India vs Australia: Virat Kohli takes a wicket in practice match, celebrates in...

Virat Kohli scalped the wicket of centurion Harry Nielsen, who before getting dismissed had hammered nine boundaries in his 170-ball stay at the crease.

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India presents 9-point agenda on fugitive economic offenders at G20 summit

India called for joint efforts by G-20 countries to form a mechanism that denies entry and safe havens to fugitive economic offenders.

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Opinion - Hardik Pandya's absence gives India bowling headache

Having failed to grasp chances to enact similar first time series victories in both South Africa and England, India will need to show this difficult task hasn’t encountered a mental block.

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It's 'JAI': PM Modi on trilateral meeting with Trump, Japan's Abe

The new coinage came in PM Modi’s remarks to reporters before the trilateral meeting. US president Donald Trump and Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe also made brief remarks.

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Andhra didn't let us nab official seeking bribe, leaked information, alleges CBI

The CBI, in a statement issued late on Friday, alleged that rather than giving consent to lay the trap, the state government leaked the information to the its Anti-Corruption Bureau (ACB) which acted on the complaint and laid the trap against the same government official

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At G20 meetings, Narendra Modi bats for multilateralism

The G20 summit is taking place amid the confluence of an array of fractious world issues including differences over climate change, a trade war between the US and China, US-Russia tensions and the conflict in Ukraine.

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Opposition unites at farmers' rally, hits out at Centre

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal, who too was present at the rally, alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had “stabbed farmers in the back” by not fulfilling promises made to them.

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Donald Trump administration shifting H-1B selection to favour merit

The proposed change in the selection process would result in an estimated increase of up to 16% (or 5,340 workers) in the number of selected those with a master’s degree or higher from a US institution of higher education, according to the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), which runs the H-1B programme

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Couple consumes poisonous substance in Ghaziabad after family cancels wedding over...

The two took the extreme step after their marriage was called off following a dispute over dowry. They were rushed to a nearby hospital, where the woman was declared brought dead by doctors.

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No regrets over January 12 press conference flagging issues regarding Supreme Court...

A day after he retired, former SC judge Kurian Joseph said that he has no regrets over the January 12 press conference in which he along with three other judges flagged various issues with regard to functioning of the top court, and noted that things are changing.

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India's world-beating economic growth cools as credit crunch hurts

Like elsewhere in Asia, growth in the country is coming off the boil as global demand wanes and trade tensions mount. While 7 percent-plus expansion still makes India a growth star, the more subdued outlook brings uncertainty to fiscal and monetary policy.

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IPL 2019: 5 players Kolkata Knight Riders may look to buy in auction

Kolkata Knight Riders banked heavily on young Indian players in the previous season and while the team punched above its weight, there were a few gaping holes in the squad which needs to be resolved.

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Tej Pratap avoids crossing paths with brother Tejashwi Yadav in Bihar assembly

Tej Pratap declined to answer queries about his ongoing marital strife but was quick to defend his party, the Rashtriya Lok Dal’s (RJD) frequent stalling of proceedings in the House, which on Friday too was adjourned till 2 pm within minutes of commencement.

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An industrial policy to create investments worth $100 billion? Modi plans big move...

Prime Minister Modi’s administration has been struggling to fulfill one of his key campaign pledge -- creating 10 million jobs a year-- that propelled him to power in 2014 elections.

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SC dismisses pleas of 350 Army men challenging FIR against armed forces members

350 Army men had challenged the registration of FIRs against members of the armed forces for carrying out operations in Manipur and Jammu and Kashmir where the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) is in force.

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Rahul my captain: Sidhu takes dig at Amarinder for opposing Kartarpur visit

The Punjab minister, whose spirited praise of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on the occasion and photo with a Khalistani leader had earned him much criticism back home, said that though Punjab chief minister Amarinder Singh had asked not to go, other Congress leaders and even the party leadership had backed his decision to go.

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No extension for Ramesh Powar as BCCI invites applications for women's team coach's...

Ramesh Powar was appointed in August after Tushar Arothe quit following differences with the senior players over training methods.

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GDP growth rate slows to 7.1% from 8.2% in last quarter

The size of the GDP in the second quarter of 2018-19 is estimated at Rs 33.98 lakh crore, as against Rs 31.72 lakh crore a year ago

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Telangana assembly elections 2018: KCR loses cool, snaps back at man who questioned...

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao lost his cool and asked a man to remain silent when he raised a question on the proposed 12% reservation for Muslims during an election meeting in Komaram Bheem Asifabad district.

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For many women, home is often a dangerous place

We can’t seem to stop talking about sexual violence from strangers but can’t seem to start talking about the violence women face from within their homes

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Tulsi Gabbard to hear from Indian-Americans on possibility of a Hindu running for...

Those familiar with the 37-year-old Democratic lawmaker from Hawaii said that a formal announcement could be weeks away or even before the end of the year.

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Creed 2 movie review: Sylvester Stallone, Michael B Jordan deserve Oscars love;...

Creed 2 movie review: Powered by soulful performances by Sylvester Stallone and Michael B Jordan, the Rocky franchise has produced one of the best films of the year. Rating 4.5/5.

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'It was not right, sorry,' says Jammu university professor on calling Bhagat Singh...

The head of department of political science in Jammu University professor Muhammad Tajjudin was suspended on Friday after a video clip showing him allegedly calling freedom fighter Bhagat Singh a terrorist went viral on social media .

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Mohammad Azharuddin appointed working president of Telangana Congress

Azharuddin, who hails from Hyderabad, wants to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad in Telangana. 

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'Will no longer be showpieces': BJP leaders Dilip Ray, Bijoy Mahapatra resign from...

BJP state unit president Basant Panda said Ray and Mahaptra’s exit would not affect the party’s prospects in the state. “Whether to stay or leave the party is an individual’s personal decision,” said Panda.

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Rajma Chawal movie review: Rishi Kapoor and Netflix cook up discomfort food

Rajma Chawal movie review: Rishi Kapoor outclasses Netflix’s latest Indian original film, directed by Leena Yadav and co-starring Anirudh Tanwar and Amyra Dastur. Rating: 2/5.

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Four Indian-origin women among Forbes list of top female US tech moguls

Padmasree Warrior, former chief technology officer (CTO) of Cisco; Komal Mangtani, senior director at app-based cab aggregator Uber; Neha Narkhede, chief technology officer and co-founder of streaming platform Confluent; and Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, CEO and founder of identity-management company Drawbrige; are in the list.

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7 employees of IL&FS India detained in Ethiopia since Nov 25 by unpaid local staff:...

Seven Indian workers from infrastructure financing firm IL&FS have been detained since Nov. 25 at three sites in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Amhara states by unpaid local staff, according to an emailed letter from the employees.

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India vs Australia: Prithvi Shaw ruled out of first Test in Adelaide

Prithvi Shaw sustained an ankle injury during on the third day of India’s warm-up clash against Cricket Australia XI.

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Farmers' march LIVE updates: Elaborate security arrangements in place as farmers...

Farmers’ March In Delhi: Thousands of farmers from across the country will be taking out a rally to Parliament street on Friday.

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Expect increase in Saudi investments in next 2-3 years, says India after meet with...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman met on the sidelines of the G20 conference in Buenos Aires and agreed to increase economic cooperation.

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For better ties with India, Pakistan needs to be a secular state: Army chief Bipin...

The observation comes amid Pakistan expressing an inclination for greater engagement, most of which came in the wake of the two nations deciding to build a corridor for Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the Kartarpur shrine in Pakistan.

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Farmers march to Parliament today in Delhi; Arvind Kejriwal, Sharad Pawar expected...

The farmers are demanding loan waiver, higher minimum support price and clearance of two bills that have already been introduced in both Houses of Parliament.

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Donald Trump's ex-lawyer Michael Cohen pleads guilty, says lied about president's...

Michael Cohen had earlier said the talks about the project stalled in January 2016, just a month before the Iowa caucus. But, he told a New York court on Thursday, negotiations had continued for another five months till June.

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200 workers pelt stones at mobile phone factory in Noida after company asks them...

The incident took place outside the manufacturing unit of Hipad Technology India Private Limited, a Chinese phone company that manufactures phones for Oppo and Xiaomi.

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Mocking his Italian lineage, BJP coins new 'gotra' for Congress chief Rahul Gan...

A priest at Pushkar lake in Rajasthan recently said Gandhi gave out his gotra during a ritual as “Dattatreya”, who are Kashmiri Brahmins

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Vijay Mallya is ready to pay his dues, lawyer tells PMLA court

Vijay Mallya — who is currently in London— has so far neither appeared in court, nor submitted any undertaking indicating he would join the process of law in India, the ED’s counsel, DP Singh, told the court.

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Mithali Raj-Ramesh Powar feud latest in player-coach battles in Indian cricket

This episode certainly opened a can of worms and the onus now lies on the BCCI to fix this mess. However, this is not an isolated incident of Indian players not seeing eye-to-eye with the coaches.

