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Barbados:  In what will come as a relief to bowlers, ICC has decided to get rid of catchers in the first ten overs, removed the batting Powerplay and also allowed five fielders outside the 30-yard circle in the last ten overs of an innings in one-dayers.   The ICC also said that all "no balls" and not just over stepping by the bowlers will result in a free hit in both ODIs and Twenty20 Internationals. The rule changes will come into  effect for series starting on or after July 5.   The ICC board during its Annual Conference here adopted these recommendations which were made by the ICC's cricket committee headed by the former India captain Anil Kumble in Mumbai this May.   "We have thoroughly reviewed the ODI format after a very successful ICC Cricket World Cup. There was no need to make any radical changes to what has proved to be a vibrant and popular format but we wanted to take this opportunity to make the format simpler and easier to follow for the pub

If you have ever driven behind a semi-trailer truck on a single-lane highway or road, you can understand that how it difficult it gets to overtake it. The truck may be driving relatively slowly, but overtaking it becomes a task - one due to its humongous size, and second because you cannot see what is happening in front of the truck or if there is any vehicle coming from the opposite direction. And this is where, Samsung gets in not only to make driving easier for people on single-lane highways, but also to help avoid accidents that happen because of overtaking. The South Korean giant has introduced a see-through 'Safety Truck' that consists of a wireless camera attached to the front of the truck, which is connected to a video wall made out of four exterior monitors located on the back of the truck. The monitors give drivers behind the truck a view of what is going on ahead, even in the dark of night. This allows drivers to have a better view when deciding whether it is s

Ravinder Kaushik was a former RAW (Research and Analysis Wing) agent, who after his training in India lived most of his life (26 years) in Pakistan and became a Major in Pakistan army. Born and brought up in Sriganganagar, a border town in Rajasthan, Kaushik grew up to be a charismatic college student, with above-average intelligence and looks. He was theatrically inclined, and staged mono-acting skits in college. It was probably his mono-act in college in which he played an Indian army officer who refused to divulge information to China that caught the attention of intelligence officers. He was contacted and offered a job for being an undercover agent of India in Pakistan. He was recruited by RAW and was given extensive training in Delhi for two years. At the age of 23, Soon after completing his Bachelors in Commerce, Kaushik left for Delhi, entering a world of intrigue and danger. He moved from there to Abu Dhabi and Dubai, ending up in Pakistan, writing letters home every once in

यूं तो भारत-पाक सीमा से आमतौर पर तनावपूर्ण खबरें ही आती हैं लेकिन शनिवार को यहां कुछ अलग नजारा देखने को मिला. सेना के अधिकारियों ने गलती से भारत में प्रवेश कर गए पाकिस्तान अधिकृत कश्मीर के एक नागरिक को उसके घर मिठाईयों के साथ रवाना किया. दरअसल इस व्यक्ति ने दो दिन पहले गलती से नियंत्रण रेखा पार कर ली थी. उधमपुर स्थित रक्षा प्रवक्ता कर्नल एसडी गोस्वामी ने बताया, 'उच्च मानक, चरित्र, परंपरा बनाए रखते हुए, भारतीय सेना ने पीओके के अमरा सावन के निवासी एक व्यक्ति को वापस भेजा जो 10 जून देर रात भारतीय सीमा में गलती से घुस आया था. उन्होंने कहा कि उरी क्षेत्र स्थित इकाई ने इस व्यक्ति को पाकिस्तान सेना को नये कपड़ों और उसके परिवार के लिए मिठाई के साथ सौंपा. काशिफ बेग नाम का यह शख्स अंजाने में भारतीय सीमा में प्रवेश कर गया था. प्रवक्ता ने कहा कि जवानों ने उसे पकड़कर पाकिस्तानी पक्ष को हॉट लाइन पर संदेश दिया. 

