EPFO Admit Card 2019| EPFO admit card for Social Security Assistant (SSA) prelims exam.

Candidates will be shortlisted on the basis of marks secured by them in all three stages of the recruitment process – preliminary examination, mains examination and computer skill test. The organisation aims at filling a total of 2189 vacancies through this recruitment drive.

The exam is scheduled to be conducted on 31 and 1 September 2019 at various exam centres.

Candidates will need their registration number or roll number and password to download the EPFO Social Security Assistant admit card.

The Organisation had announced a total of 2,189 vacancies in Social Security Assistant post in which graduates were allowed to apply.

The online application for EPFO SSA recruitment commenced on 27 June, 2019, and closed on 21 July, 2019.

EPFO Assistant Admit Card 2019 Released, Check Latest Update Here

• Steps to download EPFO SSA prelims exam admit card 2019

• Step 1: Visit the official website- epfindia.gov.in.

• Step 2: Click on the link for EPFO SSA Prelims exam 2019 admit card.

• Step 3: Fill in the required details and click on the submit button.

• Step 4: The admit card will appear on the screen.

• Step 5: Download and take a printout of the admit card for future reference.

Direct link to download EPFO Assistant Admit Card 2019

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Sacred Games 2 new teaser

We came across a few photos of 'Sacred Games 2' actors namely Saif Ali Khan, Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Kalki Koechlin, Pankaj Tripathi, Ranvir Shorey, Surveen Chawla, Luke Kenny and Jatin Sarna donning 70s gangsta look for a recent photoshoot.

1. Saif Ali Khan

The second season of the series that made the nation sit up and take notice is all set to release on Netflix on August 15, 2019. Ahead of the launch, the cast of the show is both nervous and excited.

2. Nawazuddin Siddiqui

While Ganesh Gaitonde aka Nawazuddin Siddiqui said, "In the first season, the challenge was dealing with the situations that I faced as an actor, because I wasn’t aware of what my journey would be like in the second season.

The situations my character faces in both seasons are different, so we had to keep adapting accordingly. Of course, we try to put our best foot forward always. In this season, the way Ganesh Gaitonde talks and walks will remain the same, but the change in his surroundings will bring about an internal change in him."

3. Pankaj Tripathi

The elusive Guruji is someone everyone is waiting for with bated breath. Intrigued by his own character, Pankaj Tripathi says, “Guruji is a well-read man, he has his own style of thinking, and much like many others, he too feels that his beliefs and thoughts are superior to others’ and that his approach to life is the correct one.”

4. Kalki Koechlin

Kalki Koechlin, who is the new addition to the cast will be seen playing the role of Batya. The talented actor said, "Batya is from a very conflicting background; her father is Jewish French and her mother is Palestinian, who had abandoned her as a teenager. You will see Batya’s journey of transforming from a rebellious, angry teenager with a drug addiction to this very calm woman over the years, once she reaches Guruji’s Ashram."

5. Surveen Chawla

You may have seen Jojo in only one scene in season 1, but be prepared to be floored by her this season. Surveen Chawla, who plays this daredevil character, reveals, “Jojo is somebody who’s not afraid of Gaitonde–she is just amazing. And in season 2, I think you’re going to find out why. She has a tremendous impact on Gaitonde’s life in every way.”

6. Jatin Sarna

Bunty is also going to be back in season 2 and sharing his excitement Jatin Sarna stated, "The second season will showcase a very different side of Bunty, one which you've not seen in season 1.  You will have to wait and watch season 2, as there are many exciting things in store for the viewers."

7. Ranvir Shorey

Ranvir Shorey, the other fresh addition to the cast, is a self-proclaimed fan of the show and says, “When Vikram and Varun explained the character, I was excited to be a part of the series. It’s a beautiful story, full of irony and poignancy. It is going to be a journey for the audience to get to know Shahid Khan.”

8. Luke Kenny

Luke Kenny was seen as a sadist Malcolm in season one who has killed off many people. Talking about the upcoming season, he said, "In Season 2, we find out a lot more about Malcolm, who he is, where he comes from, and how he is connected to all this. And of course, there’s Guruji who comes into play as well, which is really interesting."

