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Cracking the whip on the Indian cricket team’s “star culture”, the BCCI on Thursday unveiled a 10-point policy to promote “discipline and unity”, making domestic cricket mandatory, imposing restriction on the presence of families and personal staff on tours and banning individual commercial endorsements during ongoing series. It is learnt that the restrictions…
The Indian rupee recently registered a sharp devaluation with respect to the dollar after remaining stable for over two years or so. What explains such a phenomenon? What are the implications? This article aims to address these issues by discussing India’s exchange rate policy and highlighting a few structural constraints in the Indian economy in…
Mumbai: Two special trains being run between Mumbai and Ahmedabad on January 25 and 26 by Western Railway are set to provide relief for those wanting to attend concerts of renowned rock band Coldplay amid skyrocketing airfares between the two cities. An official on Thursday said though the two trains are “winter specials” as per…
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Bratislava: A teen killed a fellow student and a teacher in a knife attack at a secondary school in northeastern Slovakia on Thursday and wounded a third woman. The 18-year-old was detained shortly after the crime, police said. “Two women aged 18 and 51 suffered fatal injuries,” Danka Capakova from Slovakia’s emergency service told AFP….
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Saim Ayub (centre) suffered an ankle fracture while fielding during the second Test against South Africa.© AFP Young opener Saim Ayub will remain in London for his rehabilitation process this month under the supervision of two noted sports injury specialists as the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) remains hopeful of his recovery from an…
Hyderabad: A woman engineering student was allegedly sexually assaulted at a private hostel here by a driver employed by the building’s owner, police said on Thursday. The incident occurred on Wednesday night when the first-year student was alone in her room. The accused allegedly knocked on her door, claiming he had a bed sheet to…
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An Australian woman has been arrested and charged after she poisoned a one-year-old baby and posted videos of the infant in distress to gain social media following and donations, according to a report in CNN. The unnamed 34-year-old woman from Sunshine Coast, Queensland allegedly administered “several unauthorised prescription and pharmacy medicines” to the girl who…
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Reflecting on his decision to move the court over his exclusion from the list of Khel Ratna Awardees for 2024, two-time Paralympic silver medallist Yogesh Kathuniya has claimed that the National Sports Awards list was released on January 2, deliberately coinciding with the week when the courts were closed, alleging that this timing…
File photo of Saqib Mahmood© AFP England fast-bowler Saqib Mahmood has finally been granted his visa for the side’s upcoming white-ball tour of India, starting with the T20I series opener in Kolkata on January 22. A report in Daily Mail said Mahmood was told on Thursday morning that his visa was granted and…
New Delhi: The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) announced on Thursday that it has issued show-cause notices to 29 schools in Delhi and five other states for alleged violations related to enrollment irregularities and failure to meet academic and infrastructural standards. The showcase notices were severed after surprise inspections in schools across multiple locations…
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