• Cell phones could help check chucking: Vasu

     Chucking continues to be rampant in the Indian domestic scene, both at first class and age-group levels. It has been learnt from reliable sources that in the last 14 months alone, the BCCI has sent around 60 bowlers for bio-mechanical tests at the SRMC here after t ....

     Chucking continues to be rampant in the Indian domestic scene, both at first class and age-group levels. It has been learnt from reliable sources that in the last 14 months alone, the BCCI has sent around 60 bowlers for bio-mechanical tests at the SRMC here after t ....

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  • 26/11 accused used fake stamps to attest ID: Pak witness

    “Fake stamps of my department for attestation of the fake computerised national identity card [CNIC] of Hammad Hassan were used,” Sadiq, an employee of the Parliament House, testified in the ATC Islamabad which held the hearing at the Adiala Jail Rawalpindi ....

    “Fake stamps of my department for attestation of the fake computerised national identity card [CNIC] of Hammad Hassan were used,” Sadiq, an employee of the Parliament House, testified in the ATC Islamabad which held the hearing at the Adiala Jail Rawalpindi ....

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  • Friend of San Bernardino shooter arrested

    The Justice Department said Marquez and Farook had plotted to carry out attacks in 2011, including throwing pipe bombs on a California highway and targeting Riverside Community College. Marquez distanced himself from Farook in 2012, U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker said, ....

    The Justice Department said Marquez and Farook had plotted to carry out attacks in 2011, including throwing pipe bombs on a California highway and targeting Riverside Community College. Marquez distanced himself from Farook in 2012, U.S. Attorney Eileen Decker said, ....

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  • China summons U.S. envoy, protests arms sales to Taiwan

    Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang on Wednesday summoned Kaye Lee, Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in China, and conveyed the protest to the U.S. over its arms sale to Taiwan. Mr. Zheng made the statement shortly after the U.S. administration announced a ....

    Vice Foreign Minister Zheng Zeguang on Wednesday summoned Kaye Lee, Charge d’affaires of the U.S. Embassy in China, and conveyed the protest to the U.S. over its arms sale to Taiwan. Mr. Zheng made the statement shortly after the U.S. administration announced a ....

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  • Pak. Army deals a blow to jihadists, but not to ideology

    Banned from giving sermons in the mosque, the scene of an Army siege on extremists that killed as many as 75 people in 2007, Mr. Aziz had announced that he would relay his latest Friday sermon by cellphone, calling aides at the mosque who would rebroadcast it over the m ....

    Banned from giving sermons in the mosque, the scene of an Army siege on extremists that killed as many as 75 people in 2007, Mr. Aziz had announced that he would relay his latest Friday sermon by cellphone, calling aides at the mosque who would rebroadcast it over the m ....

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  • Beijing issues second red alert for heavy smog

     Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution in December as a new bout of smog is forecast to hit the capital from Saturday to Tuesday. The red alert, the most serious level, will last from 7.00 a.m. (local time) Saturday to 12.00 p.m. Tuesday, limitin ....

     Beijing has issued its second red alert for air pollution in December as a new bout of smog is forecast to hit the capital from Saturday to Tuesday. The red alert, the most serious level, will last from 7.00 a.m. (local time) Saturday to 12.00 p.m. Tuesday, limitin ....

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  • AAP targets Jaitley over corruption in DDCA

    AAP held a press conference to expose the alleged massive corruption in DDCA, when it was headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Jaitley was the president of DDCA for 13 years and later patron as-chief until December 2014. The party leaders, who came armed with ....

    AAP held a press conference to expose the alleged massive corruption in DDCA, when it was headed by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Mr Jaitley was the president of DDCA for 13 years and later patron as-chief until December 2014. The party leaders, who came armed with ....

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  • Rs.40,000-cr. defence deal gets nod

    A defence deal potentially worth Rs. 40,000 crore, one of the biggest of its kind to be approved by the Modi government, could be the highlight of Prime Minister’s visit to Russia beginning next week. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister M ....

    A defence deal potentially worth Rs. 40,000 crore, one of the biggest of its kind to be approved by the Modi government, could be the highlight of Prime Minister’s visit to Russia beginning next week. The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) chaired by Defence Minister M ....

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  • Gauhati High Court stays ‘rebel’ Arunachal Assembly decisions

    Coming down heavily on Governor J.P. Rajkhowa, the High Court kept in abeyance all decisions taken by the State “Assembly” on Wednesday in which it “removed” Speaker Nabam Rebia. The court order came on a writ petition filed by the Speaker cha ....

    Coming down heavily on Governor J.P. Rajkhowa, the High Court kept in abeyance all decisions taken by the State “Assembly” on Wednesday in which it “removed” Speaker Nabam Rebia. The court order came on a writ petition filed by the Speaker cha ....

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  • Nairobi deadlocked over draft deal on agriculture

     It is the penultimate day of the Nairobi meet of the WTO, but there is still no deal in sight to liberalise global trade. On Thursday, developing countries including India opposed a draft declaration on agriculture, saying it favoured the rich countries. The day sa ....

     It is the penultimate day of the Nairobi meet of the WTO, but there is still no deal in sight to liberalise global trade. On Thursday, developing countries including India opposed a draft declaration on agriculture, saying it favoured the rich countries. The day sa ....

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