South Africa produced a gritty defensive performance to grind their way to 72/2 in the second innings to trail by 408 runs at the close after India declared their second stint at 267/5 on the penultimate day of the fourth and final cricket Test at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Sunday. Ajinkya Rahane achieved the […]
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US-led coalition airplanes struck positions of the Syrian army in the country’s eastern province late Sunday, local media reported. The airstrike caused casualties for the Syrian army in the Ayash area in the country’s eastern province of Deir al-Zour, though the exact number was unknown, Xinhua cited pro-government Sham FM radio as saying. The attack
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Leaders of Nepal’s Indian-origin Madhesi community, whose protest against the country’s new Constitution has crippled supplies from India, met External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj who called for a “speedy” political solution to the crisis on Sunday. The leaders who arrived in Delhi to hold talks with top Indian leadership including Prime Minister Narendra Modi, apprised
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Masked men attacked a government office in western China, smashing vehicles and equipment and leaving 13 people injured in a regional dispute over farmland, local authorities and state media said on Monday. The attack was part of a disagreement between residents of Gansu province and the vast Inner Mongolia region it borders to the north,
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An Afghan official says a suicide car bombing in the country’s east has wounded nine people, including six policemen. The provincial governor’s spokesman, Attaullah Khugyani, says the bomber targeted a police compound early on Monday morning in the Surkh Rud district in Nangarhar province. He says three civilians were among the wounded and that the
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UN talks aimed at saving mankind from the dire impacts of global warming enter their crunch phase on Monday with ministers beginning a frenetic week of negotiations to seal a historic 195-nation agreement in Paris. The envisaged accord seeks to revolutionise the world’s energy industry by replacing coal, oil and gas with renewable sources that
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At least six CRPF jawans were injured when unidentified militants today opened fired on their convoy on Srinagar-Jammu national highway in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district. Militants fired at a CRPF bus, which was part of a convoy on way to Jammu from Srinagar, near Green Tunnel at Samthan in Bijbehara, 50 kms from here, a
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Ram Gopal Varma, who first became enamoured of the emotive brilliance of Amitabh Bachchan’s performance in Khuddar, believes casting the megastar in Nishabd and Aag was a mistake. ” If somebody argues that Amitji had no business doing those films without knowing what he was getting into, yes, he was guilty of misplacing his trust
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Deepika Padukone is riding high on the success of her latest release Tamasha. After being roped in by the biggest filmmakers in Bollywood, the 29-year-old actor has hinted at making her Hollywood debut. The Bajirao Mastani actor surprised her fans by uploading a picture along with Hollywood actor Vin Diesel. Deepika took to Facebook to
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When Sunny Leone made her Bollywood debut, she faced alot of apprehension from the film industry, but the actress says people’s perception towards her have changed over a period of time. After quitting her career as an adult star, Leone, 34, made her debut in the 2012 erotic thriller Jism 2 and feels people from
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Puducherry government would seek Rs 200 crore central assistance for relief and rehabilitation as the Union territory has suffered extensive damage in the incessant rains and floods in the past three weeks, Chief Minister N Rengasamy has said. “Puducherry and Karaikal regions of the Union Territory have sustained extensive damage due to incessant rains and
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Heavylifter C-17 Globemaster and the C-130J Super Hercules, which helped in saving thousands of lives during Uttarakhand and Kashmir floods and the deadly Nepal earthquake early this year, again did a yeoman service in rain-hit Chennai where they ferried nearly 1,500 people to safety following the deluge. The two super aircraft, India’s prized defence assets,
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Chennai woke up to a bright and sunny morning on Monday though the met department has predicted heavy rains across coastal Tamil Nadu and Puducherry. Cuddalore, however, continues to be badly affected, with rescue teams being rushed there fearing further damage. Meanwhile in Chennai, fears remain over what a fresh bout of rains could mean
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It isn’t often that Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal finds himself in a dilemma. But the forthcoming Assembly election in West Bengal is likely to push him into one. Unlike Punjab, where his Aam Aadmi Party will go the whole hog to try and wrest the state from the ruling Shiromani Akali Dal-BJP combine, and
Chief Justice of India T S Thakur on Sunday said the debate on growing intolerance in society had a “political dimension” and assured citizens that the judiciary was there to protect them from any victimization or discrimination. Justice Thakur said there was no intolerance towards any community in the country and it would never happen
