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Indian scientists build SKA’s ‘nervous system’

A team of Indian scientists - led by National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA) - claims to have finished its part in Phase 1 of the ambitious Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Telescope project. The team has designed the Telescope Manager (TM). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vjtQWT

Momota first Japanese man to win Badminton World Championships

Kento Momota became the first Japanese man to win the badminton World Championships on Sunday, putting behind him a gambling scandal that threatened to ruin his career. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MkAX7R

Sushma Swaraj pays floral tributes at Lal Bahadur Shastri bust in Uzbekistan

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'The US continues to be as welcoming as it has always been to qualified Indian travellers', says US consul general

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There can't be a better teacher than setbacks: Shiva Thapa

Success propels but setbacks teach life lessons like none can, feels seasoned Indian boxer Shiva Thapa, who cannot wait to turn his "growth" story of a roller-coaster year into a maiden Asian Games medal this month. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2naO1l4

Fognini topples Del Potro in final of Los Cabos Open

Italian Fabio Fognini captured his first career hardcourt title on Saturday, surprising Juan Martin del Potro 6-4, 6-2, in the final of the ATP Los Cabos Open. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OcOFKx

Muzaffarpur rapes: 'Stray incident,' says CM Nitish Kumar

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World C'ships: Sindhu loses to Marin in final, settles for silver again

​Spain's reigning Olympic champion, Marin, lifted her third World Championships title with a 21-19, 21-10 scoreline in Nanjing on Sunday, while Sindhu lost her second Worlds final in a row. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OM0kRo

'Britain likely to leave EU without deal'

The pro-Brexit minister said that the chances of a no-deal Brexit were now "60-40", laying the blame on EU chief negotiator Michel Barnier. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vjw8VJ

Lisbon breaks record for maximum temp, hits 44 C

Portugal's weather service said the capital reached 44 degrees Celsius (111.2 degrees Fahrenheit) on Saturday, surpassing the city's previous record of 43 C (109.4 F) set in 1981. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mlkn7V

Amarnath yatra suspended from Jammu due to protests in support of Article 35-A

There were reports of partial strike and peaceful rallies in support of the Article 35-A from Chenab valley districts of Ramban, Doda and Kishtwar. Various religious and social organisations have given the two-day strike to "safeguard" the constitutional provision. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vI2k4O

Not averse to projecting Mamata Banerjee as prime ministerial face: HD Deve Gowda

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Citi Open: Kuznetsova mauls Petkovic to breeze into final

Former champion Svetlana Kuznetsova dropped just four games to reach her first WTA final in over a year as the Russian defeated Germany's Andrea Petkovic 6-2, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the Citi Open in Washington on Saturday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OcMTc9

Aussie teen De Minaur's epic fightback books final with Zverev

Australian 19-year-old Alex De Minaur saved four match points Saturday and advanced to Sunday's ATP Washington Open final, where he will face third-ranked defending champion Alexander Zverev. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Mlb33V

Govt should've consulted all parties on NRC: Sharad Yadav

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Iran receives more airplanes ahead of renewed US sanctions

Iran's state-run IRNA news agency reported Sunday that the five ATR72-600 airplanes, which are twin-engine turboprops, had arrived at Tehran's Mehrabad International Airport. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vioH0Y

India hands over request to Antigua to extradite Mehul Choksi

Mehul Choksi is one of the alleged masterminds of the $2 billion scam in state-run Punjab National Bank and is an uncle of fugitive diamantaire Nirav Modi. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KrUilT

Neymar returns as PSG thrash Monaco in China

Brazilian superstar Neymar made his first club appearance since February as Paris Saint-Germain thrashed Monaco 4-0 in the Champions Trophy in China on Saturday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MjTMIn

Mamata's 'bloodbath', 'civil war' comment on NRC does not behove of a CM: Sonowal

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal said on Sunday that his West Bengal counterpart Mamata Banerjee's "inflammatory" comment on NRC does not behove of a senior politician and asserted that his government was committed to complete the exercise as per the Supreme Court order. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vBHHXL

Prez nod to law to deter fugitive economic offenders from fleeing country

A fugitive economic offender is any individual against whom warrants for arrest is issued for his involvement in select economic offences involving amount of at least Rs 100 crore or more and has left India so as to avoid criminal prosecution. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LVw2Oz

Badminton World Championships: PV Sindhu plays Carolina Marin in final today

Ace India shuttler and Olympic silver medallist PV Sindhu will face former world champion Carolina Marin of Spain in the summit clash of the Badminton World Championships in Nangjing, China on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vgo4oY

Kohli first Indian after Sachin to become Test No. 1

Kohli scored his 22nd Test century with a knock of 149 in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test against England and followed it up with 51 in the second innings. It helped him push Steve Smith to No. 2 in the ICC Rankings. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2veqLY3

TRAI chief defends pesky calls rules, says has mandate to save customers

Coming out in strong defence of the freshly-minted regulations, outgoing TRAI chairman RS Sharma told PTI that if any of the stakeholders felt that the said rules were illegal or beyond the regulator's mandate, they were free to seek legal remedies. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OfDpNF

'Don't think a male child is safer than girls in any way'

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Article 35-A: Complete shutdown in Kashmir

Life in Kashmir today came to a standstill due to a complete shutdown called by separatists against the legal challenge in the Supreme Court on the validity of Article 35-A, which bars people from outside Jammu and Kashmir from acquiring any immovable property in the state. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Odmdbz