Sacred Games 2 new teaser

 1.  https://www.instagram.com/p/B0iTD0mgHs9/?utm_source=ig_embed&utm_campaign=embed_video_watch_again

2.  https://youtu.be/9yi_-ID2uv4

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10 most powerful people in India: Power list 2019

Here is the list of top 10 powerful people of India 2019

1. Mukesh Ambani

Mukesh Ambani has been positioned the most powerful individual in the High and Mighty rundown since he’s India’s biggest wealth creator. With a market cap of Rs 8 lakh crore and marketable securities worth Rs 1.32 lakh crore, Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) is India’s most valuable organization.

2. Kumar Mangalam Birla

Kumar Mangalam Birla: Because he has been steadily steering the Aditya Birla Group into a higher orbit, with group revenues touching $48.3 billion (Rs 3.3 lakh crore) from 14 different businesses.

3. Gautam Adani

Gautam Shantilal Adani (born 24 June 1962) is an Indian billionaire industrialist who is the chairman and founder of the Adani Group  an Ahmedabad-based multinational conglomerate involved in port development and operations in India. Adani is the president of the Adani Foundation, which is primarily led by his wife, Priti Adani.

He founded the Adani Group in 1988 and diversified his business into resources, logistics, energy, agriculture, defence and aerospace, amongst others.

According to Forbes, his net worth is estimated to be around $8.7 billion as of August 2018.He has a 66% stake in Adani Ports & SEZ Limited, 75% stake in Adani Enterprises, 73% stake in Adani Power, 75% stake in Adani Transmission. In 2017, he was ranked as the 4th most powerful person in India by India Today.

4. Uday Kotak

Uday Kotak (born 15 March 1959) is an Indian billionaire banker, and the executive vice chairman and managing director of Kotak Mahindra Bank.

In early 1980s, while India was still a closed economy and economic growth was muted, Kotak decided to start out on his own, refusing a lucrative job option from a multinational. Over the next few years, he diversified his business into various areas of financial services, establishing a prominent presence in bills discounting, stockbroking, investment banking, car finance, life insurance and mutual funds.

On 22 March 2003, Kotak Mahindra Finance Ltd. became the first company in India’s corporate history to receive a banking license from Reserve Bank of India.

Forbes estimated his wealth to be $10.6 billion in 2018. In 2006 he ended a 14 year partnership with Goldman Sachs by acquiring its 25% stake in two subsidiaries for $72 million.

5. Anand Mahindra

Anand Gopal Mahindra (born 1 May 1955) is the Chairman of Mahindra Group, a Mumbai-based business conglomerate.

The group operates in aerospace, agribusiness, aftermarket, automotive, components, construction equipment, defence, energy, farm equipment, finance and insurance, industrial equipment, information technology, leisure and hospitality, logistics, real estate and retail.

Anand Mahindra is the grand-son of Jagdish Chandra Mahindra, co-founder of Mahindra & Mahindra.

As of September 2017, his net worth is estimated to be $1.55 billion. He is an alumnus of Harvard University and Harvard Business School. In 1996, he established Nanhi Kali, a non-government organisation that supports education for underprivileged girls in India.

6. Ratan Tata

Ratan Tata is the lender of about 20 new companies, including Ola Electric, climate figure firm ClimaCell, Paytm, CarDekho, UrbanLadder, and Lenskart. Tara Trusts additionally spent around Rs 1,500 crore in charitable exercises in 2018-19.

7. Virat Kohli

Kohli captained India Under-19s to victory at the 2008 Under-19 World Cup in Malaysia, and a few months later, made his ODI debut for India against Sri Lanka at the age of 19.

Initially having played as a reserve batsman in the Indian team, he soon established himself as a regular in the ODI middle-order and was part of the squad that won the 2011 World Cup. He made his Test debut in 2011 and shrugged off the tag of "ODI specialist" by 2013 with Test hundreds in Australia and South Africa.

 Having reached the number one spot in the ICC rankings for ODI batsmen for the first time in 2013, Kohli also found success in the Twenty20 format, winning the Man of the Tournament twice at the ICC World Twenty20 (in 2014 and 2016).

8. Natarajan Chandrasekaran

Under the initiative of N Chandrashekharan, Tata Motors propelled the Tata Tigor EV in June 2019, conveying 40 electric buses to the Jammu and Kashmir government on July 2.

9. Amitabh Bachchan

Because he is still box-office gold with last release Badla (2019) raking in Rs 87.5 crore.

