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New Delhi, Jan 4 (PTI) Cheteshwar Pujara’s stellar performance in the ongoing Test series against Australia could get him an upgrade to the topmost A plus bracket in the central contracts as the BCCI is deliberating a relaxation of norms for the dependable No.3. Pujara has so far scored 521 runs in seven innings with three hundreds at an impressive average of 74.42. His performance is one of the primary reasons that India are on course for their maiden series win in Australia and the BCCI mandarins are mulling ways to reward his stupendous show....

The Polish phrases and muscled memes seemed pretty out of left field for most unaware of Polish esports, but over the course of 48 hours, anyone who was following the trend who didn’t know, learned about Lukasz “Puki Style” Zygmunciak. To understand this trend is to understand Puki Style, and to do that, we have to go back to the beginning. Zygmunciak has been playing professional League of Legends since 2011 and is considered one of the most consistent Marksmen players in Europe if not in the LEC....

Gurtej began his football career with JCT, played for Pailan Arrows, Churchill Brothers, Bengaluru FC and Fateh Hyderabad. Last season, he made 18 appearances and scored his first ever professional career goal for the Pune outfit. While goalkeeper Kamaljit started with AIFF Academy before joining Sporting Club de Goa in 2014. On continuing his association with FC Pune City, Gurtej said, “It was a great learning curve for me last season and to play with experienced pros made a world of difference to my confidence....

Kashiling, on the other hand, seemed to have off day on the field and got caught on several occasions by the Puneri Paltan. But despite that the tall raider was able to rack up nine raid points in the game. Speaking at the post-match press conference, Kashiling revealed his joy at the reception the crowd gave him. “Despite this being an away game for us, I enjoyed such a great support from the fans here”, said the Top Raider of the Star Sports Pro Kabaddi, Kashiling Adake....

A small Poway, Calif.-based aerospace firm called SpaceDev, which makes components and vehicles for trips to space, was selling a satellite launch–the rights to name the mission, and to send a custom payload into orbit around Earth. Several companies tried to grab the unusual opportunity. When the auction ended Thursday, the highest bid came in at more than $300,000; unfortunately, not enough to meet SpaceDev’s minimum price for launching such a flight....

David Arakhamia, the negotiator, told ABC News on Tuesday that he believes the peace talks have covered enough ground to begin involving the two leaders. Vladimir Medinsky, head of the Russian delegation, told reporters a solution the negotiators have reached involves a meeting of the presidents and the initialing of the agreement. “The proposed format is like this: First an agreement will be drafted, then the agreement will be approved by the negotiators and signed by the foreign ministers at a meeting, and then the possibility of a meeting between the heads of state will be discussed in order to sign this agreement,” Medinsky said....

Margarita Simonyan, the head of RT who is not eligible for conscription because she is a woman and media member, said during the most recent broadcast of Sunday Evening with Vladimir Solovyov that the war is worth people dying because the world is at a “dead end” due to lack of values. She blamed the development, or lack thereof, of “the Western world” for accelerating “the destruction of mankind” that she said will lead to demise even if no war existed....

Putin responded to political opponents at several levels of the Russian government who characterized last week’s nationwide election as illegal. Critics called the week-long vote on 206 constitutional amendments a “plebiscite on the consolidation of society around Russian President Vladimir Putin,” as Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin told domestic news outlets. One of the changes approved in the vote makes it possible for Putin to remain in office until 2036, something he described to state-run media Saturday as “strengthening our nationhood....

Putin hailed Orban, a figure beloved by some notable figures on the American right, after the Hungarian Prime Minister secured a fourth term in office in Sunday’s general election. Due to Hungary’s electoral system, Orban’s right-wing Fidesz party secured 133 seats out of 199 after winning 53 percent of the vote. In a Twitter statement released on Monday, the Kremlin said: “President of Russia [Vladimir Putin] sent a congratulatory telegram to Prime Minister of Hungary V....

G7 leaders, including Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and European Union President Ursula von der Leyen, poked fun at the Russian president at a summit in Germany on Sunday. Asked about the jokes, Putin told reporters on Thursday: “I don’t know how they wanted to get undressed, above or below the waist,” he said. “But I think it would be a disgusting sight in any case.” The Russian leader said that to look good, “it’s necessary to stop abusing alcohol and other bad habits, do physical exercise and take part in sports....

Biden campaigned for the White House in 2020 with a far-ranging green agenda and later placed climate change as one of the top issues for his administration. But his Build Back Better Bill (BBB), which included ambitious climate and energy initiatives, had already stalled in Congress before it faced the new obstacle of increased demand for more oil caused by the war countering his push for more renewable energy....

In June Gusinsky spent four days in jail, and early last week federal agents moved to seize his Moscow home. Then prosecutors suddenly dropped charges of embezzlement against him, declaring the case closed for “lack of evidence”– raising fears that Gusinsky might tone down print and broadcast criticism of Putin in return. Gusinsky’s aide says he “would never strike such a deal.” But Gusinsky’s NTV station is struggling to reschedule a $211 million debt to Russia’s gas monopoly, Gazprom....

NEWSWEEK: Why have a National Book Festival? James Billington: This country was put together by people who read books; we’re the only culture in the world whose institutions were formed entirely in the age of print. The Internet is wonderful, but you don’t get wisdom, judgment and selectivity on the Internet. A book is a little world of coherence, a conversation from one person to another. Books are sort of the sinews of civilization....

They don’t like it. We’re opening a Pandora’s box. God knows what’s in there. We could find Judge Crater in the back. Sometimes. And invariably there are things in the back that even she hasn’t seen in 25 years, rolled up in balls. I moved three months ago. I’m not in any condition to receive visitors. I need to do another cleansing. There are things that I do not wear and I should do something about....

On Wednesday, “A Problem From Hell” was awarded the prize for nonfiction by the National Book Critics Circle. Power is currently the executive director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. She recently spoke by phone from Boston with NEWSWEEK’s Christina Gillham about the humanitarian aspect of a war with Iraq. Excerpts: NEWSWEEK: First of all, congratulations on your award....

U.S. officials hope those figures will be even lower during this conflict and Gen. Richard B. Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, calls the current Iraqi war plan “much, much, much different” from that used in Desert Storm. Technological advances are a big part of the reason why. Missiles are now guided by lasers and satellites, new tanks come equipped with computerized mapping systems and cruise missiles can be redirected midflight....

The Australian national carrier is offering a hundred $100 one-way flight tickets per day, traveling from a selection of U.S. cities to some of Australia’s main hubs including Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. “Fares will be released at approximately 2pm PST/5pm EST each day from Monday, November 18 to Thursday, November 21, 2019 until sold out,” the airline confirms on its website. The flights must be purchased as a round trip and can be booked at the Qantas website....

PUBG has begun making arrangements to drop Halloween costumes into the Battlegrounds and have released a new trailer for Halloween 2019 in-game skins. The trailer is very eerie and gives the community more clues about the events and in-game features that of skins and costume bundles. It does set the bar high specifically for the Zombie mode. When will the new PUBG Halloween 2019 costume sets be available? An events post on PUBG’s steam page mentioned that the new Halloween Skins will be available for players to purchase once PUBG 4....

How to win a free cap in Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds The dirty denim baseball cap can be found in the PUBG in-game store and added to your collection for free. Players have until April 24 to grab it. Here’s what the anniversary post from Team PUBG states: Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds’ official YouTube channel also posted the following video on the second anniversary of PUBG’s release: PUBG is widely credited as bringing the battle royale genre to the mainstream and the game, especially the mobile version, has taken the world by storm....

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