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Telangana assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu Naidu keep up offensive...

Telangana assembly elections 2018: In joint rallies, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu attack BJP and TRS, and vow to restore adivasi rights in forest areas

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Ready for talks with PM Modi any time, says Pakistan PM Imran Khan

A day after India said it was regrettable that Imran Khan referred to Kashmir at the groundbreaking of the Kartarpur corridor, the premier again raised the issue and said India shouldn’t treat it only as a “territorial issue”.

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Trump cancels Putin meeting at upcoming G20 summit in Argentina over Ukraine cr...

Trump on Thursday cancelled meeting with Putin which was scheduled to take place during the Group of 20 industrialized nations in Argentina, citing the current Ukraine crisis.

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In another setback for Vijay Mallya, court rejects plea to stay 'fugitive' proc...

The development in the Special Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) Court came a week after the Bombay High Court (on November 22) dismissed a similar appeal filed by Mallya.

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Indians get more UK visas as European Union citizens exit over Brexit

Indians were granted the highest number of visitor visas during the year ending September 2018: up 41,224 (or 10%) to 4,68,923; Chinese and Indian nationals alone accounted for just under half (47%) of all visit visas granted.

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Fire breaks out on sets of film 'Zero' in Mumbai, Shah Rukh Khan escapes unhurt

Fire broke out on the sets of Shah Rukh Khan starrer film Zero in Film City, Mumbai on Thursday, reported news agency Press Trust of India. Around four fire tenders have been rushed to the spot to put out the fire.

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Toothbrush holder in bathroom turns out to be a jar from Indus Valley civilisat...

Antiquities expert James Brenchley said the object was an Indus Valley civilisation pottery jar dating back to 1900 BC.

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Kartarpur corridor: Well begun but far from done

At the inauguration on Wednesday, Mr Khan said the Army and the prime minister were on the same page when it came to ties with India. While this is good news for Mr Khan, the more important requirement is for India and Pakistan to be on the same page in combating terror.

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India-Pakistan relations: Imran Khan's intentions are unclear and don't matter|...

Don’t be judgemental about Pakistan’s prime minister. Be realistic.

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Telangana assembly polls: People even afraid of criticising Modi govt on mobiles,...

Chandrababu Naidu, also the Telugu Desam Party chief, also accused the Modi government of starting to target his party leaders with a series of raids by the Central Bureau of Investigation, Income Tax and the Enforcement Directorate after the party left the National Democratic Alliance (NDA).

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Govt okays prosecution of Delhi minister Satyendar Jain for graft: Sources

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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli will not be the top scorer in the Test series -...

Ponting’s forecast is based on history as India have never won a Test series down under in 11 attempts, while they’ve won only five of 44 Tests in Australia.

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November bloodiest month for militants in Kashmir, 9 top commanders killed

As per official figures, 227 militants have been killed in different parts of Kashmir so far this year. While they belonged to different organisations, the Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen suffered major losses this month as both groups lost some of their top commanders, especially in south Kashmir, which has become a hotbed of militancy.

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Not in Pak's interest to let its soil be used for terrorism: Imran Khan

Pakistan prime minister was speaking to Indian journalists at the Prime Minister’s Office in Islamabad

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Is Navjot Sidhu a Pakistan agent: Harsimrat Badal corners Congress on photo with...

A picture with Gopal Singh Chawla, a pro-Khalistani leader based in Pakistan, has landed cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Sidhu in fresh controversy.

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Govt, not selection panel, empowered to appoint CBI chief: Centre to Supreme Co...

The Supreme Court was hearing petitions seeking reinstatement of ousted CBI chief Alok Verma , who along with his deputy Rakesh Asthana, was removed in a midnight order on October 23 as a culmination of a long internal feud between the two over charges of corruption.

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Maharashtra approves 16% Maratha quota in jobs and education

The bill provides for reservation of seats for admission in educational institutions and posts in public services to Marathas who have been declared as socially and educationally backward class of citizens.

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Google's parent Alphabet plans to eliminate mosquitoes worldwide

Google’ parent Alphabet considers eradication of mosquito-borne disease serious stuff, though it is just one of many of the company’s forays into health care and life sciences.

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2.0 movie review: Rajinikanth, Akshay Kumar's film is smarter than a smartphone

Rajinikanth 2.0 Review and Rating: Despite that tedious climax, 2.0 is a blast. It could have been a smarter film, but it is a mostly fun Rajinikanth ride, with solid 3D and great Atmos sound.

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Farmers march towards Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to demand debt relief, fair price

This Farmer’s march in Delhi is the second major farmer’s protest in the national capital in two months. At least 20 people, including police personnel, were injured in a clash between protesters and security personnel on October 2 at the Delhi-Uttar Pradesh gate border on National Highway-24 when Delhi Police denied entry to thousands of farmers into the city.

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ACP jumps to his death from Delhi Police headquarters building

Prem Ballabh Kumar, a 55-year-old ACP rank official, jumped to his death on Thursday morning at around 10am.

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Not enough ketchup: US woman attacks McDonald's manager

Police spokesman Anthony Bertagna told AFP that the infuriated woman stormed into the restaurant through the employee back entrance and started pushing and choking the victim after being told she couldn’t be in that area.

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'Darkest day of my life', says Mithali Raj after Ramesh Powar's 'threat' revela...

Mithali Raj wrote on social media that she is hurt because her commitment towards the game is being questioned.

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Supreme Court to soon hear Alok Verma's plea seeking reinstatement as CBI chief

The Supreme Court was hearing petitions challenging the government order to divest CBI chief of all administrative powers

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Fresh controversy: Navjot Sidhu's photo with Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla...

Navjot Singh Sidhu’s photograph with Khalistani leader Gopal Singh Chawla went viral early on Thursday morning, with people calling him out for having met a terrorist.

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'Gimmickry, jugglery': Congress after govt slashes GDP rate during UPA era

The government on Wednesday lowered the country’s economic growth rate during the previous Congress-led UPA regime, shaving off over 1 percentage point from the only year when India posted double-digit GDP growth post liberalisation and from each of the three years with 9-plus per cent expansion.

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Hyderabad man hacks friend to death with butcher's knife, onlookers shoot video

Police said Abdul Khaja had given his auto rickshaw to Shakeer Qureshi on rent and he, in turn, gave it to another friend Akeel. When an angry Khaja questioned Qureshi’s decision he allegedly abused him, his mother and sister.

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Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh wedding reception highlights: See official pics,...

Newlywed couple Deepika Padukone and Ranveer Singh hosted a reception for their close friends and family at Mumbai’s Grand Hyatt hotel on Wednesday. Here are the live updates.

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Mizoram elections 2018: 21 yrs on, Brus refugees cast vote for 'change'

Bru refugees voted at 15 polling booths at Kahnmun in Mamit district of Mizoram, close to the border. Of the 11,987 registered Bru voters, 56.46% voted.

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Threat of transfer remains, it's not in one's hands: J&K governor Satya Pal Mal...

Satya Pal Malik said he was in Madhya Pradesh and was down with fever for the past two days. “But in politics, fever or injury is not taken note of and I returned to be part of this function which was very important for me, given the stature of the departed leader,” he said.

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74.61% voter turnout in Madhya Pradesh, Congress complains of faulty EVMs

74.61% turnout recorded, higher than that in 2013; Cong complains of faulty EVMs, demands re-polling.

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ISRO to launch today pollution-monitoring satellite, 30 others

The 31 satellites will be launched in two different orbits by India’s Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV C43) in its 45th flight. The Indian satellite, Hyper Spectral Imaging Satellite (HySIS), will help in monitoring pollution from industries, according to ISRO.

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Relationship with Mithali strained, she was 'aloof, difficult to handle': Coach...

A BCCI-official said Powar insisted that Mithali’s axing from the semi-final, which India lost to England by eight wickets, was based on strategy and not acrimony.

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Pakistan politicised 'pious occasion': India after Imran brings up Kashmir at K...

India also reminded Pakistan to fulfill its international obligations and take effective and credible action to stop providing shelter and all kinds of support to cross border terrorism from territories under its control.

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IAF trainer aircraft crashes in Telangana; pilot ejects safely

A Kiran Aircraft which took off from Air Force Station in Hakimpet on a routine training mission crashed today morning, a defence release said.

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Mithali Raj threatened to retire, threw tantrums, created chaos: Powar tells BC...

Powar’s report comes a day after the Mithali alleged that the former spinner was out to destroy her and humiliated her during the tournament in the West Indies.

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Imran Khan politicising 'pious' event, says govt on Pak PM's Kartarpur pitch

Imran Khan said it would be “madness” for the two nuclear-armed countries to think of war and that India and Pakistan should emulate the example of France and Germany, which came together in a union after wars and bloodshed.

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Madhya Pradesh sees higher voter turnout than in 2013, Mizoram a decrease

Around 75 per cent polling was recorded till 6 p.m. in Madhya Pradesh’s 227 assembly constituencies against 72.13 per cent recorded in 2013 assembly polls, Election Commission officials said in New Delhi.