10. Shiv Nadar

Shiv Nadar (born 14 July 1945) is an Indian billionaire industrialist and philanthropist. He is the founder and chairman of HCL and the Shiv Nadar Foundation. Nadar founded HCL in the mid-1970s and transformed the IT hardware company into an IT enterprise over the next three decades by constantly reinventing his company's focus.

In 2008, Nadar was awarded Padma Bhushan for his efforts in the IT industry. Nadar, nicknamed by friends as Magus (Old Persian for "wizard"), since the mid-1990s has focused his efforts on developing the educational system of India through the Shiv Nadar Foundation. He is the brother of Tamil novelist Ramanichandran.

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37-Year-old India's latest billionaire

Byju Raveendran joined the rarefied club after his Think & Learn Pvt scored $150 million in funding earlier this month.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Online learning is booming in India due the availability of cheap smartphones and wireless plans

2. India’s online learning market is expected to more than double to 5.7 billion dollar by 2020

3. Byju's CEO said that revenues are expected to more than double to $435 million in the year ending March 2020

What he did ?

A Bengaluru based educational technology and tutoring app Byju's was founded in 2011 by Byju Raveendran.

In about seven years, education app Byju's valuation has grown to an almost six billion dollar. After his Think & Learn Pvt secured a 150 million dollar funding earlier this month, Raveendran joined the rarefied club.

The 37-year-old entrepreneur  who has said he wants to do for Indian education what the Mouse House did for entertainment  is taking his biggest step yet geographically and creatively.

In his new app, Disney staples from The Lion King’s Simba to Frozen’s Anna teach math and English to students from grades one through three. The same characters star in animated videos, games, stories and interactive quizzes.

His business has grown exponentially since the launch of the app and today the app has more than 35 million subscriber over 2.4 million of which pay an annual fees ranging between Rs 10,000 to Rs 12,000.

This phenomenal growth enabled the company to become profitable by the end of March 2019, Bloomberg reported. This prompted the Raveendran to seek funding from long term investors, which ultimately lead him to secure the latest round of funding from Qatar Investement Authority.

About BYJU'S

BYJU’S - The Learning App is the common brand name for Think and Learn Private Ltd., a Bangalore-based educational technology (edtech) and online tutoring firm founded in 2011 by Byju Ravindran at Bengaluru (India).

In March 2019, it was the world’s most valued edtech company at $5.4 billion (Rs 37,000 crore). Shah Rukh Khan is the brand ambassador for BYJU'S. In July 2019 BYJU'S acquired Indian cricket team jersey rights

BYJU’S app was developed by Think and Learn Pvt Ltd, established by Byju Raveendran in 2011. Raveendran, who was trained as an engineer, started coaching students to pass mathematics exams in 2006.

In 2011 he founded an educational company with the help of his students offering online video-based learning programs for the K-12 segment as well as competition exams. In 2012 Think and Learn entered both Deloitte Technology Fast50 India and Deloitte Technology Fast 500 Asia Pacific ratings and has been present there ever since.

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Ola launches drive

Ola Foundation launches drive to sustainable livelihoods for 5 lakh women

Ola, one of the world's largest ride-hailing platforms, on Thursday launched a drive to enable sustainable livelihoods for 5 lakh women through its social welfare arm, Ola Foundation. 

The foundation will focus on enabling economic empowerment for women through employment-linked skills training, financial literacy and social empowerment through life-skills education.

HIGHLIGHTS

• 1. Ola Foundation was set up in December 2016.

• 2. The foundation has partnered with NSDC-certified 2Coms to train women.

• 3. For social empowerment, Ola Foundation has partnered with Gram Tarang.

How  it's Work  ?

Srinivas Chunduru, Mentor at Ola Foundation and group CHRO, Ola said, “Our pilot programs have demonstrated that financial and social independence for women can bring about a significant improvement in the well-being of their families.

We are excited to work with various partners and patrons towards our mission to build sustainable livelihoods for 500,000 women by 2025.”

For this, Ola Foundation has partnered with various organisations to deliver programmes that will focus on economic and social empowerment of women.

It has also tied up with 2Coms, an NSDC-certified vocational training partner, to train women with skills that would qualify them for employment and become financially independent.

About Ola Foundation:

Ola Foundation is a private charitable trust formed under the Indian Trusts Act. The foundation, backed by Ola (ANI Technologies), aims to enable sustainable livelihood for women across India through programs that enable financial and social empowerment.

