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Dubai [UAE], Oct.18 : West Indies skipper Jason Holder has blamed dropped catches and large number of no-balls as the reason behind his team's 56-run defeat against Pakistan in the opening Test of the three-match series here at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium last evening.

"It's tough to say. When you look at the game in hindsight you can say a lot of things. Obviously credit must go to Azhar Ali. I thought he played really well. We put him down; at that stage if we would have held him, we would have had a new batsman in," Holder was quoted as saying by ESPNcricinfo.

Washington D.C. [USA], Oct. 18 : Reality star Khloe Kardashian recently celebrated the launch of 'Good American,' her denim line for women who want to "show off your curves" even if they have big body size.

With the denim collection, the 'Keeping Up With the Kardashians' star believes she has helped create a brand that is ideal for any lady of any size, reports E! Online.

"I want to be able to have denim because even if you're a little bigger, you still want to be trendy and cute and show off your curves," she said in a statement.

"I think the selling point for me was having a really wide range of sizes and not trying to segregate people into shopping the plus-size. I really want to break down those barriers and have a denim line for real woman," she explained.

Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Oct.18 : KORA, the leading design label for men's couture and bespoke clothing for men presents 'Riyasat' - The Royal Indian Wedding Collection.

Vintage yet in vogue, extravagant yet eternal and every bit encompassing royal - the KORA Royal Indian Wedding line is just what one need to elevate their look from ordinary to extraordinary. Conceptualized for maharajas, the collection captures the steady unraveling of time through fashion as it draws inspiration from what royalty actually wore and delivers it with a contemporary twist for the discerning man of today.

Nilesh and Mitesh with Models at the KORA Launch event in Ahmedabad

New Delhi [India], Oct.18 : Solar market place MYSUN (itsmysun.com)/ has announced that it has received an initial funding of 2.5 million dollars, which is by far the largest funding received by a company in this innovative business segment that is directed at impacting the rooftop solar industry.

Gagan Vermani, Divyanshu Sachdev and Gyan Prakash Tiwari founded the company in September, 2015 with the idea of focussing on demand creation, technology, big data, analytics and standardisation in the non-utility and rooftop solar sector in India.

In the wake of this investment, Hemant Taneja, Managing Director at General Catalyst Partners, an American venture capital firm, has joined the MYSUN board of directors.

New Delhi [India], Oct. 18 : Justin Bieber is reportedly renting a huge mansion in a London street that costs him almost 1.3 million sterling pounds a year.

The 22-year-old pop star is no stranger to renting pricey properties but his latest sprawling digs are believed to be setting him back 1,08,333 pounds a month, reports E! Online.

The 24,000 square foot property, which was built in 1910 and has undergone a series of renovations, boasts a bathroom made from 12 types of Italian marble, an outdoor pool, spa, tennis court and wine cellar.

Over the new few months, the 'Sorry' singer is said to be planning to divide his time between Los Angeles and London.

Melbourne [Australia], Oct. 18 : Former Australian skipper Michael Clarke believes the coach and the team management have too much say and authority in Australian cricket.

In his new book ' My Story', Clarke has in detail pointed out why he feels the balance of power has shifted too far away from the modern day captains in the recent years.

He is, however, adamant that incumbent captain Steve Smith would prove a success as Australian skipper.

The former Australian skipper also makes it clear that he has no personal issue with current national coach Darren Lehmann, but he has disagreement with the current structure of team hierarchy.