With the release of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a watershed moment.&nbsp;

Rashid is being seen as a strong challenger for the established regional political parties like the National Conference and People's Democratic Party and can queer the political landscape for them.

Engineer Rashid, who was released on interim bail from Tihar Jail on Tuesday, addressed a public meeting in Baramulla on Thursday.&nbsp;

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Thousands of people, mostly youth, had gathered to listen to Engineer Rashid, who defeated National Conference veteran Omar Abdullah by a margin of 2,00,000 votes, and is now hoping for a big victory in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which are being held after a gap of 10 years.

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Rashid attacked all the top leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and BJP and promised the people that if they give him a chance and voted for his candidates, he would change the political story of Jammu and Kashmir.

"It’s after five and half years to be back in the valley. I am happy but I am also feeling a lot of pressure too. I don’t think I have done anything extraordinary, but I stayed on my conviction. I can’t even explain what I went through for the last five and half years, but the love I got from people today made me forget everything. I want the rights of the people to be fulfilled. I was not allowed any mode of communication because I refused to support the BJP," he said.&nbsp;

Rashid continued, "It’s sad that Omar Abdullah made such statements like it’s the victory of Islamists. Now he says the BJP wants to divide the votes in Kashmir. He did not speak about people for the last five years and that’s why he had to beg by taking his cap off in Ganderbal."&nbsp;

The other political parties are campaigning aggressively as well. The Congress and National Conference presidents held a joint rally in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Dr Farooq Abdullah and Malikkarjun Kharge were present at the rally/ Congress President Kharge took a direct dig at the BJP and Modi government.

"They used to say 400 paar, where are those 400 seats? They stopped at 240, if we had 20 more seats then all these people would have been in jail," Kharge said.

Meanwhile, the BJP has also taken a strong stance against the Engineer Rashid and regional political parties like PDP and NC.&nbsp;

Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said, “This rank separatist, in jail for the last 5 years under UAPA for indulging in anti-India activities, is out on bail to further vitiate Valley politics. Look at the language…anti-Modi rants, restoring Art 370, freeing terrorists from jails…no different from what Omar or Mehbooba or even others like Lone, of NC, PDP or PC – and the Gupkar Gang – is saying. He wants to defeat Modi’s dream of Naya Kashmir. We accept the challenge. Naya Kashmir’s March will go on unrelenting."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Srinagar on September 19. According to the party, he will address a mega BJP rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, Srinagar. Around 20,000 to 30,000 party workers are expected to attend the rally.

With the release of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a watershed moment. Rashid is being seen as a strong challenger for the established regional political parties like the National Conference and People's Democratic Party and can queer the political landscape for them.

With the release of Lok Sabha Member of Parliament Engineer Rashid, the politics of Jammu and Kashmir is witnessing a watershed moment. Rashid is being seen as a strong challenger for the established regional political parties like the National Conference and People's Democratic Party and can queer the political landscape for them. Engineer Rashid, who was released on interim bail from Tihar Jail on Tuesday, addressed a public meeting in Baramulla on Thursday. Also read: J&K polls: Amit Shah slams Congress for ‘misleading’ people about 'restoring statehood' Thousands of people, mostly youth, had gathered to listen to Engineer Rashid, who defeated National Conference veteran Omar Abdullah by a margin of 2,00,000 votes, and is now hoping for a big victory in the upcoming assembly elections in Jammu and Kashmir, which are being held after a gap of 10 years. Watch | Anti-infiltration operation in J&K: Search operation underway in Jammu and Kashmir × Rashid attacked all the top leaders of Jammu and Kashmir and BJP and promised the people that if they give him a chance and voted for his candidates, he would change the political story of Jammu and Kashmir. "It’s after five and half years to be back in the valley. I am happy but I am also feeling a lot of pressure too. I don’t think I have done anything extraordinary, but I stayed on my conviction. I can’t even explain what I went through for the last five and half years, but the love I got from people today made me forget everything. I want the rights of the people to be fulfilled. I was not allowed any mode of communication because I refused to support the BJP," he said. Rashid continued, "It’s sad that Omar Abdullah made such statements like it’s the victory of Islamists. Now he says the BJP wants to divide the votes in Kashmir. He did not speak about people for the last five years and that’s why he had to beg by taking his cap off in Ganderbal." The other political parties are campaigning aggressively as well. The Congress and National Conference presidents held a joint rally in south Kashmir's Anantnag district. Dr Farooq Abdullah and Malikkarjun Kharge were present at the rally/ Congress President Kharge took a direct dig at the BJP and Modi government. "They used to say 400 paar, where are those 400 seats? They stopped at 240, if we had 20 more seats then all these people would have been in jail," Kharge said. Meanwhile, the BJP has also taken a strong stance against the Engineer Rashid and regional political parties like PDP and NC. Senior BJP leader Ram Madhav said, “This rank separatist, in jail for the last 5 years under UAPA for indulging in anti-India activities, is out on bail to further vitiate Valley politics. Look at the language…anti-Modi rants, restoring Art 370, freeing terrorists from jails…no different from what Omar or Mehbooba or even others like Lone, of NC, PDP or PC – and the Gupkar Gang – is saying. He wants to defeat Modi’s dream of Naya Kashmir. We accept the challenge. Naya Kashmir’s March will go on unrelenting." Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be visiting Srinagar on September 19. According to the party, he will address a mega BJP rally at Sher-e-Kashmir Park, Srinagar. Around 20,000 to 30,000 party workers are expected to attend the rally.