Nitish launches scheme for girl child post Muzaffapur sex scandal

Amid a barrage of attacks over the Muzaffarpur sex scandal, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has launched an ambitious scheme which promises to provide Rs 54,100 from the birth of a girl child till she graduates. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2LY8isp

Around 10,000 jobs to be created under National Health Protection Scheme

At least 10,000 new jobs will be created with the implementation of the Centre's ambitious Ayushman Bharat-National Health Protection Mission (AB-NHPM), which aims to provide a cover of Rs 5 lakh per family annually to 10 crore poor families, according to a government official. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OLi6Er

New crop insurance reports 15% drop in coverage of farmers; states which gave debt waivers see bigger decline

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No use of quota without jobs: Nitin Gadkari

“While considering reservation for a community, a thought should also be given to a particular class from each community that do not even have food or clothes,” Nitin Gadkari said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KscwU0

Snag in Air India rostering system sends duty messages to retired, quit and dead crew members

​Due to a system error, mails for reporting to duty went to retired crew members and those who had quit. An old version of CMS, which was no longer in use, was wrongly used due to a problem in the system. Since rostering is done entirely by CMS, the mistake led to ex crew members wrongly getting messages. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OGFJ0S

Now, startups let city folk play real Farmville

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Ensure Ayushman Bharat health insurance scheme is free of fraud, Modi tells officials

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Rahul must show some maturity: BJP

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Rahul, Kejriwal join RJD’s Jantar Mantar rally, but avoid being in same frame

Leaders of RJD, who organized the protest of opposition parties against NDA, had no illusion that their exhortation for putting up a show of unity will not succeed in bringing the Congress chief and Delhi CM together. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vioOtp

Mehul Choksi clean chit: Mumbai police start probe

The Mumbai police brass ordered an enquiry to find out if there were any lapses in the process even as senior Congress leader P Chidambaram wondered how the diamond merchant could have fled the country despite being under investigation since 2016. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ncPPdi

20 years ago, US embassies in East Africa attacked

The blasts marked the first major attacks by Osama bin Laden's network in its war against the United States, which culminated three years later in the September 11, 2001 plane atrocities on New York and Washington DC. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vCOgct

Venezuela's Maduro: Drone attack was attempt to kill him

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro dodged an apparent assassination attempt when drones armed with explosives detonated while he was delivering a speech to hundreds of soldiers being broadcast live on television, officials said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OKhEGt

A decade after Russia war, plight of Georgian refugees continues

Standing in a meadow in the sweltering heat and amid the chirping of grasshoppers, 84-year-old Dato Vanishvili looks through a barbed wire fence and sighs: "It's like living in a prison, here." Around five years ago, the farmer woke up one morning to strange sounds outside his house. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2naOowb

20 killed in bus-tanker collision in northwest Pakistan

​​The accident took place near Samari area of Kohat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, while the ill-fated bus was on its way to Karachi from Buner, Geo News reported. The accident killed 20 people and left 35 passengers injured, it added. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OKsI6G

South Korea women hold record mass rally against 'spycam porn'

The primary cause of the protests are so-called spycam videos, with news of men caught secretly filming women in schools, offices, trains, or even toilets making headlines on a daily basis. The number of such spycam crimes reported surged from around 1,100 in 2010 to over 6,500 last year, with the offenders ranging from professors to church pastors and even a court judge. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ko36co

California's largest wildfire surges overnight

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Live World Championships Final: PV Sindhu vs Carolina Marin

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Virat Kohli becomes No. 1 Test batsman after Edgbaston heroics

Kohli scored his 22nd Test century with a knock of 149 in the first innings of the Edgbaston Test against England and followed it up with 51 in the second innings. It helped him push Steve Smith to No. 2 in the ICC Rankings. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2LTPwTx

Series is set up nicely now, says Virat Kohli

From the point of view of the Indian fan though, this defeat was difficult to digest, especially after coming so close. The Indian team, though, believes there is a silver lining here. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OHhi3r

Late eagle gives Gaganjeet Bhullar Fiji victory

A late chip-in eagle saw India's Gaganjeet Bhullar hold off a charging Anthony Quayle to claim the Fiji International by one stroke on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ASTIy7

1st Test: India let slip of golden opportunity at Edgbaston

There are defeats that hurt a lot, and this one will rank high on that list. The chances were there - both for India and Virat Kohli - to win a Test match that would have gone down in history as one of their best, but it was not to be. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nbdHyf

India vs England: Ben Stokes set to miss out on Lord's Test

Ben Stokes came up with an inspirational show on Saturday morning to hand England a win in the first Test. But Joe Root is likely to miss Stokes for the Lord's Test starting on August 9. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2neg5US

Live Score: Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 3rd ODI

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2nd T20I: Bangladesh level series with 12-run win over Windies

A fine all-round performance by Shakib al Hasan lifted Bangladesh to a series-levelling 12-run win over the West Indies in the second fixture of a three-match T20 International series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AJCDXe

Five things we learned from the 1st England-India Test

Ben Stokes starred on the decisive day as England beat India by 31 runs to win a thrilling first Test at Edgbaston, drawing first blood in the five-match series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OGILSO

New manager Sarri sets his hopes high at Chelsea

Maurizio Sarri has only had his feet under the table at Chelsea for three weeks, and yet the Italian already has his heart set on an extended stay at Stamford Bridge. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MnWfSc