined bowling display. The Tallawahs were never comfortable. However, some late order hitting from Mohammed Nabi helped them post a defendable total.

The Kings restricted the Tallawahs to just 29 for 2 in the PowerPlay as Matthew Forde and Alzarri Joseph bowled exceptional lengths.

The Kings continued to take wickets at regular intervals and when Kesrick Williams removed Chris Green for two the Tallawahs found themselves 115 for 8. However, Nabi lead the counterattack following that dismissal and finished with 31 off 15 balls to ensure the Tallawahs had a fighting total of 148.

However, their 148 proved more than enough as the Tallawahs produced a fantastic display in the field.

While chasing the Kings got off to a good start reaching 54/2 at the end of the PowerPlay but when Du Plessis was dismissed for 41 in the eighth over. The Kings found themselves in a hole from which they couldn’t recover.

Mohammed Nabi followed up his fireworks with the bat with some exceptional bowling. The Tallawahs bowling unit all played their part as the Kings folded for 115 and exited the competition.

The Tallawahs’ victory now means that they will battle the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the second qualifier to determine who will contest the Hero CPL final against the Barbados Royals.

Brief scores: Jamaica Tallawahs 148/8 in 20 overs (Shamarh Brooks 47, Mohammad Nabi 31 not out, Raymon Reiffer 25, David Wiese 3/19, Alzarri Joseph 2/31) beat St Lucia Kings 115 all out in 18 overs (Faf du Plessis 41, Alzarri Joseph 28, Mohammed Nabi 3/10, Fabian Allen 3/28) by 33 runs.

Root says he is thoroughly enjoying cricket after relinquishing captaincy

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Root says he is thoroughly enjoying cricket after relinquishing captaincy

Former England captain Joe Root has said he is “thoroughly enjoying” England Test cricket’s resurgence following two years of dismal performance, adding he hoped the side could go from “strength to strength” from here on.

Under Root, the England Test suffered several series losses with the worst being the 4-0 hammering in the Ashes Down Under and the 1-0 series loss against the West Indies. Following criticism of his captaincy, Root stepped down to focus on his batting and since then the England side under new skipper Ben Stokes and head coach Brendon McCullum has won six of the seven Tests they have played — a first after 2004.

England’s victories with Stokes at the helm have come against New Zealand, India, and South Africa with Root and Jonny Bairstow being the architects of most wins with their fine batting. The side will tour Pakistan in December this year for a historic three-Test series.

“I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this year as much as probably any I have in international cricket since I’ve been playing, in terms of Test cricket in particular,” Root told Sky Sports.

“Hopefully we can go from strength to strength from here and keep moving forward as a team, but we’ve done some things this year that not many Test teams have been able to achieve. I think the challenge for us now is to keep going for it, keep trying to explore new areas in the format, and see how far we can take it.”

Root said he had developed a “very unhealthy relationship” with his role as skipper and resigned in April to focus on his batting. He also said captaincy had started taking a “bad toll on my own personal health”.

“It’s been great fun (the Test wins under Stokes). Yeah, definitely. It was a tough last couple of years, but I think we’ve got to look forward as a team — I certainly have.

“I’m really excited to just get my teeth into trying to score as many as I can for Ben (Stokes) and for the team and see where we can get to as a side. As an experienced player in the team, I’ve still got a role in trying to lead in a different capacity, and help with some of the younger batters and younger guys, and hopefully, that will benefit us as well.

“I’m really excited (for the Test series against Pakistan). I’ve never been before. When you look at some of the games that have been there in the last couple of years, the teams touring there, it has looked great so really looking forward to getting out there,” he added.

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KCR pays tributes to Dada Sahab Phalke awardee Paidi Jai Raj

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Dadasaheb Phalke awardee Paidi Jai Raj has got tributes from Telangana Chief Minister K.Chandrasekhar Rao on his 113th birth anniversary on Wednesday.

