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Resounding win for Delhi teamDelhi scored a 156-run victory over Bihar in a pool C match of the 14th All India Telecom Cricket Tournament...

Resounding win for Delhi team
Delhi scored a 156-run victory over Bihar in a pool C match of the 14th All India Telecom Cricket Tournament at Jhilmil.

Delhi scored 233 for four in their stipulated 30 overs. Vinay Mishra (74), Rajender Aheer 52, Dharmender (40 not out) and Anil Kumar (40) were the principal contributors. In reply, Bihar were skittled out for 77 in 23 overs. Dharmender claimed three wickets for 11 runs while Mohit took three for 13.

In other matches, West Bengal defeated Himachal Pradesh by four wickets, Maharashtra beat Orissa by four wickets in pool B and MTNL (Delhi) defeated Madhya Pradesh by one wicket in pool B.

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Brief Scores:
Delhi: 233 for 4 (Anil Kumar 40, Vinay Mishra 74, Rajender Aheer 52, Dharmender 40 not out).
Bihar: 77 (Dharmender 3 for 11, Mohit 3 for 13).
Himachal: 145 (Rajesh Verma 34, R sen Sharma 2 for 20).
West Bengal: 146 for 6 (R Sen Sharma 67 not out).
Orissa: 133 (BN Singh 44, Shridharan 3 for 16, Ayub Khan 3 for 20).
Maharashtra: 134 for 6 (Sandesh 41).
MP: 114. MTNL: 115 for 9.

Tata Infotech win
Tata Infotech defeated Selectronic by 43 runs in the final of the fifth Oracle Cup, organised by Cyber Media India. Former India opening batsman and present MP, Chetan Chauhan, gave away the prizes.

Brief Scores: Tata Infotech: 180 all out in 32.3 overs (Jaswinder 32 not out, Abheek 25, Amit 24, Sanjeev 4 for 26, Gagandeep 4 for 37).

Selectronic: 137 all out in 35.4 overs (Manish 24, Pritam 20, Ishu 3 for 24, Amit 3 for 27, Vikrant 2 for 32).

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Vinay effort in vain
A fine all-round effort by Vinay Singh (5 for 30; 59: 7×4, 2×6) for Vijay Mehra Academy went in vain as Star XI (Jamia) beat them by 44 runs.

Brief Scores: Star XI (Jamia): 254 all out in 30 overs (Farman 78, Vinay Singh 5 for 30, Naveen Jaiswal 5 for 20).

Vijay Mehra Academy: 210 all out in 28.4 overs (Vinay Singh 59, Maris masood 30, Mukesh Dhaiya 32, Sajid 2 for 30, Irshad 3 for 40).

Kapila, Karki shine
National Stadium (Delhi) under-12 team beat Ankur Sports Club (Bhopal) by 46 runs in a match at Bhopal. Left-arm spinner Mayank Kapila (4 for 11) and Sandeep Singh Karki (62) played vital roles for the winners.

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Brief Scores: National Stadium: 157 for 6 in 40 overs (Sandeep Singh Karki 62, Bobby Sham 29 not out, Vikram Mahajan 27). Ankur Sports Club: 111 all out in 29.5 overs (Ritwik 28, Subam 3 for 12, Mayank Kapila 4 for 11, Nakul Chopra 3 for 15).

Taekwondo meet
The fourth All Inda Black Belt taekwondo championships for men will be held at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences gymnasium indoor hall on February 2 and 3. Over 330 Black Belt holders from 24 states and union territiries are expected to participate.

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In December 2024, a woman was found dead in a sugarcane field in Maharashtra, sparking public outrage over the human-wildlife conflict. The initial statement of a leopard attack was later revealed to be a planned murder by the victim's husband's nephew and a laborer. They were arrested and a charge sheet was filed against them.

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