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  • From UK to New Zealand, eight international locations ban China’s TikTok

    Chinese video-sharing app TikTok is as soon as once more dealing with backlash in two totally different continents resulting from safety issues. Within 24 hours, the UK and New Zealand banned TikTok on the telephones of the parliamentarian.

    The ban brings the UK and New Zealand consistent with the US, Canada, the European Union (EU), and in addition India – which banned TikTok solely from the nation.

    Meanwhile, China has accused the US of spreading false details about TikTok’s potential safety dangers.

    Concerns about TikTok

    According to the US FBI and Federal Communications Commission, TikTok dad or mum firm Bytedance may share the consumer knowledge of the application–such as shopping historical past, location, and biometric identifiers — with China’s authoritarian authorities.

    In 2017, China applied a legislation, requiring corporations to offer the federal government any private knowledge related to the nation’s nationwide safety. There’s no proof that TikTok has turned over such knowledge, however fears abound because of the huge quantity of consumer knowledge it collects.

    Countries which have banned TikTok:INDIA

    During the Covid pandemic, the Central authorities banned TikTok and dozens of different Chinese functions over privateness and safety issues. The ban got here shortly after the Galwan conflict through which 20 Indian troopers had been killed. The ban was made everlasting in 2021.

    US

    The US authorities has given 30-day time to its authorities businesses to uninstall the app from their gadgets. The ban will apply solely to US lawmakers.

    CANADA

    Canada has additionally requested its authorities officers to not use TikTok app as a result of it presents an “unacceptable” threat to privateness and safety.

    EUROPEAN UNION

    The European Parliament, European Commission, and the EU Council, three high EU our bodies, have imposed bans on TikTok on employees gadgets.

    Besides, Taiwan and Afghanistan have additionally banned the Chinese app. Pakistan has quickly banned TikTok not less than 4 instances, citing issues that the app promotes obscene content material.

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  • Suzie Bates turns into third batter after Virat Kohli, Mahela Jayawardene to attain 1000 runs in T20 World Cups

    Women’s T20 World Cup 2023: New Zealand veteran batter Suzie Bates joined India’s Virat Kohli and Sri Lanka’s Mahela Jayawardene in an elite listing.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 17, 2023 21:03 IST

    Suzie Bates turns into third batter after Kohli, Jayawardene to attain 1000 runs in T20 WC. Courtesy: PTI

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: New Zealand batter Suzie Bates, on Friday, February 17, turned solely the third batter after Virat Kohli and Mahela Jayawardene to attain 1000 runs in all T20 World Cups.

    Bates achieved the feat within the White Ferns’ Group A match towards Nigar Sultana Joty’s Bangladesh on the Newlands in Cape Town.

    The 37-year-old additionally turned the primary batter to attain over 1000 runs within the Women’s T20 World Cup. The veteran was at her perfect towards the Tigresses. After being put in to bat first, New Zealand racked up a large rating of 189 for the lack of three wickets.

    Bates did not get going within the matches towards Meg Lanning’s New Zealand and Sune Luus’ South Africa. Against the Aussies, she acquired out for a golden duck after quick bowler Megan Schutt accounted for her wicket.

    Bates stayed unbeaten on 81 runs off 61 balls with the assistance of seven fours and one six towards Bangladesh. She set the platform for her group after a partnership of 77 runs for the opening wicket together with Bernadine Bezuidenhout.

    Even as wickets stored falling on the different finish, Bates made positive of batting till the very finish. In 35 T20 World Cup matches, Bates scored 1010 runs at a median of 31.56 and a strike-rate of 114.12 with a prime rating of an unbeaten 94.

    Recently, she additionally registered for the inaugural version of the Women’s Premier League (WPL). But she didn’t discover a purchaser. Bates additionally occurs to be the all-time main run-scorer within the historical past of Women’s T20Is.

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    Feb 17, 2023

  • 3.2 tonnes of cocaine, sufficient to produce marketplace for 30 years, discovered floating at sea in New Zealand

    Authorities in New Zealand have recovered 3.2 tonnes of cocaine floating on the sea. The medication have been collected from the Pacific Ocean. No arrests have thus far been made within the case.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 8, 2023 10:02 IST

    FILE – A person seen taking a packet of medication (AP picture)

    By India Today Web Desk: Cocaine price greater than $300 million has been discovered floating at sea in New Zealand. According to the native authorities, the recovered cocaine weighs 3.2 tonnes.