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Once feted, Saudi crown prince faces cold shoulder abroad

Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been on an Arab tour before he attends the Group of 20 summit in Argentina on Friday, where he faces world leaders who have strongly condemned Jamal Khashoggi’s killing last month in the kingdom’s Istanbul consulate.

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Telangana assembly election: Must unseat KCR now, Modi in 2019, says Rahul at Telangana...

Burying their three-and-a half decades-old political rivalry, the Congress and the Telugu Desam Party have joined hands along with the Communist Party of India and Telangana Jana Samithi to form a Praja Kootami (People’s Front) to take on the Telangana Rashtra Samithi (TRS) headed by K Chandrasekhar Rao in the Telanagana assembly elections

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Stop release of Rajinikanth's 2.0, telecom group writes to censor board over 'false...

Scenes from the trailer of Rajinikanth-starrer ‘2.0’ show cellphones shooting out of users’ hands and into the sky, rising up like a typhoon and engulfing everything in sight.

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IPL 2019 auctions: 3 relatively unknown Indian players who may attract huge bids

Also, as has been observed in the previous seasons, the team which have done well have a great crop of young Indian players who complement the big names perfectly.

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Government departments must do much more to be transparent

The transparency audit by the Central Information Comission reveals that more than one-third of government ministries and departments do not disclose basic information about their decision-making process, foreign visits of senior officials, minutes of departmental meetings, transfer policy and grievance redressal mechanism

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Fight elections in Pakistan, you will win: Prime Minister Imran Khan tells Navjot...

Coming out in Navjot Sidhu’s defence, Imran Khan said that he had come to Pakistan with a message of love and friendship.

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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli and company not favourites in Test series - Adam...

Speaking about the England series, Gilchrist said that India had their chances and that the Indian bowling attack is a good one which can put the Australian batting order under pressure.

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Can't move forward by blaming each other, scoring points: Imran Khan to India at...

Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony for the Kartarpur Corridor at Narowal in Pakistan, he said that his party, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf, all the parties in the country and the Pakistan army were standing on one page.

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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli eyes another Sachin Tendulkar record down under

Kohli has always been a prolific run scorer on the true pitches of Australia and when he steps out to bat in Adelaide for the first Test, he will be on the cusp of overtaking master blaster Sachin Tendulkar.

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Telangana assembly elections 2018: Rahul Gandhi flips Narendra Modi's 'B Team' charge,...

Telangana assembly elections 2018: While PM Modi addressed two rallies yesterday, Congress president Rahul Gandhi, his ally in the state N Chandrababu Naidu of the Telugu Desam Party and BJP chief Amit Shah are campaigning today.

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Delhi HC upholds conviction of 88 people in 1984 anti-Sikh riots

The 88 convicts had been held guilty of rioting, burning houses and curfew violations during the 1984 anti-sikh riots in Delhi’s East Trilokpuri area.

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Lion Air pilots struggled to control plane that crashed in Indonesia

The MAX aircraft, the latest version of Boeing’s popular 737 jetliner, includes an automated system that pushes the nose down if a sensor detects that the nose is pointed so high that the plane could go into an aerodynamic stall.

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Supreme Court hands over all 16 Bihar shelter home abuse cases to CBI

This came after the top court rapped the agency whose lawyer told the court that interim director of the CBI M Nageswar Rao was unable to give a view on the Bihar shelter home case as he had been barred from taking any major policy decision.

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Welcome Kartarpur Corridor but talks only after Pak stops terrorism: Sushma Swa...

Sushma Swaraj, who declined Islamabad’s invite to witness the ground-breaking ceremony for the corridor and deputed two ministers to represent India at the event, said the corridor had been a long awaited.

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The Election Commission can only be a neutral umpire

It has tried over long years to ban criminality from the electoral maidan, but that requires laws to be amended. Only Parliament can do that.

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Journalist Shujaat Bukhari's killer Naveed Jatt killed in Kashmir's Budgam

Naveed Jatt, an LeT militant of Pakistani origin, had escaped from the Shri Maharaja Hari Singh Hospital in Srinagar this February.

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Microsoft surpasses Apple to becomes world's most valuable company

Microsoft Corporation surpassed Apple Inc. to become the world’s most valuable publicly traded company. All it took was a $300 billion rout.

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India vs Australia: Michael Clarke and Simon Katich clash over non-aggression p...

Clarke joined a chorus of former players who have criticised the new ethos propagated in the wake of March’s ball-tampering scandal, saying Australia’s chances of success would be compromised if their aggressive streak was tempered.

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Madhya Pradesh assembly elections 2018 LIVE: Clashes reported from Barwani, EVMs...

Madhya Pradesh elections 2018 live updates: The BJP is eyeing a fourth straight term in office, while the Congress is hoping for a comeback after 15 years in the Opposition.

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Telangana assembly elections: 'They'll create a storm': Rahul Gandhi, Chandrababu...

Telangana is witnessing a vigorous campaign with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP chief Amit Shah and UPA chairperson, cabinet ministers and Opposition leaders holding campaign rallies in the state.

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Pakistan PM Imran Khan to lay foundation stone of Kartarpur corridor today

The Kartarpur corridor, which will facilitate visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, is expected to be completed within six months, Pakistan foreign office spokesman Mohammad Faisal said on Tuesday.

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In Lion Air crash, black box data reveals pilots' struggle to regain control

Data from the jetliner that crashed into the Java Sea last month shows the pilots fought to save the plane almost from the moment it took off.

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50 human skeletons recovered from train at Bihar's Chapra

GRP official suspect that the skeletons, being brought from Balia in Uttar Pradesh, were meant to be smuggled to China via Bhutan.

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Trojan horse: BJP stings Navjot Sidhu for his Rafale barb from Pakistan

Navjot Singh Sidhu is back in Pakistan, this time to attend the ground-breaking ceremony to build the corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.

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US man killed in Andamans wanted to 'blend' with tribals, stay on their island

John Allen Chau, 27, was feared killed in North Sentinel Island, home to between 40 and 200 Sentinelese, the last known uncontacted tribe in the world.

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Will Congress hold on to its last northeast state? Mizoram votes today

The Congress and the MNF are contesting from all 40 seats, while BJP has put up candidates in 39 seats and the ZPM in 35 seats.

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Madhya Pradesh votes today in assembly elections, big semifinal before 2019

Madhya Pradesh Election 2018: The one-day poll for Madhya Pradesh’s 230 assembly seats is essentially a direct fight between the BJP and the Congress, although Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party(SP) are also in the fray.

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Didn't want to be remembered as dishonest: J&K governor on assembly dissolution

Governor Malik has broadly explained the last-minute dissolution of the state assembly to fears that politicians would have formed what he had described as an “opportunistic” regime.

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Sajad Lone says he called J&K governor Satya Pal Malik before Mehbooba Mufti

People’s Conference chairman Sajad Lone said he was the first to call up J&K governor Satya Pal Malik to tell him about his intention to stake claim to form the government in the state.

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J&K governor Satya Pal Malik's remarks on Centre's choice in sparks storm

On Saturday, speaking at function in ITM University, Gwalior, Malik said that had he looked to New Delhi for counsel, “in history, I would have been remembered as a dishonest person.”

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Airdrop electric poles in cyclone-hit areas: Tamil Nadu minister

Interestingly, the minister appeared unperturbed and even challenged his cabinet colleague and handlooms minister OS Manian, who was also on the dais, when he tried to correct the howler saying that it was not possible to airdrop electric poles as it would damage agricultural fields.

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Donald Trump says US with India in its 'quest for justice'

The president did not name Pakistan in the tweet he posted late Monday afternoon, but the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has in his statement earlier and Nathan Sales, the counterterrorism czar at the state department had, stressing the need for Pakistan to punish the guilty. 

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Pakistan says it will invite PM Modi again for Saarc summit

After India pulled out of the summit of the eight-member Saarc bloc two years ago citing Pakistan’s help to terrorists, Afghanistan, Bhutan and Bangladesh too decided not to take part.

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Wheelchair-bound woman forced to stand up at Mumbai airport checking, minister Jayant...

Minister of state for civil aviation Jayant Sinha asked officials of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), which mans airports in the country, and Mumbai airport to redress the matter.

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PM Modi may not be decisive factor for Madhya Pradesh assembly election

The Madhya Pradesh assembly elections, due on November 28, could well be the first where either Prime Minister Modi is not a prominent factor, or at best, delivers mixed results. The focus is primarily on state leaders.

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Man pulled out of police van, beaten to death in UP's Shamli

A video of the incident has gone viral and shows a group of villagers thrashing Rajendra inside the patrol car in the presence of cops and then dragging him out of the car.

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Digital marketing executive slits throat of live-in partner, then kills killing...

Police have found a suicide note in which the man mentioned that he suspected his partner of infidelity and was possessive about her. Police have found a suicide note in which the man mentioned that he suspected his partner of infidelity and was possessive about her.

