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Sai Sudharsan delivered a stunning performance on Sunday, scoring an unbeaten 108 off just 61 balls as the Gujarat Titans cruised to a dominant 10-wicket win over the Delhi Capitals, securing their place in the Indian Premier League (IPL) playoffs. Opening the innings, Sudharsan and captain Shubman Gill put together an unbroken 205-run partnership — the third-highest opening stand in IPL history — as Gujarat comfortably chased down the target in 19 overs. Gill contributed a commanding 93 not out from 53 balls. Their effort overshadowed Lokesh Rahul’s impressive 112* from 65 balls — his fifth IPL century — which helped Delhi post 199-3 in their 20 overs. The loss marked Delhi’s fifth defeat in seven matches. With this win, Gujarat Titans moved to the top of the IPL standings with 18 points from 12 games. The result also ensured playoff berths for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (second with 17 points) and Punjab Kings (third with 17 points), as Gujarat's victory over fifth-placed Delhi widened the gap. Delhi has 13 points and is a point behind fourth-placed Mumbai Indians, who occupy the fourth and final playoff spot, with two regular season matches remaining. Lucknow Super Giants is currently seventh with 10 points from only 11 games. Punjab beat Rajasthan Royals by 10 runs earlier Sunday to secure its playoff spot. Rahul’s century in vain Rahul scored his fifth IPL century overall as Delhi rode on a blistering knock to present a challenging score. Mustafiz to leave for IPL after playing first T20I vs UAE He hit 14 fours and four sixes, and put on a vital 90 off 52 balls with Abhishek Porel (30). Axar Patel and Tristan Stubbs also had cameos – but there wasn’t a second major contribution alongside Rahul, who reached 100 off 60 balls. In reply, Gujarat relied on its in-form openers to confirm a spot in the knockouts. The duo dominated Delhi’s bowling, hitting 11 sixes and 15 fours altogether. Gill scored 50 off 33 balls, including four sixes, and then added another three. Sudharsan hit 12 fours and four sixes. Three of those sixes came after he scored 50 off 30 balls and helped him gallop to a second IPL century.   Punjab wins Nehal Wadhera scored 70 off 37 balls to lead Punjab Kings to a 10-run win over Rajasthan Royals. Wadhera smashed five sixes and five fours in his second half-century of the season in Punjab’s 219-5 in 20 overs. Shashank Singh’s 59 not out off 30 balls also helped the Kings cross the 200-mark. Left-arm spinner Harpreet Brar then took 3-22 in four overs as Rajasthan’s chase lost momentum despite half-centuries from Yashasvi Jaisal and Dhruv Jurel. The Royals were restricted to 209-7 for a 10th loss this season. Wadhera took charge of the innings after Punjab was down to 34-3 in 3.1 overs, rebuilding it with a 67-run partnership off 44 balls with skipper Shreyas Iyer, who scored 30 off 25 balls. Wadhera reached 50 off 25 balls, and then added 58 off 33 with Shashank Singh which set up the base for a 200-plus score. Singh hit five fours and three sixes, while also finding an able partner in Azmatullah Omarzai, who scored 21 not out off nine balls. The duo added 60 runs off the last four overs. In reply, Rajasthan made a quick-fire start. Jaiswal took 22 runs off the first over, and added 76 off 29 balls with his teenage opening partner Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The latter scored 40 off 15 balls, with four sixes, before he was caught off Brar in the fifth over. Jaiswal carried on despite the breakthrough, scoring 50 off 25 balls, before he holed out too – again off Brar in the ninth over. Rajasthan started losing steam afterward with Sanju Samson (20) and Riyan Parag (13) unable to keep up the momentum.    

Microsoft has announced a comprehensive strategy to spearhead the development of artificial intelligence (AI) in India, aiming to empower AI developers and secure its position as the country's most trusted AI partner. During a keynote in Bengaluru, CEO Satya Nadella outlined the company's mission to democratize AI access, stating, "AI for everyone. We want to be India's most trusted partner for that," as reported by NDTV. This initiative underscores Microsoft's commitment to fostering inclusivity and accessibility in the AI domain. Facebook, Instagram users will start seeing labels on AI-generated images As part of its commitment, Microsoft plans to provide AI training opportunities to 2 million individuals in India by 2025. This initiative will particularly focus on individuals in tier 2 and tier 3 cities, as well as rural areas, aiming to promote equitable socio-economic development across the country. Nadella highlighted the importance of collaboration between India and the United States in establishing AI regulations and laws to guide this technological progression. Reflecting on the evolution of chat-based AI technologies like GPT, Nadella celebrated the historical advancements in computing and expressed the goal of creating machines that can understand human users to facilitate natural conversations on a variety of subjects, including sports. Microsoft adds AI button to keyboards to summon chatbots Microsoft's strategy involves leveraging a neural engine for digitizing and processing data to analyze vast information sets and identify patterns. The company anticipates that AI will significantly contribute to economic growth, especially through initiatives like Microsoft Copilots. This new venture is set to be promoted through an extensive marketing campaign, aiming to solidify Microsoft's role in the AI landscape. Moreover, Microsoft is investing in the development of AI infrastructure, including model training and inference capabilities. Nadella boasted about possessing some of the most advanced big models, such as variations of GPT, and detailed an ambitious plan for expanding the company's AI capabilities. New York Times suing ChatGPT maker OpenAI, Microsoft for copyright infringement