Canadian Danielle Petersen, 22, center right, and left, Eleanor Hawkins, 24, left, of Britain are escorted by police as they leave court in Kota Kinabalu, in eastern Sabah state on Borneo island, Malaysia. (AP Photo) KUALA LUMPUR: Four westerners who posed naked on Malaysia's highest peak were sentenced on Friday to three days in jail and fined for obscene behavior in a public place, news reports said.  The four were among 10 foreigners who stripped naked and took photos on Mount Kinabalu on May 30. A local official has said their behavior was disrespectful to the mountain, which is believed to be sacred, and caused an earthquake last Friday that killed 18 climbers.  Dutch citizen Dylan Snel, British student Eleanor Hawkins and Canadian siblings Lindsey Petersen and Danielle Peterson pleaded guilty in a court in Sabah state on Borneo island to a charge of public indecency, The Star newspaper said on its website.  It said the women were topless while the two men were totally nu

The southern African country started using foreign currencies like the US dollar and South African rand in 2009 after the Zimbabwean dollar was ruined by hyper-inflation HARARE: Zimbabweans will start exchanging 'quadrillions' of local dollars for a few US dollars next week, as President Robert Mugabe's government discards its virtually worthless national currency, the central bank said on Thursday.  The southern African country started using foreign currencies like the US dollar and South African rand in 2009 after the Zimbabwean dollar was ruined by hyper-inflation, which hit 500 billion percent in 2008. At the height of Zimbabwe's economic crisis in 2008, Zimbabweans had to carry plastic bags bulging with bank notes to buy basic goods like bread and milk. Prices were rising at least twice a day.  From Monday, customers who held Zimbabwean dollar accounts before March 2009 can approach their banks to convert their Zimbabwean dollar balance into dollars, Reserve B

New Delhi:  When it came to which video formats the world would adopt, the porn industry showed the way. Now PornHub, a pornographic video sharing website, is seeking to take human sexual activity to space and also make a film out of it. To make their dream of 'Sexploration' possible PornHub is seeking to raise $3.4 million to make a porn film in space through crowdfunding. The campaign iscurrently running on Indiegogo and has managed to raise $4,301 from 194 people at the time of posting. The the first sex tape in space will feature porn actors Eva Lovia and Johnny Sins. "Pornhub is teaming up with top ranking adult studio Digital Playground in joining the ranks of Armstrong and Gagarin by pioneering a one of a kind mission to defy gravity, make history, and push the boundaries of intergalactic 'Sexploration' by filming the first ever sextape in space," says the campaign description on Indiegogo. "In doing so, we will not only be changing the face

Health officials are trying to track down people who may have been in contact with a woman with a rare and deadly form of hard-to-treat tuberculosis. The woman has an extremely drug-resistant form of the disease, which is impervious to most TB drugs. Three to four cases are reported each year in the United States, on average. Health officials in Illinois are working with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to find people with whom the woman may have had prolonged direct contact, in close quarters, CDC spokesman Tom Skinner said. TB is not as easily spread as diseases like the flu or measles. But it is a dangerous illness, especially for people with weakened immune systems, and health officials are taking the situation seriously, Skinner said. In April, the woman traveled from India to the United States, arriving at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport. She spent time in Missouri, Tennessee and Illinois before growing sick and being admitted to an isolation un

Kalpana Chawla flew on two shuttle missions. CREDIT: NASA The tragic loss of the space shuttle Columbia killed seven astronauts. One of those, Kalpana Chawla, was the first Indian-born woman in space. Kalpana Chawla flew on two shuttle missions. Credit: NASA Born in Karnal, India, on July 1, 1961, Chawla was the youngest of four children. The name Kalpana means "idea" or "imagination." Her full name is pronounced  CULL-puh-na CHAV-la , though she often went by the nickname K.C. Chawla obtained a degree in aeronautical engineering from Punjab Engineering College before immigrating to the United States and becoming a naturalized citizen in the 1980s. She earned a doctorate in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado in 1988, having previously obtained her masters degree from the University of Texas. She began working at NASA's Ames Research Center the same year, working on power-lift computational fluid dynamics. In 1994, Chawla was selected

