Hockey India on Monday announced an 18-member Indian team led by Sardar Singh that will take part in the 25th edition of the Sultan Azlan Shah Cup to be held in Ipoh, Malaysia from 6 to 16 April. Besides India, New Zealand, 2012 Olympic bronze medallist Australia, Pakistan, Japan, Canada and hosts Malaysia will be […]
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Indian boxing star Vijender Singh’s next bout was on Tuesday postponed from April 2 to April 30 due to technical reasons. The fight will now be held at the Copper Box Arena instead of the Harrow Leisure Centre here. “It had been announced that Singh would feature on April 2 show at the Harrow Leisure
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Syria’s peace talks hit a fresh impasse over President Bashar al-Assad Monday, as the head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah vowed his Shiite movement would keep fighting alongside the regime until Islamic State jihadists are defeated. The UN’s Syria envoy, Staffan de Mistura, said he had pressured Damascus to outline its approach to the crucial issue of
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French authorities said Tuesday there was “a very strong suspicion” that the first case of microcephaly linked to the Zika virus had been detected on the Caribbean island of Martinique. The case would be the first on French territory of microcephaly, a birth defect thought to be caused by Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that has
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An armed British ship believed to be carrying enough plutonium to make about 40 atomic bombs has left a port in eastern Japan to transport the shipment to the US for storage. Kyodo News agency said the British-flagged nuclear fuel transport ship Pacific Egret left the port in Tokai village, northeast of Tokyo today, a
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At least 17 Hindus were among 20 people who have died after consuming spurious liquor during Holi celebrations in Pakistan’s Sindh, two years after a similar tragedy struck the country’s southern province. Police said that 34 people were rushed to a hospital in the Tando Mohammad Khan district on Monday, where 20 of them, including
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Malyalam actress Jyoti Krishna who has done films like ‘Life of Josutty’ and the recently released ‘Moonam Nal Njayarazhcha’, became a victim of social media exploitation. A scandalous photo of the actress in which her face was photoshopped onto pictures of naked porn stars went viral on many social media platforms including WhatsApp. The actress
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Ahead of the visit by a Pakistani probe team in connection with the Pathankot terror attack on an IAF base, NIA on Monday released the photographs of four terrorists killed during the counter-offensive which began on 2 January and lasted for more than 80 hours. The move comes barely a few days before the Special
A woman in Bengaluru was booked for allegedly trying to kill eight puppies. This incident comes to light just a day after a man in Delhi was seen stabbing dogs. According to the woman’s neighbours, Poonamma flung the puppies onto a boulder to teach the mother (of the pups) a lesson. The dog apparently gave
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Superstar Aamir Khan is bowled over by the trailer of Swara Bhaskar-starrer relationship drama Nil Battey Sannata. Directed by debutant filmmaker Ashwini Iyer Tiwari, the film talks about a single mother who enrolls in the same school as her daughter to improve her academic performance. “Saw Nil Battey Sannata. Inspiring, moving, uplifting! Great film! Outstanding
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Kangana Ranaut may be having her cake and eating it too on the eve of her birthday as she was named ambassador for a clothing brand, but the outspoken actress was also deciding – perhaps for the first time in a while – to mince her words. The famously plain-spoken Kangana, asked about her public
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The Delhi High Court today issued notice to a woman who had accused Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Kumar Vishwas of molesting her, while hearing his plea against lodging of an FIR in the matter. Justice Sunita Gupta also issued notice to Delhi Police and asked them to file status report on the issue by
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Actor Darshan Kumar, who will soon be seen in Omung Kumar’s Sarbjit co-starring actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan and actor Randeep Hooda, said that he never felt overshadowed by their presence. Sarbjit is a biopic on Sarbjit Singh, an Indian farmer who was convicted of terrorism and spying in Pakistan and was sentenced to death. He
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Superstar Shah Rukh Khan, who has played a lover boy and action hero, will be seen as a Fan boy in his upcoming flick ‘Fan’. But King Khan will don an absolutely new avatar for his next project with director Anand L. Rai. Shah Rukh will be playing the role of a dwarf for his
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Two Indian crew members of Jet Airways were injured at the Brussels airport — where twin explosions a short while ago killed at least 13 people and caused injuries to 35 others. Both have been taken to the hospital, the private carrier has said. A statement from the private carrier issued earlier read, “We are
