India’s seven-wicket defeat to West Indies in their 2016 ICC World Twenty20 continues to grab headlines with former players and pundits still giving their comments on the key aspects of the match. On Saturday, former India captain Sourav Ganguly said he wouldn’t have given Virat Kohli the final at the Wankhede Stadium on Thursday. West […]
The poll-bound Uttar Pradesh government has announced a relief package for drought-affected Bundelkhand region, promising monthly free ration to 2.30 lakh families in the affected districts. The state announced the extension of the package after Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav undertook a two-day tour of the region that has been reeling under a long spell of
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Nothing gets bigger than the Wrestlemania when it comes to wrestling. From the AT&T center in Dallas, Texas with an attendance of over 100,000, many high profile matches are in store. And they lived up to the billing! AS IT HAPPENED: # REIGNS CELEBRATES! # SPEAR!! Roman Reigns WINS! NEW WWE WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION!! ONE-TWO-THREEEEEE!
With PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti set to take oath as first woman chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, uncertainty still remains over council of ministers. The 57-year-old Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) chief, who will replace her father late Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, as 13th chief minister of politically sensitive state, hasn’t given any indications
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You could see this coming from Darren Sammy. There was a hint when Chris Gayle had an uncharacteristic outburst at West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) last year after pulling off a sensational assault on South Africa. Expressing his pain and anguish over the axing of Dwayne Bravo and Kieron Pollard, Gayle said at the post-match
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Millions of confidential documents have been leaked from one of the world’s most secretive law firms, exposing how the rich and powerful have hidden their money. A massive leak of 11.5 million tax documents has exposed the secret offshore dealings of aides to Russian president Vladimir Putin, world leaders and celebrities including Barcelona forward Lionel
From baked clay goblets during the Pleistene Age used by the Britons to Jacobite glass during 1700 century to the age of stemless tumblers, wine glasses have always been a complex choice to make. Blame it on the drink itself; a wine will display completely different characteristics when served in different glasses. With a wide
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It’s that time of the year again when the scorching sun takes a toll on your skin and hair. With these quick tips, you can prevent beauty woes that are common during this season With the temperatures rising, it is a task to look calm and cool when you step outside your home. Beauty professional
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The corporate turf is said to be most stressful, what with deadlines, work hassles, thinking ahead of time and more. And so, it’s crucial to keep your wits about you as you go through the daily grind. Laughter is one of the best therapies to help you achieve that. Here’s why… It makes you more
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For the first time since Partition, there is a glimmer of hope that the 300-year-old Gurdwara Bhai Biba Singh in Peshawar, Pakistan, would be opened to Sikhs from India. After opening the gurdwara, Evacuee Trust Property Board chairman Siddiq-ul-Farooq informed TOI over the phone that the gurdwara would be opened to Indian Sikhs only if
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The Congress Party on Saturday criticised both the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Islamic seminary Darul Uloom Deoband for indulging in ‘petty politics’ in the name of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’ and said both sides are trying to divide the nation. “All those who try and do petty politics in the name of ‘Bharat
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The Indian Railways aims to beat its speed record after a gap of 28 years with the inaugural run of the Gatimaan Express on Tuesday. Gatimaan Express, India’s first semi high-speed train, will cover the 184 kilometre-distance from Hazrat Nizamuddin station to Agra in 100 minutes, clocking a maximum speed of 160 kmph. The Bhopal
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Riyadh on Saturday on his maiden two-day visit to the oil-rich Saudi kingdom as both countries are set to firm up a raft of pacts to bolster their strategic partnership besides exploring ways to enhance security and counter-terror cooperation. Combating threat of terrorism and radicalisation are expected to figure
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Major cigarette manufacturers including ITC, Godfrey Philips and VST have decided to shut all their factories and stop manufacturing with effect from Friday in the wake of larger pictorial warnings covering 85 percent of the packaging space coming into force. The companies, which are members of Tobacco Institute of India, who account for more than
Four CRPF personnel were on Saturday injured in a series of IED blasts carried out by Naxals in Dhanbad district of Jharkhand. Officials said the incident occurred near Topchanchi-Jitpur axis when bike-borne troops of the force were out on patrol in the Left Wing Extremism affected areas of the district. “Four troops have been injured
