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Archive for July, 2019

Playing alongside Tendulkar was highlight of my career: Venugopal

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 12:35

Former India batsman Y Venugopal Rao on Wednesday said playing alongside Sachin Tendulkar and against Pakistan were the highlights of his short international career.

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After Market: Axis Bank drops 5%, Hero Moto up 4%; metal stocks shine

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 12:20

NEW DELHI: Underpinned by gains in bank, metal and auto shares, equity indices Sensex and Nifty settled in the green on Wednesday, snapping the losing run of last two sessions. Analysts attributed the gains to the short covering in the recently beaten-down stocks amid hopes of a rate cut by ...

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Mindtree joins blockchain collaboration Hyperledger

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 12:03

BENGALURU: Mindtree said it had joined Hyperledger, an open source collaborative effort on blockchain, to help accelerate the development of its capabilities on the technology and offer industry-specific solutions to clients.Hyperledger, which is hosted by Linux, is a multi-project, multi-stakeholder effort that includes 14 business blockchain and distributed ledger technologies.“Enterprises ...

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Gaurav Solanki, Pinki Jangra enter quarters of Russian boxing tourney

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:46

Commonwealth Games medal winners Gaurav Solanki (56kg) and Pinki Jangra (51kg) claimed comfortable victories to enter the quarterfinals of the Magomed Salam Umakhanov Memorial International Boxing Tournament in Kaspiysk, Russia.

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India under Virat Kohli a threat for Windies, feels Ian Bishop

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:30

Bowling great Ian Bishop feels India have emerged as a better Test team when it comes to performing in foreign conditions and that's why West Indies will find it difficult to beat the Virat Kohli-led side in the upcoming two-match Test series in August.

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Fiscal deficit crosses 61% of budgeted target

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:29

NEW DELHI: Fiscal deficit in the three months ending in June stood at 4.32 trillion rupees ($62.80 billion), or 61.4% of the budgeted target for the current fiscal year, government data showed on Wednesday.Net tax receipts in the first three months of the fiscal year were 2.51 trillion rupees, while ...

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Cafe Coffee Day mourns founder’s demise with black logo

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:20

NEW DELHI: Cafe Coffee Day (CCD) on Wednesday changed its red logo to black background with text in white across social networking platforms in remembrance of its founder late VG Siddhartha.The remains of the 60-year-old businessman were recovered from the banks of the Netravati river in Mangalore -- almost two ...

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Nifty stages recovery, eyes a decisive break above the 11,150 level

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:14

NEW DELHI: Nifty50 snapped a two-day losing streak on Wednesday to settle above the 11,100 mark. During the day, it embarked on a recovery from sub-11,000 level, showing initial signs of strength.Nifty's advance-decline ratio remained strong at 37:13, but the index formed a lower highs and lows, signalling lack of ...

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Oppenheimer Funds set to pick Zee Entertainment stake

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:07

Mumbai: Oppenheimer Funds are set to pick up a minority stake of around 11% at around Rs 400/share in Zee Entertainment, ending months of negotiations, said sources aware of the development. The Oppenheimer offer is believed to be better than the Comcast led consortium's offer of Rs 350/share, they add. ...

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IAAF hails ‘parity and clarity’ after Caster Semenya ruling

Wednesday, July 31, 2019 11:04

A Swiss court ruling that means South African Caster Semenya will be unable to defend her world 800m title in Doha creates much-needed "parity and clarity", world athletics' governing body said Wednesday.

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