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“Fenkon Toh Aise Fenko…”: Indian Cricket Stars Doff Hat To Neeraj Chopra

August 28, 2023 admin

File image of Neeraj Chopra© Twitter Neeraj Chopra stunned the entire country with the gold medal in the javelin throw event of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Sunday. The 25-year-old became the first Indian to clinch a gold medal in the prestigious tournament. Neeraj recorded a distance of 88.17m and 87.73m and defeated…

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Virat Kohli, Ravindra Jadeja Toil Hard In Batting Practice Ahead of Asia Cup 2023. Watch

August 28, 2023 admin

Virat Kohli during batting practice© Twitter The Asia Cup 2023 is just around the corner and the Indian cricket team is toiling hard in the practice camp in Alur, Karnataka. In the past few days, batters were divided into pairs as part of a match simulation. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill were followed by the…

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“I Was In Excruciating Pain…”: Shreyas Iyer On Road To Recovery From Injury

August 27, 2023 admin

Pain, often excruciating, was Shreyas Iyer’s constant companion as he dealt with a back injury, and when it refused to subside even after undergoing surgery, he “panicked” thinking that his career could be on the line. Prior to the surgery, Iyer was suffering, so much so that he wasn’t even able to express himself properly…

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brics common currency push & expansion plans: where does india stand?

August 21, 2023 admin

The story so far: In a bid to deepen ties in Asia and Africa, the heads of the BRICS nations (Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa) are scheduled to meet in Cape Town, South Africa on August 22-24 this year. The bloc, which is seen as a counter to the G7, is also mulling…

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Western countries are making sensible bet on India, ‘a rising great power’, says Martin Wolf

July 20, 2023 admin

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and USA President Joe Biden during the meeting with top CEOs at White House, in Washington, Friday, June 23, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI India is indeed likely to be a rising “great power” and its economy will have the size similar to that of the U.S. by 2050, according to…

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Petrol, diesel sales fall as monsoon ebbs demand

July 17, 2023 admin

Representational file image | Photo Credit: Bhagya Prakash K India’s petrol and diesel consumption fell in the first half of July as fury of monsoon flipped travel plans and reduced the demand in the agricultural sector, preliminary industry data showed. Demand for diesel, the most consumed fuel in the country accounting for about two-fifths of…

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Measures announced in Budget to promote jobs, spur economic growth: Finance Ministry

February 23, 2023 admin

Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman addresses a press conference on Union Budget 2023-24, in Jaipur on February 20, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI The measures like increased capex, boosting the green economy and initiatives for strengthening financial markets announced in the Budget 2023-24 are expected to promote job creation and spur economic growth, the Finance…

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