Stuart Broad could barely believe what he had done after his eight-wicket return took England to within sight of Ashes glory on a historic day at Trent Bridge on Thursday. Broad took a stunning eight wickets for 15 runs, including two in the very first over of the day, as England dismissed Australia for just […]
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Bharti Airtel, the country’s largest telecom operator, on Thursday sought to steal early mover advantage in the keenly watched 4G telecom space and announced a nationwide launch of high-speed data services, while bundling free voice facility in some of its offerings. Fourth generation or 4G service is several times faster than 3G and allows uninterrupted
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Security has been beefed up all over Chennai on the eve of the one-day visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi to launch the First National Handloom Day. PM Modi would present Sant Kabir Awards and National Awards for handloom weavers on the occasion. Multiple layers of security have been put up for the high- profile
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Suspected militants tonight attacked a police post in a remote area of Udhampur district of Jammu and Kashmir, injuring two special police officers (SPOs), a day after a terror strike there saw a Pakistani terrorist being captured by villagers. According to a senior district official, the militants attacked the post in the mountainous Basantgarh area
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Even as India and Pakistan wrangled over the nationality of a militant captured after a deadly attack in Udhampur, Hindustan Times spoke on Thursday to a Pakistan-based man who identified himself as the “unfortunate father” of the attacker. “I’ll be killed. The Lashkar is after us and the fauj is after us,” Mohammad Yakub told
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Most lodges and hiking trails near Mount Everest suffered only minimal damage during two devastating earthquakes in Nepal this year, according to a government-commissioned report that will offer some hope to a battered tourism industry. The quakes struck Nepal in April and May, triggering avalanches on the world’s highest mountain and killing 8,900 people, including
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Asserting that the country needs “a doer and not a talker”, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal has said he will provide “real leadership” to America if elected president in the November 2016 elections. Mr Jindal, 44, whose parents immigrated to the US from Punjab before he was born, is the first Indian-American to ever run for
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A truck bomb exploded near an army compound in the centre of the Afghan capital today, killing at least eight people and wounding close to 200, police and health ministry officials said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the explosion, which shook the centre of the capital and ripped through homes and shops.
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North Korea is creating its own time zone, moving its clocks back by 30 minutes to mark the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, the official KCNA news agency said on Friday. North Korea is in the same time zone as rivals South Korea and Japan, nine hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
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Justice Dipak Misra, who led the Supreme Court bench that rejected 1993 blasts convict Yakub Memon’s last legal appeal against his hanging, has received a threatening letter. The Delhi Police has registered a case and are investigating an anonymous letter sent to the judge. The short note addressed to Justice Misra allegedly says “irrespective of
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Chhotu (the lead character in I Am Kalam) and I both found a role model in the former President. He named himself Kalam, and I am known as the boy who played the role of Kalam,” said Harsh Mayar, who played the role of Chhotu in Nila Madhab Panda’s award-winning film I Am Kalam, which
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Imagine kickboxing or doing yoga in water! Try out a few aqua workouts to stay fit and have some fun. Capital-based fitness expert Kiran Sawhney shares a list of some of the aqua workouts that you can do: Aqua kickboxing: It involves kicks, jabs, punches and more. Kickboxing itself is a very high energy workout
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Cool off and boost your immunity this season with Ayurvedic mocktails. Says Ayurvedic physician Dr Smita Naram, founder, Ayushakti Ayurved Centre, “What makes these mocktails Ayurvedic is the combination of ingredients used. Ayurvedic mocktails are digested, absorbed and converted into energy very quickly, and are tasty as well as healthy.” These combos replenish nutrients that
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Ramp up your healthy eating habits with these 5 delicious detox smoothie recipes! We’re focusing on clean eating and superfoods that do our bodies good. So, try the Brain Fuel green smoothie, a delicious combination of spinach, cilantro, avocado, mango, pear, banana, with a power team of superfoods like hemp hearts and acai. Or, try
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It is not always a very good idea to go for oil soaked, fried stuff during the monsoons. You can also enjoy the rains by digging into a delightful salad, packed with nutrition and energy. This recipe is special because it uses an Indian cheese called Bandel that originated in Portuguese colony, Bandel in West