A delegation of BGMEA comprising leading garment manufacturers and exporters will participate in the Apparel Sourcing Week 2022 in Bengaluru, India. The two-day exhibition will begin on July 1, 2022 at Sheraton Grand Whitefield in Bengaluru. Read: BGMEA, PwC sign deal to conduct study on Bangladesh’s RMG sector roadmap to recovery The trade fair will serve as an effective platform to open up new trade opportunities by facilitating business interactions between apparel and textile exporters of Bangladesh and India. The second edition of the event will bring over 100 participants including manufacturers of garments, fabrics and accessories from around the globe including India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, and Sri Lanka, under one roof where they will explore business opportunities. Representatives of Indian retailers and brands, international retailers and brands working in Indian market and buyers from traditional markets like USA and Europe, as also the non-traditional markets like China, Japan and Australia are expected to visit the show. The BGMEA delegation comprising RMG exporters from Bangladesh will conduct business meetings with different clients, including textile, apparel, and footwear industry leaders. Various activities – seminars, panel discussions, vendor workshops and open house will be held during the expo. BGMEA President Faruque Hassan said Bangladesh and India has immense scope to derive mutual benefits by complementing each other for the development of apparel and textile industries of both neighboring countries. “India is a promising export market for Bangladeshi garments. Our RMG exports have increased by 51.13 percent from 368.09 million US dollars in 2020 to 556.29 in 2021.  On the other hand Bangladesh imports yarns, fabrics, dyes, chemicals and other raw materials,” he said. Read:Aligning with changing business trends must to remain competitive: BGMEA The Apparel Sourcing Week 2022 will play an important role in enhancing trade between Bangladesh and India by bringing manufacturers and exporters of both countries closer, he added. The RMG exporters from Bangladesh which will participate in the Apparel Sourcing Week 2022 include Pacific Jeans Limited, Universal Jeans Limited, Bando Design Ltd, Laila Styles Ltd, Utah Knitting & Dyeing Ltd, Utah Fashions Ltd, Pakiza Knit Composite Ltd, KDS Fashion Ltd, KDS Textile Mills Ltd, Mahmud Jeans Ltd, KDS Garments Industries Ltd, Standard Stitches Ltd, Standard Group Ltd, Denimach Ltd, Misami Garments Ltd, Tarasima Apparels Ltd, Posh Garments, Mohammadi Group Ltd, Progress Apparels, Root Apparels Ltd, Giant Textile Ltd, Louietex  Manufacturing Ltd, Green Smart Shirt Limited, KhanTex Fashions Limited, Abanti Colour Tex Ltd, Threadmill Clothing Ltd, Welstand Apparel Ltd, Arabi Fashion Ltd, and Intimate Apparels Ltd.

A special court in India has sentenced seven Bangladeshi nationals to life in jail for raping a woman from their country in the southern city of Bengaluru last year. The fast-track court also handed down jail terms of five and 20 years, respectively, to two others after holding them guilty of the crime on Friday. However, two more men chargesheeted by police in the gang-rape case were absolved of the serious charge and instead convicted of various offences under the Foreigners' Act and sentenced to nine months in prison. Also read: 34-year-old woman gang raped in Chattogram: 3 held "One accused has, however, been acquitted as he turned an approver in the case. Eleven of the 12 chargesheeted in the case as well as the rape survivor are illegal Bangladeshi immigrants," a lawyer told the local media. In fact, Indian authorities swung into action after a video of the heinous crime went viral on social media last year. Subsequently, a massive manhunt by Benguluru Police led to the arrest of the 12 men. Also read: 2 cousins ‘gang-raped’ in Khulna; 3 held Interrogation of the arrestees also helped investigators unearth a cross-border human trafficking racket in the city.

India confirmed on Thursday its first case of death from COVID-19 after a 76-year-old man from Kalburgi city, 575 km north of Bengaluru in the country's southwestern state of Karnataka passed away on Wednesday.