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Apple releases third public beta

Download Public Beta 3 of iOS 13, MacOS Catalina, iPadOS 13 Now

HIGHLIGHTS

• 1. Apple has released the third public beta for iOS 13 and iPadOS.

• 2. Apple has also released the third public betas for macOS Catalina and tvOS 13.

• 3. The latest public betas are being rolled out over-the-air for beta users.

Public beta 3, alongside its mirror update, dev beta 4, are the smallest updates to the iOS 13 beta cycle thus far. That's not to say Apple skimped on new features and changes — you'll find

1. new animation when sharing a picture in Photos

2. counter for the number of similar pictures hidden in curated areas of Photos

3. functionality updates to 3D Touch

4. new Voice Messages icon

5. corrected app menus on the home screen

6. new Share sheet colors

7. new "Rearrange Apps" option in the quick actions menu on the home sceen


Installing the beta

As usual, Apple will beta test the new release with both developers and the public. Those with an active developer account can visit developer.apple.com/download on the device they want to install the iOS or iPadOS beta on, and install the beta profile from there. The first developer beta was released on Monday, June 3, with a second release on Monday, June 17.

To install click here 


What’s new in iOS 13 public beta 3?

iOS 13 public beta 3 is the same as the fourth developer beta that was seeded yesterday. After combining through the update, we found a number of small and major improvements, including some new bugs, so install it at your own risk.

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SBI clerk prelims results 2019

SBI Clerk Prelims Results declared

SBI Clerk Result 2019: SBI Clerk 2019 Prelims Exam was conducted on 22nd and 23rd June 2019.

This Year, Lakhs of Banking Aspirants applied for a total of 8653 posts for Junior Associates (Clerks) in various branches of SBI. 

State Bank of India (SBI) has released SBI Clerk Result for 2019 Prelims Exam on 23rd July 2019. 

The students who will successfully qualify the Prleims Exam and will be eligible for the upcoming SBI Clerk Mains Exam. The Mains exam is scheduled on 10th August 2019.

SBI clerk prelims results 2019: How to check 

• Step 1: Visit the official website of SBI- sbi.co.in 

• Step 2: Click on the tab ‘clerk prelims results’

• Step 3: Enter registration number/ roll number/ date of birth

• Step 4: Results will appear on screen

• Step 5: Download it, and take a print out for further reference.

Preliminary Exam Result: Click Here

The State Bank of India has declared the SBI Clerk 2019 result on July 23. Candidates can check SBI Clerk Prelims result online mode.

The result of SBI Prelims has been declared on the official website of SBI. Applicants need to enter their Registration/Roll number and Date of Birth in order to check the SBI Prelims Result.

The SBI Clerk prelims result to be the basis for shortlisting candidates for the next stage, i.e, Mains. The SBI Clerk Result for Prelims 2019 has been declared for only those test takers who have secured qualifying marks in the preliminary recruitment test.

Based on the result of SBI Clerk Prelims, applicants has been shortlisted for mains which will take place on August 10, 2019. It is required for the candidates to score qualifying marks in the online test so as to get through the exam.

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GSRTC Recruitment

GSRTC Recruitment for 659 Helper, Head Art / Liding Head (Mechanic) & Other Posts 2019

Gujarat State Road Transport Corporation (GSRTC) has published an Advertisement for below mentioned Posts 2019. Other details like age limit, educational qualification, selection process, application fee and how to apply are given below.

Posts Name:

• Head Art / Liding Head (Mechanic) (GSRTC/201920/33): 11 Posts

• Art A Mechanic (GSRTC/201920/34): 52 Posts

• Art A Electrician (GSRTC/201920/35): 46 Posts

• Art B Body Fitter (GSRTC/201920/36): 38 Posts

• Art B Tyre Fitter (GSRTC/201920/37): 02 Posts

• Art B Tinsmith / Welder (GSRTC/201920/38): 02 Posts

• Art B Black Smith (GSRTC/201920/39): 05 Posts

• Art B Vulkenizar (GSRTC/201920/40): 03 Posts

• Art B Bench Fitter (GSRTC/201920/41): 01 Posts

• Art C Mechanic (GSRTC/201920/42): 109 Posts

• Art C Body Fitter (GSRTC/201920/43): 67 Posts

• Art C Painter (GSRTC/201920/44): 02 Posts

• Art C Electrician (GSRTC/201920/45): 12 Posts

• Art C Vulkenizar (GSRTC/201920/46): 09 Posts

• Helper (GSRTC/201920/47): 300 Posts


How to Apply: Interested and Eligible Candidates may Apply Online Through official Website www.ojas.gujarat.gov.in