The place of Birth of the Jai Raj was in Telangana. He had got high level in the cinema industry as well as distributed Telangana history and ethics at the national level also.

KCR, as Rao is popularly known, remembered Paidi Jairaj’s services to the national film industry.

KCR said, “In the cinema industry, the travel of Padidi Jairaj in the first phase was credible from the ‘Mooki’  to  ‘Talkie’. He was the early action hero on the Indian big screen, and Jairaj was a pleasure to Telangana. Before came to the Telugu film industry, He had high popularity in Bollywood.”

KCR treated the first-generation Telangana cinema actor Paidi Jairaj, who received the grateful  Dadasaheb Phalke Award, beside the Jairaj excellent acting expertise.

Apart from his unique acting skills, Chief Minister KCR hailed the first-generation Telangana film actor Paidi Jairaj, who also excelled as a director and producer and received the prestigious Dadasaheb Phalke Award. He extolled Jairaj as the founder of the Telangana film industry.

He said Paidi Jairaj has acted in more than 300 films not only in Hindi but also in Marathi, Oriya, Bengali, Punjabi, Konkani, Gujarati, Malayalam, and many national languages and became the doyen of the Indian film industry.

Recognizing his services to the film industry, the state government honored Paidi Jairaj by naming the meeting hall in Ravindra Bharati after the ‘Paidi Jai Raj Preview Theatre’.

The respect for the Telangana language, culture, and literature increased in the film industry with the state government’s constant efforts in the home state.

After the formation of Telangana, the chief minister said that Telangana youth are excelling in many fields in the film industry with the encouragement provided by the state government through the Department of Culture. He wished the Telangana film industry to develop more in the future.

We need to relook Indian mythology, folklore, says Hrithik

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We need to relook Indian mythology, folklore, says Hrithik

Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan, who is currently awaiting the release of his upcoming film ‘Vikram Vedha’, feels that India as a country is culturally very rich and has a treasure of folk tales and mythology that can act as fodder to tell stories on the celluloid.

The basic idea of ‘Vikram Vedha’ is based on the Indian mythological story of Vikram and Betaal.

Elaborating on the same, Hrithik said in an answer to the media, “To take something like this that we have all heard in our childhood and create this entire story of ‘Vikram Vedha’ and to use it as a device, it’s so sharp.”

He further mentioned, “We have so many of such stories in our mythology and folklore. I think we need to re-look at this treasure, there’s so much fodder in there from a storytelling point of view.”

Director Pushkar of the film’s director duo, Pushkar-Gayatri, added, “What intrigues us as directors is that our mythology or folklore majorly have no demarcation about who is wrong or right. As creators, it’s refreshing to install the stories that are in the grey zone.”

‘Vikram Vedha’, which also stars Saif Ali Khan, is set to release in theatres on September 30.

PhonePe opens swanky 50,000 sq ft office in Pune

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PhonePe opens swanky 50,000 sq ft office in Pune

Leading fintech platform PhonePe on Tuesday announced the opening of its new office in Pune that will be able to accommodate close to 400 employees and will be fully functional from this week.

The new office, spread across an area of 50,000 square feet, has been designed with plenty of open spaces allowing for effective collaboration and interaction among teams, the company said in a statement.

In addition to the dynamic workspaces, the new office has a 3,000-square feet cafeteria that will serve local and multi-cuisine food for the company’s diverse employee base.

In line with the company’s gender diversity and inclusion mission, the new space offers inclusive and gender-neutral spaces, fostering a safe and friendly workspace, the company added.

With over 40 crore registered users, one in four Indians is now on PhonePe.

The company has also successfully digitized 3.2 crore offline merchants spread across tiers 2,3,4 and beyond, covering 99 percent of pin codes in the country.

PhonePe forayed into financial services in 2017, providing users with a safe and convenient option to buy 24-karat gold, and has recently also launched silver on its platform.

Using PhonePe, users can also send and receive money, recharge mobile, and DTH, pay at stores, and make all their utility payments.

