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Djokovic and Federer in the race to break $100 million on-court earnings barrier

Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer are poised to become the first USD 100 million men in tennis in 2016, in a gripping sub-plot to the new Grand Slam season. No player in the history of the sport has broken through the USD 100 million on-court earnings barrier but world number one Djokovic and Federer, the

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SAFF Cup: Sure the men in blue won, but India need to add more guns to their arsenal to go all the way

SAFF Cup had been missing the audience up till now. But people selling the Indian flag and jersey on the way to the stadium ahead of India’s opening clash against Sri Lanka had to be a good indication. And staying true to the Christmas spirit, fans started occupying the stands an hour before the match

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Merry Christmas: Watch Amjad Ali Khan play Jingle Bells on his sarod

As the world celebrates Christmas on Friday, Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan has a musical surprise in store for his fans. Amjad Ali Khan, who was honoured with the Padma Vibhushan in 2001, posted a video on his Facebook account where he is playing the famous Christmas carol ‘Jingle Bells’ on his sarod. Wishing fans

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Sadhana will always be remembered for her trendsetting ‘Sadhana cut’ hairstyle, say fans

Veteran Bollywood actress Sadhana Shivdasani, popularly known as Sadhana, passed away on Friday morning here after a long battle with cancer. But her famous fringe haircut – known as her trademark ‘Sadhana Cut’, now given a modern twist, continues to be loved by many. A top-rung Bollywood star in the 1960s and 1970s, Sadhana was

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Shayma Qassim Abdelrahman defies ISIS threats to be crowned first Miss Iraq since 1972

Shayma Qassim Abdelrahman beat nine other women to take the title but then received a phonecall demanding she join the Caliphate — or else. The 20-year-old says her win is a victory for women’s rights and the kidnapping threat would not stop her. She told NBC News: “(I will) continue forward despite any obstacles. “I

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Understaffed Delhi Police says enforcing odd-even scheme will be tough

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal’s odd-even formula, to help the Capital cut down on pollution, will come into force exactly in a week’s time. While some residents are contemplating buying a new car or trying to beat the scheme through black market jugaad – twowheelers, women drivers with women passengers, hybrid and electric vehicles and

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Dawood Ibrahim likely to retire on 60th birthday today; who will head D-company – Anees Ibrahim or Chhota Shakeel

India’s most wanted person and 1993 Mumbai serial blasts mastermind Dawood Ibrahim is all set to celebrate his 60th birthday in Pakistan on Saturday and, as per reports, announce his retirement from D-company. If reports are to be believed, Dawood, a designated terrorist, will today bid adieu to the underworld and appoint his closest confidante

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Over 1 lakh attend yagam

The second day of Ayutha Maha Chandi Yagam at Erravelli village attracted nearly one lakh devotees, especially women who participated in ‘Kunkumarchana’ at a special enclosure. The rituals began around 9.30 am with Guru Prarthana by chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao and his wife Shobha. A representative from Sringeri Peetham Narahari Subramanya Bhat conducted the

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J&K: Demand to disband village defence teams after killings

The recent killings allegedly perpetrated by Village Defence Committee (VDC) members have triggered calls for the shutdown of VDCs from opposition parties as well as separatists. “The ruthless killing of an innocent child and her mother by the VDC is the worst form of state terrorism,” Hurriyat Conference chairman Syed Ali Geelani said, calling for

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Pope’s Christmas message: Backs UN peace process in Syria, Libya; calls terrorism victims ‘martyrs’

Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent UN-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people. He denounced the “monstrous evil” and atrocities they have endured and praised the countries that have taken in their refugees. Speaking from the central balcony of St. Peter’s Basilica, Francis issued

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Afghanistan hit by 6.2 magnitude earthquake, tremors felt in North India

A 6.2 magnitude earthquake rocked northeast Afghanistan late Friday close to the country’s borders with Pakistan and Tajikistan, leaving at least 17 people injured, according to the US Geological Survey. IANS reports that at least 37 people were injured. The quake, which measured 203.5 kilometres (126 miles) deep, struck about 280 kilometres northeast of the

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A courageous gesture by Modi in Lahore, but where it will lead is not yet clear

Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision to stopover in Lahore has echoes of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s Pakistan diplomacy. It now appears that Nawaz Sharif had invited Modi to visit Lahore on his way back from Moscow and Afghanistan. The fact that Modi accepted, signals that he is as keen as Nawaz Sharif to

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