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Eight titles in 2015: Sania Mirza, Martina Hingis win China Open

Extending their incredible unbeaten record, Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis today lifted their eighth trophy of the season and fourth in a row, winning the WTA China Open on Saturday. The top seeds faced stiff resistance from sixth seed Taipei girls Hao-Ching Chan and Yung-Jan Chan before winning 6-7 (9) 6-1 10-8 in the final

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Vijender Singh wins first professional bout in style, knocks out Sonny Whiting

India’s Vijender Singh made his professional boxing debut with a bang, defeating Briton Sonny Whiting through a technical knock out in the third round at the Manchester Arena here Saturday. The Olympic and world championship medallist began well, attacked through the middleweight bout, and finished off the fight in the penultimate round when the referee

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Shiva gets bronze at Boxing Worlds, still in contention for Rio 2016 berth

Asian bronze-medallist Shiva Thapa fought his heart out but still fell short in an draining contest to settle for a bronze medal at the World Boxing Championships on Sunday even though he remained in contention for an Olympic berth through the mega-event. Shiva (56kg) lost 1-2 to Uzbekistan’s Asian silver-medallist Murodjon Akhmadaliev in a closely-contested

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India v South Africa, first ODI: Finishing woes, Dhoni’s defiance and sporting Kanpur crowd

For the majority of the chase at Kanpur’s Green Park in the first ODI, it seemed as though India were firmly in control. Rohit Sharma and Ajinkya Rahane were cruising along, but once their 149-run partnership came to an end, the brakes were applied and the chase started getting nervy. Rohit continued to up the

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Another Ukraine in the making? Hundreds of anti-govt protesters block main street in Moldova

Hundreds of pro-Russian protesters blocked the main street in the Moldovan capital during the morning rush hour, demanding the resignation of the government. Some 400 protesters led by the leader of the pro-Moscow Our Party, Renato Usatii, parked dozens of cars on the Stephen the Great Boulevard before dawn Monday, bringing traffic to a halt.

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India will support Palestine cause, engage with Israel: President Mukherjee

India will continue to extend unwavering support for separate statehood for Palestine while also engaging with Israel to forge an independent and long-standing bilateral relationship, President Pranab Mukherjee said here on Sunday. The president also lauded Jordan’s humanitarian support in sheltering 1.4 million Syrians, called for a concerted global action for a peaceful resolution of

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Two male suicide bombers behind Ankara blasts, says Turkish PM as death toll rises to 97

Two male suicide bombers carried out the devastating twin bombings this weekend in Ankara, the office of the Turkish prime minister said on Sunday, as the toll rose to 97 dead. “Work is continuing to identify the corpses of the two male terrorists who carried out the suicide bombings” on Saturday, the office of Prime

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Islamic State’s top figures killed in airstrike; leader Baghdadi not believed to be among them

Eight senior figures from Islamic State were killed in an airstrike while meeting in a town in western Iraq, but the group’s reclusive leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi did not appear to be among them, residents of the town and hospital sources said. Iraq said on Sunday its air force had hit the meeting and had

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Five killed in British helicopter crash in Afghanistan

Five members of NATO’s international support mission in Afghanistan were killed and five injured when a British military helicopter crashed in the capital, Kabul, officials said on Monday. NATO’s Resolute Support mission, which gave the casualty figures but did not identify the nationalities of the dead and injured, said the crash happened on Sunday afternoon

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Shiv Sena smears black paint on Sudheendra Kulkarni’s face to protest Pakistan politician’s book launch

Former top diplomat Sudheendra Kulkarni said on Monday that Shiv Sainiks smeared black ink or paint on his face to protest the launch this evening of a book on foreign policy by Khurshid Kasuri, Pakistan’s former foreign minister. ​Police have registered a case against 6 people, in Sion police station, for the attack on Kulkarni.

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Bribery sting a body blow to Nitish’s sushashan plank; may impact first phase of Bihar polls

The Bihar election now moves on from Lalu Yadav’s controversial beef statement to a sting exposé, released 12 hours before the first phase of polling. The video depicts a top-ranking minister of the Nitish Kumar government, Awadhesh Prasad Kushwaha, accepting Rs four lakh as an advance bribe from a ‘Bombay-based firm’ for favours, which he

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PM Modi says Punjab CM Badal is India’s Mandela, attracts trolls

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday described Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal as the ‘Nelson Mandela of Independent India’. The remark attracted a lot of ridicule on the social media. Addressing a gathering during Loktantra Prahari Abhinandan-a programme organised to commemorate the 113th birth anniversary of Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan in the Capital-the prime

