The Indian Premier League (IPL) has been a story of grand imagination and greater success. It is a product that has faced a lot of criticism but has delivered massive results for the Indian cricket board, for Indian and international players and has provided unmatched joy to the cricket crazy fans […]
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Underdog Nagal looking forward to Thiem test at US Open
Sumit Nagal does not expect to dominate Austrian Dominic Thiem like his near namesake and idol Rafa Nadal when they meet in the U.S. Open second round on Thursday, but the 23-year-old Indian is relishing the challenge on the biggest stage. Nagal on Tuesday became the first Indian to win […]
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Facebook bans BJP legislator amid raging controversy over hate speech bias
A new report in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday claimed that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) legislator from Telangana, T Raja, has been banned from Facebook, following an uproar over his comments that amount to hate speech. An earlier report from the WSJ had alleged that the social media giant […]
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Thailand’s king Maha Vajiralongkorn reconciles with ousted consort
Thailand’s king has reconciled with his royal consort, whom he stripped of her titles last year after accusing her of seeking to undermine his official wife, the country’s queen. The restoration of Sineenatra Wongvajirabhakdi to the good graces of King Maha Vajiralongkorn was confirmed by an official announcement published Wednesday […]
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Demonetisation an attack on India’s poor, farmers: Rahul Gandhi
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday alleged that the government’s hidden agenda behind demonetisation was to deliberately harm India’s informal sector, which survives on liquid cash. In his latest video series on the Indian economy, Gandhi dubbed the 2016 demonetisation as an “attack on India’s poor, farmers, workers and small […]
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US budget deficit to hit record $3.3 trillion due to Covid-19, recession
The federal budget deficit is projected to hit a record $3.3 trillion as huge government expenditures to fight the coronavirus and to prop up the economy have added more than $2 trillion to the federal ledger, the Congressional Budget Office said. The spike in the deficit means that federal debt […]
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India’s services activity shrinks for sixth month in August, job losses mount
Activity in India’s crippled services industry fell for a sixth straight month in August as coronavirus restrictions continued to hurt business operations and demand, causing the longest streak of job losses on record, an industry survey showed. Thursday’s survey adds to the gloom in the service sector, an engine of […]
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WhatsApp to roll out vacation mode in Android app soon
WhatsApp has been working on its Vacation Mode feature for a long time. But last month reports said that the Facebook-owned messaging app had shelved the feature for good after developing it for nearly two years. Now, a fresh report suggests otherwise. As per a report by WABetaInfo, WhatsApp has […]
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Sushant Singh Rajput case: CBI calls Rhea’s father for questioning again
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), investigating actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s death, called actor Rhea Chakraborty’s father Indrajit for questioning for the third consecutive day on Thursday. Indrajit left home at around 10 am and reached the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) guesthouse at 10.20 am. CBI, which has been […]
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For Bihar elections, BJP maps its digital outreach in state
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) that is relying on technology to buttress its outreach ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar, which is slated to be held on schedule in October-November, has started monitoring the reach of its digital messaging to ensure targeted communication in the poll-bound state. Digital campaigns […]
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Sanofi and GSK launch trial for Covid-19 protein-based vaccine
French drugmaker Sanofi and its British peer GSK have started a clinical trial for a protein-based Covid-19 vaccine candidate, as pharmaceutical companies race to develop treatments against the coronavirus pandemic. Sanofi and GSK said in a joint statement on Thursday they had started the “Phase 1/2” trial for their adjuvanted […]
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South India to witness extreme rainfall by end of this century: IIT study
The pattern of monsoon in India could undergo a major shift by the end of this century with southern India likely to register the maximum increase in extreme rainfall compared to states in central and north India, researchers from the Indian Institute of Kharagpur in West Bengal have said. The […]
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Who comes close to Kohli: Akhtar dismisses criticism for praising Ind stars
Former Pakistan fast bowler Shoaib Akhtar slammed those who criticise him for praising Indian cricketers. Akhtar has been regularly reviewing the performance of both Pakistan and Indian cricket teams where he did not mince words in describing the recent performance of Pakistan in England. But, at the same time, Akhtar […]
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Elon Musk, Bill Gates: List of other Twitter accounts hacked before PM Modi incident
Microblogging site Twitter on Thursday confirmed that a page which is linked to an account of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s personal website was hacked. Not specifying the details of the hacking, a report by news agency Reuters said a series of tweets asking followers of the page to donate to […]
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Adipurush: Kareena calls Saif ‘the most handsome devil in history’
Actor Kareena Kapoor Khan couldn’t help her excitement as the makers of Prabhas-starrer Adipurush announced that Saif Ali Khan would play a character named Lankesh in the upcoming film. She called her husband ‘the most handsome devil in history’. Sharing the poster, she wrote: “Presenting the most handsome devil in history… my man […]