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Used to be India’s pride and world’s envy: Gavaskar says Dhoni shouldn’t be singled out

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Not quite impressed with Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s batting form in the ongoing ODI series against Australia, former India captain Sunil Gavaskar on Friday said the stumper is “struggling but shouldn’t be singled out” for criticism just yet. India lost the second successive ODI against Australia despite posting a 300-plus score target for the hosts. “He […]

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Australia vs India 2nd ODI: Blame it on Dhawan’s lean patch, poor batting at death and that 90s show on field

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“Then put your little hand in mine. There ain’t no hill or mountain we can’t climb. Babe, I got you babe. I got you babe.” Okay campers, rise and shine…. Don’t rule out Mahendra Singh Dhoni or Rohit Sharma waking up to this song in their hotel room on Saturday morning, because it sure must

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Environment clearances must for realtors before construction, says Supreme Court

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Real estate developers must get environment clearance before starting construction work, the Supreme Court has said, backing the National Green Tribunal’s stand on the issue. Earlier, developers could build first and get the clearance later. An environment ministry office memo permitting the practice was struck down in July last year by the National Green Tribunal,

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India to seek US help to find out if Pakistan equipped Pathankot attackers

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The binoculars used by the six Pathankot militants were made in USA and have US Army markings. This suggests that either the Jaish-e-Mohammad stole them from one of the bases of US Army in Afghanistan or it was taken from Pakistan army, which also procures military equipment from the US. NIA will now approach US

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U.N. chief offers support for resumption of Indo-Pak talks

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United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has welcomed the resumption of India-Pakistan diplomacy and offered his support for holding talks. Asked by a reporter Friday about the on-again, off-again interactions between the two South Asian neighbours, Mr. Ban’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said, “Advice of the secretary general would always be for ‘on’ in order to

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Priyanka Chopra’s production house backs regional cinema

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Bollywood actress Priyanka Chopra’s production house Purple Pebble Pictures (PPP) is foraying into regional cinema. The banner already has a slate of three films; one each in Bhojpuri, Marathi and Punjabi — which will release this year. ‘Bam Bam Bol Raha Hai Kashi’ (Bhojpuri), ‘Ventilator’ (Marathi) and ‘Ek Onkar’ (Punjabi) are the titles to be

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New movie about El Chapo’s prison break released in Mexico

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A new film about the life of Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman Loera was screened in Mexico on Friday, providing a fictional account of the drug cartel boss’ daring escape from a maximum-security prison last July. Coming a week after Guzman Loera was re-captured in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa, the film’s release commands high

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Should terminally ill patients live on ventilator, SC asks Centre

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Bringing alive the dormant debate over the complex and emotive passive euthanasia issue, the Supreme Court on Friday asked the Centre whether a terminally ill person, medically diagnosed to be in the last stages of life, could be kept alive on life support system even though he had willed against it? A five-judge constitution bench

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‘Not like RSS’: Rahul says there’s no room for differences in Congress

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Factionalism and differences within the Congress surfaced on the first day of the vice-president Rahul Gandhi’s visit to Mumbai on Friday. As the city unit chief Sanjay Nirupam’s detractors were gunning for his head, Gandhi did not hesitate to remind party leaders that he knows how to intervene for the sake of the discipline within

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Why is BS Bassi silent about what really killed Sunanda Pushkar, asks Subramanian Swamy

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BJP member Subramanian Swamy on Saturday claimed that the FBI found the presence of heart arrest injectable poison Lidocaine in the body of Sunanda Pushkar, wife of former Union minister and Congress leader Shashi Tharoor. He questioned Delhi Police Chief BS Bassi that why he was silent about the matter and did not reveal it

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Burkina Faso Attack: Security Forces Launch Assault On Besieged Hotel

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Security forces launched an assault in the early hours of Saturday to rescue hostages held by the Al Qaeda linked gunman in a Burkina Faso hotel where at least 20 people have been killed. A fire raged at the main entrance and screams could be heard from inside Ouagadougou’s four-star Splendid hotel, which often has

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500 Threat Calls, Says Lawyer Fighting For Women At Sabarimala Temple

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A lawyer who is leading the campaign for the famous Sabarimala temple in Kerala to allow entry to women, has received 500 threatening phone calls, many of them from the US, in recent days, the Supreme Court was informed today. Naushad Ahmed Khan, President of the Indian Young Lawyers’ Association (IYLA), said the calls included

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White ball does nothing: Gavaskar bats for the bowlers, says use pink ball for ODIs

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Former India skipper Sunil Gavaskar says pink ball should be used in One-day cricket to make it more competitive since white ball leaves nothing for the bowlers. High-scoring matches have become the norm and even a score in excess of 300 is not considered safe these days. In the Perth ODI, India scored 309 for

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Attacks in Jakarta confirm fears of home-grown Islamic State jihadists: Analysts

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A “Paris-style” suicide strike on the Indonesian capital on Thursday confirmed Southeast Asian governments’ worst fears — that citizens returning from fighting alongside the Islamic State group in the Middle East could launch attacks at home. Regional nations have been warning for months of the possibility of attack, mirroring concerns expressed by European authorities fearful

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Pathankot attack: India welcomes Pak probe team, talks deferred on ‘mutual agreement’

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Aware of public anger after the terror attack in Pathankot, India has deferred Friday’s foreign secretary level talks with Pakistan but was clear that it “would take place in the very near future.” The idea is to cool temperatures keeping in mind the hard line supporters of the ruling BJP and its extended family. It

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‘Lagaan’ actor Rajesh Vivek dies of heart attack in Hyderabad

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Bollywood actor Rajesh Vivek, mainly known for his roles in superhits like ‘Lagaan’ and ‘Swades’, died due to a heart attack in Hyderabad today. He was 66. “Rajesh passed away in Hyderabad due to a heart attack. He was shooting there for a south Indian film. It is very shocking news,” said Vivek’s friend Vishnu

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Car bomb attack at Turkish police station

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Kurdish rebels detonated a car bomb at a police station in southeastern Turkey, then attacked it with rocket launchers and firearms, killing five people, including civilians, the governor’s office said Thursday. Thirty-nine other people were injured. The attack late Wednesday targeted the police station in the town of Cinar, in the mostly-Kurdish Diyarbakir province, and

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I was told I’d lose my job if SC didn’t uphold 2005 Bihar President’s rule: H R Bhardwaj

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Former Union law minister H R Bharadwaj on Thursday revealed that he was under tremendous pressure from the Manmohan Singh government to get a favourable order from the Supreme Court, which was examining the UPA government’s decision to impose President’s rule in Bihar in 2005 to prevent the JD(U)-BJP combine from coming to power. Bharadwaj

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BSF wants phone-tapping powers, but Centre reluctant

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The Union Home Ministry is likely to reject a proposal by the Border Security Force (BSF) to grant it technical surveillance powers along the western border with Pakistan, enabling it to pick up “chatter” among drug syndicates and terrorist groups. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been investigating the probability of drug smugglers arranging logistical

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Priyanka Chopra Does Things Which Parineeti Can ‘Just Dream Of’

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Parineeti Chopra is proud of her sister, actress Priyanka Chopra and said that she is amazing. The 33-year-old actress has already created headlines with her debut American TV series Quantico. She is reportedly in talks to join Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in Baywatch. “Is it confirmed though? I will call her soon. It’s amazing.

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