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He was promoted as an opener as a gamble in the absence of bigwigs David Waner and Mitch Marsh but Cameron Green made the spot his own during the 2022 T20I series in India, hitting the third fastest half-century in the shortest format of the game for Australia.

Green, who opened the innings with Aaron Finch for the third consecutive match in the 3rd T20I at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Uppal, here on Sunday, raced to fifty off 19 balls, hitting seven boundaries and three sixes.

. Kenyan long-distance runner and double Olympic champion Eliud Kipchoge on Sunday shattered his own world record, with a time of 2:01:09 to win the Berlin marathon.

It's the second time that Kipchoge has set the official men's world record at the race in the German capital. His previous best in an official 42.2km race was 2:01:39 set on the same course in 2018.

. Iran's two-time Oscar winning director Asghar Farhadi on Sunday urged people worldwide to "stand in solidarity" with protesters following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the morality police.

A wave of unrest has rocked Iran since the death of 22-year-old Amini, and Farhadi praised the "progressive and courageous women leading protests for their human rights alongside men".

"They are looking for simple yet fundamental rights that the state has denied them for years," Farhadi said, in a video message on Instagram.

"This society, especially these women, has travelled a harsh and painful path to this point, and now they have clearly reached a landmark."

At least 41 people have been killed, including members of the security forces, according to an official toll, although human rights groups say the real figure is far higher.

"I saw them closely these nights: most of them are very young, 17 years old, 20 years old," Farhadi added.

. Over 20 Bangladeshi nationals, who were running illegal businesses in diff parts of Goa, arrested. These people didn't have Indian addresses,voter ID cards. Search on for more such people; they'll be deported to Bangladesh. Home Ministry apprised of the same: Goa CM Pramod Sawant

. A 27-year-old cadet was found dead at Air Force Technical College, Bengaluru on 21st September, six IAF officials named; family alleges murder. Case registered under section 302 IPC: Vinayak Patil, DCP, North Bengaluru

. Pained by his ailing wife not being able to feed their differently-abled daughter, a daily wage worker in Goa having no technical knowledge has built a robot to help the girl have food without anyone's support. The Goa State Innovation Council has lauded Bipin Kadam for his innovation, which he has titled 'Maa Robot', and is providing him financial support to work on the machine further and explore its commercial viability. The food is kept on a plate which is part of the robot. It feeds the girl, who cannot move and lift her hands, on a voice command specifying what she wants to eat, like vegetable, dal-rice mix or other items. (PTI)

. Today, India is scaling new heights in para-sports, which we have witnessed in multiple tournaments. There are many people who are working on ground to promote fitness culture among the specially-abled, strengthening their self-confidence:

. My dear countrymen, three days later, that is, on the 28th of September, is a special day of Amrit Mahotsav. On this day we will celebrate the birth anniversary of Bhagat Singh ji, the brave son of Mother India. There is one more reason to celebrate on the 28th. I will only say two words: 'Surgical Strike'

. On Bapu's birth anniversary, let us pledge to intensify the 'vocal for local' campaign. Let is add this to our ambition of making India 'aatmanirbhar'. Let's break all records of purchasing local items. Let is buy khadi and jute istead of other materials. We should no longer indulge in plastics. It is against our culture.

. Climate change is a major threat to marine ecosystems. On the other hand, the litter on our beaches is disturbing. It becomes our responsibility to make serious and continuous efforts to tackle these challenges

. For years, there were no clear standards for Sign Language. To overcome these difficulties, Indian Sign Language Research and Training Center was established in 2015. Since then numerous efforts have been taken to spread awareness about Indian Sign Language.

. A task force have been formed to monitor the cheetahs and see how much they have been able to adapt to the environment here. On this basis a decision will be taken after a few months and then you will be able to see the cheetahs.

. Very soon 5G services will be launched & our target will be to, practically cover the entire country with 5G services within 2 years. Investment of around $35 billion for 5G. Digital health initiatives will be available to all: Union IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, in Delhi

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. We won't conduct her last rites until her post-mortem report is given. We saw in her provisional report that she was beaten up & was thrown in a river. But we're awaiting the final report: Ajay Singh Bhandari, brother of Ankita Bhandari

. Case registered on the basis of a complaint from a woman that she was misbehaved with, her clothes torn off and she was also touched inappropriately by two bouncers of a private club located at South Extn. following an argument with them over entry into the club: Police

. The Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government has invited the family of late singer Lata Mangeshkar for the inaugural ceremony of Lata Mangeshkar Smriti Chowk in Ayodhya's Naya Ghat on September 28.

As a special representative of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Ayodhya Development Authority Secretary Satyendra Singh served the invitation to Lata's sister Usha Mangeshkar and her other family members in Mumbai on Saturday.

. It is that time of the year again, when this palace city gets decked up for the annual ten day-long celebrations, playing host to a plethora of religious and cultural events to keep up the traditions of celebrating the Dasara or Navaratri festival that began in 1610. Celebrated as "Nada Habba" (state festival), the festivities will be a grand affair this year depicting Karnataka's rich culture and traditions, coupled with reminiscence of royal pomp and glory, after muted celebrations for the last two years in view of the covid-19 pandemic.