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Paradise Lost: Indian eves stumble at the finishing line
The Indian women's cricket team let slip a historic title triumph with nerves getting the better of it in a tense summit clash against England, leaving Mithali Raj's giant-slaying side with the runners-up tag for a second time in the ICC World Cup, here today.
It was an anti-climactic result for India since they were well on course for a memorable triumph, sitting pretty at 191 for three in 42.5 before a batting collapse saw them...
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Parliamentarians bid farewell to Prez Mukherjee
Members of Parliament today bid adieu to outgoing President Pranab Mukherjee at a gala ceremony in the Central Hall of Parliament as leaders recalled his contribution in upholding democratic values.
Eighty one-year-old Mukherjee was received by Vice President Hamid Ansari, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Ananth Kumar at Parliament for the farewell ceremony.
In her speech, Mahajan said, "This is a solemn occasion for each one of us to...
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Sunanda case: More anxious to know the truth, says Tharoor
Congress MP Shashi Tharoor today said he was more anxious than anyone else to know the truth behind his wife Sunanda Pushkar's death.
He also said he would cooperate only with the probe agencies in investigation of the case and not with publicity seekers.
"No one in this country can be more anxious than me to know the truth and to see a constructive and clear conclusion to this prolonged investigation," Tharoor told reporters here.
"My responsibility is...
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Swaraj to hold talks with Iraqi counterpart on abducted Indians
External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will hold extensive talks with her Iraqi counterpart Ibrahim al-Jaafari tomorrow during which focus is expected to be on the issue of 39 Indians kidnapped by the ISIS three years back from Mosul city.
Al-Jaafari's visit from July 24 to July 28 to India comes two weeks after Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi announced liberation of Mosul, the second biggest city in his country, from the ISIS, which marked a major...
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Russia keen to sell MiG-35 to IAF, talks on: top official
Russia is keen on selling its new fighter jet MiG-35 to India with the MiG corporation's chief saying the country has evinced interest in the aircraft and talks were on to understand its requirements.
Director General of Russian Aircraft Corporation MiG Ilya Tarasenko said the MiG-35 was "the best" and definitely better than Lockheed Martin's fifth-generation combat aircraft F-35. He claimed that the MiG-35 would beat the American jet in air to air combat.
Tarasenko, while talking...
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Vaghela's Cong exit to alter politics in poll-bound Guj
The sudden move by Shankarsinh Vaghela to quit the Congress has the potential to alter political equations in Gujarat, where he is likely to pitch himself as a third alternative ahead of the Assembly polls, according to political observers.
While the former chief minister has not yet revealed his future plans, his exit from the Congress has worried both the opposition party and the ruling BJP, they say.
Speculation is rife in both parties about the 77-year-old...
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OPS faction MLA formally joins ruling party
V C Arukutty, MLA, among the first to switch over to the O Panneerselvam camp, today joined the ruling AIADMK (Amma) in the presence of Chief Minister, Edapadi Palanisamy.
Arukutty met Palanisamy in Salem ahd joined the party.
The MLA said of late AIADMK (Puratchi Thalaivi Amma) sidelined him and he has no other option but to join the ruling faction of the party after talking to the people of his constituency Kaundampalayam here.
"It is for the...
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RBI to lease currency verification systems to weed out fakes
The Reserve Bank will hire 12 currency verification systems for six months to help it segregate fake ones from scrapped notes of Rs 500/1000 denomination.
The central bank is currently engaged in counting huge pile of old Rs 500/1000 notes which were scrapped following demonetisation on November 9, 2016.
Earlier in May, the Reserve Bank had floated a global tender for leasing of 18 'Currency Verification and Processing System (CVPS)'.
However, the tender was later cancelled and now...
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GJM preparing for underground armed movement with Maoists help: WB Police
The Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM) is preparing for a prolonged underground armed movement for a separate state and has hired Maoists from neighbouring countries as mercenaries to train its cadres, according to senior West Bengal government officials.
"We have inputs from intelligence agencies that Maoists from neighbouring countries have been hired by the GJM. And it may target government properties and senior police and administrative officials so as to further aggravate the situation," ADG (Law and...
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Militant killed as Army foils infiltration bid
A militant was today killed as the Army foiled an infiltration bid along the Line of Control (LoC) in Machil sector in north Kashmir’s Kupwara district.
Troops guarding the LoC noticed suspicious movement along the LoC and immediately challenged the intruders.
In the ensuing firefight, one militant was killed.
"An infiltration bid was foiled in Machil sector today. One terrorist has been killed,” a Defence spokesman said here.
He said the operation is in progress.
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UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting on Jerusalem violence
The UN Security Council will hold an urgent meeting on Monday morning to discuss the violence unfolding in Jerusalem, diplomats said.
According to the UN mission of China, president of the UN Security Council for July, the meeting will be held behind closed doors.
