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India beat Aus by 5 wkts to clinch ODI series, grab No. 1 spot
All-rounder Hardik Pandya rose to the occasion yet again with a fluent 78-run knock as India registered a comfortable five-wicket win over Australia in the third ODI to grab the number one spot, here today.
Chasing 294 for a win, India overhauled the target with 13 balls to spare in front of a packed Holkar stadium to take a series-clinching 3-0 lead.
Openers Rohit Sharma (71) and Ajikya Rahane (70) set the platform for the win with...
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Trump’s war doctrine debuts at UN
Not stopping at threatening to destroy North Korea, Donald Trump chose to adopt a confrontational approach in solving global challenges — from Iran to Venezuela — and resolved to defend the US sovereignty
North Korea continues to hog international limelight because of its continuous launch of missiles, nuclear tests and relentless surge in developing the nuclear weapons technology in defiance of the UN Security Council resolutions. It seems the patience of the world leaders is wearing...
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Int'l community must call on India to halt aggressive acts:Pak
Pakistan today accused India of adopting a posture of that of a "predator" and said if the international community wishes to avoid a dangerous escalation between the two neighbours, it must call on New Delhi to halt its provocations and aggressive actions.
Terming India as the "mother of terrorism" in South Asia, Pakistan's Ambassador to the UN Maleeha Lodhi accused it of sponsoring terrorism in various parts of her country.
Exercising her right to reply after External...
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Baby girl gets Aadhaar number in 6 minutes of birth
Bhavna Santosh Jadhav is just a few minutes old, but she already has in place her vital identity proof - the Aadhaar number.
The girl's parents enrolled for her Aadhaar number which they received in just six minutes after her birth today, in one of the rare cases of getting the vital identity proof within minutes of being born.
The child was born at the Osmanabad district women's hospital at 12.03 pm today.
At 12.09 pm, her parents...
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Militant killed in encounter
A militant was killed in an encounter with security forces today in Uri area near the Line of control in Baramulla district of Kashmir.
"Cordon was laid and search operation started in Kalgai area of Uri this morning following information about presence of militants in the area," an Army official said.
He said the search operation tuned into an encounter after the militants opened fire on the security forces.
"One militant has been killed in the operation.
The civilian...
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Violence in BHU; students,journalists injured; CM seeks report
A number of students, including women, and two journalists were injured in lathicharge by the police in the Banaras Hindu University (BHU) which witnessed violence last night, in an ugly turn to a protest against an alleged eve-teasing incident.
In the wake of the violence, the university has announced "holidays" from tomorrow till October 2, advancing it from September 28.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today sought a report from Divisional Commissioner about the incident...
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'Mann Ki Baat' programme is for reflecting people's views: PM
Answering his critics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said he uses his monthly radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat' to reflect the views and aspirations of the people of the country rather than expressing his own opinions.
He said he had kept this three-year-old programme away from politics and had tried to connect with the people without getting swayed by the (political) "heat" and "anger" that may prevail at any particular time.
In the 36th episode of the...
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World needs to fight terrorism collectively: M J Akbar
Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar has said that terrorism is the greatest challenge faced by the world as of now and it needs to be fought unitedly without a "compromise".
"The recognition that the initiative once again by our Prime Minister (Narendra Modi) that if prosperity is not possible without peace, which indeed it is not, then who is the most powerful contemporary, where is the most powerful contemporary challenge to peace...
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Suspected acid attack injures six in London, teen arrested
A suspected acid attack after an altercation between two groups left six people injured in a shopping centre in London, with police arresting a 15-year-old boy in connection with the case.
Scotland Yard said its officers had responded to an altercation between two groups of men inside Stratford Shopping Centre in east London last evening during which a "noxious substance" was thrown.
When the liquid was thrown, both groups ran from the scene and were later...
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Trump warns N.Korea; says 'they won't be around much longer'
US President Donald Trump has warned North Korea, saying if the country's foreign minister was echoing thoughts of his supreme leader Kim Jong-Un in his threatening speech at the UN, "they won't be around much longer."
North Korea's Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho yesterday attacked Trump at the UN General Assembly, deriding him as a "mentally deranged" leader whose threats had increased the chances of military confrontation.
"Just heard Foreign Minister of North Korea speak at UN....
