Month: October 2024

BJP’s Shagun Parihar, Its Only Woman Candidate, Wins From Kishtwar In J&K

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Jammu and Kashmir Assembly Election Results: Shagun Parihar won from Kishtwar The National Conference-Congress combine on Tuesday won the Jammu and Kashmir polls, winning 49 of the union territory’s 90 seats, beating the exit polls’ predictions. However, an interesting sub-plot is the BJP’s poll numbers this time – it finished with 29 seats, four more…

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Mahmudullah Announces Retirement From T20Is. His Last Game Will Be…

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Bangladesh’s experienced all-rounder Mahmudullah announced his decision to retire from T20I cricket to shift his focus to the ODI format. The final T20I between India and Bangladesh on Saturday at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, will mark Mahmudullah’s final appearance in Bangladesh colours in the T20I format. On the eve of the second…

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Title Holders India To Open Women’s Asian Champions Trophy Campaign Against Malaysia

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Representative image© X (formerly Twitter) Two-time champions India will open their title defence against Malaysia in the Women’s Asian Champions Trophy hockey tournament beginning in Bihar on November 11. The tournament will feature six teams — hosts and defending champions India, China, three-time winners Korea, two-time champions Japan, Malaysia and Thailand. According to…

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“You Just Need To…”: Sunil Gavaskar Faces Internet’s Ire After ‘Foot-Licking’ Comment On Gautam Gambhir Backers

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Former Indian cricket team captain and batting great Sunil Gavaskar is facing the ire of social media users after a rather strong opinion on the aggressive approach of the Indian cricket team in the second Test against Bangladesh. In that match the Rohit Sharma-led India batted aggressively, sometimes going over 8 runs per…

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Will Cheteshwar Pujara’s Absence Hurt India vs Australia? Ex-Star Gives Big Verdict

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Former all-rounder Shane Watson on Tuesday backed the Indian pace attack to dominate Australia in their own backyard, provided the visiting bowlers are rotated well during what is expected to be a gruelling tour. India’s series wins on each of their two pervious tours to Australia has added spice to the upcoming Border-Gavaskar…

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WHO Felicitates India For Eliminating Trachoma As Public Health Problem

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Trachoma, a leading cause of infectious blindness, is a chlamydial infection. New Delhi: India was on Tuesday felicitated by the World Health Organisation for the elimination of trachoma as a public health problem, making it the third country in the region after Nepal and Myanmar to achieve this feat. The WHO also felicitated Bhutan for…

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Sachin Tendulkar To Lead India In International Masters League

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The highly anticipated International Masters League (IML) is all set to take the world by storm, bringing together legendary cricketers from six cricketing powerhouses, India, Sri Lanka, Australia, England, South Africa, and West Indies in a thrilling T20 franchise tournament. The inaugural edition will run from November 17, to December 8. The DY…

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Unmarried Woman Allowed To Terminate 21-Week Pregnancy By Bombay High Court

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The woman sought to end her pregnancy due to financial and personal reasons (File) Mumbai: The Bombay High Court has permitted a 23-year-old unmarried woman to terminate her pregnancy beyond the 20-week threshold, noting that restricting similar permission to married women will mean a narrow interpretation of the law. A division bench observed that such…

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Out Or Six? Chris Woakes Controversially Denied ‘World Class’ Catch Of Pakistan’s Salman Agha: Watch

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Salman Agha played a crucial part in Pakistan’s charge on Day 2 of the first Test against England in Multan scoring 104* off 119 balls to take team past the 560-mark. However, he was also involved in a controversial decision during one of his sixes off Jack Leach. Salman went after leach right…

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From Bolivia To Indonesia, Deforestation Continues Apace

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Paris: Deforestation continued last year at a rate far beyond pledges to end the practice by 2030, according to a major study published Tuesday. Forests nearly the size of Ireland were lost in 2023, according to two dozen research organisations, NGOs and advocacy groups, with 6.37 million hectares (15.7 million acres) of trees felled and…

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