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James Anderson in action© AFP Following his retirement from international cricket after the first Test at Lord’s against the West Indies, former right-arm seamer James Anderson has joined the England side as the bowling mentor for the remaining two matches of the Test series. The second Test between England and the West Indies…
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Shruti Hegde, from Karnataka, became India’s first Miss Universal Petite winner. Bengaluru: Imagine doing a 36-hour shift in a hospital and then turning up willingly the next day to chip away the imperfections to become a beauty queen? That is what Shruti Hegde, a doctor and a beauty queen from Hubli, Karnataka, has been doing…
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Jaipur: A vigilance squad from the Rajasthan Education Department uncovered a widespread cheating operation during the Rajasthan State Open School exams for Classes 10 and 12. The incident occurred at a government middle school in Kolu village, Dechu, where teachers were caught red-handed aiding students in cheating. The vigilance squad, conducting random checks across exam…
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Akhilesh Yadav has said BJP is reeling due to infighting and public issues in UP are being ignored Lucknow: Amid the buzz over a social media post by Uttar Pradesh’s Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, main Opposition Samajwadi Party’s leader Akhilesh Yadav today said the people of Uttar Pradesh are fed up with infighting within…
Questions: 1. Two people are playing a game of chance in rounds. They have equal chances of winning each round. They also contribute equally to a pot that the winner who wins n number of rounds will take. If the game is stopped before the nth round, how should the pot be split? In July…
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New Delhi: In a significant departure from tradition, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have changed the surnames of their children. Recently, the couple launched its new website, sussex.com, where many noticed the change, the Mirror reported. Princess Lilibet and Prince Archie have now taken the surname Sussex, instead of Mountbatten-Windsors. In 1960, Mountbatten-Windsor was decreed…
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The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) remains in the hunt for new support staff after appointing Gautam Gambhir as the senior men’s team’s new head coach. Gambhir himself has also been quite keen to wrap up the search for his coaching staff soon, though his suggestions for different roles in…
Trump has said he is opposed to wind power, a widely-touted alternative to fossil fuels. Milwaukee: Climate change is little more than an afterthought for attendees at the Republican National Convention, who are gathered this week to crown Donald Trump as their party’s nominee for this November’s election. “I don’t believe all that,” said Jack…
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A view of Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited (MTNL) exchange building. | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR India’s Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL) has made the requisite payment due to be paid to its bondholders later this week, the state-run telecom operator informed the exchanges on July 17. MTNL had to deposit the interest for the…
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In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by. They are being raised for their robust, diamond-patterned skins, which are sold to high-end European fashion houses for belts, bags and handbags, but some scientists and industry…
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