T20 World Cup: India beat Bangladesh by 5 runs in rain-curtailed match

Adelaide, November 2 A piece of sheer on-field brilliance by a rejuvenated KL Rahul and divine intervention by the weather gods took India one step closer to the T20 World Cup semifinals with an edge-of-the-seat five-run victory over Bangladesh in a rain-curtailed contest here on Wednesday. Having posted an imposing…

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Man joins street musician at Delhi’s Connaught Place for impromptu singing session on B Praak’s ‘Mann Bhareya’

Chandigarh, November 2 Music has the ability to bring people closer. One such video of a street musician and a man singing together on the streets of Delhi’s Connaught Place has won hearts online. The video of the duo singing B Praak’s song ‘Mann Bhareya’ in their mellifluous voice is…

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Virat Kohli smashes Jayawardene’s huge record; becomes highest run-scorer in T20 World Cup history

Adelaide, November 2Virat Kohli on Wednesday overtook former Sri Lanka skipper Mahela Jayawardene to become the all-time leading run-scorer in T20 World Cup history.Kohli, who boasts of an average of more than 80 and a strike rate of over 130 in T20 World Cups, reached the milestone during India’s Super…

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‘Theek theek laga lo Elon bhai, Sarojini mei $2 mein mil jata hai’: Musk’s ‘Blue tick’ bargain for $8 triggers meme-fest on Twitter

Chandigarh, November 2 Soon after Elon Musk acquired Twitter for USD 44 billion and became the micro-blogging site’s new CEO, reports suggesting verified users would need to pay a fee to keep their ‘blue tick’ badge proved true. The ‘Twitter Complaint Hotline Operator’ set a price of $8 a month…

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BJP targeting Punjab farmers for stubble-burning because of their protests, says Delhi minister Gopal Rai

New Delhi, November 2 Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai on Wednesday accused the BJP of targeting farmers in Punjab for stubble-burning because of their earlier protests against the three contentious farm laws of the Centre. Rai also advised the people of Delhi to work from home and use shared transport…

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MBBS students at Rohtak PGI protest against Haryana govt’s bond policy

Rohtak, November 2 The MBBS students staged a protest against the Haryana government’s bond policy at PGIMS here on Wednesday. They were protesting against the imposition of Rs 36 lakh bond fee by the state government and decided to oppose the state counselling for medical seats slated to begin at…

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MBBS counselling stalled at Rohtak PGI as students protest against Haryana govt’s bond policy

Sunit Dhawan Rohtak, November 2 The MBBS students staged a protest against the Haryana government’s bond policy at PGIMS here on Wednesday. They were protesting against the imposition of Rs 36 lakh bond fee imposed by the state government for the MBBS course. The state-level counselling for MBBS seats, which…

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Gujarat observes state-wide mourning to condole loss of lives in Morbi bridge collapse

Ahmedabad, November 2 Gujarat is observing state-wide mourning on Wednesday to pay homage to the victims of the Morbi bridge collapse tragedy. Flags were flown at half-mast, an official said, adding that no official or entertainment event would be held on Wednesday. The decision to observe the state-wide mourning was…

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36% polling recorded till noon in first phase of Haryana’s panchayat election

Chandigarh, November 2 Thirty-six per cent polling was recorded by noon on Wednesday for polls to elect panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first phase of the three-phase voting. The polling is going on in the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat…

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Over 80 pc polling recorded in first phase of Haryana panchayat election

Chandigarh, November 2 A turnout of more than 80 per cent was recorded in the election for panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first of the three-phase voting on Wednesday. “Barring a stray incident, polling remained peaceful,” Haryana State Election Commissioner Dhanpat Singh told PTI. Officials said…

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Polling under way for first-phase polls to elect panches, sarpanches in Haryana

Chandigarh, November 2 Polling began on Wednesday to elect panches and sarpanches in nine Haryana districts in the first phase of the three-phase voting. The polling is going on in the districts of Bhiwani, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Mahendragarh, Nuh, Panchkula, Panipat and Yamunanagar, officials said. The polling began at 7am…

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Enforcement Directorate summons Jharkhand CM Hemant Soren in money-laundering case

New Delhi, November 2 The Enforcement Directorate has summoned Jharkhand Chief Minister Hemant Soren for questioning on November 3 in a money-laundering case linked to alleged illegal mining in the state, officials said on Wednesday. Soren, 47, has been asked to appear before the federal probe agency at its regional…

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Contractors who repaired Morbi bridge were not qualified for such work, prosecution tells court

Morbi, November 2The contractors who carried out repairs of the ill-fated suspension bridge at Morbi in Gujarat were not qualified to carry out such jobs, the prosecution told a court here.While the bridge flooring was replaced, its cable was not replaced and it could not take the weight of the…

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At Rs 1.52L crore, October GST kitty 2nd-highest ever

New Delhi, November 1The GST revenue registered its second-highest collection ever, touching Rs 1.52 lakh crore in October, which reflected a pickup in economic activity during the festive season.The collections in October this year recorded a 16.6 per cent rise over Rs 1.30 lakh crore collected in the same month…

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