India: Lok Sabha MP Engineer Rashid's bail ahead of assembly polls could be watershed moment for J&K politics

If all goes well, UAE's Lunar Rover 'Rashid' will roll its way onto the Lunar surface, a short while after landing in April 2023. The first-ever lunar rover of the United Arab Emirates lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 11th on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Rashid rover is riding on Hakuto-R, a Japanese Lunar lander engineered by the private firm ispace. If successful, this will be the first commercial spacecraft to make a controlled landing on the moon.&nbsp;

Weighing 10kg, the Rashid rover is built by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, of the UAE's National Space Agency. The manufacture and supply of the rover's structural parts, reveal the rover's India connection. ST Advanced Composites(STAC), a private firm in southern India had manufactured the composite parts that went into the making of the rover. The firm also supplies advanced composite materials such as metallic and carbon fibre for India's space agency and government-run defence firms and few global space technology&nbsp; 
companies.

"In space missions, we are talking about materials that are at least 10 times lighter and 5 times stronger than steel. We built the rover's structures using magnesium alloy, carbon fibre and aluminium" said Dr. Devendran Thirunavukarasu, Director, STAC.

On the Lunar surface, the four-wheeled rover is expected to spend up to two lunar days(approximately 28earth days). It is expected to touch down in the Atlas Crater in the Northeast part of the moon. The launch of UAE's lunar mission comes a while after NASA's Artemis I mission, which is a preliminary step to return man to the moon.&nbsp;

Around mid-2023, India is also expected to launch its third lunar mission. While the first Indian Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-1 was an orbiter-only study of the moon, the second mission Chandrayaan-2 was an orbiter, lander &amp;rover configuration. However, the soft landing of the lander rover turned out to be a failure. It is to perform the maiden Lunar landing that the Indian Space agency ISRO will be carrying out Chandryaan-3 next year.&nbsp;

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If all goes well, UAE's Lunar Rover 'Rashid' will roll its way onto the Lunar surface, a short while after landing in April 2023. The first-ever lunar rover of the United Arab Emirates lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 11th on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.

If all goes well, UAE's Lunar Rover 'Rashid' will roll its way onto the Lunar surface, a short while after landing in April 2023. The first-ever lunar rover of the United Arab Emirates lifted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on December 11th on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. The Rashid rover is riding on Hakuto-R, a Japanese Lunar lander engineered by the private firm ispace. If successful, this will be the first commercial spacecraft to make a controlled landing on the moon. Weighing 10kg, the Rashid rover is built by Mohammed bin Rashid Space Centre, of the UAE's National Space Agency. The manufacture and supply of the rover's structural parts, reveal the rover's India connection. ST Advanced Composites(STAC), a private firm in southern India had manufactured the composite parts that went into the making of the rover. The firm also supplies advanced composite materials such as metallic and carbon fibre for India's space agency and government-run defence firms and few global space technology companies. "In space missions, we are talking about materials that are at least 10 times lighter and 5 times stronger than steel. We built the rover's structures using magnesium alloy, carbon fibre and aluminium" said Dr. Devendran Thirunavukarasu, Director, STAC. On the Lunar surface, the four-wheeled rover is expected to spend up to two lunar days(approximately 28earth days). It is expected to touch down in the Atlas Crater in the Northeast part of the moon. The launch of UAE's lunar mission comes a while after NASA's Artemis I mission, which is a preliminary step to return man to the moon. Around mid-2023, India is also expected to launch its third lunar mission. While the first Indian Lunar Mission Chandrayaan-1 was an orbiter-only study of the moon, the second mission Chandrayaan-2 was an orbiter, lander &rover configuration. However, the soft landing of the lander rover turned out to be a failure. It is to perform the maiden Lunar landing that the Indian Space agency ISRO will be carrying out Chandryaan-3 next year. WATCH WION LIVE HERE You can now write for wionews.com and be a part of the community. Share your stories and opinions with us here.

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The Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will play for English County cricket club Sussex in the upcoming season, the club said in a statement on Friday. This will be the Afghan leg-spinner`s fourth spell with the Sussex. 
 
The 23-year-old is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in T20 history with 403 in 292 matches and has taken 26 wickets in 23 games for Sussex.

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After signing the agreement with the County Club, Rashid said, "I have always enjoyed my time at Sussex and am more determined than ever to try and help bring the T20 Blast title back to Hove. The squad will look a little different this season with some key players that have moved on but the youngsters coming though impressed me greatly in recent seasons and combined with some new faces I think it is a really exciting time to be a Sharks fan." 
 
