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Drought in Maharashtra due to ‘unworthy’ Sai worship: Shankaracharya

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Dwaraka-Sharda Peeth Shankaracharya Swami Swaroopanand Saraswati has blamed the worship of the “unworthy” Shirdi Sai Baba by his followers responsible for a drought-like situation in Maharashtra. The seer, who is known for his bitter opposition to Shirdi’s Sai Baba, has made this remark on a fortnight-long visit to Haridwar. According to Dwaraka seer, worshipping Sai […]

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IPL 2016: Playing with Virat Kohli ‘huge buzz’, says Shane Watson

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As Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is all set to start their journey for season nine of Indian Premier League (IPL), Australia‘s Shane Watson has revealed that playing alongside star Indian batsman Virat Kohli is a ‘huge buzz’ for him. Kohli, who is the Test captain of India’s national cricket team, leads the Bangalore-based IPL-franchise and

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First motion poster of Shahid Kapoor, Kareena Kapoor, Diljit Dosanjh’s Udta Punjab revealed

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Shahid Kapoor took to Twitter to share the first motion poster of his upcoming film, ‘Udta Punjab’, which also stars ex girlfriend Kareena Kapoor, Alia Bhatt and Punjabi singer-actor Diljit Dosanjh. Shahid Kapoor posted the motion poster saying: And it begins http://bit.ly/UdtaPunjabLogo #UdtaPunjab. #UdtaPunjabStartsRolling today. And it begins https://t.co/522VuwAULn #UdtaPunjab. #UdtaPunjabStartsRolling today — Shahid Kapoor

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Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee crowned Miss India World 2016

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The winners of this year’s FBB Femina Miss India have been announced–after a glorious ceremony on Saturday night–and Delhi girl Priyadarshini Chatterjee has bagged the crown for FBB Femina Miss India World; she will now go on to represent India at the Miss World 2016 pageant. Bangalore girl Sushruthi Krishna emerged as the 1st runner-up

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Kerala temple fire tragic example of how indifference can prove fatal

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The fireworks explosion at the Kollam temple in Kerala is another tragic example of how indifference to safety can lead to casualties. Whether it was the Dabwali school fire tragedy in 1995, the Uphaar cinema fire in 1997, the Kumbakonam school fire in 2004, the Meerut consumer exhibition fire in 2006 or the AMRI hospital

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Peru election: Keiko Fujimori faces run-off despite first round lead

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Keiko Fujimori, the conservative daughter of jailed former president Alberto Fujimori, led the first round of Peru’s presidential election on Sunday but fell short of outright victory and faces a run-off in June, three exit polls showed. The close race for second place and a spot in the run-off was between Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a

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Ash Carter visit to boost Indo-US defence ties; joint working group in focus

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US defence secretary Ash Carter on Sunday began a three-day visit to India, seeking to advance a relatively new defence relationship with a country Washington sees as a counterweight to the growing power of China. In a sign of the importance the US places on improving defence ties with India, the visit is Carter’s second

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Maldives jumps into Saudi lap to embrace radical Islam: India has reason to be concerned

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Maldives, the only South Asian country that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s outreach has not covered since he was elected in 2014, has its controversial president Abdulla Yameen visiting India on a two-day visit that began on Sunday. Given the size and population of the Maldives, his visit will not evoke any TV channel discussion or

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BJP sounds poll bugle for UP 2017, caste equations catapult Keshav Prasad Maurya as state president

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The surprise appointment of 46-year old Lok Sabha MP from Phulpur in Allahabad, Keshav Prasad Maurya — a dark horse — as the BJP president of Uttar Pradesh underlines the fact that in the real battleground it’s still the caste strategy that rules the roost and not just the development plank. Maurya, who’s considered a

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Sachin Tendulkar discusses ICC World T20 final with visiting Prince Williams

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Batting great Sachin Tendulkar on Sunday met visiting Duke and Duchess of Cambridge in Mumbai. The owner of hundred hundreds discussed cricket and other sports during their meeting at Oval Maidan, where they were present for a charity event. After the meeting, Tendulkar said that he was pleasantly surprised to know that Prince Williams follows

