The Taliban met U.S. peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad in the Pakistan capital for the first time since President Donald Trump declared a seemingly imminent peace deal to end Afghanistan’s 18-year war ‘dead’ a month ago, a Taliban official said early Saturday. He offered few details of Friday’s meeting between Khalilzad […]
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New Trump rule for family-based immigration could hit thousands of Indians
Thousands of Indians hoping to immigrate to the United States stand in danger of being denied visas starting November if they were unable to prove they have health insurance or can cover their medical expenses, according to a new rule announced Friday to prevent immigrants from becoming a burden. The new […]
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Violence, rail shutdown hit Hong Kong as govt imposes colonial-era emergency power to ban masks
Hong Kong’s entire mass transit rail system was suspended on Saturday after a night of violence sparked by a ban on pro-democracy protesters wearing face masks, as the government imposed emergency powers not used in more than half a century. The ban was aimed at quelling nearly four months of unrest but […]
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PayPal abandons Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency group
Pioneering digital payments firm PayPal on Friday said it is abandoning an alliance intended to oversee the Facebook-backed Libra cryptocurrency, which has come under attack by regulators. “PayPal has made the decision to forgo further participation in the Libra Association at this time,” the California-based company told AFP. “We remain […]
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‘I am all good’: Afghanistan cricketer Mohammad Nabi squashes death rumours
The Afghanistan cricket fans were left stunned on Friday after reports started circulating on social media that allrounder Mohammad Nabi has passed away. The rumours started doing the rounds that the 34-year-old veteran passed away after suffering a heart attack. Only a few hours after the hoax started, the Afghanistan […]
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Avinash Sable smashes national record, qualifies for Tokyo Olympics
India’s Avinash Sable qualified for Tokyo Olympics in men’s 3000m steeplechase event by shattering his own national record for the second time in three days but finished 13th in the final of the World Championships. In the men’s 20km race walk event, national record holder K T Irfan finished a […]
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India vs South Africa 1st Test: Ashwin’s fifer puts India on top after Elgar-de Kock tons
Dean Elgar (160) and Quinton de Kock (111) scored centuries on Day 3 of the first Test between India and South Africa at the ACA-VDCA Stadium, but R Ashwin finished with his 27th fifer to bring the hosts right back into the game on Friday. At stumps, South Africa’s score read […]
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R Ashwin revels on home turf as India retain initiative
That November in 2016, this port city saw Ravichandran Ashwin at the height of his powers against England. The wily off-spinner’s 22nd five-wicket haul had whipped the appetite in the first innings and on the final day of the first-ever Test at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Ashwin took over from […]
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Best hundred I’ve had for South Africa
One of the most memorable images during South Africa’s 2015 tour of India was that of Ravichandran Ashwin giving Dean Elgar a cheeky send-off after dismissing him in the first Test in Mohali. “This ain’t Jo’burg!” Ashwin would later reveal was what he said to the left-hander for trying to […]
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‘IPL & CSK remain priorities’: Harbhajan Singh withdraws name from The Hundred draft
Senior off-spinner Harbhajan Singh on Friday clarified that he will be playing the next edition of Indian Premier League for Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and will withdraw his name from the Players’ Draft of the new ‘The Hundred’ league in the United Kingdom. There was some flutter created as Harbhajan’s […]
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Aarey forest: Shraddha Kapoor, Farhan Akhtar, Richa Chadha vent anger on cutting of trees, call it ‘inhuman’
Celebrities from Bollywood vented out their anger on social media after authorities began cutting down trees at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for a metro car shed, merely hours after the Bombay High Court dismissed all petitions against the move. Voicing his concern, actor Farhan Akhtar wrote on Twitter, “Cutting trees at night is […]
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Akshay Kumar shares Laxmmi Bomb look, Kalki Koechlin announces pregnancy
The week gone by brought quite a few surprises with Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff’s War becoming the biggest Bollywood opener of all time. While Kalki Koechlin surprised her fans by announcing pregnancy, Akshay Kumar released his shocking look in a sari from upcoming film Laxmmi Bomb. From the premiere of Salman Khan’s Bigg […]
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War box office collection day 4: Hrithik Roshan-Tiger Shroff film collects Rs 95 cr, to cross Rs 100 cr today
War, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, is all set to cross the Rs 100 cross mark at the box office on Saturday. The film, which opened at a record-breaking Rs 51.60 crore has collected around Rs 95 crore in three days. According to a report in Boxofficeindia, the film collected around […]
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Social media bloggers creating new ideal housewife image
While the business concept of female social media influencers and bloggers who generate income via “likes” and shares reinforces traditional notions of femininity by enabling women to engage in practices of care, beautification, and mothering, they are also changing the identity of the stereotypical “ideal” housewife, says a new study. Roles that replicate a […]
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Kajol stuns in red and silver festive wear for Durga Puja celebrations
Kickstarting the Durga Puja celebrations on Friday, actor Kajol along with mother Tanuja and sister Tanisha Mukerji, stepped out in style to offer prayers at a Durga Puja pandal. Marking the first day of the festivities, Shashti,the Kuch Kuch Hota Hai actor went for a gorgeous red ethnic ensemble which had […]