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The history of dumplings, it is said, dates back to the 16th century during the time of the Ming Dynasty. Today, dumplings can be found in dozens of versions, from the street food variety to the more nuanced, fine dining ones. We take a look at some of the avatars. From classic Chinese dim sum
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The former president’s `Kalam suits’ were especially made for him in a Delhi shop because he didn’t want to wear the usual bandhgala Three suits in Aman Jain’s Karol Bagh shop in Delhi will never be delivered to their rightful owner -APJ Abdul Kalam. On July 27 India lost its former president and pioneer of
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Feel envious when your friends tell you how quickly they fall asleep as soon as their head hits the pillow? Find yourself tossing and turning for hours waiting to fall asleep? You aren’t alone. Thousands of people across the world suffer from insomnia. Here are a few tips that might come in handy… – One
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If you love eating almonds raw and hate the idea of soaking it overnight, then it’s time to put in that little extra effort. It’s not only about taste but more about picking the healthier option when choosing between soaked almonds and raw almonds. Why soaked almonds are better? Many are unaware that the brown
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Summers have set in and so have mosquitoes — small bite, big threat from these winged creatures which spread dengue and malaria. Here are some ways to keep mosquitoes at bay. Neem oil: Rub some neem oil mixed with equal quantity of coconut oil to ward off mosquitoes for eight hours. Camphor: Lighting camphor in
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No matter how well you take care of your skin, there will always be something that will bother you! From pigmentation to blemishes, acne to scars and pimples to freckles — women suffer from a plethora of skin woes and will not think twice about trying out a new skin lotion or pimple busting cream.
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You might have read about how to stay fit at work a dozen times, but how often do you practice what others preach? How many healthy work lunches, office workouts and desk yoga asanas have you attempted lately? If you’re still grappling with how to practice fitness in the office, then take a look at
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We all go through this – that sudden urge to finish a box full of chocolates or eat up that entire piece of cake. We know it’s not going to benefit us in any way and we also end up feeling guilty after that but we just can’t control ourselves that very moment. We tell
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Match, set, go… easier said than done. Here we list tips on ways to understand your partner better They say marriages are made in heaven. But then, there are also those made here on earth. Though an arranged marriage may feel like a pre-historic concept, such matches are still prevalent in society. Whether you marry
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While we have seen Katrina doing a fair bit of stunts and aerial activities in Ek Tha Tiger, Dhoom 3 and Bang Bang, director Kabir Khan believes that she has pushed the boundaries, taking the action a notch higher in Phantom. “I don’t want to sound pompous but I do believe that this (Phantom) will
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With Rahul Dravid occupying the No. 3 position for close to 16 years in India’s Test line-up, they never really felt the need to look at someone else. Then, along came Cheteshwar Pujara, who showed great appetite for this crucial slot. However, a slew of underwhelming performances by the Saurashtra batsman in the recent past
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Debris found on an Indian Ocean island last week is from MH370, Malaysia’s prime minister announced on Thursday, confirming for the first time that the plane which mysteriously disappeared 17 months ago had crashed. “Today, 515 days since the plane disappeared, it is with a very heavy heart that I must tell you that an
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Japan marked the 70th anniversary of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on Thursday, with Mayor Kazumi Matsui renewing calls for US President Barack Obama and other world leaders to step up efforts toward making a nuclear weapons free world. Tens of thousands of attendants stood for a minute of silence at 8:30 am at the
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The Border Security Force (BSF) on Wednesday detained a ‘mentally unstable man’ from Pakistan who crossed the border near Vighakot in Gujarat’s Kutch district, officials said. “A mentally unstable man from Pakistan, aged around 40, was caught from Vighakot in Khavda village of Bhuj tehsil after he crossed the border,” V S Sirohi, Assistant Commander
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It was two young constables of the Border Security Force (BSF) who managed to nip in the bud Wednesday’s terror attack in Udhampur. With their lives, they bought the force 20 minutes of time enough for reinforcements to arrive. Constables Subhendu Rai and Rocky were honoured by the BSF this morning. The terrorists – Noman
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