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Achanta Sharath jumps to No. 33 in table tennis world rankings

G Sathiyan, who is at No.39, gained just one spot while Sharath jumped 10 positions and is only spot lower than his best of No. 32 attained in May 2015, from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MgLjWi

Virat Kohli's knock will spur on India in England: Chris Gayle

After watching the ongoing Edgbaston Test between India and England, one man Chris Gayle can't stop raving about is his former Royal Challengers Bangalore teammate and skipper Virat Kohli. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ODm5Df

Mehul Choksi's crimes occurred under UPA, Modi government exposed them: BJP

The BJP on Friday claimed that it was the Narendra Modi-led government which had exposed the alleged crimes of fugitive businessmen Mehul Choksi and Nirav Modi which they committed during the tenure of the UPA government. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n97ZN8

Live streaming of hearing in constitutional matters can be undertaken: SC

The Supreme Court on Friday said that live streaming of judicial proceedings in matters of "constitutional importance" can be undertaken and asked the attorney general to frame "holistic" guidelines for its perusal and approval. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vxnWRe

Opposition alliances in UP, Bihar, Maharashtra crucial; PM candidate to be decided after results: Congress

A broad consensus has been reached among various opposition parties to unitedly take on the BJP and the RSS in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls and a decision on the prime ministerial candidate will be taken after the results, top Congress sources said on Friday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KobyZh

Plagiarism: Teachers to lose jobs, students their registrations, say new HRD norms

Student researchers found guilty of plagiarism may lose their registration and teachers could lose their jobs as the HRD ministry approved new regulations on plagiarism drafted by the University Grants Commission (UGC). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ABlgaO

NIA files chargesheet against six in LeT terrorist escape case

The NIA filed chargesheet against 6 people in a case related to the escape of LeT terrorist Mohd Naveed Jatt from a hospital in Jammu and Kashmir, according to an official statement. The agency said the conspiracy to free the Pakistan-born terrorist was hatched in central jail, where he was lodged. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vfrXKR

Germany intends to give India 1 billion Euros for urban development

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Sports Ministry sanctions Rs 30 lakh for training ahead of Asiad

The Mission Olympic Cell, at its meeting on Friday, cleared funding proposals related to training, competition, support staff and equipment expenses. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nenuUl

Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull after ongoing F1 season

The Australian will end his long relationship with Red Bull and join Renault next season in a surprise announcement that jolted Formula One ahead of its August shutdown. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2O5kPaO

Zimbabwe riot police break up opposition press conference

Zimbabwean riot police entered a Harare hotel on Friday to break up a planned press conference by opposition leader Nelson Chamisa, who has rejected election results announced in the early hours of the morning. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O7OShQ

Relatives refuse to accept report on missing Malaysian plane

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Defending champion Viktor Axelsen exits Badminton World Championships

Olympic champion Chen Long will play Shi Yuqi in an all-Chinese semi-final following his high-class and emphatic 21-19, 21-11 victory over Axelsen. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vCTSDU

Centre makes a strong pitch for reservation in promotions to SC/ST employees

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Fiddling with J&K's special status will have catastrophic ramifications: Mehbooba Mufti

Mufti's warning comes days before a Supreme Court hearing, scheduled for August 6, on petitions challenging the validity of Article 35A of the Constitution, which grants special rights and privileges to the state's residents. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OGLvQg

Amit Shah's Kolkata rally to expose Mamata's U-turn on NRC: Poonam Mahajan

Ahead of BJP president Amit Shah's rally in Kolkata on August 11, the party's youth wing chief Poonam Mahajan on Friday said it was aimed at "exposing" West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee's "U-turn" on the NRC issue. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LN6RNX

Daniel Ricciardo to leave Red Bull after ongoing F1 season

The surprise announcement will ripple through the driver market, with other teams set to shake up their line-ups as a consequence. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2O98VNa

Rai has been failure in implementing Lodha reforms: Choudhary

The BCCI acting secretary Amitabh Choudhary on Friday launched a scathing attack on Committee of Administrators (COA) chief Vinod Rai, terming him a "complete failure" in the implementation of the Supreme Court-mandated Lodha Committee reforms. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MgAvrl

Neuer denies Ozil's claims of racism within Germany set-up

Germany captain Manuel Neuer has denied that Mesut Ozil was the victim of racism within the German FA (DFB), but admitted the fiasco has taken a toll on the players. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LUmYZz

India A captain backs Chahal to fire against South Africa A

Shreyas Iyer feels the return of leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal to red-ball cricket will help his team in the first unofficial Test against South Africa A beginning in Bengaluru on Saturday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2KnFRio

Suicide attack hits inside Shiite mosque in eastern Afghanistan: officials

A suicide attack struck a Shiite mosque in eastern Afghanistan targeting worshippers during Friday prayers, with officials warning there were several casualties in the latest incident against the minority. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2O4nbGT

Pak court to hear high treason trial against Musharraf on Aug 20

The PML-N government had filed the treason case against the ex-army chief General (retd) Musharraf over the imposition of extra-constitutional emergency in November 2007. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n9LGHi

Brexit on the menu at May, Macron dinner

British Prime Minister Theresa May heads to President Emmanuel Macron's "summer Elysee Palace" on the Mediterranean coast on Friday, seeking to soften resistance to a Brexit plan which has upended her government while failing to win over sceptical EU negotiators. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AEIUDy

Details from Antigua expose complicity of Modi govt in escape of Mehul Choksi: Congress

