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British Ambassador Karen Pierce, the council president for August, said at a news conference Wednesday that Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who called the Rohingya crisis "ethnic cleansing," is expected to brief the council at the session. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BlffQ2

Sharing that he struggled for over two decades in politics, Pakistan's PM-elect said that no military dictator had nurtured him. "My father was never in politics, I had no political experience, I struggled for 22 years and I am proud that we can lead this country to become what our hero Quaid-e-Azam (Ali Mohammad Jinnah) envisioned. His struggle was the strongest," he said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MvL5xN

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Kohli said "the only option is to win this game" as he urged his side to make a virtue of their dire position heading into the third Test against England. India trail 0-2 in the five-match series. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2wbCaYa

The move was widely expected following media reports earlier in the week claiming the five-time Ballon d'Or winner had asked to be excused from the country's four remaining friendlies in 2018. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vPVZFe

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A senior Chinese official in Kolkata said on Friday his country will again extend invitation to West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee to visit China and the dates for the proposed visit were being worked out. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vYfUC3

Recalling his time as a Rajya Sabha member, Kovind said, "When he was the Prime Minister, I was a Rajya Sabha member and we would often get to see each oter in Parliament. Atalji would always say 'Namaste' which would proved that he was devoid of any ego even being a Prime Minister." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L3vl0b

Indian team, which won a bronze medal in the last edition at Incheon, will face top seeds Japan in the quarterfinals after receiving a first-round bye. The team events begin on Sunday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2PiTZgU

Paying his last respects to Bharatiya Janata Party stalwart Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was an extraordinary personality who will live on in the hearts and minds of every Indian. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MjvsKw

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Former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's visit to Agra in 2001 for the historic summit with the then Pak President, Pervez Musharraf, was an important part of the peace initiative started by him. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MixBWS

Terrorists lobbed a grenade towards the main gate of the district police office which missed the intended target and exploded by the road, a police official said. Four civilians were injured in the grenade blast, the official said, adding that one of the injured later succumbed to injuries at a hospital. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BvO5pV

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India's top leadership, foreign dignitaries and the common man mourned the death of Atal Bihari Vajpayee and bid an emotional farewell to the former prime minister who had acceptability across a diverse ideological spectrum. Chief ministers, opposition leaders, chiefs of Army, Navy and Air Force, governors and a host of other dignitaries attended the funeral of Vajpayee at Rashtriya Smriti Sthal. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2L1x6Lt

​​The UP government put out a list of 75 districts and the small and big rivers picked for the immersion of ashes of the BJP leader who was cremated in Delhi on Friday. UP CM Yogi Adityanath announced this was being done because Uttar Pradesh was Vajpayee's 'karmabhoomi' - the land of action - and its people will get an opportunity to be part of his final journey. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vSJ98Z

Separated by distance, a number of men and women travelled to Delhi to pay their last respects to the former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. Amid sultry weather conditions, thousands also walked along the seven-km-long route from the BJP headquarters to Rashtriya Smriti Sthal, the designated place for last rites. Along the route, some showered petals they had brought with them on the carriage. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MSoMiR

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As the truck, carrying their 'captain' Ajit Wadekar's body arrived in front of the Shivaji Park Gymkhana, a horde of supporters thronged to pay their last respects to one of the most famous exponents of a club famed for churning out Test cricketers on a regular basis at one point. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MvEaEU

Down with fever for five days, the Commonwealth Games twin gold medallist's departure was delayed, with the archery contingent leaving on August 14. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2KYb9Nb

All-rounder Stokes was added to England's 13-man squad on Tuesday, just hours after being acquitted on a charge of affray at Bristol Crown Court. He replaced Sam Curran. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2BjKuuD

Rita Choksi says yoga and breathing exercises have kept her sharp as the Indian grandmother goes for gold at the age of 79 -- just one of many elderly contenders in the Asian Games bridge competition. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MUoVCt

De Bruyne, who came on as a substitute in City's 2-0 victory over Arsenal in their first league match of the season last weekend, suffered the injury in training this week. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vTI6Wo

The Asian Games over the years, however, have been an extremely challenging tournament for India's shuttlers. Since the first edition of the Games in New Delhi in 1951, India have won only bronze medals. No silvers and no gold. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vSFCYn

All-rounder Stokes was added to England's 13-man squad on Tuesday, just hours after being acquitted on a charge of affray at Bristol Crown Court. He replaced Sam Curran. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2PjsKTt

The event was originally scheduled in India with BCCI playing the hosts but Pakistan's participation was an issue considering the prevailing political situation between the neighbouring countries. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2vQZJWP

Vajpayee, one of India's most charismatic leaders and inspirational orators, died yesterday at the age of 93 in New Delhi. The Foreign Ministry said in a statement: "Vajpayee is an outstanding politician in India and has made path-breaking contributions to the development of Sino-Indian relations". from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MRn80P

