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Archive for September, 2018

India wins Asia Cup final in dramatic style on last ball

Friday, September 28, 2018 21:04

India retained the Asia Cup with a three-wicket win off the last ball against a fighting Bangladesh who were anchored by a maiden hundred from opener Liton Das in Dubai on Friday.India made heavy weather of a modest 223-run target as Bangladesh fought for every run before the title holders ...

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Bhima-Koregaon: SC refuses to constitute SIT

Friday, September 28, 2018 20:48

The Supreme Court comprising CJI Dipak Misra and Justices AM Khanwilkar and DY Chandrachud said that the evidence suggested they had been arrested not for their dissent against the ruling dispensation but for their links with members of the banned CPI (Maoist).

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Religious stigma on menstruation must go: SC

Friday, September 28, 2018 20:23

A five-judge Constitution bench by a 4:1 majority held that devotees of Lord Ayyappa were “exclusively Hindus” and did not constitute a separate religious denomination and that the practice of exclusion of some women could not be regarded as an essential part of religion.

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India beat Bangladesh by 3 wickets to win seventh Asia Cup title

Friday, September 28, 2018 20:14

It took India all 50 overs to chase down 223 and come out unscathed and as Asia Cup champions. For Bangladesh, it ended as a déjà vu of the T20I series final in March earlier this year.

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Big sports events today

Friday, September 28, 2018 19:00

Here are the big sports events lined up for Saturday (September 29) that comprise the first match of the Indian Super League 2018 between ATK vs Kerala Blasters while ?archer Abhishek Verma will be in action at the World Cup Final.

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This firm shows how to fix agrarian crisis

Friday, September 28, 2018 18:32

Agricultural engineer Vilas Shinde has reaped a rich harvest. Sahyadri Farms, the farmer producer company (FPC) set up by him in 2011, has grown to become the largest FPC in the country, with a membership of 8,000 farmers and a turnover of Rs 300 crore. It has overtaken Mahindra Agribusiness ...

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Fertiliser prices may rise 5-26 per cent

Friday, September 28, 2018 18:22

NEW DELHI: Farmers may have to pay 5-26% more for fertilisers this crop season due to an increase in the global prices of key fertiliser components phosphate and potash, according to analysts and industry executives. They, however, said if the government increases the per unit subsidy for fertiliser companies, the ...

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Why Rafale was the right step forward for India’s defence

Friday, September 28, 2018 17:43

By Sanjaya BaruA“peaceful, gain-loving nation,” wrote Alfred Thayer Mahan, one of the great grand strategists of the 19th century, “is not far-sighted, and far-sightedness is needed for adequate military preparation.” This he said of the US of the pre-World War 1 era in which politicians were averse to investment in ...

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Something big has happened, says Rajnath Singh

Friday, September 28, 2018 17:39

Home minister Rajnath Singh on Friday indicated that Indian forces may have hit Pakistani targets across the border with heavy artillery attack to avenge the brutal killing of a BSF trooper in unprovoked firing by the Pakistanis. "Something has happened. I won't reveal it now," Rajnath Singh said.

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Dhoni surpasses Sehwag on ODI runs list against Bangladesh

Friday, September 28, 2018 17:30

India's limited-overs wicket-keeper batsman Mahendra Singh Dhoni on Friday added another feather to his illustrious cap as he surpassed former India batsman Virender Sehwag on the list of Indian batsmen with most ODI runs against Bangladesh.

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