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Left with few friends, Iran is running out of options

Friday, June 29, 2018 7:35

By Anthony DiPaola and Grant SmithIran's position in the oil market is looking weaker than ever as a bruising OPEC meeting and tightening net of U.S. sanctions leave it with fewer friends and fleeing customers.Tehran is getting hit from all sides. Washington is telling buyers to stop all purchases of ...

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Winning return for Steve Smith in Canada T20

Friday, June 29, 2018 7:21

Disgraced former Australia skipper Steve Smith made a successful return to cricket on Thursday, scoring a half-century in the Global T20 Canada in his first game since the ball-tampering scandal which led to his suspension.

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Prasanta Mahalanobis: India’s first Big Data man

Friday, June 29, 2018 7:12

Public use of statistics started in India with Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis, whom Google has paid homage with a doodle on his 125th birth anniversary. PCM, as he was popularly called, set up the prestigious Indian Statistical Institute. A sample survey may look like an easy and simple statistical method to ...

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Rani Rampal to lead India in Women’s Hockey World Cup

Friday, June 29, 2018 7:00

Hockey India announced the 18-member Indian women's team for the prestigious tournament which is slated to begin on July 21. While Rani Rampal will lead the team, goalkeeper Savita has been named as her deputy.

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10 scariest foods in the world

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:51

One of the best ways of exploring culture is through food.

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Xiaomi’s IPO will make dozens of lucky workers millionaires

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:49

64790303 64708680 64678972 Eight years ago, before China's Xiaomi Corp. had sold a single smartphone, 56 of the earliest employees pulled together $11 million to invest in the startup. Rank-and-file workers dipped into savings and borrowed from parents. One receptionist tapped her dowry.Today, they're the Lucky 56. Xiaomi is one of ...

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Girish Chaturvedi named ICICI’s non-exec chair

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:48

ICICI Bank has appointed retired IAS officer Girish Chandra Chaturvedi as non-executive part-time chairman of the bank with effect from July 1, for a period of three years, the bank said in a notice to the stock exchanges.Chaturvedi, a 1977 batch IAS officer, retired as oil secretary in January 2013. ...

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‘Sanju’ Movie Review: 4/5

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:40

A spectacular and emotional look at the controversial life of Sanjay Dutt.

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Pak media say FATF greylisting ‘self-inflicted’

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:15

ditorials in Pakistani newspapers blame Pakistan and Pakistan alone for being demoted to the 'grey list' by Paris-based global terrorist watchdog Financial Action Task Force. They said the Wednesday greylisting was a "self-inflicted" act and that's what's to be expected when terrorists roam freely.

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GMR Infra to build commercial port near Kakinada

Friday, June 29, 2018 6:08

HYDERABAD: GMR Infrastructure has announced securing the contract to build a greenfield commercial port near Kakinada through the Swiss Challenge mode. In a statement, the infrastructure firm said that the all-weather, deep-draft and multi-cargo port will come up at some 30 km north of Kakinada, located as one of the ...

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