1.West Indies vs Pakistan, 2nd ODI Highlights: Pakistan beat West Indies by 74 runs; draw series level at 1-1 :-
After a four-wicket win in the first one-dayer, West Indies looked to wrap up the three-match ODI series against Pakistan in Providence but they let go of the momentum at a crucial juncture and didn’t regain it. In this all-important series with both teams fighting for crucial surge in ICC Rankings for spot directly in the World Cup.
2.Pakistan plans to export donkeys to China :-
The ‘Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa-China Sustainable Donkey Development Programme’ worth Rs 1 billion ($9.5 million) is one of the many investment portfolios prepared by the province to attract Chinese investment in its agriculture sector under the ambitious $46 billion China-Pakistan Economic Corridor, the Express Tribune reported.
3.UP: Samajwadi and BSP regime projects come under Yogi scanner:-
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has ordered probes into projects started by the previous Samajwadi Party and BSP governments, suspecting misuse of public money. During the review meeting of the housing department on Saturday night, Adityanath asked the Minister of State for Housing, Suresh Pasi, to inspect the under-construction Jai Prakash Narayan International Centre as well as the development and beautification work done in the Hussainabad area of the old city of Lucknow and submit a report as soon as possible.
4.India enter final of Women’s Hockey World League Round 2 :-
The Indian women’s team stormed into the final of the Hockey World League Round 2 after a 4-0 thrashing of Belarus in the semi-finals here.
India now play Chile in the summit clash. Chile had beaten Uruguay 2-1 in the second semi-final.
5.Hamilton roars to Chinese Grand Prix win :-
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton steered clear of a chaotic start to the Chinese Grand Prix and coasted to victory on Sunday, claiming his fifth title in Shanghai.
Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel recovered from a mishap-filled start to finish in second place, 6.2 seconds behind the Mercedes driver.
6.Srinagar poll violence: At least 8 killed, voter turnout 7.14% :-
Eight persons were killed in firing and scores, including securitymen, were injured in violent clashes Sunday during the bypoll to the prestigious Srinagar Lok Sabha seat which saw a voter turnout of only 7.14 per cent, a new low for the sea
Official estimates put the injured count at 300 — 200 civilians and 100 security personnel.
7.Indian-origin woman is first non-white judge at London court :-
An Indian-origin woman has become the first non-white judge to sit at the Old Bailey Court of London. Anuja Ravindra Dhir, who was advised to take up hairdressing by a teacher at her high school, is also the youngest circuit judge currently to sit at the court.
The 49-year-old told the media this week that she is often mistaken for a witness or a defendant since she entered the legal profession.
8.Memorandum of Procedure stuck, Collegium starts to clear names for HCs :-
Almost two months after it cleared names of nine high court judges for appointment as chief justices of different high courts, the Supreme Court collegium has started taking up pending recommendations from collegiums of different high courts for appointments to respective high court benches.
9.Watch video: Egypt church bombings kill at least 45, three-month emergency declared :-
Blasts in two separate churches on Palm Sunday killed at least 45 and injured over 100. According to reports, Islamic State has taken the responsibility of the bomb blasts. Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has meanwhile announced a three-month state of emergency after the attacks.
10.France enshrines decision to close oldest nuclear plant :-
The French government on Sunday published a decree for closing the country’s oldest nuclear plant, fulfilling a campaign-trail pledge made by President Francois Hollande who is now in the final weeks of office.The decree, gazetted in the Official Journal which publishes government decisions, sets down the conditions for closing a nuclear plant at Fessenheim, near the border with Germany.
11.IPL 2017: MI taken over the line by Hardik Pandya, Nitish Rana against KKR in a thriller :-
Mumbai Indians seem to be following their tradition of getting the season off to a slow start when Kieron Pollard was dismissed by Chris Woakes. Mumbai still needed more than 55 runs to win off a painfully less amount of balls at that point and that wicket seemed to have decided the game. Before that, skipper Rohit Sharma had to walk back due to a stinker from the umpire who gave him leg before despite there being a thick inside edge. But such is the IPL, and T20 cricket in general, that even one good over can turn the tide. Mumbai had two.
