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Archive for August, 2019

Govt to get Swiss account details this month

Saturday, August 31, 2019 23:10

The government will start receiving details of Indians holding bank accounts in Switzerland this month as the the first automatic exchange of financial information under the common reporting standards between the two countries comes into operations, tax officials said. This will be a major boost to the govt's fight against ...

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2nd Test: Bumrah’s 6/16 puts India in control

Saturday, August 31, 2019 22:32

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah wreaked havoc with a six-wicket haul as West Indies ended Day 2 at 87/7 in Jamaica. Bumrah also claimed his maiden hat-trick as he became the only third Indian to do so in Test cricket after Harbhajan Singh and Irfan Pathan. Earlier, Hanuma Vihari (111) maiden ton ...

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Rafael Nadal breezes into US Open fourth round

Saturday, August 31, 2019 21:52

The three-time champion took control of the match when he broke the South Korean's serve in the first set to grab a 4-2 lead and never looked back on a sunsoaked Arthur Ashe Stadium court as he booked a last 16 clash with either John ...

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Townsend extends US Open run as Coco-Osaka showdown looms

Saturday, August 31, 2019 21:39

American qualifier Taylor Townsend vowed to ride her surprise US Open run "all the way" after reaching the last 16 Saturday ahead of a blockbuster showdown between defending champion Naomi Osaka and teen phenom Coco Gauff.

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EPL: Liverpool stay top with club record-breaking win at Burnley

Saturday, August 31, 2019 21:23

Premier League leaders Liverpool set a new club record of 13 straight top flight wins with a 3-0 victory at Burnley on Saturday, maintaining their two-point advantage over champions Manchester City.

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Hajela still a villain, now for ‘small exclusion’

Saturday, August 31, 2019 21:04

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Jasprit Bumrah becomes third Indian to claim hat-trick in Tests

Saturday, August 31, 2019 20:40

Ace India pacer Jasprit Bumrah wrote his name in the record book on Saturday, when he claimed his maiden hat-trick in Test cricket against West Indies at Sabina Park in Jamaica. Bumrah became only the third Indian bowler to achieve the feat in the longest-format ...

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19 lakh left out, final Assam NRC elicits anger & sense of betrayal

Saturday, August 31, 2019 20:40

Assam's NRC updation process rejected the citizenship claims of a little over 19 lakh people out of the total 40.7 lakh who had not found a place in last year's draft NRC. The low percentage of exclusion in the Bengali-speaking Muslim migrant majority districts, particularly those bordering Bangladesh, has given ...

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Chandrayaan-2: Landing module separation soon

Saturday, August 31, 2019 19:42

The landing module, comprising lander Vikram and rover Pragyan, will separate from the orbiter on Monday (September 2) or early Tuesday. On Monday, after the integrated spacecraft is stabilised in an orbit ideal for separation— which is estimated to be 121km X 125km— Isro will load the sequence of commands ...

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Shooter Deswal wins WC gold, secures Oly quota

Saturday, August 31, 2019 19:15

Young shooter Yashaswini Singh Deswal on Saturday won gold in the women's 10m Air Pistol event at the ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and secured an Olympic quota. This is India's ninth quota in shooting for 2020 Tokyo Games.

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