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PM Modi to be invited by Pakistan to attend SAARC summit: Report

The summit has not been held since 2016, when India decided to pull out of a summit to be hosted by Pakistan following a string of terror attacks. Since SAARC works by consensus, the summit could not be held.

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Mithali Raj says coach Ramesh Powar 'humiliated' her, accuses Diana Edulji of 'using...

Breaking her silence on the omission from the World T20 semifinal against England that raised quite a few eyebrows after India’s eight-wicket loss, Mithali alleged that Edulji, who had backed her axing, “used her position against me”.

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Separated during Partition, Muslim sisters meet Sikh brother for first time

Natives of Paracha village near Dera Baba Nanak, the family was migrating to Pakistan when it lost its son and daughter during the violence that marked Partition.

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Madhya Pradesh is the most crucial among the five states going to the polls

As the battle in the heart of India gets underway today, it will not only reveal the preferences of the state’s voters and issues that concern them, but also shape the future trajectories of both the national parties, the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Congress

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Who was Sardar Patel's father: Arun Jaitley comeback on jibe over Modi's father

Arun Jaitley was referring to Congress leader Vilasrao Muttemwar’s comment during an election meeting in Rajasthan that while the world knows who Rahul Gandhi’s parents were, no one knew who Modi’s father was.

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Telangana assembly polls 2018: TRS and Congress two sides of the same coin, PM Narendra...

Telangana assembly polls 2018: Addressing an election rally in Nizamabad, PM Narendra Modi said both Congress and TRS believe in dynastic politics, appease minorities, believe in vote bank politics, and do not have internal democracy.

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Live updates: 'CM said will turn Nizamabad into London, but…', PM takes swipe at...

Narendra Modi rally in Telangana: The Prime Minister is addressing a public meeting in poll-bound Telangana’s Nizamabad.

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'Shameful, inhuman': SC raps Bihar over rule violations in 17 shelter homes

Mumbai-based TISS had indicted the shelter homes in Bihar after it found several violations. However, criminal cases were registered only in connection with ten under lesser offences.

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Ghost towns still haunt Spain in property rebound a decade after

A decade after the financial crisis hit, Spain’s real estate recovery is a tale of two markets. Key cities and tourism hot spots are enjoying a fresh boom, fueled by interest rates that are still near historic lows, an economic recovery and a banking system that’s finally cleaning up its act.

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Plane in Australia misses destination after pilot falls asleep

The incident, classified as a case of “incapacitation”, is being investigated by the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB).

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Three rob man of Rs 37L at gunpoint in Gurugram; return IDs, documents on victim's...

The two accused took the bags containing Rs 37 lakh, which were kept near the victim Sushil Kumar’s legs in his car. They escaped on a motorcycle with a third person, who was waiting for the them nearby.

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Telangana assembly elections 2018: Congress candidate attempts suicide to prevent...

Vanteru Pratap Reddy, who is contesting from the Gajwel assembly constituency against Telangana Rashtra Samithi president and chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao, was later arrested for obstructing the police from discharging their duties.

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To fix the unemployment problem, India must strengthen the manufacturing sector

Efforts to reduce the trade deficits must correct the imbalance between domestic absorption and domestic production; and manufacturing-led growth can ensure this

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'Tribes are a treasure': Cops fight to get American tourist's body from Andamans

The Sentinelese, who scholars believe are descendants of Africans who migrated to the area about 50,000 years ago, survive on the small, forested island by hunting, fishing and gathering wild plants. Almost nothing is known of their lives, except that they attack outsiders with spears or bows and arrows.

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NASA's InSight lands on Mars in unprecedented mission, sends first photo

After sailing 548 million km on a six-month voyage through deep space, the robotic lander InSight touched down on the dusty, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet.

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Just 0.3% of railway tracks fit for trains running at 160km/hour

The Train 18 has successfully completed trials at a speed of up to 130 km per hour in Moradabad. It is now being moved to Kota in Rajasthan for trials at the speed of up to 160 km per hour.

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NASA's InSight spacecraft on Mars for sneak peek into planet's deep interior

InSight’s primary instrument is a French-built seismometer, designed to record the slightest vibrations from “marsquakes” and meteor impacts around the planet. The device is so sensitive it can measure a seismic wave just one half the radius of a hydrogen atom.

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US stands with India in their quest for justice: Donald Trump on 26/11 Mumbai a...

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NASA Mars InSight Live updates: After 7-month journey, spacecraft nears landing...

NASA Mars InSight Live updates: After sailing 301 million miles (548 million km) on a six-month voyage through deep space, the robotic lander InSight was due to touch down on the dusty, rock-strewn surface of the Red Planet at about 2000 GMT.

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Congress vs Akalis at Kartarpur event as row breaks out over plaque

Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu pressed a button to lay the digital foundation stone of the project on the Indian side that will link Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur with the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.

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Pakistan must deliver justice on 26/11, warn India and US

India welcomed the US statement asking Pakistan to uphold its UN Security Council obligations to implement sanctions against terrorists responsible for the Mumbai attacks.

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Not heeding advice of Constitution will result in descent into chaos, says Chief...

Referring to B R Ambedkar, the CJI said the success of working of the Constitution does not depend on its nature and would rather depend on the “people who work for it”.

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Bengal's top doubles badminton player Trinankur Nag electrocuted to death

The 26-year-old shuttler came in contact with a high tension overhead electrical wire at his workplace in Kankurgachi carshed here on Saturday.

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Fire breaks out as oil tanker bursts into flames after accident in Mumbai's Wadala;...

The fire broke out around 10:45 pm near Bhakti Park in Mumbai’s Wadala area.

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Meghalaya Governor Tathagata Roy sparks off row with 'insensitive' tweets on 26/11...

Tathagata Roy, who was posted as Meghalaya Governor in August isn’t new to controversies. He has hit the headlines several times in the past over his tweets when he was in charge of Tripura.

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Sunil Arora appointed Chief Election Commissioner, to take over from OP Rawat on...

Sunil Arora, the senior-most election commissioner, will be the new Chief Election Commissioner.

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In veiled attack on Donald Trump, Imran Khan says Pakistan will never fight 'imposed...

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s remarks came days after US president Donald Trump reiterated that the USD 1.3 billion in aid to Pakistan will remain suspended until the country acts against militant safe heavens inside its territory.

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Indian student in Canada to study hotel management found hanging, family suspect...

Vishal Sharma had gone to Canada’s Toronto to pursue a course in hotel management. His family said Vishal was happy there and did not express any problems ever.

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Viral video shows inmates drinking, making extortion call in UP jail; 6 officials...

The state’s home and prison department suspended the Raebareli jail senior superintendent, jailer, deputy jailer and three other personnel after the video went viral

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Congress in power when 26/11 took place, questions our surgical strikes in Pak:...

The prime minister was addressing an election rally in Rajasthan’s Bhilwar on the tenth anniversary of the 26/11 terror strike which killied 166 people.

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India, China resolve to achieve 'mutually acceptable solution' to border dispute

The India-China border dispute covers 3,488-km-long LAC. China claims Arunachal Pradesh as part of southern Tibet. This was the first round of talks for Wang, who is also the foreign minister, after he succeeded State Councillor Yang Jiechi earlier this year.

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Prosecute govt officials not acting on Delhi's pollution complaints,says Supreme...

Additional Solicitor Genera Nadkarni said from November 1 to November 22 this year, they had received 749 air pollution complaints on social media accounts and action was taken on around 500 such complaints.

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Cowardice: Amarinder Singh's stinker for Pak Army chief at Kartarpur event

Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor, Amarinder Singh condemned the recent grenade attack at a Nirankari samagam in the Rajasansi area of Amritsar.

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'Give up double standards': India tells Pakistan to act against 26/11 perpetrat...

India also welcomed the statement by the United States asking Pakistan to uphold their UN Security Council obligations to implement sanctions against the terrorists.

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IPL 2019: 5 big players who may go unsold in upcoming auction

Star players such as Yuvraj Singh and Gautam Gambhir, who have ruled the T20 circuit for several years, might see their IPL career come to an end.

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NASA faces six minutes of terror landing Mars InSight

After a seven-month journey, the lander will scream through the red planet’s thin atmosphere at more than 12,000 mph in a live-or-die bid to settle (in one piece) onto a flat area near the equator.

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Aircel-Maxis case: CBI informs Delhi court it has sanction to prosecute P Chida...

The CBI on Monday informed a Delhi court that it has procured the requisite sanction from the authorities concerned to prosecute former Union minister P Chidambaram in the Aircel-Maxis case.

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'Parcel reached fox': The secret operation to move 26/11 attacker Ajmal Kasab for...

The lone terrorist captured alive during the 26/11 attacks was covered in a ‘burqa’ while being taken out of his cell on the night of November 20, 2012 and put in a police vehicle, the officer recalled.

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Assembly elections live: 'Four generations vs four years', PM Narendra Modi tears...