Congress chief spokesperson Randeep Surjewala was reacting to media reports quoting Antiguan authorities as saying that Indian agencies had no adverse information against Choksi when the Caribbean country conducted a background check on the PNB scam accused before granting him citizenship in 2017. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mgmdab

TMC to observe 'black day' to protest leaders' 'manhandling' in Assam

TMC secretary general and West Bengal Education Minister Partha Chatterjee said the party will observe "black day" in every block and district of the state on Saturday and Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MfE0Os

Virat Kohli's knock will spur on India in England: Chris Gayle

​Kohli scored a classic 149, his first hundred in England, to rescue India from a precarious position on the second day of the first Test at Edgbaston. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2n6PcSD

Weeping Murray wins marathon, rips ATP event for 3:00 am finish

A tearful Andy Murray advanced to the ATP Washington Open quarter-finals in a three-hour marathon ending at 3:00 am Friday, then ripped organizers for putting him in such a situation. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2O8oLY7

Gabriel Jesus signs new deal with Manchester City

Brazil forward Gabriel Jesus has signed a new deal with Manchester City that ties him to the Premier League champions until 2023. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vCho3U

Sharad Yadav slams Centre, MP government for crime against women

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India, Kazakhstan agree to further strengthen defence cooperation

Sushma Swaraj, who is on a three-nation tour to Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, held delegation-level talks with her Kazakh counterpart Kairat Abdrakhmanov. They held a comprehensive discussion on deepening cooperation in trade and investment, defence and security and culture among others. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OGLc8b

Political talk in Alwar veers towards cows

“It’s not the reality of Rajasthan, it’s the reality of the world,” Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje said recently. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vC4SkW

Rajnath Singh: TMC MPs created unruly situation at Silchar airport

"The government of Assam had some information and based on intelligence inputs... In view of the prevailing law and order situation and so the situation does not deteriorate, TMC MPs were detained at the Silchar airport," Rajnath Singh said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n9aJdE

Imran Khan summoned by Pakistan's anti-graft body

​​The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) summoned the 65-year-old Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf chairman on August 7 in connection with the misuse of government helicopters which caused Rs 2.17 million loss to the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa exchequer, according to a media report. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AFt0Zy

'Ways to go' before NKorea meets denuke vow: Mike Pompeo

​​Speaking on Friday before he attends an Asian security forum with North Korea's foreign minister, Pompeo told reporters in Singapore there was "still a ways to go before" achieving the goal of ridding the North of its nuclear weapons. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LR4SYW

Live Score, 1st Test: India vs England, Day 3

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Wish happy birthday to Sunil Chhetri

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Villagers on China border in Ladakh complain of official apathy

Despite New Delhi’s claims of focus on Ladakh, residents in these border areas have been continuously complaining of official apathy. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2M0Hg3o

Sena backs Centre on NRC, seeks 'ghar wapsi' of Kashmiri pandits

The BJP ally said those who posed a threat to the country's security must be thrown out and the infiltrators in Kashmir must be eliminated. The party said abolition of Article 370 of the Constitution, which gives special status to Jammu and Kashmir, was a nationalist thing to do. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LNmapP

We are ashamed over Muzaffarpur incident: Nitish Kumar

Speaking at the launch of 'Mukhyamantri Kanya Utthan Yojana', a scheme for welfare of girls, in Patna, Nitish Kumar said the alleged sex abuse of girls at the shelter home "has left us with a sense of shame and guilt". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OGcBHm

Vested interests trying to create communal disharmony on NRC: Rajnath Singh

Accusing vested interests of trying to create an atmosphere of fear and communal disharmony on social media over the Assam National Register of Citizen, the government on Friday said there will be no discrimination in finalising it. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ndzS73

Virat Kohli rates Edgbaston knock second to Adelaide 2014

"I don't know. This could come second to Adelaide. Adelaide remains very special to me. It was second innings and we were chasing a target (364) on day five," Virat Kohli told 'bcci.tv' after his masterful 149 on day two. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LVyeVj

Live Score: Netherlands vs Nepal, 2nd ODI

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SC refuses to interfere with Delhi HC order granting bail to Karti Chidambaram

The bench said it is not interfering with the bail granted to Karti but was leaving the question of law open -- on whether he can approach the high court when his application for bail was already pending before the trial court. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ADTKti

Bhullar moves to 5th; Sandhu also makes cut at Fiji International

Indian golfer Gaganjeet Bhullar recovered from a shaky start to card three-under 69 for a share of the fifth spot at the midway stage of the Fiji International tournament. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AzP1ZR

Communalism wraps itself in garb of culture: Rahul Gandhi

Invoking one of the foremost writers of the early 20th century, Munshi Premchand, Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said communalism -- a constant point of reference in many of Premchand's stories -- envelops itself under the garb of culture. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MfPVff

Switzerland Embassy grants visa to Indian cyclists 10 days after refusal

More than a week after turning down Indian cyclists' request for visas, the Switzerland Embassy on Thursday decided to grant visas to the junior national team for the Junior Track Cycling World Championships to be held in Aigle. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AJxBtU

Venus reaches San Jose quarter-finals, Keys withdraws

Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams held off Britain's Heather Watson 6-4, 4-6, 6-0 on Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the WTA hardcourt tournament in San Jose, California. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vbxeTI

Lahiri tied 7th after flying start, Woods 14th

Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri shot a fine 5-under 65 to position himself in tied-7th place after the opening day of the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AFjplu

2 terrorists killed in encounter with security forces in J&K

Two terrorists were killed on Friday in an encounter with the security forces at Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, police said. The bodies are yet to be identified. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vyypvA

Centre withdraws proposal to create 'social media hub', it informs Supreme Court

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