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A blast has been reported at a metro station close to European Union institutions in Brussels, not long after explosions tore through the departure hall of the Belgian city’s airport on Tuesday morning, killing up to 13 dead and injuring several others. At the airport, shots were fired and there were shouts in Arabic shortly
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This track is bound to make you nostalgic. If you grew up in the 1990s, then here’s an absolutely delightful treat to your ears. Walk down the memory lane by reminiscing glorious moments of your childhood by listening to ‘Jungle Jungle Baat Chali Hai’ from ‘The Jungle Book’. Legendary lyricist Gulzar and Vishal Bharadwaj have
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The National Highways Authority of India has laid the groundwork to roll out India’s first personal rapid transit (PRT) network and will invite global bids for the project within the next fortnight. The pilot project will span a 13 km stretch from the Gurgaon-Delhi border to Badshapur Mod on Sohna Road and is estimated to
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North Korea’s top leader Kim Jong-Un has again guided a test firing of the new, large-caliber multiple rocket launcher, the country’s official news agency KCNA reported on Tuesday. Kim expressed his satisfaction with the accuracy of the rockets used and lauded the officials and scientists involved for producing the launching system, Xinhua quoted a report
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Myanmar’s president-elect on Tuesday proposed an 18-member cabinet that will include party leader Aung San Suu Kyi, the former dissident who for decades had campaigned for a democratically elected government to replace the country’s military junta. President-elect Htin Kyaw submitted the names to the parliament for a formal review and approval by legislators on Wednesday,
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The airport in the Russian city of Rostov-on-Don has reopened, two days after a passenger jet crashed there, killing all 62 on board, including an Indian couple, as investigators continued their probe into the disaster. The Flydubai Boeing 737, which took off from Dubai, exploded into a fireball on Saturday after missing the runway in
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Maharashtra government grants more funds for the upkeep of animals in fodder camps than for children living in orphanages and state-run child homes, a BJP MLA has alleged. The state government pays Rs 70 to a fodder camp for the keep of an animal, while the orphanages and state-run children homes are paid Rs 30
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In a dramatic move, Malayalam actor K P A C Lalitha, whose name was cleared by CPM for Wadakkanchery assembly seat in Kerala despite dissent at the local level, announced on Monday that she was pulling out of the electoral race because of health reasons. Lalitha (69), wife of the late filmmaker Bharathan, also cited
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The Kerala government intends to approach the Chief Electoral Officer seeking a review of a freeze on the free ration scheme announced in the state budget for 2016-17. The budget has proposed to provide free ration to all those falling below poverty line and beneficiaries of Antyodaya Anna Yojana. The Chief Electoral Officer has now
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Union Minister Venkaiah Naidu has said while Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s address to the World Sufi Forum raised “hope”, Congress president Sonia Gandhi’s message “manufactured fear”. In a statement, Mr Naidu said the World Sufi Forum was addressed by the Prime Minister and Congress president in a gap of two days, but their messages were
After a fabulous opening weekend, Shakun Batra’s Kapoor and Sons has managed to pass the Monday test with flying colours. The romantic comedy, starring real-life couple Alia Bhatt and Sidharth Malhotra, has received a thumbs up from the critics and has also become a hit with the audience. Within four days of its release, the
Top cricketers could be set for a major financial windfall as they flaunt their skills in the ongoing World T20. With the Indian Premier League scheduled to begin just six days after the World T20 final, a number of cricketers might get last-minute deals that will increase their annual income. Top draw are definitely MS
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The Advocate General of Maharashtra Shreehari Aney submitted his resignation on Tuesday morning. His resignation comes after he received flak for publicly raising a demand for Vidarbha’s statehood. On Sunday while attending a public function to distribute relief to drought-hit farmers, Mr. Aney flagged out a demand for a separate Vidarbha and also said that
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Last time when we met Akshay Kumar, he had told us that talks with A.R. Murugadoss have been going on and they would soon announce their second collaboration Ikka and details of the shoot schedule too. Now it seems, the actor, who is busy with Robot 2, Housefull 3, Namastey England and Rustom, has finally
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Even though India started off their ICC World Twenty20 campaign on a poor note by losing to New Zealand, former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag feels that MS Dhoni & Co still remain overwhelming favourites to win the title. “I had picked India, New Zealand, South Africa and West Indies before the start of the tournament.
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