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PM Narendra Modi calls for easing of political crackdown in Maldives

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Narendra Modi government catered to self-interest in Rafale deal: Congress

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2nd Test: England crush India by an innings and 159 runs

England pacers led by veterans James Anderson (4-23) and Stuart Broad (4-44) bowled out India for 130 in their second essay. The hosts took a comfortable 2-0 lead in the five-match series, after winning the series opener by 31 runs at Edgbaston in Birmingham. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Mn5c19

Provide facilities if you want Olympic medal, says Vinesh

Vinesh Phogat says India expects Olympic medals from its wrestlers but the grapplers do not have access to world class facilities required to produce such champions, though there has been "slight improvement" in training conditions. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2B6MS88

5th ODI: Dananjaya's six wickets hand Sri Lanka 178-run victory

Sri Lanka's Akila Dananjaya spun a web around South Africa's batsmen with a six-wicket haul to help the hosts to a commanding 178-run victory in the fifth and final one-day international on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MhW91y

When Naipaul was bowled over by Congress leader Ram Niwas Mirdha!

During a visit to India when Rajiv Gandhi was the prime minister in the mid-80s, Naipaul met Ram Niwas Midha. After the meeting, Naipaul was so awestruck by Mirdha's knowledge of his books that he wondered what this "extraordinary kind of fellow" and "civilised man" was doing in politics. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OuVib7

Manned mission: Isro to hold 2nd test of reusable launch vehicle next year

Isro is gearing up for the second demonstration test of the reusable launch vehicle (RLV) next year. However, this time, the RLV will be tested on an airstrip and not on the sea. Isro chairman K Sivan said, "We will conduct an RLV test sometime next year where a helicopter will take the vehicle to a height of 3 km and from that height, it will be dropped." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MmLXVm

Tech glitch delays Jet Airways Delhi-London flight by over 5 hours

A London-bound Jet Airways flight from here, carrying 330 passengers, was delayed on Sunday by over 5 hours due to a technical glitch and regulatory issues, according to the airline. In a statement, the airline said its flight 9W 122 from the national capital to London was delayed due to a technical issue. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2P458C7

EPL: Two-goal Mane praises 'strong' Liverpool teamwork

Senegal's Sadio Mane said Liverpool's free-scoring is due to good teamwork after his brace helped last season's Champions League finalists to an impressive 4-0 thrashing of West Ham in their Premier League opener on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MqKygQ

India vs England: Woakes joins elite Lord's club

Chris Woakes became just the 10th player in history to have scored a hundred and taken five or more wickets in a Test innings at Lord's when he reached three figures in the ongoing second Test against India. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OWHAit

Why VS Naipaul never wrote his autobiography?

According to Naipaul, fiction never lies and reveals a writer totally. But an autobiography, he felt, "can distort; facts can be realigned". The Nobel Prize and the Booker winner's oeuvre included over 30 works including the famous "A House for Mr Biswas" (published in 1961). from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OwV6Zc

India should encourage Bhutan to increase deployment of soldiers around North Doklam: Parliamentary panel

The Parliamentary Panel on External Affairs, headed by Congress MP Shashi Tharoor, felt that increasing the number of soldiers in North Doklam was important for safeguarding India's strategic interests in the region. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MmMQNI

Passports damaged in Kerala floods to be replaced free of cost: Swaraj

"There are unprecedented floods in Kerala causing huge damage. We have decided that as the situation becomes normal, passports damaged on account (of) floods shall be replaced free of charge. Please contact the concerned Passport Kendras," Sushma Swaraj tweeted. Kerala has been reeling under massive floods in which over 35 people have lost their lives. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ov0XOn

EPL: Salah on target as Liverpool start with easy win

Mohamed Salah opened his account for the new campaign as Liverpool backed up pre-season hype they can challenge champions Manchester City for the Premier League title by sweeping aside West Ham 4-0 at Anfield. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2P1jnYj

Madappa becomes youngest Indian to win Asian Tour title

Twenty-year-old Viraj Madappa delighted the home crowd with a four-under-par 67 to claim a two-shot victory at the TAKE Solutions Masters on Sunday, becoming the youngest Indian golfer to win on the Asian Tour. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2KRACrS