PhonePe was recently recognized as the “Most Trusted Brand for Digital Payments” as per the Brand Trust Report 2022 by Trust Research Advisory (TRA).

YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee

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YouTuber held for creating memes of Mamata Banerjee

The police on Tuesday arrested a YouTuber for creating memes targeting Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee.

The arrested person has been identified as Tuhin Mondal (30), whose mobile phone has also been confiscated by the police. The arrest was made based on a complaint filed by a person named Sagar Das.

It is learned that Mondal is a resident of Bapuji Nagar area in Taherpur in the Nadia district. Recently, the Chief Minister, while suggesting ways of alternative employment at a public event, had advised unemployed youth that if they sell ‘jhalmuri’ (spicy puffed rice) during Durga Puja, it can fetch them lucrative profit.

Banerjee also said that this small business can be the first step to becoming a millionaire in the coming days.

Her comments on this count attracted strong criticism from the opposition parties and within days lakhs of memes were circulated on social media ridiculing the Chief Minister’s comments.

Das filed the complaint at the Taratala police station in Kolkata accusing Mondal of circulating certain memes on social media which were ‘objectionable’, ‘contemptuous’, and had elements of spreading violence in society.

A team of Kolkata Police tracked the IP address from where the memes were posted to trace Mondal. On Tuesday, a team of Kolkata Police reached Taherpur and arrested Mondal, who is employed with a private bank.

Allu Arjun to hit the floors for ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ by mid-Oct

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Allu Arjun to hit the floors for ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ by mid-Oct

In good news for ‘Pushparaj’ fans, Allu Arjun is all set to hit the floors from the middle of October to reprise his role from ‘Pushpa – The Rise’. The makers had recently conducted the muhurat puja for ‘Pushpa – The Rule’, which is the sequel to the 2021 blockbuster.

“Allu Arjun will start shooting for ‘Pushpa 2’ in mid-October and his new look will be out soon. The star has been taking classes and has been preparing hard for the film,” a source close to the makers said.

The muhurat was attended by the director, Sukumar. Allu Arjun, who was traveling at the time, could not make it to the event.

Ever since ‘Pushpa – The Rise’ hit the screens in 2021, Allu Arjun has emerged as a pan-India star whose mannerisms in the movie are now imitated by commoners and celebrities alike.

Estimated to have been produced on a budget of around Rs 200 crore, the movie emerged as the biggest grosser across markets in the months right after the third wave of the pandemic.

NBK all set to be back with Season 2 of ‘Unstoppable’

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NBK all set to be back with Season 2 of ‘Unstoppable’

Tollywood star Nandamuri Balakrishna needs no introduction. Apart from alluring fans with his onscreen histrionics in Telugu blockbusters, Balayya Babu, as fans fondly call him, has made his mark with his talk show ‘Unstoppable with NBK’, top-rated by the Internet Movie Database (IMDb), on the Telugu OTT platform aha.

Come October and Balakrishna, better known as NBK, who dons many hats of actor, producer, and director will return with Season 2 of his quirky talk show.

To herald the show’s launch, aha has launched an anthem, adding to the thrill quotient of Season 2 and presenting the show’s plot line.

Sharing his thoughts on the title song, NBK praised the “fast-paced soundtrack created by Roll Rida and Mahati Swara Sagar”. He said he was excited to be a part of Season 2 and was “looking forward to the audience’s reaction to the anthem”.

A Telugu rapper, Rahul Kumar Velpula, aka Roll Rida, has sung the song and penned its lyrics. The music has been composed by Mahati Swara Sagar, who’s also the son of the well-known Telugu music director, Mani Sharma.

Anchored in good conversations, ‘Unstoppable with NBK’ has become a property that its fans look forward to.

