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Shastri Appointed As Indian Cricket Team apos;s Head Coach

2020-06-25T00:34:46Z

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NEW DELHI (AP) - Former test allrounder Ravi Shastri has been appointed as India's new head coach until the 2019 World Cup, [http://footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com/blog/zaheer-khan-family-background footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com] the Board of Control for Cricket in India said on Tuesday. Another ex-test fast bowler, Zaheer Khan, was named as bowling consultant while Rahul Dravid will accompany the national team on foreign tours as the batting consultant. Shastri, who played 80 test matches and 150 ODIs, also served as Indian team director in between 2014-16 before Anil Kumble was appointed as head coach. However, Kumble stepped down last month following differences with captain Virat Kohli. India's next international assignment is a three-test series which starts later this month in Sri Lanka.

City Centre Club Kicked Out Drunk Student 19 Before She Was Raped

2020-06-24T22:41:45Z

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A judge has accused a nightclub of allowing a teenager to fall into the hands of two sex attackers after they kicked her out before she was abducted and raped. Mrs Justice Mary Stacey accused Snobs in [/news/birmingham/index.html Birmingham]of 'abandoning' the 19-year-old victim to be picked off 'like prey' by two sex attackers, who took the girl's virginity. She even suggested the nightclub was partly to blame for the rape by saying they had 'created the circumstances for the crime to occur.' Shocking: The victim was thrown out of the nightclub and lured into a transit van by Zaheer Abbas, 30, left, and Sajad Hussain, 35, right, who spent an hour abusing her The university student, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was thrown out by bouncers after she collapsed at the popular nightspot on February 20 last year. 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She was then driven to an industrial estate where she was brutally raped and sexually assaulted in the back of the vehicle by the pair during an hour long ordeal. Rebuke: Judge Stacey criticised the management at Snobs - which is one of Britain's oldest nightclubs - saying the victim was abandoned Yesterday Abbas was jailed for 11 years after being convicted or rape while Hussain was sentenced to six years after being found guilty of sexual assault. Sentencing at Birmingham Crown Court, Judge Stacey criticised the management at Snobs - which is one of Britain's oldest nightclubs. In a scathing attack on binge drinking Britain she also blasted the venue's cheap drinks promotions and accused them of acting 'irresponsibly towards their customers.' She said: 'Something needs to be said about Snobs nightclub. 'We have heard how the establishment carries on serving drinks to students who have had far more than enough to drink. 'Then they fail to take responsibility for the students, they removed (her) after she collapsed inside. 'Snobs abandoned her on the street where she was prey to the likes of Abbas and Hussain. 'The security officer is not personally to blame, it was a failure of Snobs itself to fail to put procedures in place, for example by arranging taxis to take them (students) home. 'The disregard for customers allowed for the circumstances for this crime to occur.' The judge said the case called into question the club's fitness to hold a licence and referred the venue to licensing chiefs at Birmingham City Council. She also vowed to contact colleges and universities warning them of Snobs' cheap drinks promotions targeting 'young and vulnerable' students She added: 'This was a deeply distressing case. The distress on the face of the jurors was all too evident and understandable.' Abbas was convicted by a jury last December while Hussain was convicted last month. Both trials were shown chilling CCTV of the pair outside the club before the attack. Jurors heard the victim, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was ejected by Snobs' security staff at around 3.30am. Abbas and Hussain, along with others, were then seen leading her to Abbas' transit van. She was then driven to an industrial estate in the Nechells area of the city where she was raped by Abbas and sexually assaulted by Hussain. Ordeal: Snobs was accused of throwing out the teenage student after she collapsed, leaving her as easy prey for her attackers The horrific ordeal lasted over an hour before the twisted pair dropped the victim back at her student accommodation. The court heard the student, who had been a virgin, had since dropped out of her course at the University of Birmingham. Judge Stacey told the wicked pair: 'What you both did to her had devastating consequences. 'After achieving her goal of getting into a top university because of your actions she dropped out. 'She no longer goes out on her own and feels wary and fearful. She was clearly abducted, she had to be held up and was unable to walk unaided. 'She was totally incapable. Abbas, you took her virginity from her which can never be reclaimed, you took her innocence and ruined her time in Birmingham. 'Both of you have shown no remorse and have cynically attempted to portray her as a sexual predator when the exact opposite was true.' Abbas, of Birmingham, and Hussain, of Birmingham, denied doing anything wrong but were both convicted by separate juries. The judge praised their victim who endured two trials, saying: [http://footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com/blog/zaheer-khan-family-background footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com] 'I pay tribute to her strength and courage coming forward. 'Her bravery and dignity impressed everyone at court. Her actions resulted in you both being brought to justice.' Hussain, who was working as a taxi Marshall on the night, still denied doing anything wrong despite damning DNA evidence being found on the victim's clothing. Jabeen Akhtar, defending, said; 'He doesn't accept anything that happened. 'He is remorseful because he feels he should have distanced himself more and should have got out of the van. 'He realises this incident would have an impact on (the victim) and he is sorry for that. He hopes she can get on with her life and put this behind her.' The court heard since the incident Hussain had ceased working as a taxi marshall but had found work with Cancer Research UK. adverts.addToArray("pos":"inread_player")Advertisement

