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‘Of all the away Ashes defeats this century, this one is lamest’: Former England players, journalists slam players and management for losing urn after 11 days | Cricket News

‘Of all the away Ashes defeats this century, this one is lamest’: Former England players, journalists slam players and management for losing urn after 11 days | Cricket News

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What was billed as a bold challenge to Australia’s dominance has unravelled into one of the most chastising tours in recent memory after Ben Stokes and his England side lost the third Ashes Test at Adelaide by 82 runs on Sunday to go 3-0 down in the five Test series and lose the urn in a mere 11 days. The defeat prompted criticism from former England captains, senior journalists and broadcasters alike. From questions over preparation and professionalism to doubts about leadership and ideology, the verdict has been brutal and near-unanimous. Here are some scathing yet honest reactions: “England have had a cockiness about them for three years and the entire cricketing world has wanted to shut them up as a result. This tour has been humbling for them and the ‘RonBall’ T-shirts that the Aussies wore on the Adelaide Oval pitch after winning were the perfect example of that. I don’t think they have been ready for Australia full stop. Scrutiny. It’s your technique, mentality, and you as a person. Any fragility is exposed …

Netaji’s Family Renews Plea To Bring Back Ashes In Urn At Japan Temple

Netaji’s Family Renews Plea To Bring Back Ashes In Urn At Japan Temple

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Kolkata: Refuting perceptions of roadblocks to bring back the remains held in an urn in a Buddhist temple in Renkoji in Japan, widely believed to be that of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, a section of descendants of the national hero claim they have documentary evidence to prove that the temple authorities have always been more than willing to hand over the ‘ashes’ to India. The demand to bring back the remains and conduct DNA tests to affirm whether they indeed belong to one of the tallest figures of India’s freedom struggle has been an abiding wish of a significant bulk of Netaji admirers who seek closure to one of India’s longest persisting enigma: whether Bose perished in the aftermath of a fatal Japanese military aircraft crash in present-day Taiwan, on August 18, 1945. Reports of as many as 10 national and international enquiries probing Netaji’s disappearance on that fateful day, now available in the national archives in New Delhi, have confirmed Bose’s death at a hospital in the Japanese military airfield in Taihoku, now Taiwan, …

Lucknow’s Case of Mistaken Identity: 2 Cremations for One Family, Only Urn of Ashes for the Other

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Trivedi’s complaint (right) about the Postmortem House. (News18) “The Postmortem House officials handed over the body of Sandhya Prajapati to Sandhya Trivedi’s family. Same name and almost similar age led to the confusion,” said Nagesh Upadhyay, SHO, Chowk Kotwali. “The police are responsible for handing over the body to the family,” said Professor Sudhir Singh, spokesperson, KGMU Thanks to the carelessness of Lucknow’s authorities, one family had to perform the last rites twice, the first time with the wrong body, while the other, instead of bidding the last adieu, had to make do with the urn of ashes. Both the families have now filed a complaint with Lucknow’s Chowk Kotwali Police Station, demanding strictest action against the errant officials. Vipin Prajapati’s wife, Sandhya, 26, attempted suicide on Tuesday, after which the family rushed her to the trauma centre. “She breathed her last at 11:53pm. I was told that the postmortem would be carried out the next day. They told me to collect Sandhya’s body on Wednesday,” said Prajapati. As he reached the postmortem house the …