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If just patience mattered, only yogis could have been good cricketers, says R Ashwin

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Ravichandran Ashwin was in fantastic form throughout the recently concluded Test series in Sri Lanka, picking up 21 wickets – including the prized scalp of Kumar Sangakkara in each of the retiring legend’s last four innings. This form was a continuation of his near-perfect rhythm and the way the ball has been coming out of […]

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Netaji or Sarat Bose: Who was a bigger threat for Britishers?

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The declassified files on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose have revealed that veteran freedom fighter’s elder brother Sarat Bose was considered as the potent threat by the Britihers. According to a report, the Britishers cinsidered Sarat Bose “the real power behind his brother Subhas Chandra Bose”. As per the report, British police officer Charles Tegart described

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Pakistan cooperating with India for ‘deaf and dumb’ Geeta’s return

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We are “fully cooperating” with the Indian High Commission for the return of an Indian girl, who entered the Pakistani territory 13 years ago by mistake, Pakistan`s foreign office has said. No condition has been set for Geeta to report to the foreign ministry for obtaining permission to travel back to her birthplace, Dawn online

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With Modi in US, Gujarat placates Patels with Rs 1,000 cr package for ‘weaker sections’

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In a bid to puncture the agitation led by Patidar Anamat Andolan Samiti (PAAS) fighting for reservations for Patels, the Gujarat government on Thursday declared an economic package of Rs 1,000 crore for all economically backward classes. The Anandiben Patel-led Gujarat government had already made it clear that her government would not give into the

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PM Modi dines with Fortune 500 CEOs, invites them to ‘Make in India’

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India is open for business and the top priority for his government was reforms in governance, Prime Minister Narendra Modi told a group of more than 40 top executives of America over a sumptuous organic dinner that included few traditional dishes – signalling a new India. The talk was coordinated by the Fortune magazine and

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Man commits suicide in Pathankot, residents block highway

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A 23-year-old man allegedly committed suicide by hanging himself from a tree here following which angry protesters today blocked the Pathankot- Jalandhar national highway, demanding immediate arrest of the persons responsible for it. Dharmendra was yesterday found hanging from a tree, police said. His father, Om Prakash, told police that some of his relatives were

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Delhi ignores ‘unreachable’ Ishant Sharma, senior pro Rajat Bhatia for Ranji squad

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Not responding to phone calls and text messages of chief selector Vinay Lamba has cost Ishant Sharma a place in the 15-man Delhi squad for its Ranji Trophy opener against Rajasthan starting 1 October. Ishant is the most notable exclusion from the squad as he would have been free for Ranji Trophy duty with his

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Blast at mosque in Yemen capital during prayers: witnesses

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An explosion rocked a mosque in Yemen’s rebel-held capital on Thursday during prayers for the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, witnesses said. The blast happened in the Balili mosque near a police academy in Sanaa, which is controlled by the Huthi Shiite insurgents, according to witnesses, some of whom reported dead and wounded. The Yemeni

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After Sanskrit Welcome in Ireland, PM Modi’s ‘Secularism’ Dig at Opposition

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi wrapped up a five-hour trip to Ireland with an address to the Indian community in Dublin. He promised to visit again and made a jibe at opposition parties back home. “Irish children here sang Sanskrit Shlokas to welcome me… In India, this would have raised questions about secularism,” said PM Modi.

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Transgenders to guard school buses in Punjab, Haryana

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After Supreme Court’s revolutionary move to recognise transgenders as third gender in April this year, the Punjab and Haryana High Court now wants the members of this community to be a responsible citizen. The court has asked the Punjab, Haryana and Chandigarh to involve transgenders as school bus helpers. The development comes after the court

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Actor Sanjay Dutt Won’t Be Pardoned, Maharashtra Governor Decides

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Actor Sanjay Dutt, jailed in an arms case related to the 1993 Mumbai blasts, will not be pardoned, the Maharashtra governor has decided. A 2013 petition by former Supreme Court judge Markandey Katju seeking pardon for the actor has been rejected. Sources say governor Vidyasagar Rao rejected the petition on the recommendation of the state

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Flipkart co-founders Bansals new billionaires: Forbes magazine

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Leading Indian e-retailer Flipkart’s co-founders Sachin Bansal and Binny Bansal are the latest billionaires in the country, with $1.3 billion (Rs.8,582 crore) net worth each, according to leading business magazine Forbes India’ rich list released on Wednesday. “Indian e-commerce has added its first billionaires with Flipkart’s founders (Bansals) making debut on our rich list at

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Deepika Padukone, Ranbir Kapoor’s crackling chemistry is back with a bang

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There’s something about Ranbir Kapoor and Deepika Padukone. They may have other partners in real life (and stellar ones at that) but when you put them together in one frame, you can feel their chemistry sitting in a desk all the way in your offices. It’s this exact chemistry that was the hero in Yeh

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Ugly brawl and a life ban: Watch crazy fight erupt at cricket match in Bermuda

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Bermuda cricketer Jason Anderson has been slapped with a life ban for inciting a hair-raising brawl during a club match in the small island nation. Anderson, representing Cleveland County Cricket Club, launched a brutal assault on Willow Cuts Cricket Club batsman George O’Brien while wicket-keeping during the Champion of Champions final at the St David’s

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Monsoon Lows Unleash Heavy Rain in India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

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A pair of monsoon lows will continue to bring heavy rainfall to northwestern India and northern Pakistan as well as northeastern India and Bangladesh. From Friday through Monday, heavy rain pounded the city of Surat, totaling more than 330 mm (13 inches) of rain. Through the first half of this week, the monsoon low causing

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Nitish-led alliance releases list of 242 candidates for Bihar polls

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Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday announced a list of 242 candidates of the ‘Grand Alliance’ for the Bihar assembly polls. “We have tried to ensure representation of all sections of the society. We took our time to decide the candidates,” Nitish Kumar said in a press conference in Patna. “Everybody, even Laluji agreed

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In ‘Quantico,’ Bollywood’s Priyanka Chopra Seeks an American Foothold

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The golden hour on this late September afternoon was anything but. The air was hot and hazy, the sky the color of the industrial concrete buildings doubling as the set of the F.B.I. Academy. Then Priyanka Chopra sauntered out of her trailer, a vision in mirrored shades and towering gold stilettos. And suddenly, as if

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Obama nominates first openly gay service secretary to lead army

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US President Barack Obama nominated Eric Fanning to become the next secretary of the army, the White House said on Friday, paving the way for the first openly gay leader of a military service branch in US history. Fanning is currently serving as acting army undersecretary, and previously worked as Air Force undersecretary and chief

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For the first time in 70 years, Japan to let troops fight abroad

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In a middle-of-the night vote that capped a tumultuous struggle with opposition parties in Parliament, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan secured final passage of legislation on Saturday authorizing overseas combat missions for his country’s military, overturning a decades-old policy of reserving the use of force for self-defense. The legislation had been expected to pass;

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Rahul Gandhi to address rally in Bihar today; Lalu, Nitish likely to be absent

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Congree vice president Rahul Gandhi will kick off his party’s poll campaign at Ram Nagar in West Champaran district on Saturday where leaders of ‘Grand Alliance’ will also be present. The party believes with RJD chief Lalu Prasad and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar addressing the rally with the theme of “Samata and Samrasata” (equity

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