Month: September 2023

FIFA, AIFF’s Cooperation Key To Setting Up Football Academy In India: Arsene Wenger

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FIFA, AIFF’s Cooperation Key To Setting Up Football Academy In India: Arsene Wenger

Legendary football coach Arsene Wenger believes “cooperation” and “strong desire” between FIFA and AIFF will be key to the success of a central academy in India, for which he would visit the country next month. Wenger, who met with All India Football Federation president Kalyan Chaubey and secretary general Shaji Prabhakaran last month in Australia…

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“Hopefully MS Dhoni, ISRO Chief Also…”: Sunil Gavaskar Gives Wish-list To BCCI For World Cup ‘Golden Ticket’ Recipients

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“Hopefully MS Dhoni, ISRO Chief Also…”: Sunil Gavaskar Gives Wish-list To BCCI For World Cup ‘Golden Ticket’ Recipients

The ICC Cricket World Cup is scheduled to be held from October 5 to November 19 across 10 venues in India. After sharing the hosting rights in 1987, 1996 and 2011, India will solely host the World Cup this time around. Before the tournament kicks off next month, the Board of Control for Cricket in…

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23 Companies Show Interest In This ISRO Tech, Only One Will Get it

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23 Companies Show Interest In This ISRO Tech, Only One Will Get it

The interest comes after the success of ISRO’s missions, including Chandrayaan-3. Bengaluru: Seeing the success of ISRO’s numerous missions, as many as 23 companies have evinced interest in acquiring the Indian space agency’s Small Satellite Launch Vehicle technology, a top official said on Thursday. The Chairman of Indian National Space Promotion and Authorisation Centre (IN-SPACe)…

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Nation

Not MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli Called Rohit Sharma A “Captain’s Nightmare”. R Ashwin Reveals Why

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Not MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli Called Rohit Sharma A “Captain’s Nightmare”. R Ashwin Reveals Why

Indian cricket has been blessed with some of the finest players the world has seen. However, not many have been able to cement their place in the role of a ‘finisher’ like MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh. However, India off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin revealed that in the end overs, it’s not Dhoni who has been described…

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Nifty hits fresh record; Sensex extends rally for 10th day

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Nifty hits fresh record; Sensex extends rally for 10th day

The NSE benchmark Nifty advanced over 33 points to close at a fresh lifetime high of 20,103 while Sensex ticked higher for the tenth straight session on Thursday, helped by fag-end buying in oil & gas, metal and commodity stocks amid a largely firm trend in global equities. After swinging between gains and losses throughout…

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Business

Private aircraft with 8 on board veers off runway after landing at Mumbai airport amid heavy rain

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Private aircraft with 8 on board veers off runway after landing at Mumbai airport amid heavy rain

Mumbai airport’s runway ops were briefly suspended after the incident. Mumbai: A private plane crashed while trying to land amid heavy rain at Mumbai airport on Thursday. There were eight people – six passengers and two crew – on board. Three people were hospitalised, emergency services said. The extent of their injuries is unknown. No…

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Rupee falls 2 paise to close at 83.03 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee falls 2 paise to close at 83.03 against U.S. dollar

The rupee pared initial gains to settle 2 paise lower at 83.03 (provisional) against the U.S. dollar on Thursday, weighed down by a surge in crude oil prices and strong American currency overseas. However, a positive trend in domestic markets cushioned the downside for the local unit, forex traders said. At the interbank foreign exchange…

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A Covid Challenge For Luxury Ship Stranded In Arctic With 206 Onboard

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A Covid Challenge For Luxury Ship Stranded In Arctic With 206 Onboard

A couple of people on board the ship have tested positive for Covid-19 A luxury cruise ship carrying more than 200 people is set to be stranded for days in a remote area of Greenland’s Arctic after getting wedged in the muddy seabed. Three attempts in as many days to free the Ocean Explorer have…

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World

Ahead of festive season, Nepal to import 20,000 MT sugar from India

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Ahead of festive season, Nepal to import 20,000 MT sugar from India

Nepal imports at least 70% sugar from India. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Ahead of the festive season, Nepal is set to import 20,000 metric tonnes (MT) of sugar from India, which meets at least 70% of the Himalayan country’s domestic annual demand of approximately 3,00,000 MT. In view of the upcoming festivals,…

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