"He's the best in the business and we are truly lucky to have him" said Sussex Twenty20 coach James Kirtley. 
 
"It is great to know we have developed a long-standing relationship with the best T20 spinner in the world and not to forget his dynamic batting which we witnessed against Yorkshire in last year`s quarter-final," he said.

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"It will be amazing to have his services for the majority of the T20 Blast along with our two other overseas players. This puts us in an enviable position of being able to react to the ever-changing landscape of international cricket," the coach added.

The Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will play for English County cricket club Sussex in the upcoming season, the club said in a statement on Friday. This will be the Afghan leg-spinner`s fourth spell with the Sussex.

The Afghanistan leg-spinner Rashid Khan will play for English County cricket club Sussex in the upcoming season, the club said in a statement on Friday. This will be the Afghan leg-spinner`s fourth spell with the Sussex. The 23-year-old is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in T20 history with 403 in 292 matches and has taken 26 wickets in 23 games for Sussex. ALSO READ: Ashes 2021: 'They haven't got a clue with selections', Ian Chappell reacts to England's struggles After signing the agreement with the County Club, Rashid said, "I have always enjoyed my time at Sussex and am more determined than ever to try and help bring the T20 Blast title back to Hove. The squad will look a little different this season with some key players that have moved on but the youngsters coming though impressed me greatly in recent seasons and combined with some new faces I think it is a really exciting time to be a Sharks fan." "He's the best in the business and we are truly lucky to have him" said Sussex Twenty20 coach James Kirtley. "It is great to know we have developed a long-standing relationship with the best T20 spinner in the world and not to forget his dynamic batting which we witnessed against Yorkshire in last year`s quarter-final," he said. ALSO READ: Ashes: Ponting accurately predicts Cameron Green's dismissal as Ben Stokes cleans him up with a jaffa - WATCH "It will be amazing to have his services for the majority of the T20 Blast along with our two other overseas players. This puts us in an enviable position of being able to react to the ever-changing landscape of international cricket," the coach added.

Afghan spinner Rashid Khan returns to play for Sussex for 2022 T20 Blast

Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 T20Is wickets.

Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone. Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players who have 100 T20I wickets.

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Rashid picked his 100th wicket in his 53rd match as he broke Malinga`s record. The Sri Lanka bowler had picked his 100th wicket in the 76th game.

The Afghanistan-Pakistan game was set to have fans coming in from across Dubai, but not many would have expected a near stampede situation as groups of Afghanistan fans tried to get into the Dubai International Cricket Stadium without tickets.

Fans had started coming in for the Friday evening game in large numbers from as early as the afternoon, but the trouble started when some fans tried to enter the stadium minus tickets.

One of the Pakistan fans who came down all the way from London for the game wasn't able to enter the stadium in time as the gates had been closed. "We are going to watch a T10 game here because people without tickets were jumping over the gates and we couldn`t get in," the fan rued pointing at his young kids who had their bags checked.

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While the security cordon tried its best to keep non-ticket holders away from the entrance, the large number of fans seemed hell-bent to enter the ground to witness the Afghanistan players in action against Pakistan.

In fact, the worst part was that some of the fans who had tickets were forced to skip the game.&nbsp;

Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 T20Is wickets. Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup.

Afghanistan star spinner Rashid Khan on Friday became the fastest bowler to take 100 T20Is wickets. Rashid achieved the feat during the match against Pakistan in the ongoing T20 World Cup. The Afghanistan spinner dismissed Pakistan all-rounder Mohammad Hafeez to reach the milestone. Shakib Al Hasan, Lasith Malinga and Tim Southee are the players who have 100 T20I wickets. ALSO READ: T20 WC: Pak fans with tickets stuck outside as ticketless Afghan groups break queue to enter stadium - Watch Rashid picked his 100th wicket in his 53rd match as he broke Malinga`s record. The Sri Lanka bowler had picked his 100th wicket in the 76th game. The Afghanistan-Pakistan game was set to have fans coming in from across Dubai, but not many would have expected a near stampede situation as groups of Afghanistan fans tried to get into the Dubai International Cricket Stadium without tickets. Fans had started coming in for the Friday evening game in large numbers from as early as the afternoon, but the trouble started when some fans tried to enter the stadium minus tickets. One of the Pakistan fans who came down all the way from London for the game wasn't able to enter the stadium in time as the gates had been closed. "We are going to watch a T10 game here because people without tickets were jumping over the gates and we couldn`t get in," the fan rued pointing at his young kids who had their bags checked. ALSO READ: T20 World Cup 2021: West Indies beat Bangladesh by 3 runs in nail-biter to keep top four hopes alive While the security cordon tried its best to keep non-ticket holders away from the entrance, the large number of fans seemed hell-bent to enter the ground to witness the Afghanistan players in action against Pakistan. In fact, the worst part was that some of the fans who had tickets were forced to skip the game.

Afghanistan spinner Rashid Khan becomes fastest player to reach 100 T20I wickets

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