South Africa A 294/7 against India A on rain-marred Day 3

India A Pacer Ankit Rajpoot grabbed two wickets to reduce South Africa A to 294 for 7 at stumps on a rain-marred day 3 as the second unofficial Test headed towards a draw on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OuY8Nh

Anand tied fourth after first day of St. Louis rapid chess

Five times world champion Viswanathan Anand had a mixed opening day with a win, a loss and a draw in the St. Louis rapid and blitz chess event that got underway on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2w0AHE1

Lorenzo holds off Marquez to win Austrian MotoGP

Jorge Lorenzo struck the final blow in a dog fight with fellow Spaniard Marc Marquez, overtaking at the start of the final lap on Sunday to win the Austrian MotoGP. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2M9qYpU

Centre announces immediate relief of additional Rs 100 crore for flood-hit Kerala

Union home minister Rajnath Singh, who made an aerial survey of the flood-affected districts, appealed to all political parties, social and cultural organisations to join hands with the state government in mitigating the sufferings of the people of Kerala at this critical hour. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Mazllc

WATCH - Looks difficult but not impossible: Gambhir on Lord's Test

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Authors mourn VS Naipaul; Rushdie says 'lost a beloved older brother'

Salman Rushdie on Sunday mourned the death of VS Naipaul, saying he lost a beloved older brother while fellow authors said he was one of the greatest writers who was very engaging when he turned on the charm. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Meepcf

Anderson first bowler to take 100 Test wickets at Lord's

England pace bowler James Anderson became the first man to take 100 Test wickets at Lord's when he dismissed India opener Murali Vijay without scoring for the second time in the match on the fourth day of the second Test on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2KLuKAc

Newly-elected Pak parliament to meet for first time tomorrow

​​President Mamnoon Hussain has already summoned the maiden session of National Assembly, the lower house, at 10 am in parliament house. According to law, the speaker of the previous assembly, Ayaz Sadiq, will administer the oath to the new lawmakers, followed by election of the speaker and the deputy speaker. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nxwEvi

Situation in flood-affected Kerala 'very serious': Rajnath Singh

Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday made an aerial survey of two rain-ravaged districts of Kerala and said the situation in the state was "very serious". He assured the state government of all help from the Centre to meet the challenges posed by the unprecedented floods. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vAerRQ

Congress is faceless, baseless in MP: BJP leader Prabhat Jha

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Somnath Chatterjee suffers 'mild heart attack', responding to treatment: Hospital

"He is undergoing dialysis. In such cases it happens at times that the heart stops giving support. Chatterjee suffered a mild heart attack this morning, but was revived. He is in the ICCU and is responding to treatment," a senior hospital official said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BaoPF8

EC makes small changes to prevent failure of VVPAT machines

A small hood on top of the contrast sensor and paper roll that does not soak humidity are some of the ingenious measures adopted to prevent failure of paper trail machines in extreme conditions, Chief Election Commissioner OP Rawat has said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vEJ7Bz

Isro aims to launch 22 missions in 2019; 50 in 3 years

​​After a dull period this year, launch activity will pick up pace from September, first when Isro will launch two UK satellites- dedicated commercial launches- on the PSLV-c42. In October, the GSLV MK-III D2 will launch the GSAT-29, following which the PSLV-c43 will launch a hyper-spectral imaging satellite with 30 commercial co-passengers. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B4dzdE

Crews make progress battling Southern California wildfire

Aircraft have been making flight after flight, dumping water and bright pink retardant to protect Lake Elsinore and other foothill communities as the fire sweeps through the dense, bone-dry brush of the Cleveland National Forest. The Holy Fire, named for Holy Jim Canyon, where it began Monday - grew to nearly 33 square miles (85 square kilometres) by Saturday morning. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India home/environment/global-warming/crews-make-progress-battling-southern-california-wildfire/articleshow/65375818.cms

Top archer Verma confident of winning two medals in Asian Games

Top Indian archer Abhishek Verma is still confident of clinching two medals in the Asian Games, the same number he won in the last edition, despite the compound section he competed in will not have individual events this time. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2B49ZjJ