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PM-level talks between India, Pakistan shouldn’t be without preparations: Ex-Pak Foreign Minister

Summit talks between Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan should not take place without any “proper preparations”, said former Pakistan Foreign Minister Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri, adding the only way to end the post-Ufa deadlock is to begin secret back-channel parleys. The secret talks should be conducted in the same way both sides very nearly finalised

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Bihar elections get underway, polling begins in 49 constituencies in first phase

The high-stake Bihar Assembly election began on Monday with voting starting at 7 AM in 49 seats, spread over 10 districts, in the first of the five phases of elections amid elaborate security arrangements. A total number of 1,35,72,339 electorate will cast their votes in the 49 Assembly seats for which 583 candidates, including 54

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Emergency threw up leaders who could die for India: Narendra Modi

Describing the Emergency imposed from 1975-77 as the “biggest blow” to democracy in India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Sunday that it gave birth to a new generation of political leadership that was ready to “live and die for the country”, and not just “for TV screens”. “Leadership born during Emergency was not one

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Kashmir: Three receive burn injuries in petrol bomb attack in Udhampur

Three persons, including a policeman, received burn injuries when a Kashmir bound truck was allegedly attacked with a petrol bomb in this district of Jammu and Kashmir. “Three persons including a policeman, co driver and conductor received burn injuries when an unknown man first broke the front glass of the truck and later threw a

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Coolpad Note 3

Coolpad Note 3 smartphone with 5.50-inch 720×1280 display powered by 1.3GHz processor alongside 3GB RAM and 13-megapixel rear camera. Key Specs [one_third]Display 5.50-inch Processor 1.3GHz Front Camera 5-megapixel[/one_third] [one_third]Resolution 720×1280 pixels RAM 3GB OS Android 5.1[/one_third] [one_third_last]Storage 16GB Rear Camera 13-megapixel Battery capacity 3000mAh[/one_third_last] Coolpad Note 3 detailed specifications General [one_half]Release date Form factor Dimensions

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‘No more dark villains in films today’ Prem Chopra

Veteran actor Prem Chopra, best known for his negative roles in films like “Kati Patang”, “Dostana”, “Kranti” and “Phool Bane Angaarey”, says films nowadays don’t feature “purely dark villians” as they are showed in more of “grey shades”. “There are no more purely dark villains. Like heroes, the negative character are also in the shades

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Indore court asks Aamir Khan, Raju Hirani to appear for PK movie hearing

A local court in Indore on Friday directed actor Aamir Khan, film director Raju Hirani and script writer Abhijeet Singh to appear before the court for controversial content and dialogue in the film PK. Additional sessions judge, BS Rawat issued the directions following a review petition alleging that PK had hurt the religious sentiments of

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“Now I know what ordinary working mothers have to go through” – Aishwarya Rai Bachchan

Doing Sanjay Gupta’s Jazbaa has been a life-changing experience for Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. The film taught her the importance of balancing home and career. In what could be termed a glorious comeback, Aishwarya dazzles in this week’s release. The compliments flow, though for now, the one opinion that matters to her is yet to come.

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Modi is a dangerous ghost, Amit Shah man eater, says Lalu

Former Bihar Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad has set off another round of name calling as campaigning for the first phase of Assembly elections ends on Saturday. In a controversial remark, Lalu described Prime Minister Narendra Modi as ‘brahm pisach’ (a dangerous ghost), and BJP president Amit Shah a ‘narbhakshi’

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Pepsi notice blames BCCI for ‘breach of contract’, says Board didn’t act against ‘sporting frauds’

The BCCI said on Friday it will address the concerns raised by Pepsi, the title sponsor of its flagship tournament, the Indian Premier League (IPL) but Pepsi is not amused. It’s notice to the Board, laid bare by The Indian Express, has a tone that is sharp and unambiguous. In its notice to the board,

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Vijender looks to live upto hype in pro boxing debut on Saturday

Lot of surprise, some skepticism and a few brickbats followed his decision to quit amateur boxing and star Indian pugilist Vijender Singh will look to live upto the unprecedented hype when he makes his eagerly-awaited professional debut against Britain’s Sonny Whiting in Manchester on Saturday. The 29-year-old, who scripted history as an amateur by becoming

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Azharuddin gives ‘brother’ Sidhu a surprise visit at Delhi hospital

Former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu, who is undergoing treatment for acute deep vein thrombosis at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, was given a surprise visit by none other than former Indian captain and his ex-teammate Mohammad Azharuddin on Friday. Sidhu has been making steady recovery and doctors say no surgery or intervention has been

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