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If Pakistan pulls out of World T20, we will have to pay a penalty to ICC: PCB Chief Shahryar Khan

Pakistan Cricket Board Chairman Shahryar Khan on Wednesday admitted that if the national team was unable to participate in next month’s World Twenty20 in India, the body could be fined by the ICC. Khan told reporters that in case Pakistan pulls out of the World Cup, the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) would have to pay […]

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Neanderthals and humans interbred 100,000 years ago: Study

Neanderthals may have been mating with modern humans 100,000 years ago, tens of thousands of years earlier than previously thought, a new study based on several different methods of DNA analysis has found. Scientists provide the first genetic evidence of a scenario in which early modern humans left the African continent and mixed with now-extinct

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People can rap the govt, not abuse the nation: Rijiju on JNU row

With the JNU row continuing unabated, Union minister Kiren Rijiju on Thursday said people are free to criticise the government but cannot abuse the nation. In a Facebook post, Rijiju said a group of people in Jawaharlal Nehru University have taken a “despicable vow to break India into pieces” and declared Parliament attack convict Afzal

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ICC World T20 2016: Unpredictability rules out claims of ‘favourites’

The ICC World T20 2016 is impending and the cricket fraternity is busy picking their favourites. MS Dhoni’s Team India are red-hot favourites because it is shaping up well, for being on a roll after two consecutive series wins; while the Australians are not being spoken about much following their poor show. There are worries

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When you are too good for your own good: The predicament of being Ajinkya Rahane

With a “no-vacancy” sign plastered on India’s top order and his utility in the middle questioned by his own captain, Ajinkya Rahane suddenly finds his consistency with the bat means very little. The 27-year-old Mumbai batsman has forced his way into the final 15 for next month’s World Twenty20 on home soil but is unlikely

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Kapil Sharma wants to retain popular characters on new show, but Colors won’t let him

Kapil Sharma and his production team are currently in a terrible fix. The popular comedian who quit Colors’ Comedy Nights With Kapil last month is currently trying to figure out a way to feature the same characters on his new show, reportedly on Sony Entertainment Network, without getting into legal trouble with Colors. According to

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Here is what BJP MP Gopal Shetty has to say about his ‘fashionable for farmers to commit suicide’ remark

After drawing flak for his remark that farmers? suicides have become a ‘fashion’, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP from Maharashtra Gopal Shetty on Thursday clarified his stand, saying there is a competition among the state governments to give compensation to the farmers who commit suicide. The BJP MP from North Mumbai said that he erroneously

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2016 US Presidential elections: Republican presidential race erupts into four-way battle

The Republican race for the party’s 2016 presidential nomination erupted into a four-candidate crossfire on Wednesday over who has the proper experience and is the most conservative, days before South Carolina voters put their stamp on the campaign. In TV interviews and campaign events, front-runner Donald Trump threatened to sue U.S. Senator Ted Cruz of

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India to push for balanced constitution, timely completion of projects during Oli visit

India would utilise the opportunity to drive home the point on timely completion of Delhi-funded projects in Nepal under the current and previous Line of Credits and the need for a balanced Constitution when PM KP Sharma Oli arrives here on a six-day visit. Even as Oli arrives here on his maiden trip abroad as

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US rewarding Pakistan for bad behaviour by selling F-16 jets, says American Hindu advocacy group

The United States’ decision to sell eight F-16 fighter jets to Pakistan will only amount to rewarding the country for its ‘bad behaviour’, a US-based Hindu advocacy group has said. “The Obama administration announced the move, despite its own assessment that the Pakistani government, directly and by proxy, supports Islamist terror groups that target its

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B-Town ‘can’t wait’ to watch Priyanka Chopra in ‘Baywatch’

Bollywood celebrities like Sunny Leone, Madhur Bhandarkar and Mika Singh have congratulated Priyanka Chopra over her Hollywood debut film ‘Baywatch’ and say that they “can’t wait” to watch the actress in the film. Priyanka, who will star alongside Hollywood actor Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson and Zac Efron in “Baywatch”, will be seen playing the villain

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Modi third most followed leader on Instagram, Twitter study finds

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) is the third most followed leader on photo and video sharing website Instagram with 1.7 million followers, behind Barack Obama’s campaign account (@BarackObama) which is followed by more than 6 million people and Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (@damedvedev), who has more than 2 million followers, said a new

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AIADMK Government To Present Tamil Nadu’s Interim Budget On Tuesday

The AIADMK government will on Tuesday present Tamil Nadu’s interim budget for 2016-17 in the poll-bound state. Finance Minister O Panneerselvam is slated to make his budget speech after which the Business Advisory Committee will decide on the duration of the session, where the budget will be discussed and debated. Since polls are due in

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Mumbai Teacher Makes It To Global Top 10 For USD 1 Million Prize

An Indian teacher who runs a not-for-profit school in Mumbai for girls from the city’s red light areas was on Wednesday named in the top 10 short-list for a global prize for teachers. Robin Chaurasiya, founder of Kranti, will compete with teachers from the UK, US, Nairobi, Palestine, Japan, Finland, Australia and Pakistan to win

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Hope floats in Jammu and Kashmir as Ram Madhav meets Mehbooba Mufti

There were many speculations in Srinagar, but no one had any idea that BJP general secretary Ram Madhav would visit Peoples Democratic Party president Mehbooba Mufti so soon. Jammu and Kashmir, which has been under Governor’s Rule for over a month since January 7 when then chief minister Mufti Mohammad Sayeed passed away, saw the

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JNU row: Ramdev calls Rahul Gandhi traitor for supporting students

In an apparent attack on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi for his support to the protesting Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students, Yoga guru Baba Ramdev on Thursday said that association with anti-nationals is treachery, adding that the political leaders should go beyond vote bank politics and should not compromise with the nation’s sovereignty and unity. “It

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Ankara attack: 28 people killed, 61 wounded in car bomb targeting Turkey’s military

At least 28 people were killed and 61 wounded Wednesday by a car bomb targeting the Turkish military in the heart of the capital Ankara, the latest in a string of attacks to shake the country. The blast struck a convoy of military vehicles, said Deputy Prime Minister Numan Kurtulmus, confirming the latest toll. It

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JNU student leader Kanhaiya named in FIR only after TV report

The sedition case against Jawaharlal Nehru University student leader Kanhaiya Kumar appears to be an afterthought, relying mostly on a TV report. When the station house officer (SHO) of a nearby police station visited the JNU campus on February 9, he saw students at an evening rally commemorating the anniversary of the execution of 2001

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Organic Milk, Meat Richer in Omega-3: Study

Organic milk and meat contain about 50 percent more beneficial omega-3 fatty acids than conventionally produced equivalents, according to a pair of large-scale studies published Tuesday. Previous research has linked omega-3 with reduced rates of cardiovascular disease, improved neurological development, and better immune function. A team of two dozen researchers led by Carlo Leifert, a

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