Important Dates:

• Starting Date for Submission of Online Application: 23-07-2019

• Last Date for Submission of Online Application: 22-08-2019


Notification: Click Here

Apply Online: Crick Here

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Saregama Carvaan Go Review

Saregama Carvaan Go MP3 Player

Personal Digital Audio Player

MRP: `3990 per unit


HIGHLIGHTS

1. The Saregama Carvaan Go is priced at Rs. 3,990

2. The device can be used with headphones or with its built-in speaker

3. You get 3,000 preloaded songs, along with FM/AM and an microSD card slot


Enjoy uninterrupted music on Caravan Go with no internet required. It’s a personal audio player that comes pre-loaded with 3000 retro Hindi songs inside.

 Now enjoy songs of your favourite artistes like Kishore Kumar, Mohd. Rafi, Lata Mangeshkar and many more on this portable device.

The Carvaan Go has special stations designed for every mood such as happy, romance, sad to name a few and acts as perfect companion for your bedtime music listening habits.

It even has 50 curated playlists to match your daily routine and activities, like driving, morning walks or flight travel.

Product Description

1. 3000 Pre-loaded Retro Hindi songs

2. Weight : 88 grams

3. Metal Body

4. FM/AM radio

5. 3.5 mm audio jack for connecting external speakers/ headphones

6. In built nightmode speaker for bedtime music listening habits

7. Rechargeable battery; approximately 7-hour playtime when battery is fully charged

8. Android device compatible charger

9. Support for microSD card upto 32 GB

10. 6 months warranty

11 Dimensions : (W) 6.6 cm x (H) 10.8 cm x (D) 1.4 cm; Weight : 88 gms

12 App support – download the ‘Saregama Carvaan’ app from Android Play store / App store


product information

Saregama's Carvaan range of products has typically been designed with a retro aesthetic to appeal to an older user base, and have been as uncomplicated to use as possible.

 The Carvaan Go sticks to this approach, resembling the larger speakers in the range. The Carvaan Go feels quite sturdy, and its shape and size make it quite convenient to hold and use. It weighs a comfortable 88g.

Manufacturer Details

• Brand Saregama 

• Model Series Carvaan Go 

• Model Number                  GO0001 

• Manufacturer Name Saregama 

In The Box

• Main Product                                1 x MP3 Player U 

• Accessories                                    Earphones 

• Charging                                       Cable 

• Documents                                     Warranty Documents 

• Others                                             Carry Pouch, Strap Holder 

Ratings (out of 5)

• Design: 4.5

• Audio quality: 3.5

• Battery life: 3

• Value for money: 4.5

• Overall : 4

Just like the bigger siblings, the new Carvaan Go has that touch of the past about it. At ₹3,990, it’s not very costly either.

While it may not get the younger audience excited, it is quite viable for older users who have a soft spot for old Hindi songs (as of now it is only available in the Hindi version).

The fact that it offers up to 3,000 songs for free and without interrupting users with advertisements, unlike most of the free music streaming apps, adds to its appeal.

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Sheila Dikshit's Last Rites Today

Sheila Dikshit dead: She was well till Friday, the end came all of the sudden.

Sheila Dikshit, one of the tallest leaders of Congress and Delhi’s longest-serving CM, passed away at 81 after a prolonged illness on Saturday

Highlights

1. Sheila Dikshit had undergone multiple surgeries over the past few years,but was doing well till Friday 

2. On Saturday morning,the former,Dehli CM complained of breathless 

3. she suffer a sudden cardiac hospital,and was declared dead at 3:55pm

Her body will be taken to the Congress headquarters in central Delhi before the last rites at 2.30 pm at Nigam Bodh Ghat, on the banks of the Yamuna.

BJP's Sushma Swaraj and National Conference's Omar Abdullah were among the leaders who came to the Nizamuddin home of the former Delhi Chief Minister.

