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India opens medal count at Asiad with bronze in rifle mixed team
India opened its account in the 18th Asian Games with a bronze medal after Apurvi Chandela and Ravi Kumar cracked under pressure to finish third in the rifle mixed team shooting event here today.
The Indians aggregated 429.9 after 42 shots in the 48-shot final and were in second spot for major part of the 48-shot finals before China overtook them to take the silver.
The strong Chinese pairing of Ruozhu Zhao and Haoran Yang ended with...
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Railways announces free transportation cost of sending relief material to Kerala
The railways has issued a set of guidelines allowing all government organisations as well as private bodies to transport relief material to flood-ravaged Kerala for free.
However, non-government organisations have to be vetted by divisional railway managers in order to avail this provision, said the guidelines issued yesterday.
"No freight is to be charged for transportation of relief material to Kerala. That is to all stations in Kerala as of now," the railways said.
All consignments in passenger-carrying...
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Sexual abuse in almost all shelter homes across Bihar: TISS
Sexual abuse, varying in forms and degree of intensity, was prevalent in almost all shelter homes in Bihar, a TISS report made public by the Bihar government has found.
The Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), which had conducted social audit of short stay homes across Bihar, has found certain institutions "stood out in a manner that was appalling".
The state government had commissioned audit by the TISS in 2017 and the report was submitted to the...
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'It's over': Australia paceman Johnson retires from cricket
Australian fast bowler Mitchell Johnson said Sunday he was retiring from all forms of cricket as his body was "starting to shut down", almost three years after he stepped down from the international game.
The 36-year-old quit Twenty20 Big Bash League (BBL) team the Perth Scorchers last month, but had not ruled out playing in the Indian Premier League or other domestic T20 competitions.
"It's over. I've bowled my final ball. Taken my final wicket. Today I...
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A legacy of conflict
A succession war is brewing in the DMK after Karunanidhi’s death, with both Stalin and Alagiri staking a claim to their father’s political legacy. This, along with the churning in the AIADMK after Jayalalithaa’s death, is bound to have an impact on the political landscape of Tamil Nadu in the run-up to 2019 Lok Sabha polls, writes Kumar Chellappan
Tamil Nadu politics sans Muthuvel Karunanidhi is like the drama Hamlet without the Prince of Denmark. Karunanidhi...
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Kerala flood toll reaches 370, rescue operations continue
The death toll due to the devastating rains and floods in Kerala increased to 370, as two more deaths were reported on Sunday with rescue operations continuing in the worst affected districts of Alappuzha, Ernakulam and Thrissur.
Authorities also withdrew the red alert which was issued in these three districts and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday predicted moderate rains in a few districts of the state.
The worst affected places where people have...
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Sidhu's act of hugging Pak army chief 'deplorable': BJP
The BJP today hit out at Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for his "deplorable act" of hugging Pakistan Army chief at the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan as Pakistan's Prime Minister, and asked Rahul Gandhi if he would suspend the leader for doing so.
Speaking at a press conference, BJP spokesperson Sambit Patra said Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) President Masood Khan was seated next to Sidhu but the latter did not object to it.
The Congress, however, downplayed...
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Delhi Godmother’s run ends
Sunday, 19 August 2018 | Garen Warjri Panor | New Delhi
Mafia queen on way to retrieve assets runs into police trap The “Godmother” of organised crime, also addressed as the “Mother of Gangsters” and one of the most dreaded and wanted women criminals of the national Capital, sexagenarian Basiran, alias Mammi,...
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Intel India trains 99,000 people in artificial intelligence
Sunday, 19 August 2018 | PTI | Mumbai
US chipmaker Intel has trained as many as 99,000 developers, students and professors in artificial intelligence (AI) in India since April 2017, against a target of 15,000 for the first year of its programme, according...
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Indian women lose to Chinese Taipei in basketball
Sunday, 19 August 2018 | PTI | Jakarta
The Indian women's basketball team had a disappointing outing as it lost 61-84 to Chinese Taipei at the 18th Asian Games here today.
This was India's second defeat in the group stage, having earlier lost to...
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Over 1.28 lakh Indians pilgrims reach Saudi Arabia for Hajj
Saturday, 18 August 2018 | PTI | Jeddah
Over 1.28 lakh Indian pilgrims have reached Saudi Arabia to perform the annual Hajj pilgrimage, officials said.
A total of 1,28,702 Indian pilgrims are facilitated by the government to undertake the pilgrimage through the Hajj Committee...
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YouTube videos on plastic surgery spreading misinformation: Study
Sunday, 19 August 2018 | PTI | Washington
In the first study to evaluate YouTube videos on facial plastic surgery procedures, scientists have found that most are misleading marketing campaigns posted by non-qualified medical professionals.
The millions of people who turn to YouTube as...
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Unlock the rhythm within
Saturday, 18 August 2018 | Ayushi Sharma
Singer-rapper Badshah brings musicians together to recreate old songs for his debut web series, Lockdown. By Ayushi Sharma A lot can happen when two musicians from different genres get locked in together. The result of this experiment that involved singer-rapper Badshah and Kailash Kher and many other performers was surprising, to say the least. A first-of-its-kind show Lockdown, produced by the rapper, who has given hits like DJ Waley Babu, Kala Chashma, Mercy and The Breakup Song, features the two...
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Saturday, 18 August 2018 | BP Srivastava | NoidaThis refers to the editorial, “India at 72” (August 15). The editorial critically analysed the state of affairs of India, which as correctly said, will condemn us to another seven decades of under achievement. The reasons for such state of affairs are not too far to seek. The first is...
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