Assembly elections live: With elections in the five states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram being dubbed the semi-finals before the Lok Sabha elections next year, political heavyweights are pulling all stops to ensure victory. Follow live updates here.

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Man, 21, posts 'terrorist on flight' on social media, gets offloaded in Kolkata

A social media post by a man, said to be in his early twenties, which coincided with the anniversary of the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai ten years ago, triggered panic.

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2 Chhattisgarh police personnel, 9 Maoists killed in an encounter in Sukma

The senior officer said the two DRG personnel were killed while fighting with the Maoists in their core area. He said the process to evacuate the jawans, who died, has started and more details are yet to come.

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BJP doesn't have patent on Ram temple, says Uma Bharti

Amid growing chorus for the construction of a Lord Ram temple, many political parties and spiritual leaders have demanded that an ordinance should be brought in.

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India eyes bigger share in global trade amid US-China tensions

India is focusing on a handful of items including automotive parts, chemicals, electrical equipment, among others, after the US and China slapped reciprocal duties on each other’s goods

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Pakistan must be held accountable for its actions

While India under PM Modi has made it a policy not to talk to Islamabad till it dismantles the existing terror network, it is time that countries which are victims of Pakistan’s terror franchise form a coalition to combat this menace

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Climate change: There is no room for complacency

Countries need to ramp up their investments in low-carbon technologies

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The attack on China's consulate is more about Balochistan

Balochistan is experiencing its fifth wave of rebellion against the Pakistani government since Independence

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They threatened to bomb us, now roaming with begging bowl: PM's jab at Pak

Modi also hit out at the Congress for indulging in “caste politics and touching a new low in politics” in a reference to the main opposition party’s leaders comment on the Prime Minister’s caste and his parents.

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26/11 attacks anniversary: US announces $5 million reward for info on perpetrat...

26/11 Mumbai attacks: The United States Monday announced a US $5 million reward for information leading to the arrest or conviction in any country of any individual who committed, conspired, aided or abetted the 2008 Mumbai attack.

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IndiGo cancels flight to Delhi, BJP MP Meenakshi Lekhi among passengers stranded...

The passengers claimed that the airline did not accept the request for providing food or hotel accommodations, alleging that the IndiGo staff was not at all cooperative.

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India vs Australia: Steve Smith and David Warner help bowlers prepare for Virat...

The duo, once national captain and vice-captain respectively, were suspended from state and international cricket for 12 months over the ball-tampering scandal in South Africa.

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26/11 attacks anniversary: Officer who helped plant Indian SIM cards in LeT reveals...

26/11 Mumbai attacks: A senior intelligence official who helped plant Indian SIM cards with LeT in Pakistan has revealed how one of those numbers being used in the attacks enabled counterterror operatives gather real-time details about the strategy of handlers and frame their response.

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IAF to select 110 fighters after multi-role combat aircraft results

Strapped with an ageing and depleting fighter fleet, IAF had  floated a Request for Information (RFI) – a global tender – to buy 110 fighters.

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Madhya Pradesh assembly elections 2018: BJP relies on RSS to reach out to farme...

One of the key appeals is to people not to opt for NOTA while casting their vote. The functionary said RSS volunteers have been tasked with convincing voters upset with sitting BJP legislators that if even if they merely vote against the party, they would be playing into the hands of the Congress.

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145 pilot whales die in stranding on New Zealand beach

A hiker discovered the pilot whales in two pods about 2 kilometers apart late Saturday on Stewart Island.

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26/11 attacks anniversary: Thriving Lashkar proof of state-terror nexus in Paki...

26/11 Mumbai attacks: A visit to the Lashkar-e-Taiba headquarters in Pakistan’s Muridke two weeks after the attacks revealed the group’s nexus with state actors and hate against India.

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'Governor should've given us a chance', says Sajad Lone, J&K People's Conference...

Sajad Lone said that his party will fight for development in the Jammu and Kashmir Assembly elections and they will be the new force to reckon with.

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Uddhav Thackeray vows to revisit Ayodhya if Ram temple not built

Thackeray on Saturday asked the Narendra Modi-led government to wake up from slumber” and declare a date for the construction of a Ram temple.

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Rahul Gandhi defending those who abused my parents: PM Narendra Modi

Speaking at a public meeting in Vidisha, Modi said, “Two days ago they dragged my mother’s name during a rally and today I read in social media that they had dragged my father’s name who died 30 years ago and had nothing to do with politics, and ‘Namdaar’ (Gandhi) is defending them.

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India better prepared, more organised 10 years after 26/11 attack: Navy chief Sunil...

The Navy Chief said there has been a paradigm shift in coastal security as vulnerabilities and risks were fixed and a layered maritime surveillance and security architecture was put in place, making the coastline almost impregnable.

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Congress intimidating Supreme Court in Ram temple case, says PM Modi

PM should show courage to directly criticise court, Congress leader Kapil Sibal said.

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Citing terror by Pakistan, Punjab CM Amarinder Singh declines invite to Kartarpur...

Punjab CM Amarinder Singh cited terrorist attacks in his state and the killings of Indian soldiers by Pakistani armed forces.

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Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Hand over disputed land or face stir over other sites, Dharam...

Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Though the VHP though did not reiterate its demand for a law for the temple’s construction, its vice-president Champat Rai set the tone and tenor for the convention saying that the division of land was out of question and no mosque would be allowed in Ayodhya.

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Delhi awash in rainbow colours as Queer Pride Parade celebrates identity, freed...

Dancing, smiling, holding hands and expressing love, the Delhi Queer Pride Parade witnessed thousands of queers along with their families and friends celebrating the freedom, first time since SC struck down a part of Section 377.

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Madhya Pradesh election 2018: Rahul Gandhi defending Congress leaders dragging in...

Defending his attack on Rahul Gandhi’s family, Modi said that he was targeting them only because they were in public life and held the highest positions in the country and are accountable to the public.

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Dates for Ram temple construction to be announced at Kumbh 2019, says seer at VHP's...

Ramji Das of Nirmohi Akhara said the dates for the Ram Temple construction will be announced early next year during Kumbh in Prayagraj.

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Rajasthan election 2018: PM Modi attacks Congress' 'jatiwadi mansikta' at Alwar...

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3 suspected terrorists with Islamic State link, planning operation in Delhi, ar...

Police said the three men, all from Kashmir, were arrested from near a tourist information centre near Srinagar. Three hand grenades and two pistols were recovered from them

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2007 Ajmer dargah blast accused held in Gujarat's Bharuch after 11 years

The bomb, planted in courtyard of the revered Sufi saint Khawaja Moinuddin Chishti’s shrine, had killed three people and injured 17. The National Investigation Agency (NIA) had announced a reward of Rs 2 lakh on the head of Nair, who was on the run since then.

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India vs Australia: Virat Kohli creates history in Sydney T20I

Virat Kohli now has 476 runs in 14 matches against Australia - a record when it comes to most runs scored by a cricketer against a single opposition in the shortest format of the sport.

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'Balasaheb would have stopped Uddhav Thackeray,' UP dy CM questions Sena's Ram temple...

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday disapproved of the Shiv Sena push for constructing a Ram temple in Ayodhya.

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US tourist killed in Andaman: Police retreat after seeing tribe with bows and a...

The death of the 27-year-old on November 17 has cast a new spotlight on efforts to protect one of the world’s last “uncontacted” tribes whose language and customs remain a mystery to outsiders.

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Congress asked Supreme Court to delay Ayodhya case till 2019 polls, threatened to...

Speaking at a campaign rally in Alwar ahead of the Rajasthan assembly election, Narendra Modi said Congress was dragging the judiciary into politics in the Ayodhya case.

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No one knows: Congress leader Vilasrao Muttemwar attacks PM Modi on his father's...

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Punjab CM Amarinder declines Pakistan's Kartarpur invite, Navjot Sidhu says will...

Amarinder Singh cited continued terrorist attacks in his state and killings of Indian soldiers by Pakistan armed forces to decline Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi’s invitation to the Kartarput ground-breaking ceremony.

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India vs Australia: David Warner back at the nets ahead of Test series – Watch

Under the watchful eyes of head coach Justin Langer, Warner was seen batting against pacer Pat Cummings during a net session.

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Keep your Ali, Bajrangbali is enough for us: Yogi Adityanath to Congress

Congress and BJP are going all out to woo voters in Madhya Pradesh for the November 28 assembly elections in the state.

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Build Ram Mandir or you won't remain in power: Uddhav Thackeray warns ally BJP

Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray who had gone to visit the Ram Lalla temple earlier in the morning, said that he had sought the blessings of the saints to get the work (construction of the Ram Mandir) done.

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Ayodhya set to host VHP's mega rally in push for Ram temple

Thousands of Hindu religious figures and their followers have descended on Ayodhya to crusade for the construction of a Ram temple during the VHP Dharma Sabha.

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Ram mandir construction in Ayodhya on RSS' list of utmost priority

According to functionaries aware of the developments, RSS brass has signalled affiliates to refrain from drawing attention away from the demand for Ram Temple.

