Terming Zaheer Khan’s ability to read a match situation as “one of the best” among contemporary Indian cricketers, former India batsman VVS Laxman feels that the just-retired left-arm pacer would prove to be a “great bowling coach” because of his vast knowledge on the subject. Even the BCCI top brass have already started thinking as […]
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Former world champion Viswanathan Anand’s bad form continued as he could only finish 22nd in the World Blitz Chess championship, which concluded here on Thursday. Anand’s final day was marred by draws and the silver lining for the Indian was the fact that he did not lose a single game on the last day that
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Top Indian shuttler Kidambi Srikanth and men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy suffered contrasting defeats in the second round of the USD 650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier here today. World No. 5 Srikanth, who had a 1-1 record against Tommy Sugiarto of Indonesia coming into the match, failed to come
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Former India captain Sourav Ganguly today began his new innings as Cricket Association of Bengal president with a pledge to make Eden Gardens the best place within three months time. “I’ve seen almost every cricket venue around the world. I know what exists there. I can guarantee you that within next three months Eden Gardens
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Sylvester Stallone reportedly had ‘shradh’ ceremony performed for his son Sage, who died in 2012. According to a newspaper report, Sylvester called up a vedic scholar from Rishikesh that he still sees his dead son and was very disturbed. The 36-year-old was found dead at his apartment in Los Angeles three years ago. While it
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A film banned by Indian authorities about the deadly rape of a young woman on a bus in New Delhi has opened in the United States to acclaim, with Hollywood star Meryl Streep saying it deserves to win an Academy Award. Depicting the rape and murder of a medical student in 2012 that sparked violent
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India has strongly dismissed Pakistan’s raising of the Jammu and Kashmir issue at multiple fora in the UN, asserting that the references are “totally out of context” and constitute a “clear interference” in its internal affairs. India also asserted that Kashmir is, has always been and will remain an integral part of India. In one
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Even as the central government seeks to develop a string of ports around the country’s coastline while reaching out to the government of maritime states as a part of its ‘Sagarmala Project’, the Indian Coast Guard (ICG) continues with its acquisition initiatives to strengthen its existing fleet. While commissioning the Indian Coast Guard Ship Anmol,
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Lauren Alaquinez will soon say goodbye to her husband for the fifth time in three years, when he deploys once again to Afghanistan with the US Army Special Forces. As a military family, Alaquinez and her four children know what they’ve signed up for. But that made it no easier to hear the news that
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The Supreme Court pronounces on Friday its verdict on petitions challenging the constitutional validity of the National Judicial Appointments Commission (NJAC) that replaced the two-decade-old collegium system of appointing judges in the higher judiciary. A five-judge bench headed by Justice JS Khehar, which reserved its judgment on July 15 after arguments on the validity of
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In a statement which is likely to create fresh controversy, Haryana CM Manohar Lal Khattar has said that Muslims can live in India if they give up eating beef. He has also said that both sides committed mistakes in Dadri. Speaking to The Indian Express, Khattar who has been associated with RSS for close to
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The Punjab Government today transferred 6 IAS and 12 PCS officers in the state with immediate effect. Of the IAS officers, Raji P Srivastva has been posted as Secretary, Personnel, in addition to Director, Mahatma Gandhi State Institute of Public Administration. Kumar Anugreh Prasad Sinha has been posted as Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, in addition to
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Strong winds uprooted a tree that later fell on a shed in Pathankot district on Wednesday morning, killing one and injuring five others, police and witnesses said. They said a large number of youths had gathered at the army’s Unit 126 at Madhopur for a recruitment drive and a few candidates were waiting for their
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The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government will launch a major drive next month to clean up Delhi of “all garbage and debris” as part of the Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said on Wednesday, extending “full support” to the pet project of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Mr Kejriwal announced the government’s decision in
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The controversial law banning dance bars in Maharashtra, which provided employment to thousands of women, was put on hold by the Supreme Court today. The court said the Maharashtra police will ensure that dignity of women was not affected by the dance performance. Dance bars have been a contentious issue in the state, where the
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The battle for Bihar enters into its second phase on Friday with voters set to decide the fate of 456 candidates in 32 constituencies spread over six Naxal-hit districts, posing a big challenge to security forces. The districts are Kaimur, Rohtas, Arwal, Jehanabad, Aurangabad and Gaya. After the completion of the first phase of polling
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Pakistan has declared that it won’t give up consulting Kashmiri separatists in order to hold talks with India- a condition that India promptly rejected at the General Assembly here on Wednesday. Asserting that consultations with separatists are essential for peacefully solving the Kashmir dispute, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative Maleeha Lodhi said, “Calling for the termination of
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Veteran Bollywood actor Naseeruddin Shah, who was trolled on Twitter for his comments during former Pakistan foreign minister Khurshid Kasuri’s book launch two days ago, on Wednesday said he was targeted for being a Muslim. He said he was proud to be an Indian and he would not allow anybody to question his patriotism. Expressing
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Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh faces arrest in a corruption case with the Central Bureau of Investigation or CBI moving the Supreme Court for permission. The court will hear the petition on October 26. The CBI has told the court that it wants to arrest and question the Chief Minister, who is accused of
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Punam Yadav (63kg) bagged gold medals for India in both the senior and junior women’s categories on the third day of the 2015 Commonwealth Youth, Junior & Senior weightlifting championships here today. In the men’s section Vishnukanth S, Ragala Venkat Rahul and Vikas Thakur claimed the top positions in their respective weight divisions. Another Indian
World No 1 shuttler Saina Nehwal survived a scare before prevailing over Thailand’s Busanan Ongbumrungphan in the opening round to start her campaign on a positive note at the USD 650,000 Denmark Open Super Series Premier in Odense on Wednesday. The 2012 champion, Saina had beaten the Thai girl at the Japan Open this year
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India pacer Zaheer Khan will retire from international cricket on Thursday, according to IPL chairman Rajeev Shukla. Shukla tweeted from his account saying the Indian pacer would hit the sack today and wished the pacer for his life after retirement. The former India manager also said he would wish to see Zaheer continue playing in
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Iran’s parliament approved a historic nuclear deal with world powers today, effectively ending debate among lawmakers over the agreement and paving the way for its formal implementation. The motion to approve the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was passed with 161 votes in favour, 59 against and with 13 abstentions, the official IRNA news
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US President Barack Obama is looking at the possibilities of a long-term large presence of American troops in Afghanistan beyond 2016, in the backdrop of the temporarily takeover of Kunduz city by the Taliban. Under the current policy, American troops are scheduled to be reduced to embassy level presence by the end of 2016. Currently
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The toll in the deadliest tragedy to ever strike the annual hajj pilgrimage rose on Wednesday as a new tally showed that at least 1,621 people were killed and hundreds still reportedly remain missing. The Associated Press count is more than double Saudi Arabia’s official tally of 769 killed and 934 injured in the 24