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Fresh plea in SC favouring deportation of illegal Rohingyas
A fresh petition has been filed in the Supreme Court favouring the Centre's stand to identify and deport to Mayanmar around 40,000 illegal Rohingya Muslims staying here.
The plea may be heard along with the PIL filed by two Rohingya Muslim refugees challenging deportation, which is likely to come up for hearing on October 3.
Advocate Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay, also a BJP leader, said that his plea has been accepted in the apex court registry and would...
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Merkel bids for fourth term as Germans head to the polls
Chancellor Angela Merkel was widely expected to win a fourth term in office as Germans went to the polls today in an election that is also likely to see the farthest right-wing party in 60 years, the anti-migrant Alternative for Germany, win seats in parliament.
Merkel campaigned on her record as chancellor for 12 years, emphasising the country's record-low unemployment, strong economic growth, balanced budget and growing international importance.
That's helped keep her conservative bloc well atop...
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Jaya death: Stalin urges Centre to order CBI probe to unravel 'mystery'
DMK working president MK Stalin today urged the Centre to order a CBI probe to "unravel the mystery" surrounding J Jayalalithaa's death.
He said it was the "responsibility" of the Centre to do so.
Stalin cited Forest Minister Dindigul C Srinivasan's statement that AIADMK leaders "lied" about Jayalalithaa's health when she was undergoing treatment, fearing her aide V K Sasikala.
While a team from AIIMS in Delhi had come to attend to Jayalalithaa, Union Health Minister JP Nadda...
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Rajnath to visit Sino-Indian border areas
Home Minister Rajnath Singh will this week visit a Sino-Indian border area in Uttarakhand which has witnessed transgression by China's People's Liberation Army in the recent past, officials said.
During the tour to Barahoti, the home minister will interact with the personnel of the Indo Tibetan Border Police which guards the border outpost located at an altitude of 14,311 feet.
This is the first visit by a senior minister in the Narendra Modi government to China border...
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Pak shoots itself in foot at UN
Monday, 25 September 2017 | S Rajagopalan | Washington
Pakistan shot itself in the foot on the floor of the United Nations General Assembly by flaunting a fake image of a purported victim of “Indian brutality” in Kashmir. The graphic picture of a blood-splattered face peppered with shrapnel injuries, it...
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Exports of petrol, diesel cars can continue, hints Gadkari
Sunday, 24 September 2017 | IANS | Hyderabad
Union Road Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari on Saturday hinted that automobile industry could continue exports of petrol and diesel cars even as government will go ahead with its plan to transition India to...
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Gaurav Gill wins Round 3 of Indian National Rally Championship
Sunday, 24 September 2017 | IANS | Jaipur
Two-time APRC champion Gaurav Gill asserted his supremacy in the MRF FMSCI Indian National Rally Championship 2017, comfortably winning four out of the six special stages to claim Round 3 here on a blistering Sunday.
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Indian man's sweet shop vandalised in Nepal
Sunday, 24 September 2017 | PTI | Kathmandu
A group of unidentified people vandalised an Indian national's sweet shop here.
Around five people entered the Aangan Sweets shop at Gyaneshwor and smashed the glass covered showcase causing a damage of around Rs 500,000, police...
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HEALTH & FITNESS
Multi-gene test found effective in predicting Alzheimer's disease
Sunday, 24 September 2017 | IANS | San Francisco
In a new test, a research team has found that combining the effects of over two dozen genetic variants help in predicting which cognitively normal older adults will go on to develop Alzheimer's dementia.
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‘Luxury is in our DNA’
Monday, 25 September 2017 | Mansi Bhansali
Panellists at Ritu Beri’s Luxury League conference discovered ways of making India a global brand. Mansi Bhansali listens in Which country could you think of better than India to talk about luxury? Having a heritage associated with maharajas, elephants, forts and jewels, India should be an epitome of luxury. But in aping the Western concept of luxury, quantified by branded extravagance, we have disregarded our monuments, craftsmanship and uniquely Indian experiences. In order to take into account the broader concept of...
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Mamata’s appeasement drive will be too costly
Monday, 25 September 2017 | MC Joshi | LucknowThis refers to the editorial, “Costly appeasement” (September 23). West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee should blame none but herself for the huge embarrassment she brought to herself by issuing a totally arbitrary order banning Durga idol immersion on the Muharram day and shifting it to the next day. The...
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