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'They called me Kasab ki beti': 9-year-old shot during 26/11 Mumbai attacks recounts...

As a 9-year-old, Devika Rotawan identified Ajmal Kasab in court as the attacker who shot her during the 26/11 Mumbai attacks. But what made her famous also brought her untold misery.

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The many times India has been hit after 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: India has been attacked several times in the decade that followed the Mumbai 26/11 attacks, reminding the government and the general public that the threat of terrorism is persistent.

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Kannada actor-turned-politician Ambareesh dies at 66

Ambareesh is survived by his widow and multi-lingual actress Sumalatha and son Abhishek.

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Eerie calm grips Muslim areas in Ayodhya, many move out

The large-scale mobilisation of VHP volunteers has jogged memories of the communal violence that erupted in 1992 when the Babri Masjid was razed, said Iqbal Ansari, a party to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid title suit in the Supreme Court.

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Telangana assembly election 2018:'Dark horse' Congress buoyed by TRS anti-incum...

Congress sensed a renewed opportunity when the TRS failed to bring the promised 2.5 million people to the “mother of all rallies” at Kongara Kalan on the outskirts of Hyderabad on September 2, four days before chief minister K Chandrasekhar Rao — popularly known as KCR — dissolved the assembly on September 6.

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Will Shiv Sena benefit from Ayodhya issue in Maharashtra?

The popular theory in Maharashtra’s political circles is that the Hindu hard-line agenda will give Uddhav Thackeray an excuse to realign with the BJP after his bitter criticism of the Narendra Modi government at the Centre for the last four years.

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When Andaman & Nicobar islands' Sentinelese tribe was filmed first

That dramatic episode of the aborigines shooting arrows and injuring FD filmmaker (late) Prem Vaidya is part of the 22-minute award-winning documentary, ‘Man in Search of Man’, produced by FD, a body under the information and broadcasting ministry.

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PM Narendra Modi to deliver 50th episode of Mann ki Baat today

The radio broadcast, which is translated into various Indian languages and is also adapted for television viewing, went on air for the first time with PM Modi urging citizens to use at least one khaadi product.

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Organised crime syndicate behind Gauri Lankesh murder, says SIT

The SIT had formed six teams to look at the various angles involved in the case and deployed two of these to parse through closed-circuit television or CCTV camera footage taken from Gauri Lankesh’s house, which had recorded the crime taking place. Eventually, the police interviewed around 2,500 people in connection with the case.

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Lion Air crash: Body of Indian pilot identified

Indian pilot Bhavye Suneja body was cremated in Indonesia on Friday.

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Ayodhya tense as Ram temple pitch intensifies

The city was drenched in saffron, the colour associated with the Vishwa Hindu Parishad and Shiv Sena, on Saturday. Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray is also on a two-day visit to the town.

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5 minors arrested for hacking man to death in Tamil Nadu, police suspect honour...

Thirty-two-year-old Shankar, a resident of Vellanguli village near Ambasamudram town, was hacked to death on Tuesday near the Tamiraparani River where he had gone to take a bath, police said.

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'Abki baar 200 paar' chants at Modi's Mandsaur rally

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Pakistan invites Sushma Swaraj, Amarinder Singh, Navjot Sidhu for Kartarpur corridor...

India is yet to respond to Pakistan’s invitation for the opening ceremony of the corridor, which will link India’s border district of Gurdaspur with the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.

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Govt does not need extra funds from RBI to meet fiscal deficit target: Arun Jai...

Arun Jaitley added that extra funds, which may accrue from the new capital framework of the Reserve Bank, can always be used for poverty alleviation programmes over the years by future governments.

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Give us the date now: Uddhav Thackeray dares BJP government on Ram temple

Uddhav Thackeray’s visit is a part of Sena’s campaign for the building of the Ram Temple at the disputed site in Ayodhya

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Two Kashmir civilians, including 14-year-old girl, succumb to bullet injuries

Ishfaq Ahmed Ganie, who was injured in a mysterious shooting incident near a camp of the Indian Army in central Kashmir’s Budgam district on Friday evening, succumbed to his injuries at the Sheri Kashmir Institute of Medical Sciences (SKIMS) in Srinagar in the morning.

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With 6th gold, Mary Kom becomes most successful woman boxer in world championsh...

With the 2020 Olympics less than two years away, this was a huge win for the 35-year old but she sounded concerned about moving to the 51kg category for the event.

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Were US moon landings real? We'll verify, says Russia space agency chief

Head of Russia’s Roscosmos space agency was responding to a question about whether or not NASA actually landed on the moon nearly 50 years ago.

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This British woman is more than 10 times richer than the Queen

Denise Coates, 51, has a net worth of $4.5 billion thanks to her majority stake in closely held Bet365, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index, and joined the ranks of the world’s 500 richest people for the first time Friday.

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Women's World Boxing Championship: Mary Kom beats Hanna Okhota to clinch record...

Cheered on by the partisan fans in the capital, Mary blew away her Ukrainian counterpart in three rounds to take the crown.

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25 dead as bus falls into canal in Karnataka's Mandya

The accident, involving a private bus, happened at Kanganamaradi village of Pandavapura taluk.

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At Ayodhya, Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray set to take up Ram temple issue

The Shiv Sena, which is part of the NDA but has had strained ties with ally BJP, has demanded that the Centre come out with an ordinance and declare a date for the construction of the Ram temple

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Madhya Pradesh elections 2018: PM Modi attacks Congress for comparing sliding rupee...

Narendra Modi hit out at Congress over Raj Babbar’s recent remarks comparing rupee’s value to the PM’s mother’s age.

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India vs Australia 3rd T20I: India's predicted XI – Visitors set to tinker with...

Let’s take a look at India’s predicted XI for the third T20I in Sydney.

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Man who married rape victim to settle case arrested in Mumbai for threatening w...

The accused kept harassing her and stalked the woman for a few days at Govandi station in September. He even abused her several times over the phone and also threatened to throw acid on her.

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'Life is over': Last text of Mumbai businessman who shot himself in his car

Ashwin Jain’s body was found in a pool of blood in the back seat, along with a revolver in his right hand, around 1.30pm

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ED, IT raids on ex-Union minister and TDP MP YS Chowdary in Hyderabad

The ED and IT authorities from Chennai began the raids on Friday and continued the search operations on Saturday.

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Shields, medicines, gifts: How US tourist prepped for Sentinel Island trip

Chau was attacked with arrows and died in his second attempt to reach the North Sentinel Island on November 16. The previous day he had tried to enter the island, which is out of bounds for visitors, but retreated when a young boy attacked him an arrow.

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'Country passing through rising intolerance,' says former President Pranab Mukh...

Pranab Mukherjee expressed concern over rising intolerance and violation of human rights, coupled with a widening gulf between the rich and poor with top one per cent rich pocketing the lion’s share of country’s wealth.

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An year on, Gujarat anti-terrorist squad nabs Bihar's 'dead' Maoist

Wanted in several cases of subversive acts including killing of 10 CRPF jawan in a landmine blast in the Aurangabad district, Bihar police had assumed that the maoist died during a fierce encounter between the CoBRA 205 battalion and the rebels at Nawada on April 8, 2017.

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'Even Berlin Wall fell,' PM Modi hopes Kartarpur corridor will act as bridge between...

Referring to the fall of the Berlin Wall, PM Modi hoped that Kartarpur corridor might lead to a better future between the two countries,

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Farmers plan march to Parliament seeking special joint session on problems

The two-day ‘Kisan Mukti March’ is being billed as a reminiscent of a similar protest march from Nashik to Mumbai by over 35,000 farmers from across Maharashtra in March this year.

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Ahead of VHP's Dharma Sabha, Muslims in Ayodhya worry about safety, repercussio...

Iqbal Ansari, one of the petitioners in the case relating to the Ram Janmabhoomi-Babri Masjid dispute, recently expressed concern over the security of his family members and the rest of the Muslim community in Ayodhya because of the congregation of a large number of people for the VHP’s event.

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American national John Allen Chau violated every rule in the book to meet the S...

US national John Allen Chau, 27, was killed with arrows as he illegally set foot on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean after paddling there in a kayak last week.

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Ayodhya a fortress ahead of Shiv Sena's show of strength

The Uttar Pradesh Police has sounded a statewide alert amid apprehension of trouble during the Dharam Sabha being organised by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Ayodhya on Sunday. Over one lakh people are expected to attend the rally.

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As Madhya Pradesh gears up for assembly elections 2018, the cry for change rises

In poll-bound Madhya Pradesh, there is an almost unanimous response from the all-Dalit group: “Badlaav, there will be change.”

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Tej Pratap might be trying to make a case for divorce. With poet Rahim's verse

The former state minister Tej Pratap Yadav took to twitter late Thursday night for expressing his sentiments where he cryptically wrote a stanza from a verse composed by 16th century poet Abdul Rahim Khan-e-Khana - “tute se phir na jute, jute ganth pari jaay”.

