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Archive for September, 2018

Super sub Daniel Sturridge salvages Liverpool’s unbeaten run at Chelsea

Sunday, September 30, 2018 3:34

Jurgen Klopp praised Daniel Sturridge's ability to make a difference off the bench after his sensational strike a minute from time preserved Liverpool's unbeaten start to the Premier League in a 1-1 draw at Chelsea on Saturday.

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Mayank, Siraj earn maiden call-ups for West Indies Tests

Sunday, September 30, 2018 3:29

The team was originally supposed to be picked on Wednesday, but the selection was delayed due to fitness concerns surrounding Virat Kohli, off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin and pacer Ishant Sharma.

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Rohit helps India take assured steps towards WC

Sunday, September 30, 2018 3:06

Rohit Sharma has inspired confidence and provided stability in the team. This from a man who was overlooked in the last six Tests - despite having the highest grade of central contract - is commendable to say the least. Is he ready for the top post? "Now that we have ...

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Yuvraj Wadhwani downs Pakistan rival to win U-13 squash title

Sunday, September 30, 2018 2:51

For two years in succession, Mumbai's Yuvraj Wadhwani had narrowly missed out on winning the U-13 boys' title at the Asian Junior Individual Squash Championships.

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Petro-Y2K bug? If oil price touches Rs 100/litre, pumps will strike zero

Sunday, September 30, 2018 2:22

Dispensing units have been automated and the daily price changes are effected in them from the central server of the oil marketing company (OMC) that supplies fuel to bunks. Once the server sends a three-digit price figure, DUs will either stop functioning or display zero rupees plus paise.

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Musk out as Tesla chairman in settlement with SEC

Sunday, September 30, 2018 0:54

SAN FRANCISCO: Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk have agreed to pay a total of $40 million and make a series of concessions to settle a government lawsuit alleging Musk duped investors with misleading statements about a proposed buyout of the company. The settlement with the Securities and Exchange Commission ...

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Lucknow: Exec fails to stop car, shot dead by cop

Saturday, September 29, 2018 22:12

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Justice Chandrachud: A poster boy for liberals

Saturday, September 29, 2018 20:44

The 58-year-old judge earned glowing praise with epithets like “the shining star of SC” and “liberal lion”. Considering the spate of recent judgments on Aadhaar and Sabarimala to Bhima Koregaon and Section 377 where he has spoken up for fundamental rights and in defence of dissent, it's not surprising that ...

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Sushma slams Pak for duplicity, killing talks

Saturday, September 29, 2018 20:05

It had become something of a habit with Pakistan to throw the “dust of deceit and deception” at India in order to provide a thin cover for its own guilt, Swaraj said while speaking at the 73rd session of the UN General Assembly.

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‘Doomsday chemical’, potent to kill 4-5 million, seized in Indore

Saturday, September 29, 2018 19:48

DRI with the help of a team of DRDE scientists busted an illegal laboratory in Indore and recovered 9 kg of a deadly synthetic opioid, fentanyl, that could have potentially killed 4-5 million people. It was run by a local businessman and a “US-hating” PhD “scholar chemist”. A Mexican national ...

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