Gautam Gambhir: India should be looking to save the Test

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No room in US for 'neo-nazism', says Ivanka Trump

"While Americans are blessed to live in a nation that protects liberty, freedom of speech and diversity of opinion, there is no place for white supremacy, racism and neo-nazism in our great country," Ivanka said.​​The tweet posted on Saturday night come on the anniversary of deadly unrest triggered by a white supremacist rally in Charlottesville. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B1p0mr

Belgium's Naert wins men's European marathon title

Belgian Koen Naert stormed to victory in the men's marathon race at the European athletics championships in Berlin on Sunday, winning in a championship record of two hours, nine minutes and 51 seconds. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2w4KUiI

Family of man who stole, crashed plane stunned, heartbroken

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Live Score: Sri Lanka vs South Africa, 5th ODI

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Japan's Keisuke Honda to manage Cambodia national team

Japanese star forward Keisuke Honda signed on as general manager of Cambodia's national team Sunday in a move that brings high-profile talent to a much-loved but struggling side. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2ny811w

Chandrayaan-2 Lander to be named ‘Vikram’ after Sarabhai

The lander on the Chandrayaan-2 mission, which is scheduled to be launched early next year, will be named ‘Vikram’ after Vikram Sarabhai, the father of Indian space programme. The Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) has got clearance from the space commission, its chairman Sivan K said on Sunday. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vVMpzC

Ajay Jayaram finishes runners-up at Vietnam Open

Indian shuttler Ajay Jayaram had to be content with a runners-up finish at the Vietnam Open after losing the final to Shesar Hiren Rhustavito of Indonesia. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vZUBza

White supremacists set to rally outside WH a year after deadly clash

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Live: India vs England 2nd Test, Day 4

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Aadhaar dare effect: UIDAI plans public outreach on dos and don'ts of sharing ID number

The Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) intends to equate the Aadhaar number with other personal information (such as PAN, bank account and credit card number) to caution users against placing their personal details in the public domain, particularly on digital platforms like Twitter and Facebook. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Me1nvV

Former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee critical

The health condition of former Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee continues to be in a critical state. The CPM veteran is suffering from kidney ailment and was put on ventilator support on Saturday. The 89-year-old was readmitted to hospital on August 10 following a slight decline in his health. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2B3uTzh

Nadal sets up showdown with birthday boy Tsitsipas

Rafael Nadal beat Karen Khachanov 7-6 (7/3), 6-4 on Saturday to set up a final with birthday boy Stefano Tsitsipas at the Toronto Masters. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2nx4n88

Halep, Stephens into Montreal final

Sloane Stephens sent defending champion Elina Svitolina crashing out of the WTA Canada tournament in Montreal on Saturday to set up a rematch of the French Open final against Simona Halep. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OZLR4B

Sharma, Lahiri miss cut at 100th PGA Championship

India's Anirban Lahiri and Shubhankar Sharma's campaign ended on a disappointing note at the 100th PGA Championships as both missed cuts with identical scores of 3-over 143 at the halfway mark. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2B0xquk

Doing everything to keep boxing in Olympics: AIBA President Rahimov

The threat of Olympic exclusion is a "challenging moment" for the embattled International Boxing Association (AIBA), concedes its interim President Gafur Rahimov but insists that his perseverant organisation remains on course to regain the IOC's trust. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MBJe7n

PM Modi, political leaders condole VS Naipaul's demise

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Rains pound Kerala again, hamper relief works

However, the water level in the Idukki and Idamalayar reservoirs reduced, bringing some relief, with the authorities saying there was no need for any panic for people living downstream, officials said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nuMPcr

Gautam Gambhir: India should be looking to save the Test

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There was no help for bowlers in post-lunch session: Pandya

The lack of assistance for bowlers during the post-lunch session on the third day was a major reason for England's complete control over India in the second Test, feels all-rounder Hardik Pandya. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MEmJyV

Raising bat at Lord's was boyhood dream: Woakes

Having endured frustrations of a long lay-off due to an injury, Chris Woakes felt "incredible" after realising his "boyhood dream" of scoring a Test hundred at the 'Home Of Cricket'. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2P3EMjJ