"Sweden, France and Egypt request UN Security Council to urgently discuss how calls for deescalation in Jerusalem can be supported," said Security Council coordinator of the mission of Sweden Carl Skau...
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Echoes atop the quiet hills
From the extraordinary labyrinth of India’s social and historical landscape as well as the vibrant emergence of Indian literature in English comes the personal story of the country’s most loved writer, Ruskin Bond. The lone fox in conversation with Ananya Borgohain
Overwhelming, quaint hills manifest varied sentiments — a tinge of yellow from the rays of the setting sun on the sharp blades of the spring grass; the steep slopes that yield to the valley with...
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Trump accuses NYT of foiling US attempt to kill Baghdadi
US President Donald Trump today accused The New York Times of "foiling" American attempt to kill the self-proclaimed leader of ISIS Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi.
"The Failing New York Times foiled US attempt to kill the single most wanted terrorist, Al-Baghdadi. Their sick agenda over National Security," Trump tweeted.
The president, however, did not give any other details in support of his claim.
Earlier, Defence Secretary James Mattis said he believes Baghdadi is still alive, shooting down claims the...
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Nitish meets Rahul amid reports of rift in grand alliance
Amid speculation over a rift in the 'grand alliance' in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar today met Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi and is learnt to have discussed the current political situation.
Party sources said Kumar drove to Gandhi's Tughlaq Lane residence here and discussed about graft charges against Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD chief Lalu Prasdad's son, Tejashwi Yadav.
Kumar is in the national capital to attend a dinner hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi...
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Mehbooba dismisses Farooq's statement on third party mediation
Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti today dismissed suggestions that the US, China or any other country should mediate in Kashmir issue and said India and Pakistan have to resolve the issue bilaterally.
"Be it America or China, they should mind their own business. Wherever America intervened, you see (the situation in) Afghanistan, Syria and Iraq.
"China has its own vexing issue in Tibet. So, I think we have a map here...
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‘No lowering of guard post Yatra’
Monday, 24 July 2017 | Rahul Datta | New Delhi
To ensure a smooth-going for the Army’s ‘winter-stocking’ exercise, the Government will not scale down the heavy security deployment on the crucial National Highway-44 stretch connecting Kashmir Valley to Ladakh even after the culmination of the Amarnath Yatra. “Intelligence inputs suggest...
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BUSINESS & FINANCE
WhatsApp looking for professional for monetising it
Sunday, 23 July 2017 | IANS | San Francisco
Facebook-owned WhatsApp is now on a hunt for a professional who can help the company monestise the instant messaging app.
According to a blog by a company executive, WhatsApp is seeking an exceptional individual to lead...
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Sports Bytes
Sports Ministry revokes suspension of volleyball federation
Sunday, 23 July 2017 | PTI | CHENNAI
The Sports Ministry has revoked the suspension of Volleyball Federation of India (VFI) and granted it annual recognition for the year 2017.
VFI secretary-general Ramavtar Singh Jakhar said through its July 20 order, the Sports Ministry...
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India Abroad
Iraqi Minister arrives on India visit, talks to focus on missing Indians
Sunday, 23 July 2017 | IANS | New Delhi
Search for the 39 missing Indian labourers who were kidnapped in Mosul three years ago is expected to gather momentum with the visit of Iraqi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari, who arrives here on Monday on...
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Ayush boosting medical tourism in India: Experts
Sunday, 23 July 2017 | IANS | New Delhi
Reviving traditional medicine system, such as Ayush, has helped boost India's medical tourism market in comparison to western nations, surviving only on modern medicinal system, health experts said here on Sunday.
Observing that despite many...
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GoLden chalet
Monday, 24 July 2017 | Debasrita Chakraborty
Anju Modi uses miniature art in her textiles to redefine couture. By Debasrita Chakraborty Designer Anju Modi is redefining couture by drawing inspiration from the Kishangarh school of miniature paintings and bringing alive the high-browed women on the ramp with a contemporary twist. Drawing heavily on the Radha Krishna series of paintings, she has recast them in contemporary silhouettes to appeal to all kinds of women, from the bride to the bridesmaid, in her ceremonial line. She takes her story to Sunehri...
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- Positive reporting about J&K by the media will not only create a soothing impact on people here, it will also help rest of the country in understanding the State.
- I definitely believe that a lot of great writing is taking place in the TV format now, probably because of the sad state of the film industry. today
- (IS chief) Baghdadi's alive. And I'll believe otherwise when we know we've killed him. But we're going after him. We assume he's alive..
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Big shoes to fill for the President-elect, Kovind
Monday, 24 July 2017 | J Akshay | BengaluruThis refers to the editorial, “Presidential qualities” (July 21). As anticipated by political pundits and data-crunchers across the board, Ram Nath Kovind has, by a large margin, won the presidential race and will soon take office as the 14th President of India. Kovind is known for probity and has an...
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