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Panama Papers: Imran Khan demands Pak PM Nawaz Sharif’s resignation, calls for CJ-led probe

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Mounting pressure on Nawaz Sharif over the ‘Panama Papers’ issue, opposition leader Imran Khan on Monday demanded that the Pakistan Premier step down and the government constitute a Chief Justice-led panel to probe alleged stashing of wealth abroad. Imran, who is the chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, addressed the nation through private TV channels from

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IPL 9: Pacers star for Kolkata Knight Riders as new look Delhi Daredevils display similar ineptitude

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Well, that was different. And yet still the same. The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) playing XI was missing a few familiar faces. The team took the field without Sunil Narine (following the death of his father), and chose to leave Shakib Al-Hasan and Morne Morkel on the bench. Jacques Kallis was sitting in the dugout,

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US Secretary of State John Kerry visits Hiroshima memorial 7 decades after atomic bomb

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US Secretary of State John Kerry visited the revered memorial to Hiroshima’s atomic bombing on Monday, delivering a message of peace and hope for a nuclear-free world seven decades after United States used the weapon for the first time in history and killed 140,000 Japanese. Kerry became the most senior American official to travel to

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Earthquake in Delhi: North India, Pakistan hit by strong 6.8 magnitude quake; 6 dead, 28 injured

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A powerful 6.8 magnitude quake on Richter scale rocked north India including Chandigarh, Kashmir and other areas in region — the initial tremor felt was at 4.01 pm in Delhi. The earthquake was earlier said to be of 7.1 magnitude. According to a report 3 people died due to the quake. The quake hit not

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‘Sardaar Gabbar Singh’ review: Pawan Kalyan is a one-man army in this film, targeted at die-hard fans

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Pawan Kalyan’s Sardaar Gabbar Singh was one of the most eagerly awaited films in the South. His last release as a solo action hero was the blockbuster Attarintiki Daredi, three years ago. However, last year he made an appearance as Lord Krishna in Gopala Gopala, the Telugu remake of the Bollywood hit OMG: Oh My

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IPL 2016 Opening ceremony: Bollywood stars set the stage alight ahead of new season

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A glitzy mix of Bollywood razzmatazz and high-octane performances, including that of West Indian cricketer Dwayne Bravo’s smash-hit rap ‘Champion dance’, marked a glittering opening ceremony which set the ball rolling for the ninth edition of the IPL on Friday night. The two hour and 15 minute long event was less spectacular as compared to

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Senior Al-Qaeda fighter Rifai Ahmad Taha killed in US air strike in Syria

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A senior Egyptian al-Qaeda figure fighting in Syria was killed in a US drone strike this week, the latest to be killed in such attacks in Syria, a Syrian opposition monitoring group and relatives said on Friday. The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said Rifai Ahmad Taha was killed in a strike Tuesday in

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Pakistan court issues non-bailable arrest warrant against Musharraf for his failure to appear when summoned

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An anti-terrorism court in Pakistan has issued a non-bailable arrest warrant against former military ruler Pervez Musharraf for his failure to appear before the court in the 2007 judges’ detention case. 72-year-old Musharraf, who last month flew to Dubai for purported treatment after the Supreme Court lifted bars on his foreign trips, was not present

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In a first, United Nations observe BR Ambedkar’s birth anniversary

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The birth anniversary of B R Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution and Dalit rights activist, would be observed at the United Nations for the first time with focus on combating inequalities to achieve Sustainable Development Goals. The Permanent Mission of India to the UN in association with the Kalpana Saroj Foundation and Foundation

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‘Befikre’ first look: Ranveer Singh – Vaani Kapoor in a passionate liplock

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The first look of Aditya Chopra’s ‘Befikre’ starring Ranveer Singh and Vaani Kapoor surely teases us. Ranveer Singh shared the first look on his twitter handle with this line – “You wanted a tease, you’ve got it! Here’s presenting the #BefikreFirstLook with @Vaaniofficial @BefikreTheFilm”. The image shared by the ‘Bajirao Mastani’ has surely upped our

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