• Saina: Vimal made me believe I can be number one

    “It really helped (decision to shift to Bangalore) and everyone can see that. A lot has changed since then. I have changed as a person. As of now I have become World no. 1, won China and India Open, reached the finals of All England and World Championships. All th ....

    “It really helped (decision to shift to Bangalore) and everyone can see that. A lot has changed since then. I have changed as a person. As of now I have become World no. 1, won China and India Open, reached the finals of All England and World Championships. All th ....

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  • India paying the price for ignoring spin

    And now the prayer has changed. We pray for spinners. Indian batsmen's struggle against spin in Galle cost them a Test match, just as it had cost them a series at home and in England recently and at least one Test in Australia. Where are those capable of standing ....

    And now the prayer has changed. We pray for spinners. Indian batsmen's struggle against spin in Galle cost them a Test match, just as it had cost them a series at home and in England recently and at least one Test in Australia. Where are those capable of standing ....

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  • Saina had thought of quitting last year

    Sharing her views after becoming the first ever Indian shuttler to win a silver in the World Championships, the 25-year-old said she felt terribly lost and not sure where her career was heading. “I was losing to lesser-ranked players and somehow not feeling confid ....

    Sharing her views after becoming the first ever Indian shuttler to win a silver in the World Championships, the 25-year-old said she felt terribly lost and not sure where her career was heading. “I was losing to lesser-ranked players and somehow not feeling confid ....

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  • Ban ki-Moon asks India, Pakistan to exercise maximum restraint at LoC

    “The Secretary-General expresses serious concern about the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, which reportedly resulted in a number of casualties on both sides, including civilians. He conveys his condolences to the ....

    “The Secretary-General expresses serious concern about the recent escalation of violence along the Line of Control between India and Pakistan, which reportedly resulted in a number of casualties on both sides, including civilians. He conveys his condolences to the ....

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  • Mastermind of Bangladesh blogger killing held

    The three militants of Ansarullah Bangla Team were detained on Monday night from Dhanmondi and Nilkhet areas, Major Maksudul Alam, deputy director for Rapid Action Battalion’s (Rab) legal and media wing, said. The detainees were identified as Touhidul Islam, th ....

    The three militants of Ansarullah Bangla Team were detained on Monday night from Dhanmondi and Nilkhet areas, Major Maksudul Alam, deputy director for Rapid Action Battalion’s (Rab) legal and media wing, said. The detainees were identified as Touhidul Islam, th ....

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  • Man in yellow T-shirt is the suspect: Thai police

    “The yellow shirt guy is not just the suspect. He is the bomber,” Police Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri, a police spokesman, told The Associated Press. Mr. Prawut earlier released several photos of the man, with and without the backpack, on a social media pl ....

    “The yellow shirt guy is not just the suspect. He is the bomber,” Police Lt. Gen. Prawut Thavornsiri, a police spokesman, told The Associated Press. Mr. Prawut earlier released several photos of the man, with and without the backpack, on a social media pl ....

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  • Trump sounds death knell for H-1B visas

    Such a move, Trump argued, would force companies to give IT jobs to unemployed Americans and not cheaper workers from overseas, including India. Releasing his much awaited immigration policy, the New York based real-estate tycoon lashed out at Facebook founder Mark Z ....

    Such a move, Trump argued, would force companies to give IT jobs to unemployed Americans and not cheaper workers from overseas, including India. Releasing his much awaited immigration policy, the New York based real-estate tycoon lashed out at Facebook founder Mark Z ....

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  • Ranil to return as Prime Minister

    The UNP has emerged as the single largest party with 106 seats in the 225-member legislature. Mr. Rajapaksa, who was president of the island nation for over nine years till January this year, was the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)’s prime ministe ....

    The UNP has emerged as the single largest party with 106 seats in the 225-member legislature. Mr. Rajapaksa, who was president of the island nation for over nine years till January this year, was the United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA)’s prime ministe ....

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  • ‘Women police personnel face bias’

    Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Aruna M. Bahuguna, Director of the National Police Academy, will release the report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on women police in South Asia on Wednesday. The report examines the situation of women in t ....

    Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju and Aruna M. Bahuguna, Director of the National Police Academy, will release the report by the Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative (CHRI) on women police in South Asia on Wednesday. The report examines the situation of women in t ....

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  • Pranab Mukherjee's wife passes away

    Ms Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore (now in Bangladesh) and married Mr. Mukherjee on July 13, 1957. A graduate, Ms Mukherjee was an ardent fan of India’s national poet, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. She was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet and p ....

    Ms Mukherjee was born on September 17, 1940 in Jessore (now in Bangladesh) and married Mr. Mukherjee on July 13, 1957. A graduate, Ms Mukherjee was an ardent fan of India’s national poet, Gurudev Rabindranath Tagore. She was a vocalist of Rabindra Sangeet and p ....

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