Gopi sir and Mathias have told us we have to win the tournament to show our high level, says doubles star Dhruv Kapila

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Gopi sir and Mathias have told us we have to win the tournament to show our high level, says doubles star Dhruv Kapila

India’s rising men’s doubles pair of Dhruv Kapila and M.R Arjun, who won the India International challenge last week, were motivated by their mentors Pullela Gopichand and Danish coach Mathias Boe to go for the title.

The pair had strong backing from their mentors who motivated them to push the limit and gave them the boost to achieve this feat. “We had planned from the beginning of the tournament. Gopi sir and Mathias had told us that we have to win the tournament to show that we are on a higher level. And we did prove that. The final was a difficult match against Thailand’s pair,” IOS Sports athlete, Dhruv said.

“They played some great matches earlier this year and were consistent even during the tournament. But we took that challenge and we prepared well. We knew they would hesitate in the crucial moment and we took advantage of that,” he added.

Describing their performance in the tournament, Dhruv said, “With the Malaysian pair the match was difficult as we knew that they were really strong and had played some good badminton, but we were ready for it. We won 21-15 and 23-21 against them and with the Thailand pair it was a comfortable game win with a score of 21-14 21-12.”

The 22-year-old Dhruv Kapila came under the spotlight after his stellar performance at the 2019 South Asian Games by bagging three gold medals in men’s doubles, mixed Double, and men’s team. He was also a part of the Indian squad that scripted history by winning the first-ever Thomas Cup for India.

Dhruv now remains motivated to carry on this momentum as the pair heads to Europe to compete in the French Open and the German Open in the coming days.

WhatsApp discloses critical bug in older versions, now patched

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WhatsApp discloses critical bug in older versions, now patched

Meta-owned WhatsApp has revealed a critical bug that could affect older installations on various devices that have not been updated with the latest software versions.

The vulnerability could allow an attacker to exploit a code error known as an integer overflow.

“An integer overflow in WhatsApp for Android prior to v2.22.16.12, Business for Android prior to v2.22.16.12, iOS prior to v2.22.16.12, Business for iOS prior to v2.22.16.12 could result in remote code execution in an established video call,” WhatsApp said in an update.

In remote code execution, a hacker can remotely execute commands on someone else’s computing device.

Remote code executions (RCEs) usually occur due to malicious malware downloaded by the host and can happen regardless of the device’s geographic location.

The recently disclosed vulnerability has been called CVE-2022-36934, with a severity score of 9.8 out of 10 on the CVE scale.

WhatsApp also revealed details of another bug that could have caused remote code execution when receiving a crafted video file.

Both of these vulnerabilities have been patched in the latest versions of WhatsApp.

WhatsApp on Monday announced it was rolling out Call Links to make it easier to start and join a call in just one tap.

The company also started testing secured and encrypted group video calls for up to 32 people on WhatsApp.

ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC to play their first home match in Pune

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ISL 2022-23: Hyderabad FC to play their first home match in Pune

Defending champions Hyderabad FC will be forced to play their opening home match of the Indian Super League (ISL) 2022-23 season at Pune because of ongoing renovation work at their home stadium, the GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad.

The ISL champions will be playing their opening home match against Mumbai City FC at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune on October 9.

Keeping the safety of players a priority, the club, in consultation with the league, has decided to shift the first game to an alternate venue.

Hyderabad FC will be back in action at the Gachibowli Stadium for their second home match, slated against Bengaluru FC on October 22 in Matchweek 3.

Don’t equate fun with money: Sundar Pichai to employees

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Don’t equate fun with money: Sundar Pichai to employees

Alphabet and Google CEO, Sundar Pichai, has advised employees not to mix fun with earning more money, as little things in life can bring more joy than what money can buy.

In a recent interaction with employees, Pichai was bombarded with questions from employees related to travel and entertainment budget cuts, productivity, hybrid work, and potential layoffs.

“I remember when Google was small and scrappy. We shouldn’t always equate fun with money. I think you can walk into a hard-working startup and people may be having fun and it shouldn’t always equate to money,” he apparently told employees.

