Month: October 2024

Day After Outcome In Border Talks, PM Modi, Xi Jinping Arrive In Russia

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Kazan, Russia: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today began his two-day official visit to Russia, his second in three months, to attend the BRICS Summit. The prime minister will attend the summit in Russia’s Kazan with Russia’s Putin, China’s Xi Jinping, Brazil’s Lula da Silva, and South Africa’s Cyril Ramaphosa. Besides the key international forum, the…

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CRICKET | A dry and bald pitch in the offing for the second Test

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In 2017 against Australia, the pitch at Pune sported a similar look, but that backfired on India as the visitors won convincingly. | Photo Credit: Reuters Seldom does India’s men’s cricket team finds itself trailing in a Test series at home. No wonder then that the 22-yard strip at the Maharashtra Cricket Association’s stadium on…

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Budget Social Work Like Monthly Expenses: Philanthropist Nidarshana Gowani

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New Delhi: Like monthly electricity bills and a monthly budget for shopping, people should also earmark funds on a regular basis for social work, Nidarshana Gowani, founder of Ankhibai Ghamandiram Gowani Trust, advised. Ms Gowani detailed the work her organisation does for tribals, transgenders, sex workers and for making the HPV vaccine reach maximum benefactors. “Transgenders have…

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Bangladesh Fight To Prevent Innings Defeat After Stunning Century By South Africa’s Kyle Verreynne

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Bangladesh were battling to save the first Test against South Africa on Tuesday after reaching 101-3 at stumps and still needing another 101 to avoid an innings defeat. Mahmudul Hasan Joy (38) and Mushfiqur Rahim (31) were unbeaten at the end of play in Mirpur. Their 42-run stand for the fourth wicket also…

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“State Governments Need To Recognize Players”: India Chess Veteran Tania Sachdev At NDTV World Summit

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File image of Tania Sachdev.© NDTV Hailing from Delhi, Sachdev mentioned that she had been the only chess representative for India from the capital for nearly 16 years, until the emergence of Vantika. She expressed the importance of state governments in maintaining a pipeline for the youth. “Unless the state governments recognize the…

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“Gaaliyan De Rahe…”: Pakistan Star Blasted By Compatriot For Aggressive Send-Off To Abhishek Sharma

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The Indian cricket team’s performance at the ACC Emerging Teams Asia Cup has been great. With victories against Pakistan and UAE, the Tilak Varma-led team are in the semi-final. Stars like Abhishek Sharma, Ramandeep Singh and others have been performing well. In the match against Pakistan, a face-off between India’s star batter Abhishek…

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BRICS+ Wants To Reshape US-led Economic Order. It Won’t Be Easy

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It is 15 years since its first summit. Back then. BRICS was BRIC. And now, it’s not just BRICS but BRICS+. The summit in Kazan is seeing the member nations go up from five to nine, with one more, Saudi Arabia, having been invited to join. According to Russian foreign minister Sergei Lavrov, there are…

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New Himalayan Snake Species Named After ‘Titanic’ Actor Leonardo DiCaprio

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Mumbai: A new genus and snake species discovered in the Himalayas has been named after the Academy Award-winning Hollywood actor Leonardo DiCaprio – the “Titanic” star who is also a passionate environmentalist, officials said on Tuesday. The newly described snake species, ‘Anguiculus dicaprioi’ is distributed from central Nepal to Chamba district in Himachal Pradesh, whereas…

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Commonwealth Games Decision To Drop Badminton, Hockey Aimed To ‘Stunt’ India: Pullela Gopichand

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The legendary Pullela Gopichand and Vimal Kumar on Tuesday slammed the decision to exclude sports such as badminton from 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games and urged the country to not send a team to the event as it is aimed at “stunting” India’s progress. In a blow to India’s medal prospects in the Commonwealth…

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India vs New Zealand | Gill, Pant set to be available for second Test

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Promising signs: Both Pant and Gill had long stints in the nets at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium and did not appear to be in any discomfort. | Photo Credit: File photo: R. RAGU Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant – the duo with fitness concerns – are set to feature in India’s starting line-up in…

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