Starting Monday, the country's low-cost Mars mission that is in a rendezvous with the red planet for an extended period will enter the "blackout" phase snapping communication with the satellite. BENGALURU: Starting Monday, the country's low-cost Mars mission that is in a rendezvous with the red planet for an extended period will enter the "blackout" phase snapping communication with the satellite. From June 8 to 22, the sun will block Mars from the earth snapping communication with the satellite. MOM during this period will go into an "autonomous mode" and will take its decisions, a senior Indian Space Research Organisation official said. "This will be for the first time that there will be a communication break for such a long period of about 15 days. During this period, there will not be any communication with the satellite," he said. Expressing confidence about regaining control over the satellite once the blackout phase is over,

  नॉर्थएम्पटन:  बीती रात नेटवेस्ट टी-20 ब्लास्ट में वॉर्केस्टरशायर टीम ने नॉर्थेम्पटनशायर टीम को 14 रनों से हराकर बेहद रोमांचक मुकाबला जीता. लेकिन इस मुकाबले को जीतने के लिए वॉर्केस्टरशायर को कड़ी मशक्कत करनी पड़ी. जिसमें सबसे बड़ा कदम रहा जब वॉर्केस्टरशायर के कप्तान डेरल मिशेल ने अपने विकेटकीपर बेन कॉक्स को अपने कीपिंग ग्लब्स और पैड उतार कर बतौर फील्डर फील्डिंग करने के लिए कहा.   जॉश कूब और रिचर्ड लेवी के धमाकेदार खेल को देखते हुए रनों को बचाने के लिए कप्तान मिशेल ने अपने विकेटकीपर को कीपिंग से हटाकर बतौर फील्डर मैदान पर खड़ा कर दिया.   जिसके बाद स्टंप्स के पीछे वॉर्केस्टरशायर का कोई भी खिलाड़ी तैनात नहीं था. बल्कि टीम का 11वां खिलाड़ी विकेटकीपर भी मैदान पर फील्डिंग करने लगा.   अंपायरर्स ने भी वॉर्केस्टरशायर के इस कदम को अनुमति दे दी. वॉर्केस्टरशायर के डायरेक्टर स्टीव रॉड्स ने अपनी टीम के इस मूव पर कहा कि, 'जीत के लिए बनाई गई कोई भी रणनीति सही है अगर उससे टीम को फायदा मिलता है तो.'   इससे पहले वॉर्केस्टरशायर ने बल्लेबाज़ मोइन अली की तूफानी पारी की बदौलत 20 ओवर में 21

The famous pilgrim place of Lord Shiva, the Somnath temple in Gujarat will now be off-limits for non-Hindus as authorities have decided against entry to people following other faiths without prior permission. "Shree Somnath Jyotirling is a pilgrimage for Hindus. Non-Hindus will have to obtain permission from General Manager's Office (of the temple) to enter the sacred pilgrim-place," said a notice put up by temple authorities at the main entrance gate. Authorities cited security concerns and protection of 'sanctity' of a religious place for the restriction, saying other religions do not allow non-followers to enter their sacred places. Officials gave examples of a few temples in South India which have  similar rules.  The notice was put up outside the main entrance-gate of the temple on last Monday. Daily thousands of devotees from across the country visit the temple, which is very heavily protected by police. "The decision was taken by the Somnath Trus

The planned 43-day-long campaign called 'Raise your Voice Against Child Sexual Abuse' will see Muhammed Shahid cover 11 states and 96 districts. A 20-year-old university student embarked on Wednesday on a solo cycle trip that will take him from Kanyakumari to Kashmir to raise awareness about child sexual abuse. Muhammed Shahid, a second year Geography student from Jamia Milia Islamia University hit upon the tour idea with the support of the university authorities and volunteers of various groups working for the rights of children. The campaign that Shahid begins from the Swami Vivekananda Kendra in Kanyakumari is expected to cover 11 states and 96 districts and is scheduled to culminate on July 12 at the University of Kashmir. The planned 43-day-long campaign, which he calls "Raise your Voice Against Child Sexual Abuse" will see Shahid distributing pamphlets with information on the social issue. Shahid also plans to interact with parents and students, and enact