    The medication have been collected from the Pacific Ocean in a joint operation by the New Zealand Police, the customs service and the New Zealand Defence Force.

    No arrests have thus far been made within the case.

    According to Police Commissioner Andy Coster, 3.2 tonnes of cocaine seized was sufficient to produce the New Zealand marketplace for 30 years.

    Commenting on the incident, Police Commissioner Andrew Coster mentioned, “This is one of the single biggest seizures of illegal drugs by authorities in this country.”

    “While this disrupts the syndicate’s operations, we remain vigilant given the lengths we know these groups will go to circumvent coming to law enforcement’s attention,” he was quoted by Reuters as saying.

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    Feb 8, 2023

  • Hardik Pandya on trusting his guts after India beat New Zealand in third T20I: If I am going down, will probably be on my selections

    India vs New Zealand: Hardik Pandya mentioned that he prefers to take his personal calls and belief his personal guts and instincts. On Wednesday, India beat New Zealand by 168 runs.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 1, 2023 23:21 IST

    If I am going down, will probably be on my selections: Hardik on trusting his guts after IND beat NZ. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: Indian skipper Hardik Pandya mentioned that he prefers to take possession and belief his personal intestine and instincts whereas captaining. The captain made the feedback after India beat New Zealand by 168 runs within the third and closing T20I of the collection on Wednesday, February 1 on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

    India additionally registered their largest win by margin of runs of their T20 historical past. Pandya grew to become the Player of the Series after he scored 66 runs at a median of 33 and picked up 5 wickets at an economic system fee of 6.72.

    The 29-year-old Pandya, who additionally picked up a four-wicket haul within the deciding sport of the collection, mentioned that he likes to take his personal calls.

    “To be honest, my Man of the Series goes to the whole support staff. I have always played the game like this, tried to read the situation and what’s required at that moment, and not have pre-conceived ideas. A lot of times I back my guts,” Hardik was quoted as saying within the post-match presentation ceremony.

    “I have got a very simple rule about my life and captaincy: if I go down, I will go down on my decisions. So at the end of the day, I take calls on my own because I like to take ownership,” he said.

    After opting to bat first, India posted a mammoth rating of 234 for 4 on the board. Thereafter, the house crew bowled the Kiwis out for 66 in 12.1 overs.

    Pandya additionally went down the reminiscence lane to the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2022 closing the place he received the Player of the Match award to take his crew, Gujarat Titans, to victory.

    “When I played the IPL final, I felt the second innings was spicier. We want to normalise these pressure games, and hopefully we can do better at bigger stages,” Hardik added.

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    Feb 1, 2023

  • India report their greatest win in T20Is after beating New Zealand by 168 runs in third T20I

    Hardik Pandya’s India beat Mitchell Santner’s New Zealand by 168 runs on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad and racked up their greatest win in T20Is by margin of runs.

    UPDATED: Feb 1, 2023 22:26 IST

    IND report their greatest win in T20Is after beating NZ by xxx runs in third T20I. Courtesy: AP

    By Sabyasachi Chowdhury: India, on Wednesday, February 1, registered their greatest win in T20Is by a margin of runs after beating New Zealand by 168 runs within the third and remaining T20I on the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad.

    India’s earlier greatest win was in opposition to Ireland by a margin of 143 runs at The Village in Dublin again in June 2018. The win in opposition to the Kiwis was additionally India’s greatest win in T20Is at residence. It was additionally the third time that India gained a T20I by a margin of above 100.

    With the win, India additionally gained the collection 2-1 and saved intact their profitable streak in bilateral T20I collection at residence since their loss to Australia in 2019. The different win got here in opposition to Afghanistan by 101 runs within the Asia Cup 2022 on the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

    After opting to bat first, India racked up an enormous rating of 234 for the lack of 4 wickets in 20 overs. Shubman Gill was the star of the present after he scored his maiden T20I hundred off 54 balls.

    Gill turned the seventh Indian after Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul, Deepak Hooda, Suryakumar Yadav, Suresh Raina and Harmanpreet Kaur to attain lots of for India in T20Is.

    The right-handed Gill additionally broke Virat Kohli’s report of the best particular person rating by an Indian batter in T20Is. Apart from Gill, Rahul Tripathi additionally impressed with 44 runs.