Delhi Today

The Delhi government has declared a two-day state mourning for Sheila Dikshit's death, Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia tweeted.

Delhi has no full stops and is not at all a static city. This was something which acted as the governing principle for Sheila Dikshit, the Congress leader who ruled the city for three consecutive terms as its chief minister from December 1998 to December 2013, and passed away on Saturday, fighting a battle to revive the fortunes of her party as president of its Delhi unit.

Three-time Delhi chief minister and Congress stalwart Sheila Dikshit, who gave the national capital its modern look, passed away Saturday afternoon at a private hospital here after suffering cardiac arrest. She was 81.

About Sheila Dikshit 

Sheila was pitchforked into the city’s politics in 1998 when asked by party president Sonia Gandhi to contest the Lok Sabha polls from East Delhi seat. From almost a state of political hibernation, she now had a colossal task to perform.

This huge constituency with 20 assembly seats for long had remained a pocket borough of Congress veteran Har Kishan Lal Bhagat before he lost in 1991.

Thereafter, the BJP managed to turn this seat into its stronghold, winning it again in the 1996 general elections and the 1997 by-polls.

Dikshit was president of Delhi Congress and had served as Delhi's chief minister for 15 years from 1998-2013.

As the longest serving woman chief minister who steered her party to victory for three consecutive terms in 1998, 2003 and 2008, Dikshit ushered in an era of all-round development that transformed Delhi into a world class capital.

Narendra Modi

Deeply saddened by the demise of Sheila Dikshit Ji. Blessed with a warm and affable personality, she made a noteworthy contribution to Delhi’s development. Condolences to her family and supporters. Om Shanti.

Priyanka Gandhi

Dikshit will be remembered as the CM who brought more than 70 new flyovers to Delhi, easing out traffic woes. Her last instruction to party workers was to stage a protest outside BJP headquarters against the detention of Congress leader

Rahul Gandhi.

"I’m devastated to hear about the passing away of Sheila Dikshit Ji, a beloved daughter of the Congress Party, with whom I shared a close personal bond.My condolences to her family & the citizens of Delhi, whom she served selflessly as a 3 term CM, in this time of great grief," tweeted Congress president

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T20 Blast: AB de Villiers star.

 The T20 Blast will kick off its second season, with Essex facing Middlesex at Lord’s, London on Thursday with the 18 first-class county teams competing against one another till September.

Caught your breath yet after England's thrilling World Cup victory? It's time for Twenty20 fever to take hold once again.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. AB de Villiers made his Blast T20 debut for Middlesex on Thursday at Lord's

2. Adam Zampa, Mujeeb Ur Rahman and Steven Finn also featured in the match

3. This was the first time after the IPL 2019, that de Villiers played an official T20

AB de Villiers produced a batting masterclass to guide Middlesex to a seven-wicket win over Essex at Lord's on the opening night of the T20 Blast.

The South African, making his first appearance in English domestic cricket, scored 88 not out off 43 balls.

Middlesex and Somerset made the early inroads from the South Division while Worcestershire from the North Division registered an impressive win. 

Moeen Ali brought up a fine performance for his team both with the bat as well as the ball. Tom Banton and David Lloyd were two of the other impressive performers on the day.

Score card :

ESS: 164/6 in 20 overs (Ryan ten Doeschate 74*, Tom Westley 40, Tom Helm 3/27)

MDX: 166/3 in 17 overs (AB de Villiers 88*, Dawid Malan 43, Matthew Quinn 1/20)

Result: Middlesex won by 7 wickets.

All about match and Mr360*

De Villiers, one of the most destructive limited-overs batsmen of his generation, is the marquee new arrival in this summer's competition and he did not disappoint in front of a sell-out crowd at Lord's.

The 35-year-old was part of a moment of magic in the field, relaying a catch on the boundary to George Scott which removed Dan Lawrence.

Essex went on to post 164-6 in their 20 overs, Ryan ten Doeschate top-scoring with 74 not out.

Middlesex slipped to 39-2 in reply and De Villiers started patiently alongside England's Dawid Malan, but the pair soon picked up the pace and went on to share a 105-run third-wicket stand.

De Villiers, who struck five fours and six sixes, is available for Middlesex's first seven group fixtures and could return for the knockout stage if his side qualifies.

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The proud of India(ICC Hall of Fame) Once again The Great Sachin Tendulkar .