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Nobody has the right to tell MS Dhoni when to retire - Shahid Afridi

Shahid Afridi believes that no one has the right to dictate when MS Dhoni will retire and the Indian cricket team will need the veteran wicket-keeper to succeed in the 2019 ICC World Cup.

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Telangana assembly elections 2018: An emotional Sonia Gandhi vows to teach TRS a...

Telangana assembly elections 2018: Sonia Gandhi said she had to undergo a lot of difficulties while taking a decision on granting statehood to Telangana. She reminded the people that the Congress had to pay a heavy price for its decision to grant Telangana state.

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Mizoram assembly election: BJP in centre, state will take Mizoram to new heights,...

The saffron party has been contesting polls in Mizoram since 1993, but has failed to win any seat in the Christian-dominated state. This time it has fielded 39 candidates in the total 40 seats in the November 28 assembly elections and hopes to play a key role in formation of the next government.

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SIT files additional charge sheet in Gauri Lankesh murder case, name 18 accused

In a statement issued after filing the charge sheet in the special KCOCA court, the SIT said it has submitted a 9,235 page long additional charge sheet against 18 accused in the Sept 5, 2017 murder of Gauri Lankesh and sought the court’s permission to investigate further.

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Meet woman cop who saved Chinese consulate staff during terrorist attack in Kar...

The officer, who was abandoned by relatives in her village for joining a private school, saved the lives of many Chinese diplomatic staff when heavily-armed terrorists stormed the Chinese consulate in Karachi.

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India vs Australia: Melbourne T20I abandoned due to rain, AUS lead series 1-0

After put to bat by India skipper Virat Kohli, Australia overcame a poor start to reach 132/7 for seven in 19 overs when rain forced the players off the pitch.

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Congress' Raj Babbar compares falling rupee with age of PM's mother; BJP furious

Congress leader Raj Babbar dragged Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mother into the shrill Assembly poll campaign comparing the rupee’s falling value against the US dollar with her age, sparking demands by the BJP on Friday for an apology from him and also his party chief Rahul Gandhi.

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Can have two days exclusively for women in Sabarimala, Kerala govt tells HC

The government made the suggestion as the court heard a plea of four women seeking security while trekking to the temple. Earlier at least 18 women had tried to enter Sabarimala after the Supreme Court’s September 28 verdict, but had been foiled by devotees.

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Mob surrounds houses of 6 Africans over 'cannibal' rumours, cops intervene

Delhi police received several calls claiming that four Tanzanian and two Nigerian nationals were being attacked in Kakrola area.

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India strongly protests after diplomats harassed, barred from Pakistan gurdwaras

Two officials were not allowed to enter Gurdwara Nankana Sahib on Wednesday night and Gurdwara Sacha Sauda on Thursday, saying that the Indian government has hurt the sentiments of Sikhs by allowing the screening of the film ‘Nanak Shah Fakir’.

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Tribals dragged, buried US tourist in sand at remote Andaman beach: Witness

The witness told police that they saw Chau’s body being dragged across a beach and buried in the sand. The American tourist was killed by members of the Sentinelese tribe who inhabit the North Sentinel Island in the Andaman and Nicobar island chain.

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We failed to cut risks: Samsung apologises to staff who got cancer at work

The father of a dead 22-year-old worker and the company’s co-president Kim Ki-nam signed a formal settlement agreement in Seoul as other disabled ex-employees looked on.

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Should take PM Modi's word for this, says Shashi Tharoor. It isn't a dig

Shashi Tharoor had credited India’s first Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with creating institutional structures that made Narendra Modi’s spectacular rise from a tea seller possible.

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ICC Women's World T20: No regrets leaving Mithali out of semi-final: Harmanpreet

On a pitch that wasn’t the easiest to bat on, the English duo of Natalie Sciver and Amy Ellen Jones displayed great technique to deny India any chances of a comeback.

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Terror attack on Chinese consulate in Pak; Beijing sends strong message

Pakistani police say gunmen stormed the Chinese Consulate in Karachi, triggering an intense shootout.

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Two medical students on a bike killed after falling off Delhi's Signature Bridge

The bikers were rushed to a nearby hospital but could not be saved.

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6 militants killed in Kashmir encounter, 'war-like' stash of ammunition found

Officials said they had information that six or seven militants were hiding at Seikpora village and when search and cordon operation began in early hours it turned into an operation.

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Manohar Parrikar wanted to quit, BJP high command did not allow, says Goa minis...

Goa Forward Party chief and Agriculture Minister Vijai Sardesai suggested on Thursday that the ailing chief minister, Manohar Parrikar, wanted to resign, but the BJP high command vetoed it.

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Two policemen killed as gunmen attack Chinese consulate in Pakistan's Karachi

The area is considered a red zone and is already heavily guarded.

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Rahul Gandhi disapproves ex-minister CP Joshi's remark on 'Brahmins', tells him...

Congress leader CP Joshi has accused the BJP of twisting his statement and condemned its “fabricated use”.

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The Girl in the Spider's Web movie review: Claire Foy's Dragon Tattoo needs laser...

The Girl in the Spider’s Web movie review: Director Fede Alvarez’s version of Stieg Larsson’s Girl with the Dragon Tattoo pales in comparison to earlier adaptations, despite Claire Foy. Rating: 2/5.

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Artist MF Hussain's vintage Morris 8 car auctioned for Rs 17.7 lakhs

The Morris 8 car, originally painted grey and black when MF Husain used it, has been in the artist’s family since 1991. After his death in 2011, it was restored, repainted beige and black, and kept at his Mumbai home.

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Rajasthan BJP expels 11 rebels, including 4 ministers, ahead of Dec 7 polls

The four minister were denied tickets by the BJP and filed nominations as Independent candidates.

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'World is accountable, vicious place': Donald Trump disputes Saudi prince role in...

Citing vehement denials by the crown prince and king that they were involved, Trump said on Thursday “maybe the world should be held accountable because the world is a vicious place

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'The time for jihad has come': What 26/11 attacker Ajmal Kasab said in his test...

26/11 Mumbai Attacks: ’The only 26/11 attacker caught alive - Ajmal Kasab - told his interrogators in great detail how Lashkar founder Hafiz Saeed indoctrinated terrorists to strike Mumbai and motivated recruits using rhetoric on Kashmir and jihad.

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Robin Hood movie review: Leonardo DiCaprio-produced remake is star-studded, but...

Robin Hood movie review: Despite a star-studded cast that includes Taron Egerton, Jamie Foxx, Ben Mendelsohn, Jamie Dornan and Eve Hewson, the film is entirely worthless. Rating: 1/5.

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Why the Sentinelese, the Andaman tribe that killed US man, want to be left alone

John Allen Chau, 27, was killed with arrows as he illegally set foot on North Sentinel Island in the Indian Ocean after paddling there in a kayak last week.

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The 'Dabangg-type' cop who stopped a union minister, arrested politicians at Sa...

As Pon Radhakrishnan’s private vehicle reached Sabarimala temple which is in the middle of a huge row over the entry of women, the policemen stopped him. Leading the team was IPS officer Yatish Chandra.

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India vs England Women's World T20, Semi-Final LIVE cricket Score: India start brightly...

India vs England Women’s World T20, Semi-Final: India face England in the second semi-final of the Women’s World T20.

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India, Pakistan to build corridor for Sikh pilgrims to visit iconic gurdwara

The plan to build a corridor on the Indian side leading to the border near the gurdwara was among a slew of proposals cleared during a Cabinet meeting to mark Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary in 2019.

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Marathas won't be included in OBC quota, says Devendra Fadnavis

The Marathas will not be included in the Other Backward Classes (OBCs) category for reservations, chief minister Devendra Fadnavis said in the state assembly on Thursday, adding, doing so would have a “catastrophic effect”.

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Mehbooba Mufti's call to Omar Abdullah 4 days ago sealed deal on J-K govt forma...

The political dalliance between the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) and the National Conference (NC), always on the opposite sides of the fence in Jammu and Kashmir, may have been all too short.

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CEOs of state banks can now request look-out notices against defaulters

The move comes against the backdrop of defaults by Vijay Mallya, Nirav Modi and Mehul Choksi and thereafter, fleeing the country.

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'Temporary truce': Maharashtra tribals, farmers withdraw stir on government's written...

The agreement was reached after a two-hour meeting with chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, following which the state chief secretary DK Jain handed over the minutes of meeting to the farmers’ representatives.

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'People's negligence', says Centre, clears railways for Amritsar train tragedy that...

In the Amritsar train tragedy that took place on the night of Dusshera, October 19, in which 61 people died, the Chief Commissioner of Railway Safety (CCRS) has given a clean chit to the railways.

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Didn't act on BJP headquarters' instructions, says J-K governor on dissolving a...

Such a government could have also reversed the gains against militancy made by security forces in the state, Jammu and Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik said.

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TV, sofas found in Tihar, is a parallel system running in jails? asks SC

A bench headed by Justice Madan B Lokur asked the Centre as to what action has been taken in the matter.

