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Cricket All Stars: Sachin Tendulkar set to woo America, says T20 right format to globalise cricket

Indian cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar hopes to see cricket become a global sport by making an impact on the youngsters and women in America through the inaugural three-match All Stars series starting in New York on Saturday. “The idea is to globalise cricket…We are here to encourage youngsters as well as women cricketers who will […]

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Rahul Gandhi offers prayers at Takht Damdama Sahib during Punjab visit

Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi on Fridayoffered prayers at Sikh shrine Takht Damdama Sahib at Talwandi Sabo near Batindha. The Takht Sri Darbar Sahib Damdama Sahib, one of the five seats of temporal authority of Sikhism, is the place where Guru Gobind Singh, the tenth Sikh Guru, prepared the full version of the Sikh scriptures

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Srinagar turns into fortress ahead of PM Modi’s visit: Over 200 arrested ahead of Saturday rally

Separatist Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq was today placed under house arrest while several others were taken into preventive custody to foil their plan of holding a rally parallel to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday. Independent MLA Sheikh Abdul Rashid was also detained on Wednesday in the Kupwara district while

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India Batsmen Were in ODI Mode in Mohali Test vs South Africa: Sunil Gavaskar

“Virat Kohli needed a big knock to celebrate his birthday, but the pace of the Mohali pitch did him in,” said Sunil Gavaskar on Thursday. He was explaining India’s shoddy batting on Day 1 of the Mohali Test against South Africa. After opting to bat first, India were all out for 201, a score Kohli

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Salman Dismisses Reports of Fight With Aamir as ‘Ridiculous Controversy’

Actor Salman Khan has denied reports of a fight with Aamir Khan. Salman reportedly had a fight with Aamir at a party few months ago. “There is no truth to these reports of rift between Aamir and me. You know how these things are written. There was nothing like that,” Salman told PTI. Salman plays

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14 lose eyesight after botched cataract surgery in Maharashtra

As many as fourteen people from Washim in west Vidarbha may have lost their vision in one eye after an infection which was caught during cataract surgeries at a district hospital there, the Hindustan Times has reported. The incident puts the spotlight on the sorry state of health care in Maharashtra, particularly outside of metropolitan

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Badal tells Punjab police to brace for more desecration incidents

Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Thursday asked the state’s civil and police administrations to brace for a string of desecration incidents of the Guru Granth Sahib. Addressing a high-level meeting of top brass of state civil and police administration, including all divisional commissioners, deputy commissioners, top police officers and others at Punjab Bhawan

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Danon asks UN to condemn organ-harvesting ‘blood libel’

Ambassador to the UN Danny Danon called on Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to condemn the recent Palestinian accusations that Israel harvested the organs of Palestinians killed in October. Palestinian representative at the UN Riyad Mansour wrote a letter to British Ambassador Matthew Rycroft, the president of the Security Council for November, earlier this week, seeking to

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Gujarat HC warns Muslim men not to misinterpret Quran’s polygamy provision

In a strongly-worded order, the Gujarat High Court today said the Quran was being misinterpreted by Muslim men to have more than one wife and the provision of polygamy was being misused by them for “selfish reasons”. The high court also stated that time has come for the country to embrace the uniform civil code

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Bihar exit polls hint at all outcomes; voters may have turned smarter than netas, pundits

The Bihar election has turned into a thriller whose ending will be revealed only in the final paragraph. The exit polls were expected to give some vital clues to the outcome. But they have just kept the suspense lingering by hinting at all possible outcomes: NDA sweep, Mahagathbandhan victory and a hung Assembly. If the

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Gionee S Plus

Gionee S Plus smartphone was launched in November 2015. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchsceen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels The Gionee S Plus is powered by 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be

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Micromax Canvas 5

Micromax Canvas 5 smartphone was launched in November 2015. The phone comes with a 5.20-inch touchsceen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels The Micromax Canvas 5 is powered by 1.3GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor and it comes with 3GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be

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‘Baahubali’ actress Tamannaah’s ‘transparent dress’ causes a stir

‘Baahubali’ star Tamannaah is known for her smart choices when it comes to her outfits. However, Tamannaah’s dress at an event in Hyderabad recently became the hot topic on social media and in Tollywood. Tamannaah was styled by Mukta Shahdadpuri and wore a pretty dress designed by Gauri and Nainika to the IIFA Utsavam press

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PM Modi Launches India’s First-Ever Gold Coin, 2 Other Gold Schemes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today launched India’s first-ever gold coin and inaugurated two gold related schemes, including the gold monetisation scheme, aimed at luring tonnes of unused gold from households into the banking system. “20,000 tonnes of gold is just lying unused. That is the reason we are poor,” he said and added that “If

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Ranveer Singh: Will make Salman Khan proud through my role as Bajirao

Bollywood actor Ranveer Singh is hopes he will make Salman Khan proud through his portrayal of Bajirao in much-talked-about film Bajirao Mastani. Salman was supposed to play Bajirao in the historic romantic film earlier but things did not materialise and Ranveer stepped in. “We know that Salman sir was going to be the original Bajirao.

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Pakistan factory collapses, killing at least 18, scores trapped

At least 18 people were killed and up to 150 trapped on Wednesday when a factory collapsed near the eastern Pakistani city of Lahore, officials said, adding to a number of industrial disasters to hit the South Asian nation. Rescue workers digging for survivors with construction equipment have recovered 75 injured people so far, said

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Toxic air in Delhi exposes India’s environment struggle

The air pollution meter buzzed and spat out a stunning result: levels of PM2.5—tiny, toxic particles that lead to respiratory diseases—were 27 times the safe limit near the Parliament in New Delhi on Wednesday morning. The reading of 675 micrograms per cubic meter of air recorded by Bloomberg News exceeded the highest measured this year

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Who’s the real Narendra Modi, asks a baffled Nepal as Madhesi conflict deepens

Nepalis are scratching their heads, wondering what happened to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, the Indian leader the people embraced with much enthusiasm last year. In August, two months after taking office, Modi set out on a visit to Nepal. His mantra ‘neighbourhood first’ was appreciated not just at home but by neighbours too. The visit

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ISL 2015: Struggling Kerala Blasters upset table toppers FC Pune City

Kerala Blasters gave themselves hope of securing a place in the semifinals of the Indian Super League (ISL) with a 2-0 victory over table-toppers FC Pune City at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium in Kochi on Wednesday. Chris Dagnall (45th minute) and Sanchez Watt (60th minute) scored for Kerala in a match they dominated for long spells

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Want to break into top 10 by year-end and qualify for Super Series finals: Jwala Gutta

India’s top women’s doubles pair in badminton, seasoned campaigners Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, are aiming to crack the top 10 in world rankings before the year comes to an end. “We are currently ranked 11th. We had broken into the top ten after the Canadian Open but I fell sick during the Japan and

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