The Centre’s flagship Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana (Gramin) depends heavily on key non-Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-ruled states to meet its targets for this year — these states account for around 60% of houses that have to be built in 2019-2020 under the housing scheme for rural poor, government officials said […]
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UP cop kills herself after ‘harassment’ by colleagues
A 22-year-old constable posted in Ballia district in Uttar Pradesh allegedly killed herself on Sunday night, police said on Monday, adding that the woman had named two colleagues for harassment. The body of the woman was found in a barrack for policewomen at the Kotwali police station of Ballia district […]
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Vinesh Phogat eyeing to make up for Rio disappointment in Tokyo
An Olympic berth already secured, World championship bronze medallist wrestler Vinesh Phogat says she has unfinished business to attend to in 2020 Tokyo. The fear of 2016 Rio Olympics injury still playing on her mind, Vinesh on Monday said she is eyeing to complete her bout in next year’s Tokyo […]
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Radical change in cricket: Big Bash League implements multiple super overs for tiebreakers
The 2019 World Cup ended in a tie – both after the 50 overs and then after the super over. However, England clinched the title as they had hit more boundaries in the match and this sparked off a row as there were widespread criticism of the rule. Now, the […]
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Uttarakhand lad makes it into Nepal national cricket team
Uttarakhand-based Ishaan Pandey has made it into the national cricket team of Nepal. Born in Haridwar where he also did his schooling, Pandey’s family has been living in Kankhal area of Haridwar since independence, where they are involved with a charitable ashram. A left handed opening batsman, Ishaan tried to […]
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Future of India vs Pakistan cricket matches – CoA chief Vinod Rai reveals government policy
Ahead of the 2019 World Cup, the BCCI had written to the International Cricket Council in which they had asked the global body to isolate Pakistan at a world stage. There were clarion calls back home in India to boycott their match against Pakistan even if it meant giving up […]
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Saif Ali Khan is the best dressed man in Bollywood: Arjun Kapoor
Bollywood actor Arjun Kapoor finds Saif Ali Khan the best dressed man in Bollywood. He says the Kaalakaandi actor can make even a simple kurta and bandana look cool. In a tete-e-tete with IANSlife, Arjun opens up about his fashion preferences. What is your style mantra? Comfort always comes first for me. If you […]
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Cristiano Ronaldo says ‘people talk rubbish, they are stupid’ after Juventus win
Cristiano Ronaldo courted a controversy earlier this week during Juventus’s UEFA Champions League clash against Atletico Madrid. The former Real Madrid forward was jeered by the hostile Atletico crowd whenever he managed to get a touch on the ball. Not being able to put find the back of the net, […]
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The Madhav Apte role in shaping Sachin Tendulkar’s career – Batting icon pays tribute to Mumbai stalwart
Former India Test opener Madhav Apte, aged 86, passed away at the Breach Candy hospital in Mumbai on Monday morning. Five-hundred-and-forty-two-runs at 49.27, three fifties and one hundred — that’s what Madhav Apte’s record read after 7 Tests. And yet, he never played another game for India. Taking to Twitter, former […]
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Rajasthan to give pension to people with lung diseases caused by dust
The Rajasthan government will provide monthly pension to people diagnosed with pneumoconiosis, a clutch of lung diseases caused by inhalation of dust in occupations, and family pension to the next of kin after their death, according to a new policy approved by the state cabinet. Chief minister Ashok Gehlot will […]
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Junior doctors of state medical colleges in Bihar to go on strike from today
Junior doctors across all nine government-run medical colleges of Bihar will go on an indefinite strike from Monday in support of their demands, which among others include increase in stipend of postgraduate (PG) and undergraduate (UG) students. The junior doctors have, however, exempted emergency services from the purview of their […]
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Call of Duty Mobile coming soon: PUBG Mobile, other top battle royale games you can play right now
Long-awaited Call of Duty: Mobile is set to roll out for Android and iOS users on October 1. The free-to-play mobile game comes with iconic characters from Call of Duty series. There’s a lot of buzz around Call of Duty: Mobile’s battle royale mode where gamers enter a map and […]
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Stop Karnataka bypolls on 15 seats, disqualified MLAs ask Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Election Commission to respond to a petition by Karnataka’s 15 disqualified lawmakers who want the process to hold bypolls on their seats suspended till a decision is taken on their appeal against the Speaker’s decision. The top court will start hearing this request […]
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‘Moments from Houston’: PM Narendra Modi posts photos, videos from ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event
After the well-attended ‘Howdy, Modi!’ event in Houston, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been tweeting pictures and videos of the programme at the US city in Texas reliving moments. The Prime Minister has posted photographs with US President Donald Trump and of the largely Indian-American audience and videos of the ‘Howdy, […]
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Balakot terror camp reactivated by Pakistan, says Army chief Bipin Rawat
Army chief General Bipin Rawat on Monday said that Jaish-e-Mohammed’s terror facility in Pakistan’s Balakot, which was bombed the Indian Air Force seven months ago, has been reactivated. “Balakot has been reactivated by Pakistan very recently. It had been damaged and destroyed. And that is why people have got away […]