Mani


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Ma·ni

 (mä′nē) also Ma·nes (mā′nēz) ad 216?-276?
Persian prophet and founder of Manichaeism. His religious movement, a rival to early Christianity, professed that the world is a fusion of the equal but opposite forces of good and evil.
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Mani

(ˈmɑːnɪ)
n
(Biography) ?216–?276 ad, Persian prophet who founded Manichaeism. Also: Manes or Manichaeus
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Se alle sei della mattina le quattro mile piastre non sono nelle mie mani, alla sette il conte Alberto avra cessato di vivere.
We talked of wrecks, of short ra tions and of heroism--or at least of what the news papers would have called heroism at sea--a mani festation of virtues quite different from the heroism of primitive times.
'Mani himself has said that his real journey as PCB chief will start now.
ICC Chairman Shashank Manohar appointed Mani during the ICC Annual Conference that took place last week.
'My innings as PCB chairman, in real terms, is going to start now as [some] important decisions regarding new team management, national selection committee and others are set to be taken within a few weeks time,' Mani said while talking exclusively to Dawn on Wednesday.
The power struggle within the party appears to be between Mani's son Jose K.
KM Mani, Kerala's longest serving legislator and the Chairman of the Kerala Congress.-Picture retreived from @BJPKrishnaDas/Twitter
Veteran politician and Kerala Congress -- Mani chairman K M Mani, who never lost an assembly election since 1967, died yesterday.
Cricket euphoria gripped the entire country as the fans got behind the tournament and made this an overwhelming success,' Mr Mani said, adding 'The fans not only enjoyed and celebrated the festival of cricket, but they also portrayed a very positive image of Pakistan.
Mani observed that the fact that over 40 renowned international cricketers attended the Pakistan-leg of the league "speaks volumes" about its success.Praising the nation for expressing their passion for the game, Mani said that "over 200,000 spectators came to watch these matches".
However, Mani said that PCB is committed to hold matches in Pakistan and that the matches would be held as planned.
'This is our unanimous decision that matches will be held, according to the plan, in Pakistan,' Mani said at a press conference along with PSL franchise owners.