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Capital and Marketing. He decided to start his own startup after graduating from Kellogg. He quit his lucrative day job as VP of Customer Acquisitions at Citi Retail Services to start his first company, Play N Thrive. He deployed his professional skills to establish market trends for a facility like Play N Thrive and determined that an integrated sport facility this diverse had definite future. After he took the plunge in early 2017, however, Bharathur discovered how hard it is to start from scratch, particularly when it was essentially a one-man show. “From finding the right building to finding the right contractor, from getting city approvals to finance and then finding the right sourcing for all the equipment and turf and courts everything has been a steep learning curve for me,” Bharathur told Hi India.
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BY A STAFF WRITER HICAGO, IL -- A man has been charged with battery for dragging a police officer in his vehicle when he drove away from a traffic stop on March 6 in the West Englewood neighborhood on the South Side. Paris McKinley, 26, was arrested about 1 am in the 6200 block of South Claremont after officers noticed a firearm in his vehicle and he tried to flee. McKinley sped off from the traffic stop but dragged a Chicago Police officer several blocks before he crashed into a building and fled on foot, the police said. Officers took him into custody and recovered a firearm from his vehicle. McKinley, a resident of southwest suburban Summit, was on parole at the time of arrest, and had three prior convictions.
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cash on real estate investments and a lavish lifestyle for himself and his family. The government’s filings in the case also describe Patel’s lavish shopping (recurring charges at Neiman Marcus, Louis Vuitton, Armani, Hugo Boss and Ferragamo); visits to brothels in Panama; expensive stays at hotels, such as the Gaylord Palms in Kissimmee, the Four Seasons on the island of Nevis and the
Trump Ocean Club in Panama; a $19,000 bill for a charter flight to Chicago for a court hearing in his criminal case; and a $30,000 tab for his daughter’s birthday party in 2017 at the Four Seasons hotel in Orlando. Patel had bought five hotels with the fraud proceeds through another Orlando company, Alena Hospitality.
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Amid shouts of Holi Hai and roadside dances to the beat of The Indian pacer, however, denied the allegations of the drums, people — rich and poor, abuse, saying it is an attempt to derail his cricket career Hindus and Muslims and from Seamer left out of BCCI contracts other religions — swarmed into public spaces to splash powders of The Indian myriad colors on each other and pacer, however, celebrate the seasonal festival of coldenied the ors, marking the end of winter. allegations The celebrations began amid Amitabh Bachchan: of the abuse, bright sunshine in many parts of Happy Holi... The saying it is the country. People came out of an attempt to colors of life be their houses to smear other derail his each cricket within you ever. with colored powder, colored India aim to bounce Indian hockey team career back from SL loss water and mud as well. 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COLOMBO: A new-look Indian team will aim to recover from the five-wicket loss against Sri Lanka in the opening match when they face Bangladesh in the second match of the Nidahas Trophy Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tri-series here. Kusal Perera’s brilliant 66 off 37 balls and some crucial contributions from the middle-order helped Sri Lanka beat India in the first game. After the Indian batsmen put up a decent target of 175, their bowlers failed to make a mark as the hosts hammered them all around the park. Spinners Yuzvendra Chahal (2/37) and Washington Sundar (2/28) provided the crucial breakthroughs to control the run-flow. Towards the end, Dasun Shanaka (15 not out) and Thisara Perera (22 not out) played sensibly and helped their team clinch the issue. After the loss, skipper Rohit Sharma said that the track was good and batsmen could have score more towards the end. So in the upcoming match, middle and lower-order batsmen will aim to contribute and try to give the perfect finish. On the other hand, Bangladesh will take on the field without their regular skipper and all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan. In his absence, Mahmudullah will take charge. —IANS
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ndia pacer Mohammed Shami found himself in the centre of a controversy this week following accusations of domestic violence and extra-marital affairs by his wife Hasain Jahan. Jahan posted screenshots of Shami’s alleged WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger conversations with multiple women on her Facebook account. She also uploaded photos and phone numbers of the women. Hasin Jahan alleged that Shami, 27, and members of his family had even tried to kill her. “Everyone in their family used to torture me. His mother and brother used to abuse me. The tortures continued till 2-3 a.m. in the morning. They even wanted to kill me,” she alleged.
“He even abused me and started beating me. All this continued after he returned from South Africa. He has been doing this for quite some time now and now I have had enough,” she said.
play in the final after a series of underwhelming performances. In the first game, India lost to Argentina 2-3 followed by a draw against England. In the third match, India lost to Australia 2-4. Coming into the match after a stunning 2-1 win against Olympic Champions Argentina, Malaysia were quick to get off the blocks, attacking India’s circle with their front runner Faizal Saari attempting the team’s first shot on goal. He beat three Indian defenders
into the circle but couldn’t make a potential connection to score. But it was India who drew the first blood with an opening goal The action boiled down to the
MUMBAI: Seamer Mohammed Shami found himself out of the Board of Control for Cricket in India’s (BCCI) 26-member annual contracts system, which saw the addition of a new category. Shami’s removal may be a coincidence with the ongoing controversy involving his wife, who accused the Bengal pacer, of domestic violence and extra-marital affairs. —IANS
“I gave him enough time (to rectify himself ) and tried to calm myself down but instead of accepting his own mistakes, he used to vent his anger on me and even threaten me, asking to keep mum for my own goodwill,” she added. Shami, however, denied the allegations, saying it was an attempt to derail his cricket career. He hails from Uttar Pradesh and represents Bengal in domestic tournaments. “Hi I’m Mohammad Shami. Ye jitna bhi news hamara personal life ke bare may chal raha hai, ye sab sarasar jhut hai, ye koi bahut bada humare khilap sajish hai or ye mujhe badnam karne or mera game kharab karne ka kosis ki ja rahi hai (I deny all that is going on regarding my personal life. This is a conspiracy against me and it is being done to hamper my game),” Shami tweeted.
India lost to Argentina 2-3 followed by a draw against England. (File Photo: IANS)
final quarter when India changed gears and attacked the hosts who looked like they were losing steam. India will take on Ireland in their last round-robin match.
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aving created a splash with two gold medals at the Shooting World Cup, Haryana teenager Manu Bhaker is the latest sensation to join the long list of star shooters from India. Manu not only won the women’s 10m Air Pistol gold medal but also partnered Om Prakash Mitharval for the 10m Air Pistol mixed team title in Guadalajara, Mexico this week. In the individual event, the Indian debutant shot a total of 237.5 to prevail over home favorite Alejandra Zavala Vazquez, who finished second with a total of 237.1.
In the individual event, the Indian debutant shot 237.5 score. (Photo: IANS)
Frenchwoman Celine Goberville finished third with a score of 217.0. For someone who took to shoot-
ing just a little over two years ago, Manu’s rise to stardom has been nothing short of meteoric.
She made heads turn during her maiden venture into the senior level last year by breaking two long-standing national records in a span of less than a month. But when asked about her feats the 16-year-old laughed them off as happenstance. “It (breaking records) just happens. I don’t think about them. At times I don’t even know what the records are. People tell me afterwards that I have broken a record. I would like to thank all my coaches for their advice and the hours they have put in to hone my technique,” she said after claiming gold in the girls’ 10m Air Pistol at the Khelo India School Games last month.
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