Pichai responded to a question about why the company has shifted from “rapidly hiring and spending to equally aggressive cost saving.”

“I’m a bit concerned that you think what we’ve done is what you would define as aggressive cost saving. I think it’s important we don’t get disconnected. You need to take a long-term view through conditions like this,” Pichai elaborated.

Pichai aims to make the company 20 percent more efficient, hinting at job cuts.

Reports have surfaced that Alphabet is giving some workers 60 days to apply for a new role at the company if their jobs are set to be cut.

Last month, Google fired more than 50 workers at its incubator Area 120 and gave them extra 30 days to find another job at the company.

A Google spokesman was quoted as saying that nearly 95 percent of employees found new roles within the notice period.

Pichai said the company is “still investing in long-term projects like quantum computing. But it’s important “to be smart, to be frugal, to be scrappy, to be more efficient.”

“We’re committed to taking care of our employees. I think we’re just working through a tough moment macroeconomically and I think it’s important we as a company align and work together,” said Pichai.

Earlier, addressing the gathering at the Code Conference in the US, Pichai said that the more the company tries to understand the macroeconomic conditions, it feels very uncertain about it.

“The macroeconomic performance is correlated to ad spend, consumer spends,s and so on,” he told the audience.

Google has suspended hiring new employees and reportedly told some existing employees to “shape up or ship out” if expectations are not met.

Modi meets Japanese PM in Tokyo, remembers Shinzo Abe

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Modi meets Japanese PM in Tokyo, remembers Shinzo Abe

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is on a day-long visit to Tokyo to attend the state funeral of late leader Shinzo Abe, met his Japanese counterpart Fumio Kishida on Tuesday and held a bilateral meeting.

Following the meeting, Modi said in a tweet: “Had a fruitful meeting with PM Kishida. We discussed various bilateral subjects. I conveyed my condolences on the tragic demise of former PM Shinzo Abe.”

During the meeting, Prime Minister Modi noted the contributions of Abe in strengthening the India-Japan partnership as well as in conceptualizing the vision of a free, open, and inclusive Indo-Pacific region, a statement issued by the Ministry of External Affairs said.

Modi and Kishida also discussed a number of regional and global issues and renewed their commitment to further strengthening the India-Japan Special Strategic and Global Partnership, working together in the region, as well as in various international groupings and institutions, the statement added.

Modi is among the thousand dignitaries from across the world to participate in the state funeral being held at the Nippon Budokan arena in central Tokyo.

Abe, 67, was assassinated on July 8 while he was addressing an election campaign in the city of Nara.

You’re gonna rock!, Dulquer tells ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor Ashwin Kakumanu

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You’re gonna rock!, Dulquer tells ‘Ponniyin Selvan’ actor Ashwin Kakumanu

At a time when all eyes are on the superstars of Tamil cinema, who play the lead roles in director Mani Ratnam’s much-awaited magnum opus, ‘Ponniyin Selvan, actor Dulquer Salmaan has taken the time to compliment friend and actor Ashwin Kakumanu, who plays the role of Sendhan Amudhan in the epic film.

On Monday evening, Ashwin put out a working still of himself with actress Trisha and director Mani Ratnam from the film and tweeted, “A still from the shoot of the film. Truly one of a kind experience to be part of this epic duology directed by Mani sir.”

Dulquer Salmaan on Tuesday responded to the tweet, saying, “You’re gonna rock Macha !! Love the look and the characterization makes one curious about whatever I’ve seen. Cannot wait!”

Ashwin, thoroughly impressed with Dulquer’s tweet, replied saying, “Thanks macha! And I’m just so happy about the news of you and A.jo starting #kingofkotha yesterday!”

The character Ashwin Kakumanu plays in the film, Sendhan Amudhan, has traits that are loved by quite a few of Ponniyin Selvan’s fans. He is a devoted son, a trustworthy friend, a patriot, and the epitome of kindness.

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