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MS Dhoni reveals why he promoted himself in ICC World Cup 2011 final

MS Dhoni decided to promote himself ahead of Yuvraj Singh in the ICC World Cup 2011 final against Sri Lanka and sealed the match with a 109-run stand for the fourth wicket.

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Pay £88,000 to Swiss bank, court tells Vijay Mallya; tycoon may lose plush London...

he bank had sought repossession of the property at Cornwall Terrace, overlooking Regent’s Park in central London, for the unpaid 20.4 million pounds mortgage loan.

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Holding fresh elections in J&K is the only way out of this mess

While the Governor may be right in linking the stability and longevity of the proposed arrangement to the state’s fragile security scenario, there’s no guarantee that fresh polls will throw up a stable regime

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Madhya Pradesh elections are more about the rural-urban divide

This isn’t a ‘normal’ BJP versus Congress battle in a traditional bipolar state. But the question is, ‘will MP 2018 then be a repeat of Gujarat 2017?’

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Ram Madhav withdraws 'orders from Pak' barb after Omar's stinging reply

Ram Madhav who was on his way to Mizoram today, landed at Aizawl and tweeted that he was taking back his comment. However, he still asked Omar to fight the next assembly election with the PDP as an ally.

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The Saudi government is tying itself up in knots

Journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s murder has triggered a power struggle and the future of the ailing Saudi king and his overambitious son could be at stake

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'Silence Kashoggi ASAP' Saudi Prince had ordered, CIA has recording: Report

It cited a prominent Turkish columnist as saying CIA director Gina Haspel had “signalled” the existence of the recording during a visit to Ankara last month.

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Women's World Boxing Championship 2018: Mary Kom storms into final, eyes unprecedented...

With this victory in the semi-final of the AIBA Women’s World Boxing Championships 2018, Mary Kom has kept her dream of winning an unprecedented 6th world championship gold medal alive. Mary Kom is currently tied with Katie Taylor of Ireland on five gold in the World Championships.

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10,000 farmers in Mumbai after walking 40 km, give 'wake up' call to govt

The protesters from across Maharashtra, who are struggling to cope with the drought, are demanding the proper implementation of the loan waiver package announced by Fadnavis in 2017.

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7 children, driver killed in school van-bus collision in Madhya Pradesh

At least eight others were injured in the accident, police said.

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Passenger on Jet Airways flight that lost cabin pressure, suffers permanent hearing...

Mukesh Sharma suffered bleeding in his ears in the incident of loss of cabin pressure on a Jet Airways flight on September 20. He was later diagnosed with permanent hearing loss.

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Who sits next to fax on holiday? J&K governor's comeback on Mufti's charge

Satyapal Malik ordered to dissolve the state assembly minutes after Mufti staked claim to form the government with the support of arch-rival National Conference (NC) and Congress for a shot at government formation with the support of 56 legislators in the 87-member assembly.

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On Ram Madhav 'instruction from Pak' barb, Omar Abdullah's stinging reply

BJP general secretary Ram Madhav tried to lighten the mood by asking Omar Abdullah to take it easy (with a smiley) but the former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister was in no mood to let go.

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Sentinel Island an adventure too far for the explorer in American tourist

Visits to the island are heavily restricted, which Chau knew, authorities said. Police arrested seven fishermen accused of helping him reach it, and Chau’s family pleaded for their release, saying he acted “on his own free will.”

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'Misplaced bravado': SC pulls up Delhi BJP chief Manoj Tiwari, closes contempt case...

An FIR also lodged against Tiwari by the East Delhi Municipal Corporation for allegedly breaking the seal of the premises in Gokalpuri area in north-east Delhi on September 16.

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Govt clears Kartarpur corridor till Pakistan border to help pilgrims

The government has decided to celebrate the anniversary in a grand way, Jaitley said. He said that the corridor is being built since Guru Nank Dev had spent 18 years of his life there and people throng to the border to pay their homage.

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Opposing ideologies, longevity: J&K Governor's reasons for dissolving assembly

While Mehbooba Mufti has managed to get her rival Omar Abdullah’s National Conference and the Congress to support her claim, Lone has staked his claim on the basis of support from the BJP in Jammu and Kashmir.

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'Don't be angry if I get killed': American tourist killed by Andaman tribe wrote...

A US tourist was killed by arrows shot by tribesmen living in one of the world's most isolated regions tucked in India's Andaman and Nicobar Islands

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How languages intersect in India

The share of multilingual population and the dominant languages in the Indian states determine how many Indians can talk to and understand each other.

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'Drunk' passenger fights with crew, forces Hyderabad-bound IndiGo flight to abort...

The CISF officers at Delhi’s IGI airport got a call around 11.30pml about a passenger creating ruckus onboard an IndiGo aircraft. It was reported that the plane was returning to the bay because the man, who appeared to be drunk, had refused to comply with the crew’s directions, the officer said.

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Air India pilot Arvind Kathpalia to lose airport access

Senior Air India pilot Arvind Kathpalia, stripped of his flying licence for three years and demoted after failing an alcohol test shortly before he was to command a flight from New Delhi to London on November 11, is set to lose his automatic access to airports.

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Madhya Pradesh assembly elections: BJP banks on welfare schemes to retain core ...

In the face of agricultural distress, tribal disenchantment, the party hopes it can meet the caste and class challenge with substantial welfare schemes.

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In thank you note to rival Omar Abdullah, Mehbooba Mufti's stinging jibe at BJP

Governor Satya Pal Malik ordered to dissolve the Jammu and Kashmir assembly minutes after Mehbooba Mufti had staked claim to form the government with the support of NC and Congress.

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Mangal Prabhat Lodha is richest Indian property tycoon with $3.8 billion wealth

Mangal Prabhat Lodha, the founder of Lodha Group and a lawmaker representing the ruling BJP, has become India’s richest real estate developer after the company’s sales increased 22%.

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Jammu and Kashmir's political thriller ends in anti-climax, Assembly dissolved

At the end of a day of dramatic developments, Jammu & Kashmir governor Satya Pal Malik on Wednesday night dissolved the state assembly in a contentious decision that may well be challenged in the courts.

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After killing of US national, spotlight on reclusive Sentinelese tribe with no contact...

The Sentinelese are hunters and gatherers, who live on the out-of-bounds North Sentinel island, isolated from the outside world. They are to believed to be the world’s last pre-Neolithic tribe.

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Border resolution main focus of 21st Indo-China meet today

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will discuss security along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), belt and road initiative (BRI) and other issues with China’s foreign minister Wang Yi.

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Vijay Mallya faces setback in legal fight to save posh London home

Swiss bank UBS had sought repossession of Vijay Mallya’s property at Cornwall Terrace, overlooking Regent’s Park in central London, over the non-payment of a 20.4-million pounds mortgage loan.

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Telangana assembly election: TRS pins hopes on Owaisi's appeal to win Muslim vo...

Muslims hold the key to the next government formation in Telangana with 43 of the total 119 constituencies having over 10% electorate from the community. .

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Corruption at peak: Manmohan Singh stings PM Narendra Modi on notes ban, CBI vs...

At a press conference in Indore, Manmohan Singh said, “The rule of law is under attack. History shall never forgive our present generation if the situation is not changed.”

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Amritsar blast case solved, grenade was made in Pakistan: Amarinder

The blast occurred at a congregation of the Nirankari, a spiritual organisation, in Adliwal village of Amritsar.

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The $2 billion Apollo empire run by 4 sisters makes a comeback

About a decade ago, Suneeta Reddy and her three sisters took over most executive functions at Apollo, India’s largest hospital chain, from their father.

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PDP likely to head grand alliance with Cong, NC to form govt in Jammu and Kashm...

Jammu and Kashmir has been under Governor’s rule since June after the BJP withdrew support to the PDP and chief minister Mehbooba Mufti resigned.

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Man who said he killed nine girls, used to break legs of victims before rape: Gurugram...

A 20-year-old unemployed man, identified as Sunil Kumar, has confessed to raping and killing at least nine girls aged between three and seven in New Delhi, Gurugram, Jhansi and Gwalior over two years, police said.

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Governor dissolves J-K Assembly after rival claims from Mehbooba Mufti and BJP-backed...

Jammu and Kashmir has been under Governor’s rule since June after the BJP withdrew support to the PDP and chief minister Mehbooba Mufti resigned.

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Isolated tribe kills American tourist on remote island in Andaman sea. But who are...

The Sentinelese is a tribal society of hunter-gatherer that hunt and gather in the forest, and fish in the coastal waters. They fiercely reject all contact with the outside world that is not known to them.

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BJP complains to EC over Kamal Nath video, alleges 'communal politics'

The party also accused him of hatching a “criminal conspiracy against free and fair polls” in the state, as it in its complaint to the EC referred to a purported video in which Kamal Nath is allegedly asking a group of Muslims to ensure that the Congress gets 90 per cent of votes in their booths.

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