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Highest wicket-takers in the World Cup history

05/25/201905/25/2019 Rajib Kar

Several cricketing legends feel that World Cup 2019 is going to be a tournament for the bowlers; some feel all-rounders will dominate it. However, we would like to recall all the magical bowling performances of this world-class cricket tournament. Australian fast bowling legend Glenn McGrath is considered as the most successful bowler in the history of this mega event. He has appeared in four World Cups and played 39 matches. He has been able to pick 71 wickets with two 5-wicket hauls and nine 3-wicket hauls. Spin wizard Muttiah Muralitharan…

RECAP: ICC Cricket World Cup

05/25/201905/25/2019 Rajib Kar

The ICC Cricket World Cup is one of the world’s most viewed sporting events; it is organised by International Cricket Council after every four years. The inaugural season of this men’s World Cup was held in England in June 1975. The first three seasons of this tournament were held in England. From the fourth season, hosting has been shared between fourteen ICC members. Even though the highest-ranking teams get automatic qualification status, ICC Cricket World Cup is open to all ICC members. Australia have dominated this tournament by winning…

England, India are favorites, but they need to beat others to win the World Cup: Shakib Al Hasan

05/24/201905/24/2019 Rajib Kar

Eoin Morgan’s England and Virat Kohli’s India are the top two favorites of the 50-over World Cup in England and Wales, but these are on paper favorites. Cricket is a game that doesn’t pick its winner on the basis of past record or on paper strengths; it demands on field performances from the contesting teams. And winning a big game like World Cup semi-final or final also requires the right decisions, great fielding efforts, and capacity to pick up the crucial wickets in the critical hours. Obviously, the favorites…

MUSSOORIE: The Queen of the Mountains

05/23/2019 Priyanka Sharma

Mussoorie is a wonderful place for the nature lovers. It is positioned at a distance of 35 km from Dehradun. This beautiful hill station holds its position in the foothills of the Garhwal Himalayan range. Mussoorie was founded by LT Frederick Young of East Indian Company. There hills for the purpose of shooting game. The first beer brewery in India was built in Mussoorie in 1850. It has developed into an important Centre of education and business. Mussoorie is also famous for the Lal Bahadur Shastri National Academy of…

PONDICHERRY: The Paris of the East

05/22/2019 Priyanka Sharma

Pondicherry is a small and beautiful city in the southern part of India. It is popularly called Pondee or Pondy. Pondicherry also has known as the official capital of the Pondicherry union territory. The city is in the Pondicherry district of the union territory and surrounded by the state of Tamil Nadu. The French East India Company founded this city in 1674. The French governess to the Indian union took place in 1954 was established as the union territory of Pondicherry. Transfer of territory agreement was done between India…

Why India gets 25% of the air pollution deaths in the world?

05/19/201902/04/2021 Priyanka Sharma

The effects of Air pollution are increasing every year. Now more people are dying from the air polluted related illness. It outplays road traffic injuries, alcohol use, malaria, malnutrition, and physical inactivity in terms of the ill-health effects associated with it. In India, over 1.2 million people lost their lives due to air pollution. In general, air pollution caused by three of the most problematic pollutants fine particles (PM2.5), ozone, and household (indoor) air pollution. It released by the U.S based health effects Institute (HEI) as per the report 90%…

Nainital: The City of Lakes

05/10/201905/10/2019 Priyanka Sharma

Nainital is a trendy and exquisite hill station is positioned in the Kumaon region foothills of the outer Himalayas; i.e., in Uttarakhand. This town is said to be one of the best shining diamonds of the Himalayan Belt. This town has three major lakes that contribute to making it cool and calm throughout the year. This town shines as a glittering jewel in the Himalayan Mountains and is surrounded by nature’s bounty. It is a heaven for nature lovers — this town hill station to welcome the New Year…

10 most polluted cities in India

05/07/201905/07/2019 Priyanka Sharma

India is the country of fastest-growing economy, but its air is highly polluted. We have moved up 22 of the top 30 most polluted cities with 5 in China, 2 in Pakistan and 1 in Bangladesh. According to the World, Bank India stand up health- care costs and productivity losses from the pollution of as much 8.5% of gross domestic product. The level of air quality can cause breathing discomfort to those with Asthma and Heart diseases. The WHO estimated that 7 million people a year die prematurely from…

India’s upcoming mega expressway projects

04/18/201904/18/2019 Priyanka Sharma

India is one of the fastest highway developing countries in the world. It is currently building 27 km of highways every day, and the speed is growing every month. Many iconic highways projects have already been completed. In the last 5 years, India has witnessed a number of the highways project and several road connectivity bridges. 2019 Lok Sabha election has virtually put the brakes on three mega expressway project in Uttar Pradesh that total about 55000 crores. The three big proposed projects include Ganga Expressway, Bundelkhand Expressway, and…

India with 4G: Patna, Kanpur are better than Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru

04/14/201902/04/2021 Priyanka Sharma

The mobile network is spreading its wings across the globe. According to open signals report for 4G availability, 50 Indian cities scored over 80% availability of the 4G network. It brings the country in the list as the world’s developed mobile markets. The highest 4G coverage race has been played out, and the operator needs to focus on continuing to increase network capacity. Bharti Airtel Ltd was the first company to launch 4G service in Indian City Kolkata while after some time the entry of Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd. in…