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Indian seam bowler Yash Thakur took the first five-wicket haul of this year’s IPL as he led Lucknow Super Giants to victory over Gujarat Titans on Sunday. Thakur returned with figures of 5-30 to help bowl out Gujarat for 130 in their chase of 164 as hosts Lucknow won by 33 runs in the 21st match of this edition of the T20 tournament. The 25-year-old Thakur, who is yet to play an international, wrapped up the match with two wickets in the 19th over as Lucknow beat Gujarat for the first time in five attempts in IPL. “We will take…
Microsoft Teams is a terrific platform for workplace collaboration, but there may come a time when you need to leave a particular team. Whether it’s because a project has been completed, or specific employees are switching roles, or simply joining another team or project, removing yourself from an existing Teams collaboration couldn’t be easier. Plus, we’ve put together this step-by-step explainer for carrying out this task, which covers both desktop and mobile versions of Microsoft Teams. How to leave a Microsoft TeamBefore you begin, it’s a good idea to make sure you are supposed to leave a team or have…
US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday raised her concerns about China’s excess industrial capacity with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, telling him that bilateral relations were now more stable because the two sides can have “tough” discussions. As they began a meeting in Beijing that ran 80 minutes, Li responded that the two countries needed to respect each other and should be partners, not adversaries, adding that “constructive progress” had been made during Yellen’s trip. Yellen said Washington and Beijing had a “duty” to responsibly manage the complex relationship, “While we have more to do, I believe that, over the…
Amid repeated disruptions, Vistara has announced scaling back its operations by 25-30 flights per day, which is expected to provide much-needed resilience and buffer in the rosters and bring stability, the airline spokesperson said. He said that after scaling back operations, the airlines will reach the same level of flight operations that they had in February of this year. “We are carefully scaling back our operations by around 25-30 flights per day, i.e. roughly 10 per cent of the capacity we were operating. This will take us back to the same level of flight operations as at the end of…
Most modern laptops use a USB-C port for charging, offering a convenient, compact, and high-wattage method to charge your laptop and charge it faster than most traditional designs. The actual speed it chargers depends on the charger you use, the USB-C cable, and the charging port on your laptop. They all need to support USB Power Delivery, but there are a few different generations of that technology that have vastly different specifications and capabilities You don’t even need one of the best laptops to charge using USB-C. Most modern laptops have the option. That’s great, too, because USB-C is reversible, handles…
It was almost a tale of two cities on the roads of Dubai on Sunday morning. While many thoroughfares wore a deserted look, the shopping districts and malls were bustling as UAE residents kickstarted their Eid Al Fitr holidays. During the last weekend before Eid, many hotels reported almost full occupancies and airports were busy. Mohammed Anshah’s weekly drive to the Karama fruits and vegetables market on Sunday morning was more hassle-free than usual. “The roads were practically empty, and it took me only 15 minutes to drive from Jumeirah to Karama,” he said. However, when he got to the…
A Bollywood film about young Indian women recruited by Islamic State has sparked renewed controversy ahead of India’s elections, with the opposition saying its screening on national TV on Friday night could “sow seeds of religious animosity”. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is widely expected to win multi-phase national elections that begin on April 19, partly thanks to his consistent wooing of the majority community as well as to strong economic growth and handouts. The BJP has also fielded many actors in the elections, votes from which will be counted on June 4. But Bollywood’s…
Tesla has cancelled the long-promised inexpensive car that investors have been counting on to drive its growth into a mass-market automaker, according to three sources familiar with the matter and company messages seen by Reuters. The automaker will continue developing self-driving robotaxis on the same small-vehicle platform, the sources said. The decision represents an abandonment of a longstanding goal that Tesla chief Elon Musk has often characterised as its primary mission: affordable electric cars for the masses. His first “master plan” for the company in 2006 called for manufacturing luxury models first, then using the profits to finance a “low…
India skipper Rohit Sharma jokingly said he would never share a room with two of his teammates Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant. While making an appearance on The Great Indian Kapil Show on Netflix with Shreyas Iyer, Rohit joked that he wouldn’t share a room with Dhawan and Pant because they are messy and they don’t get their rooms cleaned for three to four days. “Everyone gets a single room nowadays. But if I get a chance to share a single room, there are two people with whom I wouldn’t want to share rooms — Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant.…
Having some graphics trouble with your Windows PC? Before you open the nearest real window and toss your treasured gaming rig into the great beyond, you should probably do a little troubleshooting. Luckily, one common culprit is misbehaving drivers. And guess what? These pests can be reset! Here’s a guide to teach you how to do it. How to restart your graphics driver in Windows 11If your PC appears to be working fine, but the visuals have frozen, or you’ve had a sudden black screen but the PC seems to be working otherwise, you might need to restart your graphics…