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Sunil Narine’s sparkling fifty and a collective effort by the bowlers fashioned Kolkata Knight Riders’ 98-run win over Lucknow Super Giants in the IPL at Ekana Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Deciding to bowl first didn’t go as per plan for LSG as KKR became the first team to cross the 200-run mark at the Ekana…
Philippe Lazzarini has been to Gaza four times since the war broke out including on March 17. (File) Jerusalem: The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, said Sunday that Israeli authorities had barred him from entering Gaza for a second time since the Israel-Hamas war started on October 7. “Just this week,…
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Kolkata: Amidst controversy over a video alleging that women in Sandeshkhali filed harassment complaints against TMC leaders under BJP’s direction, the saffron party announced on Sunday its intention to contest the accusations in court. In the purported video, a man claiming to be Gangadhar Kayal, a BJP mandal president in Sandeshkhali, was heard saying that…
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She was identified as C M Divya (18) from Mysuru, cops said. (Representational) Mangaluru: A second year Pre-University student allegedly died by suicide at her hostel room in a private college in Moodbidri, police said on Sunday. She was identified as C M Divya (18) from Mysuru, they said. According to the complaint lodged with…
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The prime minister did not use the advantage (majority seats) to scrap reservations, he said (File) Hyderabad: Reservations for SC, ST, OBCs would not end as long as there is even one BJP MP in Parliament, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said on Sunday. Mr Shah, who addressed election rallies at Kagaznagar and Nizamabad in…
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“The organ donation rate in India continues to be low”, says Dr Anil Kumar. (Representational) New Delhi: The Centre has asked states to monitor cases of brain stem deaths in ICU patients, saying poor identification and certification of such cases is keeping the organ donations rate at low levels in the country. The advisory to…
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Met coal shipments dropped to 42.2 MT in FY22. (Representational) New Delhi: Imports of metallurgical coal from Russia have spurted around three-fold in the last three years to around 15.1 million tonnes in 2023-24 mainly due to lower prices while the same from Australia have declined, according to a research firm. Russia’s share in India’s…
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‘Very poor’ air quality causes respiratory illness on prolonged exposure (Representational) Patna: Patna was the second most polluted city in India on Sunday, recording an air quality index (AQI) of 316, which is classified as ‘very poor’. Other cities in the state that recorded ‘poor’ AQI are Siwan (282), Muzaffarpur (233), Hajipur (232) and Bettiah…
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This drone footage obtained by The Associated Press shows the village of Ocheretyne, a target for Russian forces in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine. | Photo Credit: AP Russia said on Sunday its armed forces had seized the village of Ocheretyne in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region, the latest in a string of small territorial…
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Following a four-wicket win over Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) skipper Faf du Plessis said that he was nervous when his team lost six quick wickets. Faf and Virat Kohli delivered an exceptional start with a 92-run stand but lost their next six wickets within 25 runs. However, Swapnil Singh and Dinesh Karthik…