    The Black Caps utterly tousled of their run-chase and had been bowled out for 66 in 12.1 overs. Hardik Pandya was the choose of the Indian bowlers after he completed with figures of 4-0-16-4.

    The different quick bowlers, Arshdeep Singh, Umran Malik and Shivam Mavi picked up two wickets apiece. Barring Daryl Mitchell, who scored an unbeaten 35 off 25 balls with one 4 and three sixes, not one of the Black Caps’ batters made an impression.

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    Feb 1, 2023

  • Floods ravage NZ’s Auckland after heavy rainfall | In Pics

    Vector workers work to restore injury after a slip claimed an influence pole onTinopai Rd in Titirangi on January 30, in Auckland, New Zealand. New Zealand’s largest metropolis, Auckland, was hit with a historic quantity of torrential rainfall on Friday, inflicting extreme flooding which inundated roads and property throughout the town, with three individuals to this point confirmed useless. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images)

  • Gautam Gambhir blasts Lucknow pitch after 2nd India vs New Zealand T20I: It was a sub-standard wicket

    Gautam Gambhir stated that the pitch in Lucknow for the second T20I between India and New Zealand wasn’t on top of things for T20 cricket.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 29, 2023 23:07 IST

    It was a sub-standard wicket: Gambhir blasts Lucknow pitch after 2nd IND vs NZ T20I. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: Former batter Gautam Gambhir was extremely important of the pitch on the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow throughout the second T20I between India and New Zealand on Sunday, January 29.

    After being put in to bat first, the Black Caps huffed and puffed to 99 for the lack of eight wickets. Thereafter, India took 19.5 overs to go previous the end line. Suryakumar Yadav scored an unbeaten 26 and gained the Player of the Match award.

    Gambhir was clear-cut in saying that the pitch in Lucknow wasn’t fitted to T20 cricket because the spinners have been getting a variety of help from the floor.

    “Let’s be very honest, it was a sub-standard wicket and not a T20 wicket. You don’t expect this kind of purchase from the spinners and it was tough,” Gambhir was quoted as saying on Star Sports after the match.

    However, Gambhir, who retired from all types of cricket in December 2018, felt that the Indian batters may have performed higher towards high quality spin-bowling that the Kiwis had for the sport.

    “When you are chasing 100, your ability to play spin, your ability to rotate the strike comes into the picture. I was surprised by the way Indian batters played against spin. They could have played much better and shouldn’t have taken that deep,” he acknowledged.

    Gambhir additionally had phrases of reward for Mitchell Santner and stated that the New Zealand skipper was spot-on together with his management qualities.

    “New Zealanders were very competitive and brilliant captaincy from Mitchell Santner. They were able to take the game so deep,” Gambhir added.

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  • Rohit Sharma not proud of Shardul Thakur after pacer concedes two fours after selecting two wickets in an over

    India vs New Zealand, third ODI: Rohit Sharma was a bit sad with Shardul Thakur after the pacer conceded a few fours to Devon Conway.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 24, 2023 20:09 IST

    Rohit not proud of Shardul after pacer concedes two fours after selecting two wickets. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: Indian skipper Rohit Sharma was visibly upset with Shardul Thakur on the finish of the twenty sixth over throughout New Zealand’s run-chase within the third ODI on Tuesday, January 24 on the Holkar Stadium in Indore.

    Shardul began the over with the wickets of Daryl Mitchell and Tom Latham. Mitchell and Devon Conway had placed on 78 runs for the third wicket and have been wanting harmful with New Zealand chasing a mammoth rating of 386.

    In the primary ball, Shardul despatched again Mitchell, who was batting on 24 off 31 balls with two fours. The on-field umpire didn’t give the choice in favour of India, who despatched the choices upstairs. Replays confirmed that the ball had brushed Mitchell’s gloves on its approach to the keeper.

    On the very subsequent ball, Latham perished for a golden duck. Latham, who has spectacular numbers towards India in ODIs, couldn’t survive for lengthy.

    Rohit scolded Shardul for bowling brief balls. He bought wickets bowling the identical size within the subsequent over. Never underestimate Lord Shardul 🙏
    — Div🦁 (@div_yumm) January 24, 2023

    However, Thakur couldn’t end the over correctly as Conway hit him for 2 fours to finish the over. The pacer picked up two wickets, however ended up giving freely 9 runs.

    For the identical purpose, Rohit was sad with Shardul and gave him a mouthful on the finish of the over.

