Bipin Rawat

India's first Chief of Defence Staff is General Bipin Rawat:

Outgoing Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has been named as India's first-ever Chief of Defence Staff. Reports say he will provide single-point military advice to the government and focus on the army, air force and navy. He is due to retire as the Chief of Army Staff on December 31 after three years.

General Bipin Rawat says the Indian army will recruit 800 women to join the Corps of Military Police.

General #BipinRawat, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, YSM, SM, VSM, ADC is the 27th Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army.He assumed office on 31 December 2016. He is also the Chairman of the Chiefs of Staff Committee

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SAvENG

South Africa leading England on day 2 of their opening Test

South Africa look to be in control during the second innings of the first Test match in Centurion. England were all out for 181 during their first innings, and will need to restrict the Proteas' batsmen if they are to have any hope of victory.

RSA v ENG, 1st Test RSA 72-4 & 284 ENG 181 Anrich Nortje*: 4 (16) Rassie van der Dussen: 17 (29) Jofra Archer 6-1-37-2 Day 2: Stumps - South Africa lead by 175 runs #SAvENG

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BoxingDayTest

Steve Smith left fuming at the end of first session of the Boxing Day Test

Smith was involved in a heated exchange with umpire Nigel Llong as the teams headed back to the pavilion for lunch. The two debated over the interpretation of the dead ball rule that led to Australia being denied runs.

STUMPS!

DAY1 Steve Smith's unbeaten 77 off 192 leads Australia to a score of 4/257 after day one of the #BoxingDayTest.#AUSvNZ

AUS Batting:

warner 41(64)

M Labuschagne 63(149)

M Wade 38(73)

T HEAd 25(56)*

NZ Bowling:

D GrandHome 21-5-48-2

Trent Boult 20-2-60-1

Neil Wagner 21-7-40-1

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Mandi House

Delhi Police ban large gatherings around Mandi House ahead of CAA protest

A protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act is taking place in the Mandi House area of Delhi. Police have imposed a Section 144 order, which prohibits gatherings of four or more people.

People gathered to protest the Citizenship (Amendment) Act

The new law offers a way to Indian citizenship for six minority religious groups from neighbouring Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan including Hindus and Christians, but not Muslims.

The police issued a section 144 order

"Section 144 orders prohibit gatherings of more than four people in a given area."

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INDIA vs WEST INDIES

India beats West Indies to clinch ODI series 2-1:

On Sunday, India beat West Indies by four wickets in the third and final One Day International to win the series 2-1

This is India's tenth successive bilateral series (2+ ODIs) win against West Indies 

Most successful 300+ chases in ODIs:
17 India *
11 England
10 Australia/ Sri Lanka
06 South Africa/ Pakistan

Rohit Sharma finishes on top of the ODI run-scoring charts for 2019, 113 runs ahead of virat kohli

Most Runs in 2019 Men's One Day Internationals

Rohit Sharma 1490

Virat Kohli 1377

Shai Hope 1345

aaron Finch 1141

Babar Azam 1092

Most Wickets in 2019 Men's one Day Internationals

Shami 42

Boult 38

Ferguson 35

Mustafizur Rehman 34

Bhuvaneswar Kumar 33

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Afghan president Ashraf Ghani

Afghan president Ashraf Ghani wins second term in preliminary vote count:

The results for the Afghan presidential elections that took place on September 28, were announced this Sunday by the independent electoral commission on a press conference. President Ashraf Ghani won his second term with 50.6% of the preliminary vote count. His main opponent, Abdullah Abdullah called the results “fraudulent”.

With 50.64 % of votes, President Ashraf Ghani is on course to win a 2nd term in office. His main challenger, Abdullah Abdullah, with 39.5%, has said he will not accept the results until his concerns over 300k votes answered.

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NASA

Boeing's 'Starliner' space capsule fails to enter planned target orbit

"Boeing and NASA are working together to review options for the test and mission opportunities available while the Starliner remains in orbit," Boeing said. According to NASA, the uncrewed maiden test flight would have "marked a critical milestone toward our return of launching NASA astronauts to space aboard American spacecraft from American soil." The capsule was scheduled to dock with the International Space Station over the weekend.

"NASA and Boeing did not provide details about the orbit or how long Starliner would be in space if the problem was not fixed. The problems mean that the capsule will not be able to meet up with the International Space Station as planned on Saturday morning." — The New York Times

What is on board the Starliner?

"There are no astronauts aboard this flight of Starliner, but there is be a spacesuit-wearing figure sitting in one of the seats. A mannequin fitted with sensors will measure the forces that future astronauts will feel as they ascend to space. The mannequin is nicknamed Rosie, after Rosie the Riveter, the illustrated character used to recruit women to work in factories during World War II." — The New York Times

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'Citizenship Amendment Act

'Citizenship Amendment Act has nothing to do with Muslims living in India,' Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid says

Syed Ahmed Bukhari urged his fellow Indians to exercise restraint while practising their democratic right to protest. The top cleric of Jama Masjid also reminded people that the National Register of Citizens and the Citizenship Amendment Act are separate from each other and only one of them has become the law .

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari: To protest is the democratic right of the people of India, no one can stop us from doing it. However, it is important that it is done in control, keeping our emotions in control is the most important part.

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari: There is a difference between Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) & National Register of Citizens (NRC). One is CAA that has become a law, and the other is NRC that has only been announced, it has not become a law.

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, Syed Ahmed Bukhari: Under Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), the Muslim refugees who come to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan, & Bangladesh will not get Indian citizenship. It has nothing to do with the Mu

slim refugees who come to India from Pakistan, Afghanistan, & Bangladesh will not get Indian citizenship. It has nothing to do with the Muslims living in India

Supreme Court yesterday put a stay on the decision of central government to remit life term of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar, a convict in 1993 bomb blast case, and also sought government’s response on the plea filed by former Youth Congress leader Maninder Singh Bitta.

A Bench of Justice Rohinton Fali Nariman and Justice S Ravindra Bhat yesterday agreed to hear the plea of Maninder Singh Bitta who contended that decision to remit the term of Devinder Pal Singh Bhullar was illegal, unconstitutional.

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