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Former Prime Minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee, was cremated with full state honours at Smriti Sthal in New Delhi. Foster daughter Namita Kaul Bhattacharya performed the last rites of the deceased leader. President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress president Rahul Gandhi and former prime minister Manmohan Singh were among the thousands of people present at Smriti Sthal, including former dignitaries like King of Bhutan and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MQ0Z30

"The Nuclear Test in 1998 was a defining moment of his government. He went out of the way to work for peace with Pakistan. But when the need arose, he inflicted a severe blow to it in Kargil. Both Pokhran and Kargil were his high points, " Union minister Arun Jaitley wrote in his blog. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OHZJzk

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Amid sultry weather conditions, thousands of people walked along the over seven km-long route with some showering petals at the carriage. Heavy security was deployed along the route of the procession. The crowd was so massive that the people spilled over barricades and jostled to get a glimpse of the former PM. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2KZNNad

The populist Tehrik-e-Insaf party got most seats in the July 25 vote but fell short of a majority in the 342-seat house. It has since acquired backing of a total of 180 lawmakers. He needs 172 votes to be appointed to the post. Khan's only challenger could be Shahbaz Sharif, but his Pakistan Muslim League party won only 92 seats in last month's elections. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vSsK4p

Sadiq Khan said he would consult the London Resilience Forum, which plans responses to disasters such as the Grenfell Tower Fire, about the implications for Britain of crashing out of the European Union without a deal, saying that such a "catastrophic" outcome looked more likely than ever. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MTGkei

Washington had warned yesterday that it would impose more sanctions unless pastor Andrew Brunson, described by US President Donald Trump as a "hostage", was released. Brunson's detention since October 2016 on terror-related charges has soured relations between the two NATO allies, sending the Turkish lira into a tailspin. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Pjwrsi

Former India cricket captain Ajit Wadekar, who died on August 15, was cremated at the Shivaji Park crematorium here on Friday with full state honours. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2wg0gBk

On Thursday, the teenager won the country's maiden medal in track cycling at the world level by claiming silver in the Men's Keirin event of the UCI Junior Track Cycling Championships in Aigle, Switzerland. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MTVtwn

Ali said he tried his best to convince Paes to change his mind but the 18-time Grand Slam champion eventually decided against coming to Palembang after expressing his disappointment over selectors not picking a doubles specialist to play with him. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Pikymg

Cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday reached Pakistan to attend the the swearing-in ceremony of Imran Khan. Hoping that the relations of India and Pakistan would improve, the Punjab cabinet minister said, "I am going to Pakistan as a goodwill ambassador. I am going there with the hope that relations between our two nations will improve." from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MZaw7O

Amid sultry weather conditions, thousands of people walked along the over seven km-long route with some showering petals at the carriage. Heavy security was deployed along the route of the procession. The crowd was so massive that the people spilled over barricades and jostled to get a glimpse of the former PM. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2vL6v0r

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"This is an irreparable loss. I will say it is a personal loss. People know Wadekar sir as a great cricketer, but I was fortunate enough to see him as a great cricketer as well as a wonderful person. For me he was very important. Over the years our relationship grew stronger," Sachin Tendulkar said. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MTWzZ2

The problems they have found are the same ones that existed a decade ago when the NATO-led coalition began to reshape Afghan forces into an army on US lines - poor logistics and organization as well as a reliance on static checkpoints that are vulnerable to attack. SFAB advisers also assisted the 203rd Corps on the front lines in Ghazni. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Ms3U5b

Thousands of mourners jostled and some clambered on trees to capture the moment on their phones as former prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee's cortege left the BJP's headquarters for Rashtriya Smriti Sthal for the last rites of the poet-politician. A four-member delegation from Pakistan will be attending the last rites. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2MRNGyV

​​According to the home ministry's National Emergency Response Centre, 247 people have died in Kerala, where 2.11 lakh people in 14 districts have been badly hit by the rains and floods and over 32,500 hectares of crops damaged. As many as 191 people died in UP, 183 people in West Bengal, 139 in Maharashtra, 52 in Gujarat, 45 in Assam and 11 in Nagaland. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nMhBO4

The build-up has been signature chaos with complaints and even court cases about selection matters, usual controversies over the size of the contingent which came to 804 -- athletes and officials combined, and not to forget, the credentials of the travelling officials. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MR23nd

Indian men's hockey team coach Harendra Singh is chasing a second successive Asian Games gold not just to secure qualification to the 2020 Olympics, but also kick-start preparations for the year-end World Cup, where he is eyeing a podium finish. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2PidnKQ

In the article, Vajpayee also revealed how he and his father -- Pandit Krishna Biharilal Vajpayee -- became classmates. "It was 1945-46. I had completed BA from Victoria College, Gwalior, and was worried about the future....My father had retired from government service. My two sisters were of marriageable age. Dowry had assumed the shape of a curse...?" from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2OLrhnN

For Indian team, the Trent Bridge Test will be their last chance to save the series after being outplayed in the first two Test matches -- by 31 runs Edgbaston and innings and 159 runs at the Lord's. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2MU3BwS

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