    In the twenty eighth over, Thakur bought the essential wicket of Glenn Phillips, who was in spectacular type within the ODI sequence towards Pakistan.

    After his first 5 overs, Thakur had bowling figures of 5-0-40-3. Although he was going for runs, Thakur was ensuring of selecting up wickets and placing stress on the opposition line-up.

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    Jan 24, 2023

  • Babar Azam rues smooth dismissals in third ODI after Pakistan lose sequence 1-2 to New Zealand: We had been 20-30 runs quick

    Babar Azam reckoned that too many smooth dismissals within the dying overs didn’t enable Pakistan to go previous the 300-run mark within the third ODI at National Stadium in Karachi.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 14, 2023 07:47 IST

    We had been 20-30 runs quick: Babar rues smooth dismissals in third ODI after PAK lose sequence. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: Skipper Babar Azam was clear reduce in saying that Pakistan couldn’t get the specified rating on the board after opting to bat first in opposition to New Zealand within the third and remaining ODI on Friday, January 13 on the National Stadium in Karachi.

    The hosts misplaced the early wickets of Shan Masood and captain Babar, however Fakhar Zaman and Mohammad Rizwan placed on 154 for the third wicket to place Pakistan again on observe.

    Even as Fakhar scored 101 with 10 fours and a six, Rizwan chipped in with a helpful 77-run knock. However, a flurry of wickets within the dying overs meant that Pakistan had been restricted to 280 for the lack of 9 wickets.

    “We were 20 runs, when Rizwan and Fakhar played it looked like we’d touch 300. But when wickets fall, it is difficult for new batters. Lots of soft dismissals and we were 20-30 runs short,” Babar mentioned within the post-match presentation ceremony.

    Pakistan put stress on the Black Caps of their run-chase after decreasing them to 205 for six in 38.1 overs. With 75 runs wanted off the final 71 balls, Mitchell Santner and Glenn Phillips’ partnership of 64 runs received the Kiwis nearer.

    Phillips grew to become the Player of the Match for his unbeaten 42-ball 63 with 4 fours and as many sixes. In the tip, the visiting staff received house with 11 balls to spare. The 28-year-old Babar admitted that Pakistan might have performed higher within the bowling division late within the dying overs.

    “We were expecting more turn than we got. But spinners played their role. But we couldn’t quite execute in the last 10 overs with the ball,” he added.

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    Jan 14, 2023

  • Babar Azam lauds pacers after Pakistan’s 6-wicket win vs New Zealand in 1st ODI: All credit score goes to them

    Pakistan vs New Zealand: Babar Azam lauded Naseem Shah and the opposite quick bowlers after the Men in Green gained the primary ODI by six wickets in Karachi.

    New Delhi,UPDATED: Jan 9, 2023 23:44 IST

    All credit score goes to them: Babar lauds pacers after PAK’s 6-wicket win vs NZ in 1st ODI. Courtesy: AP

    By India Today Web Desk: Skipper Babar Azam heaped reward on his staff’s quick bowlers after Pakistan secured a six-wicket victory over New Zealand within the first ODI in opposition to New Zealand on the National Stadium in Karachi.

    Among the pacers, it was Naseem Shah, who stood out, after he picked up a five-wicket haul and in addition gained the Player of the Match award. Even as Haris Rauf didn’t have the perfect of days, Naseem obtained help from Mohammad Wasim Jr, who obtained the essential wicket of opening batter Finn Allen.

    “We utilised the new ball, and fast bowlers executed the plan. All the credit goes to them,” Babar was quoted as saying in the post-match presentation ceremony.

    Babar, who scored 66 runs off 82 balls with five fours and one six, reckoned that batting wasn’t easy due to the weather conditions. The captain didn’t forget to credit Mohammad Rizwan, who stayed unbeaten on 77 off 86 balls with six fours and one six.

    “We knew it would be cold, and there would be dew… It was difficult for a new batter coming in. In the end, Rizwan was outstanding,” Babar stated.

    Babar was also involved in a handy 60-run partnership with Rizwan for the third wicket after Michael Bracewell got the important wicket of Fakhar Zaman. Agha Salman hit Tim Southee for a six down the ground as Pakistan chased 256 down with 11 balls to spare.

    “It is good to have options as a captain, and I have a lot of them in terms of fast bowlers as well as spinners,” he added.

    The second ODI will happen on Wednesday, January 11 in Karachi itself.

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    Jan 9, 2023