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Panna labourers who mined diamond turn crorepatis

Monday, December 31, 2018 4:00

Two days ahead of New Year, two labourers of Panna district in Madhya Pradesh received a gift turning them into crorepatis. A big diamond mined by the duo of Motilal and Raghuveer Prajapati almost two months ago fetched a price of Rs 2.55 crore in an auction held on Friday.

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Tottenham facing prospect of all-too familiar collapse

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:54

As Mauricio Pochettino offered an explanation of why Tottenham Hotspur's emerging Premier League title challenge had stalled so quickly, it was hard to avoid the view their bid for success on four fronts could once again leave the club empty-handed.

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Jasprit Bumrah best in the world, says Virat Kohli

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:34

"Bumrah's positive mindset separates him from the rest. He looks at a pitch and he doesn't think it will be a hard toil. Instead, he thinks about ways to get breakthroughs for the team. That's the key to his success, Virat Kohli said.

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A stable coalition can lift Nifty past 12,500: Kamlesh Rao

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:27

Investors are comfortable with either a BJP- or Congress-led coalition government as reforms have continued 67299537 67298279 67284964 during both the regimes, said Kamlesh Rao, CEO of Kotak Securities. The froth and over valuation in the mid-cap space has come off sharply due to the underperformance compared with the Nifty, ...

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Paul Pogba stars again in Manchester United win

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:24

Paul Pogba scored twice for the second time in five days as Manchester United's revival since Ole Gunnar Solskjaer replaced the sacked Jose Mourinho continued unabated with a 4-1 thrashing of Bournemouth at Old Trafford.

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Virat Kohli picks bowlers for special praise

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:21

Talking about the victory in Melbourne, Virat Kohli said: "It was a collective effort. This victory is more special for the bowlers because they have been so tired, they bowled so many overs and even in this game they had to put in more effort ...

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Roger Federer relishing ‘once in a lifetime’ Serena Williams clash

Monday, December 31, 2018 3:06

The Hopman Cup might have saved its best for last as excitement builds for the most anticipated tennis match involving a man and woman since the "Battle of the Sexes" in the 1970s.

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Kohli targets series win after MCG Test victory

Monday, December 31, 2018 2:54

India, who have thrice shared series honours in Australia - in 1980-81 (1-1), 1985-86 (0-0) and 2003-04 (1-1) - will be looking to press home the advantage they hold and make it a memorable new year in Sydney.

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Familiar demons to follow Australia into New Year’s Test

Monday, December 31, 2018 2:53

A troubled Australia side will head to the Sydney Cricket Ground for the fourth Test against India hoping to turn over a new leaf in 2019 but still plagued by the fall-out of their annus horribilis.

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Women leaders are still missing at top institutes

Monday, December 31, 2018 2:51

The Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) got their third woman director this year but the country's broader higher education space is overwhelmingly male when it comes to top jobs. Only 63 out of a total of 1,008 institutes including central, state, private, deemed universities and institutes of national importance have ...

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