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The superintendent of a district jail in Varanasi was taken hostage while his deputy was seriously injured as inmates clashed with prison staff on Saturday and took control of a section of the prison barracks. The inmates went on the rampage in the morning after two of their prison mates were allegedly beaten up by
Indian Railways will transport water to drought-affected areas in the country, said an official statement from the Railway Ministry, issued on Friday. Union Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu has directed the railway administration to make necessary arrangements in this regard in Maharashtra, the statement added. Rlys will transport 2750000 litres/rake drinking water in the drought-affected areas
Stephen Fleming. the Rising Pune SuperGiants coach, minced no words in backing MS Dhoni as his choice to lead the Pune IPL team. While addressing a press conference at JW Mariott hotel in Pune on Friday (April 1), Fleming was asked how he was going to handle three skippers of their respective squads – Faf
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So what is so different about Emraan Hashmi’s next movie ‘Azhar’? There is no kiss shared by him and his co-star Lara Dutta. In ‘Azhar,’ Emraan will be seen playing former cricketer Md Azharuddin and Lara Dutta will be portraying a lawyer fighting his ‘match fixing case.’ At the trailer launch of the movie yesterday
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A CBI special court on Saturday allowed retired Gujarat IPS officer D G Vanzara, a key accused in the Ishrat Jahan and Sohrabuddin Sheikh fake encounter cases, to return home to Gujarat. The court modified the bail condition that had confined Vanzara to Mumbai for the past one year. Special judge SJ Raje pronounced the
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Deepika Padukone, who will make her Hollywood debut with XXX: The Return of Xander Cage, was recently seen chilling with her co-star Nina Dobrev. Director DJ Caruso shared a picture of the 30-year-old actor and Dobrev hanging out together in between shots. He captioned the picture, “#xxx3 #xandercagereturns Becky#ninadobrev and Serena #DeepikaPadukone in between setups.”
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A 33-year-old Delhi-based businesswoman was allegedly raped by a man whom she had met over lunch to discuss business dealings at a hotel in Connaught Place area on Friday afternoon. The police said that the accused was known to the victim as she claimed to have met him a few times earlier in Chandigarh. According
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Summer planting of crops including paddy and cotton could get delayed due to above normal heatwave conditions expected to prevail over central and northwest India from April to June this year as forecast by the weather office. Above normal temperatures can also have devastating effects on human health, water resources and power generation. However, with
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The students here are yearning for a change and wants a Chief Minister like Manik Sarkar of next door neighbour Tripura and Arvind Kejriwal of faraway Delhi, who will work for overall development of the state and welfare of all religions in Assam. “One thing is sure that we need a change. But we need
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Recently, Virat Kohli was found supporting Anushka Sharma in his Tweet against the online trolls following the actress after Virat’s outstanding performance in the T20 world cup. To some, it had appeared as the first step in the patch-up of the couple, who were in news for their break-up. However, this slight ray of hope
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Actress Pratyusha Banerjee, whose death at the age of 24 is being investigated as a possible suicide, was taken to Mumbai’s Kokilaben Ambani Hospital on Friday by her boyfriend Rahul Raj, sources say. Pratyusha, best-known for playing the lead character of Anandi on TV show Balika Vadhu, allegedly hanged herself at home and was declared
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Hours after Thursday’s flyover collapse, chief minister Mamata Banerjee promised stringent action against those responsible for the tragedy that claimed 24 lives and wounded about 90 people. More than four years ago, she had vowed the same, after a devastating fire ripped through a city hospital and claimed 91 lives. But despite her promise of
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“We are not here for any positions but for a responsibility,” said Premier Narendra Modi after taking charge of the country following the BJP’s victory with huge margin in the 2014 general election. The prime minister has been working hard ever since to live up to expectations. His government has come out with new plans
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The city police have summoned three-time National award winning actress Kangana Ranaut and her sister to record their statement, following a complaint lodged by actor Hrithik Roshan against unknown persons for alleged impersonation. After Hrithik approached the suburban Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC) police, an FIR was registered against unknown persons for allegedly creating a fake
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Bollywood superstar Salman Khan, who is currently shooting for Sultan, was seen flaunting his six-pack abs in langot (loincloth) while preparing himself for a fight in a wrestling akhada (ring). In a picture from Sultan’s sets, Salman Khan aka Sultan Ali Khan, who had undergone intense training and workout for his role of a wrestler,
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