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Is big money IPL ruining cricket in India and elsewhere? It is definitely killing other sports
Abhijit Sen Gupta The auction of IPL players seemed to generate even more interest than the tournament itself. Players raked in bagfuls of cash that would boggle the minds of those who…
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Muslims will stop wearing skullcaps, start putting tilaks: BJP MLA
A video of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party’s (BJP) MLA from Uttar Pradesh’s Dumariyagan, Raghvendra Pratap Singh is circulating on social media, where he is seen making Islamophobic comments to garner Hindu…
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Gulf countries ask citizens to leave Ukraine amidst fear of war
Five Gulf countries called on their citizens not to travel to Ukraine, and demanded their citizens who are on Ukrainian soil to leave as soon as possible, with the escalation of war…
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Hyderabad cop jumps into fire; saves mother and daughter
Hyderabad: A policeman earned praise on Saturday as he incurred burns to save a mother-daughter duo from a burning building at Panjagutta. The traffic constable name B Sravan Kumar, jumped into flames…
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India Pavilion hosting Andhra Pradesh week at Expo 2020 Dubai
Abu Dhabi: The Indian Pavilion at Expo 2020 Dubai is hosting Andhra Pradesh Week started from Saturday, February 12. The Andhra Pradesh Week will conclude on February 17, 2022. The Andhra Pradesh…
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Hijab Row: Local VHP leaders claim Karnataka CM support them
Amid the raging calls for banning the Hijab in Karnataka, a video has surfaced on social media which shows local Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) and Bajarang Dal leaders in Karnataka’s Madikeri district…
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Pulwama attack: Bus driver Jaimal Singh wasn’t on original roster, says book
New Delhi: Jaimal Singh, the driver of the ill-fated bus that was blown up by a suicide bomber in Pulwama on February 14, 2019, wasn’t even supposed to drive that day and…
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Winter Olympics: Arif Khan finishes 45th in giant slalom
Beijing: India’s lone participant in the Winter Olympics, alpine skier Arif Khan, finished 45th in the giant slalom event here on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Baramulla district in Jammu and Kashmir clocked…
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Vizag Steel Plant workers intensify protest against privatisation
Visakhapatnam: Employees of the Visakhapatnam Steel Plant (VSP) on Sunday organised ‘jail bharo’ programme to mark one year of their protest against proposed privatisation. Demanding that the Central government take back its…
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Junior colleges and govt schools to get revamp in Telangana
Hyderabad: Along with schools, junior colleges and Anganwadi centres functioning on school grounds would be promoted and reinforced as part of the Mana Ooru-Mana Badi scheme, education minister P Sabitha Indra Reddy…
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Over 70% eligible teens get 1st dose of Covid vaccine
New Delhi: Over 70 per cent of the adolescents between the 15 to 18 age bracket have received their first dose of Covid vaccine. As per the government’s CoWIN portal, a total…
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KTR calls for 3-day celebrations for CM KCR’s birthday
Hyderabad: TRS Working President and IT Minister KT Rama Rao called for a three-day celebration across the state commemorating Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrasekhar Rao’s birthday from February 15 to 17. As…
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Struggling with long Covid? This over-the-counter drug may help
New York: After a Covid infection, it’s long term effects including brain fog, joint pain, exercise intolerance and fatigue have been affecting the daily lives of millions. Researchers from the University of…
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Congress questions Modi govt over ABG Shipyard bank fraud case
Chandigarh: Dubbing it as the country’s biggest bank-fraud case, the Congress questioned the Narendra Modi government on Sunday why it took five years after the liquidation proceedings of ABG Shipyard to lodge…
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AAP has emerged from RSS, leaders owe their allegiance to BJP: Priyanka Gandhi
Kotkapura (Punjab): Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said that Aam Aadmi Party has emerged from the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as AAP leaders have been publicly saying that they owe allegiance to…