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After expressing her keenness to play Teen Patti with Shahrukh Khan and Salman Khan, Bollywood actor Sunny Leone now wants to do the same with the Indian smartphone users. The celebrity has partnered with Gamiana, a game developing company, to launch her very own Sunny Leone Teen Patti app. The game is available on the
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Jamaat-ud-Dawah chief Hafiz Saeed has slammed Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif for holding a meeting with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi during the Paris climate change conference. “Nawaz Sharif should not have met with Narendra Modi and exchanged smiles with him in Paris. It has hurt the sentiments of the Kashmiri Muslims,” Saeed said at
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The brains behind Bigg Boss 9 are facing the challenge of declining TRPs, but they have a set answer to it; get more wild card entries. Roar actor Nora Fatehi and former Kingfisher calendar girl Gizele Thakral are all set to join the current season of Bigg Boss 9. Norah Fatehi has featured in Telugu
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Barring a few demonstrations by different groups, the 23rd anniversary of the Babri Masjid demolition passed off peacefully amidst heavy police presence in the city on Sunday. Elaborate security arrangements were made across the city, including the communally sensitive old city areas. Contingents of Rapid Action Force, Task Force, Telangana State Special Police and civil
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An Army personnel from Siliguri was arrested for his alleged links with ISI operative Kafaitullah Khan who was arrested on November 26 over charges of spying in Delhi. With the arrest of Farid Khan, who is a havildar in the Jammu and Kashmir Light Infantry, three ISI modules have been busted in the past 30
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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj is preparing to travel to Pakistan to attend an international conference on Afghanistan. The visit of Swaraj, who will leave for Pakistan on Tuesday, comes just a day after India and Pakistan on Sunday quietly resumed their stalled dialogue in Thailand’s capital Bangkok, with their National Security Advisors discussing an
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US President Barack Obama on Sunday night during a televised address from the Oval Office in the White House said that the US will destroy Islamic State, and condemned the recent San Bernardino attack as an ‘act of terrorism designed to kill innocent people.’ He reassured Americans that his administration is doing all it can
Film: Hate Story 3 Cast: Sharman Joshi, Karan Singh Grover, Zarine Khan, Daisy Shah Director: Vishal Pandya Rating: 1.5/5 Do you like films based on corporate rivalries? Are profound relationship dramas number one on your priority list? Can you not live without an edgy thriller? Well, then Hate Story 3 is NOT meant for you.
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A five-wicket haul by Ravindra Jadeja and a well-deserved century by Ajinkya Rahane helped India to a strong position in the fourth and final cricket Test against South Africa at the Ferozeshah Kotla here on Friday. Having dismissed India for 334 runs, the Proteas were bundled out for 121 in their first innings with Jadeja
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Malaysia’s police said on Saturday that it had arrested five people, including a European employed as a teacher, on suspicion of links with militant groups like the Islamic State and al-Qaeda. Malaysia is on heightened alert after reports on Friday that ten Syrians linked to Islamic State entered neighbouring Thailand in October to attack Russian
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The woman who helped her husband kill 14 people at a holiday banquet for his county co-workers pledged allegiance to the Islamic State group and its leader on Facebook using an alias, then deleted the messages before the attack, a U.S. law enforcement official said Friday, providing the strongest evidence to date that the rampage
An army jawan and three terrorists were killed in an encounter in Handwara forest in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kupwara district on Saturday morning. The encounter occurred when a group of heavily armed terrorists opened fired on 21 Rashtriya Rifles. While an army jawan was killed, three terrorists were shot dead in the gun battle. Army
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Welcoming the assertion made by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat over the Ram Mandir issue, the Shiv Sena on Saturday said that the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi will increase by many folds as soon as he takes the responsibility of its construction into his own hands. The Shiv Sena, in its
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Yuvraj Singh might be cooling his heels away from the hustle-bustle of international cricket but the stylish left-hander has not given up hopes of playing for Team India, again. The 33-year-old, who last played an ODI for India in December 2013, said he wouldn’t mind taking up the finisher’s role but needed an extended run
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The Mujhse Shaadi Karoge Jodi is back to recreate the magic of their chemistry once again but on the small screen this time. The grapevine is flooded with rumours that Akshay Kumar will host Bigg Boss 9 along with Salman Khan for one episode. It is said that Kumar will be seen grilling the contestants
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