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Miss-World
Jamaica's Toni-Ann Singh Wins Miss World Crown, India's Suman Rao 2nd Runner Up

London: The finale of the 2019 Miss World beauty contest came to an end with Miss Jamaica Toni-Ann Singh claiming the coveted title at a glitzy ceremony in London, where India’s Suman Rao bagged the second runner up spot. Singh is a 23-year-old Psychology and Women’s Studies graduate from the Florida state university. She was crowned […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
U2
U2 Features Smriti Irani, Gauri Lankesh As Female Icons During Maiden Indian Performance

Mumbai: Irish rock band U2 paid tribute to women icons of the country during their maiden performance here, putting the spotlight on Union minister Smriti Irani, author Arundhati Roy and journalist Gauri Lankesh among others. The Irish rockers closed ‘The Joshua Tree Tour 2019’ their final show of the tour after Seoul, Auckland, Brisbane and […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Virat-Kohli
Virat Kohli's Reign Continues As Labuschagne Breaks Into Top 5 In Tests

Dubai: India skipper Virat Kohli has maintained his numero uno spot in the latest ICC Test Rankings for batsmen. Kohli, had in the first week of December, reclaimed the top spot from Australia’s Steve Smith after the latter took the top spot post his Ashes heroics. The 31-year-old, who had struck 136 in the Day-Night […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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West Indies Fined For Slow Over-Rate In First ODI Against India

Chennai: West Indies players have been docked 80 per cent of their match fees for maintaining a slow over-rate in the first ODI against India in Chennai. ICC match referee David Boon imposed the fine after Kieron Pollard’s side was ruled to be four overs short of its target on Sunday after time allowances were […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Gender-Gap
India Slips In Gender Gap Index, Ranked 112th

New Delhi: India has been ranked 112th in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Index 2020, out of the 153 countries across the world. Neighbouring Bangladesh is placed at 50th position and leads the South Asia region. In 2018 and 2017, India ranked 108th in the gender gap index. In the Global Gender Gap […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Realme-X2
Realme Launches X2 Smartphone, Buds Air Wireless In India

New Delhi: Chinese handset maker Realme on Tuesday introduced its Realme X2 smartphone in India at a starting price of Rs 16,999. Expanded its accessories portfolio, the handset maker also launched its first true wireless earphones for Android — the Realme Buds Air for Rs 3,999. An upgrade over Realme XT, the X2 is powered […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
India Should Take Urgent Action To Tackle Air Pollution: WHO

Madrid: India should take urgent action to tackle air pollution as the levels of toxic air in many cities of the country are much higher than the recommended guidelines, which could have a major impact on people’s health, WHO Director Maria Neira said. Several studies conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), Centre for Science […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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India Breaks China's Record In Non-Stop Karaoke Singing Marathon

New Delhi: India’s Virag Madhumalati and his singing troupe has broken Chinas non-stop Karaoke singing marathon record. While the Chinese record stood at 792 hours and two minutes, India will now enter the Guinness World Records book with a new timing of 1000 hours in non-stop karaoke singing marathon. Virag and his team achieved the record […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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2nd ODI: Captains' Golden Ducks Unprecedented In ODI History

Visakhapatnam: The second ODI between India and the West Indies saw 667 runs being scored between the two sides in what was an exhibition of batsmanship. K.L. Rahul and Rohit Sharma slammed centuries for India in a 227-run opening stand while Rishabh Pant and Shreyas Iyer put up a fiery stand of 73 off just […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Shah-Mehmood-Qureshi
Qureshi Again Writes To UN On Kashmir, Claims 'India May Attack Pakistan'

Islamabad: Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has written another letter to the UN Secretary General, claiming that India has deployed and tested several types of missiles and could launch an attack against his country to divert world’s attention from the “grave situation” in Kashmir. In his seventh letter written on December 12, Qureshi “apprised […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
Jaiswal
From Selling Panipuri To Multi-Crore IPL Deal: Yashasvi Jaiswal's Pursuit Of Happiness

New Delhi: He is the quintessential rags to riches tale of Thursday’s IPL auction but 17-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal, who once sold panipuri to make a living in Mumbai, considers the Rs 2.40 crore deal with Rajasthan Royals a once-in-a-lifetime learning opportunity. His well-documented struggles include living in a tent after coming to Mumbai from his […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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India-West Indies Barabati ODI: Black Marketeers Sell Tickets On OLX

Bhubaneswar/Cuttack: There are always two sides of a coin. While on one hand the silver city was swept away by the cricket frenzy on Thursday during ticket sale for the upcoming cricket match between India and West Indies at Barabati stadium, Odisha also witnessed how some black marketeers are attempting to take advantage of the […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
IMF chief economists
Regulatory Uncertainty Played Role In India's Slowdown: IMF

New Delhi: IMF Chief Economist Gita Gopinath on Friday said that regulatory uncertainty in India is one of the reasons for the ongoing economic slowdown. Speaking at an event here, the Chief Economist of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said that although reforms are important for an economy, they should come with clarity and certainty […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Upbeat India Look To End On A High Against West Indies In Barabati ODI

Cuttack: India have everything going their way as they head into the third and final ODI against the West Indies here on Sunday eyeing a 10th straight bilateral series win over the Caribbean side. The West Indies took the home side by surprise in the opening ODI in Chennai to go one-up in the three-match […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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Rohit Sharma Breaks Sanath Jayasuriya's 22-Year-Old Record

Cuttack: Rohit Sharma on Sunday broke Sri Lanka great Sanath Jayasuriya’s 22-year-old record for most runs in a calendar year by an opener across formats. Rohit’s ninth run in India’s innings during the third ODI against the West Indies at the Barabati stadium here took his tally to 2,388 runs, which took him past Jayasuriya’s […]

  • Thursday, 22 April 2021
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