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Officials said rescue operations are underway in multiple affected areas. Puducherry: Normal life was crippled in Puducherry on Sunday due to heavy rains that lashed the union territory in the wake of Cyclone Fengal, which crossed the coast here on November 30 night. According to India Meteorological Department, Puducherry recorded 46 cm rainfall during the…
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Hardik Singh in action© X (Twitter) Star India midfielder Hardik Singh was on Sunday named captain of the UP Rudras for the upcoming season of Hockey India League (HIL). The Lucknow franchise, owned by Yadu Sports, have assembled a strong squad that also features young sensation Priyobarta Talem, Gurjot Singh along with some…
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Former Australia Test opener Ian Redpath has passed away at the age of 83, said Cricket Australia (CA) on Sunday. Redpath was a regular fixture in the Australian team in the 1960s and 1970s, and served as a member of the Australian Cricket Hall of Fame. Hailing from Geelong, Redpath played 66 Tests…
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Representational image only. File | Photo Credit: Special arrangement Foreign investors pulled out ₹21,612 crore ($2.56 billion) from the Indian equity market in November, mainly owing to the rising U.S. bond yields, strengthening dollar and expectation of a slowdown in the domestic economy. While the sell-off continues, the quantum of net outflow significantly reduced compared…
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India captain Rohit Sharma was involved in a hilarious incident with teammate Sarfaraz Khan during the second day of two-day practice match against Prime Minister’s XI at the Manuka Oval in Canberra. Sarfaraz, who came on as a substitute wicketkeeper to replace Rishabh Pant, fumbled a regulation take behind the sticks. As a…
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A social media user recently took to X (formerly Twitter) to share they had completed their doctorate by presenting the dissertation and acing the “viva with no corrections”. While the news of acquiring a PhD would have been fairly innocuous and not invited much traction, the post instead went viral due to the choice of…
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Joe Root scripted history as England beat New Zealand in 1st Test© AFP England talisman Joe Root registered his name in the history books for another reason as he surpassed the great Sachin Tendulkar in the list of batters with the most number of runs in the 4th innings of Test cricket. Root…
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The highly toxic methyl isocyanate gas leaked from the plant, killing 5,479 persons. Bhopal: Nearly 21 months before the world’s worst industrial disaster hit Bhopal, a lawyer had sent a notice to Union Carbide asking it to stop producing toxic gases at its pesticide plant here, citing grave public health risk. However, the US multinational…
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The Maoists were armed with AK-47, G3 and INSAS rifles. Hyderabad: Seven Maoists, including a top commander, were killed during an encounter with cops in Telangana’s Mulugu district this morning, a week after two tribal men were killed over suspicion of being police informers. The encounter broke out in Chalpaka forests between the Maoists and…
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Several incidents of heart attacks among youngsters have surfaced recently. A 14-year-old boy died after suffering a heart attack while he was running in Uttar Pradesh’s Aligarh district this week. The incident took place on Friday in the Sirauli village when the boy, Mohit Chaudhary, was practicing running for a sports competition at his school….
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