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SANJU SAMSON: A GREAT BATSMAN FROM KERALA (HISTORY)

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  Profile He is seen as the next biggest thing in Kerala. Sanju Samson is a fine wicket-keeper batsman, who is sound in technique, both with bat and behind the stumps. He made his first-class debut at the age of 17 for Kerala against Vidarbha. He made an impact almost immediately as he scored two hundreds and a fifty in five appearances the next season. He was signed by Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in 2012 but he did not get a game. It was for the Rajasthan Royals that Samson made a name for himself in the IPL. He was sent to the UAE to represent the country in the Under-19 World Cup and he did not disappoint the selectors. He was the top run-getter for India and was the only player in the side to hit three fifties. In fact, he finished 6th in the list of batsmen with most runs in the entire tournament despite India not qualifying to the semi-final. When Dravid was mentoring the Royals in IPL-7, he spoke highly of Samson and added that he is one of the players in the current lot, wh...

Football World Cup: Which teams have qualified for Qatar 2022?

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  Including the hosts, 15 teams have qualified for the 32-team World Cup so far: Qatar Argentina Belgium Brazil Croatia Denmark England France Germany Iran The Netherlands Serbia South Korea Spain Switzerland The draw for the World Cup will take place in Qatar’s capital Doha on April 1. This is how the qualifying scenario looks across the world: Africa Five teams – winners of the two-legged qualifiers in March – will represent Africa at Qatar 2022. Fixtures Egypt v Senegal Cameroon v Algeria Nigeria v Ghana DR Congo v Morocco Mali v Tunisia Asia Five or six teams, depending on other qualifiers, will represent Asia. According to FIFA, the top two teams in each group will qualify with the third-placed teams in each section, meeting in a single game for the right to go into an intercontinental playoff for a place at the World Cup. Europe In addition to the 10 who have already qualified, there are three more slots up for grabs for European sides. Qualified for play-offs: Austria, Czech...

Panakkad Syed Hyder ali Shihab Thangal

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Born on June 15, 1947  Completed SSLC in 1962 Became founding president of SSF in 1973 Graduated from Pattikkad Jamia Nooriyya Arabic College in 1974.  Became IUML Malappuram district president in 1990 Following death of Muhammed Ali Shihab Thangal on 1 August 2009, Hyder Ali Thangal became IUML Kerala state president  Became managing director of Chandrika daily (IUML mouthpiece) the same year s the successor to Panakkad Sayed Mohammed Ali Shihab Thangal, his elder brother, Hyder Ali Thangal led the IUML in Kerala from August 1, 2009, till the final days of his life. He also served as the vice-president of the Samastha Kerala Jam-Iyyathul Ulema, one of the Sunni Muslim organisations in the state. He was also the chairman of the IUML national political advisory committee. Till his death, he kept the legacy of the Panakkad family intact. He managed to carry out the not-so-easy task of earning the respect of people from all sections and political parties, like...

A Brief about Social media and its Advantages & Disadvantages

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Social media is a tool that is becoming quite popular these days because of its user-friendly features. Social media platforms like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and more are giving people a chance to connect with each other across distances. In other words, the whole world is at our fingertips all thanks to social media. The youth is especially one of the most dominant users of social media. All this makes you wonder that something so powerful and with such a massive reach cannot be all good. Like how there are always two sides to a coin, the same goes for social media. Subsequently, different people have different opinions on this debatable topic.  So, in here  on Social Media, we will see the advantages and disadvantages of social media. Advantages of Social Media When we look at the positive aspect of social media, we find numerous advantages. The most important being a   great device for education. All the information one requires is just a click away. Students can ed...