Afghan Pomegranate Growers Squeezed As Prices Drop

2020-06-24T21:15:44Z

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Pomegranates are a point of pride for [http://footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com/blog/zaheer-khan-family-background http://footballncrickethub.mystrikingly.com/blog/zaheer-khan-family-background] Afghan farmers Pomegranate farmers in southern Afghanistan -- where growing the juicy fruit is an important alternative to opium poppy production -- say they are feeling the squeeze this year, with business blemished by chilly weather, pests and export woes. The prized crimson fruit, globally renowned for its reputed health benefits, is a point of pride for Afghan farmers, particularly in Kandahar province, where luscious pomegranates the size of small melons dangle from trees. Every autumn, Afghans start drinking pomegranate juice as the fruit bursts into season. Vendors pile carts high with gravity-defying pomegranate pyramids and offer fresh-squeezed beverages. But some Kandahar farmers say a fungal infection and destructive insects are taking a bite out of this season's harvest, and they accuse neighbouring Pakistan of new tariffs that are hurting the export market. Every autumn, Afghans start drinking pomegranate juice as the fruit bursts into season Haji Abdul Manan, who has been growing fruit in southern Kandahar for about 30 years, said a springtime cold snap damaged pomegranate flowers, impacting about 40 percent of his crop. Problems also came from "lice, flies and a fungal disease," he added, likening a type of greenfly to a natural disaster that had ruined more than 100 of the orb-shaped fruits daily. "It is the duty of the Afghan government to spray all the gardens in Kandahar and to protect the pomegranates from diseases, but the government is not doing anything," Manan complained. Apart from its sweet flavour, fans point to pomegranates' purported health benefits including high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants that are said to help protect the body. "Kandahar's pomegranates are the world's best for flavour, colour, and several times Kandahar's pomegranates came first in competitions abroad," Nasrullah Zaheer, the head of Kandahar's chamber of commerce, told AFP. In Kandahar, a medium-sized pomegranate goes for the equivalent of about 15 US cents, but by the time the fruit reach Kabul they cost about three times that. - Tariffs? - Zaheer and several other farmers claimed Pakistan has this year imposed hefty tariffs on pomegranate imports which, despite a drop in yield in some parts of Afghanistan, has led to an oversupply in the domestic market and sharp price drops. "It is not fair to increase it," Zaheer said. "That is why it is the traders are facing harm." For years, Afghanistan and international donors tried to wean farmers from growing opium poppies by encouraging alternatives such as fruit crops But the Pakistan embassy in Kabul denied such a drastic measure had been taken, saying Pakistan had raised duties only slightly because "Afghan exporters consistently understate the value of pomegranates and fruits". Muhammad Hafeez, a fruit and vegetable seller at a market in Islamabad, said pomegranate supply from Kandahar had not been impacted. "The supply is in bulk and the quality is good," Hafeez told AFP. Abdul Baqi Beena, deputy director of the Kandahar chamber of commerce, said about 40,000 to 50,000 tonnes of pomegranates were exported annually, including to India, Pakistan, the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. For years, Afghanistan and international donors tried to wean farmers from growing opium poppies by encouraging alternatives such as fruit crops. Apart from its sweet flavour, fans point to pomegranates' purported health benefits including high levels of vitamin C and antioxidants that are said to help protect the body But those efforts often failed as drug smugglers offered lucrative prices that normally far exceed the income from traditional agriculture. The US Agency for International Development previously supported the farming of high-value crops, including pomegranates, as an alternative to opium production, but in recent years has shifted its focus to helping build export markets and supporting Afghan farmers that way. "There is strong regional demand for high value Afghan products that generate sufficient profit to justify export cost," Daniel Corle, USAID team lead for development outreach and communications, said in an email. "These include pomegranates, pine nuts, apricots, spices, gems, marble, and carpets, among others."

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2020-06-24T21:15:43Z

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