Tendulkar inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

Sachin Tendulkar on Thursday was inducted into the ICC ICC Hall of Fame along with South

Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick in a ceremony in London.

HIGHLIGHTS

1. Sachin Tendulkar 6th Indian to be inducted into ICC Hall of Fame

2. South Africa's Allan Donald and Australia's Cathryn Fitzpatrick were the other two names to be honoured on Thursday

3. Rahul Dravid was the last Indian to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame

Tendulkar, who played 200 Tests and holds the record for the most number of Test runs and Test hundreds, became the sixth Indian batsmen to be given the honour and was inducted soon after he became eligible for induction.

 ICC guidelines dictate that a player be internationally retired for at least five years. Tendulkar played his last Test match in November 2013.

Tendulkar, the most prolific batsman in history, was inducted immediately after becoming eligible for induction, which requires that a player should have played his last international match at least five years before.

More about SachinSir

Tendulkar, who retired in November 2013, tallied 15,921 runs in Tests and 18,426 in ODIs, both of which remain records. He is the sixth Indian to be inducted into the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame.

The Australian Fitzpatrick became the eighth woman to be inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame. She was pivotal in Australia's triumphs in two ICC Women's World Cups. 

The 2011 World Cup-winner in total played a total of 664 international games across all the formats and scored 34,357 runs. He is also the only person to score 100 international centuries and the first person to score a double century in ODI cricket.


What statement is given For Sachin ? 

"If I start with Free State cricket back in the day, then the legendary Hansie Cronje's dad Mr Ewie Cronje, helped me through school and college cricket and then there was my uncle Des Donald who was very hard on me. Bob Woolmer was a mentor, we clicked in international cricket and he showed me the road to success."

Talking about the induction, Fitzpatrick said: "To gain recognition alongside many of the games' giants is a huge honour. I look at the list of past inductees and what stands out most is not only their outstanding talent but that they were game-changers. They took the game on and changed the way it was played."

Fitzpatrick is the second-highest wicket-taker of all time in women's cricket with 180 ODI scalps and 60 in Tests.

As a coach, she guided the Australian women's team to three World Cup titles.

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Now anyone can fly business and first class.

Now, bid for Air India business class seats with Upgrade Lite

If flying business or first class and enjoying the luxuries has been on your mind, then worry not because under Air India’s new scheme you finally can.

Air India just launched their new domestic airport upgrades scheme Get Up Front’, in which they are offering a chance for everyone to fly Business class on Air India domestic routes.

According to the airline an additional 12 per cent GST will also be applicable on the scheme.

The offer is applicable for all passengers, be it an adult or a child and is also open to all valid ticket holders, i.e. revenue and non-revenue tickets like award tickets, companion free tickets, concessional tickets and discounted tickets.

The airline also mentioned that the upgrade is only applicable on economy to business and business to first class tickets and not on economy to first class tickets.

Update Here See...

Over 50 airlines allow passengers to bid on unused space

To bring in cash and also fill up seats, Air India has introduced Upgrade Lite, a service through which passengers can bid for First and Business Class seats.

Successful bidders will be notified at the check-in counters while those not successful will get a refund. Air India has partnered with Optiontown, a travel option website, to jointly allow an upgrade to First or Business class. Under Upgrade Lite, the airline is claiming to offer seats for up to 75 % less.

More information about price.

Air India uses Boeing Co.’s B 777-300ER and B 777-200LR aircraft on long-haul flights. While the B 777-300ER has 342 seats, with four in first class, 35 in business, and 303 in economy, the B 777-200LR has a capacity of 238 seats, with eight in first, 35 in business, and 195 in economy class. 

These aircraft are deployed on the New York, Chicago, Frankfurt, London, Newark, Paris, Toronto and Tokyo routes. Local flights include only business and economy seats.

The first-class seats are sometimes the only ones available on non-stop routes such as New Delhi-New York. They are also the most expensive.

A one-way Delhi-New York ticket for next week on Air India will cost ₹ 228,495 for first class, ₹ 117,709 for business class, and ₹ 34,610 for economy class.

Air India officials said that bids are accepted per person and per flight, and not on a total itinerary.
“So you will have to bid on each individual flight separately if you have more than one connection, and you must bid on each individual passenger’s reservation.

This is important since upgrades are non-transferable.

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