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Ramesh Powar may pay price for Mithali Raj face-off

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The Indian women’s team coach Ramesh Powar is unlikely to get an extension after his recent faceoff with Mithali Raj. Powar’s contract ends on Friday and Indian cricket board sources said the decision not to continue with him was taken in wake of the continuing blame game between Mithali and Powar, which is affecting the morale of the team. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2TSjYxX

Age of drag-flickers coming to an end?

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Pakistan’s Sohail Abbas, Holland’s Bovelander and more recently India’s Sandeep Singh, Australia’s Chirs Ciriello and England’s Ashley Jackson are some of those who excelled in the art of dragflicking. But today the teams are finding it more and more difficult to score from penalty corners. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2FOhVb3

Kohli backing gives Gower hope for Test's future

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The inexorable rise of Twenty20 cricket has sparked fears that the Test format is in serious jeopardy -- but the longest form of the game has a powerful advocate in India captain Virat Kohli. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Axm2m4

No fear of going bankrupt: AIBA

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The International Boxing Association (AIBA) says it no longer faces the fear of going bankrupt after having restored a "healthy and sustainable financial situation", which was among the tasks mandated by the IOC to secure the sport's Olympic future. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2P8Almj

Live Score, Bangladesh vs West Indies, 2nd Test

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Forwards did a good job vs South Africa: Pillay

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Having started well, India’s real test will come in the game against Belgium on Sunday. The Belgians, the Olympic silver medallists, displayed fast-paced attacking hockey during their 2-1 win over Canada. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2RjDqBL

Liverpool face Everton test as Spurs play Arsenal

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Liverpool face a derby clash against Everton as they lick their Champions League wounds while Tottenham travel to Arsenal with a spring in their step on a weekend of big-city derbies. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2zrSmXR

We're not scared to tackle Woods: Fowler

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Rickie Fowler doesn’t ‘have anything bad to say about The Bahamas', who does, really? The American and his fiancé visit this divine archipelago, a true jewel of the Atlantic Ocean, ‘three to four times a year.' from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2AF6tsq

Arsenal and Chelsea power on in Europa League

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Londoners Chelsea and Arsenal both enjoyed high-scoring Europa League wins on Thursday as Glasgow giants Celtic and Rangers were left with work to do on the final matchday to qualify for the next stage. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2QqknIN

Khawaja will outscore Kohli: Ponting

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Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting said Usman Khawaja will outscore Virat Kohli and will also be the player of the series."As much of a threat Indian fast bowlers might pose, I think he's got a game that can cope with it here in Australia," said Ponting. He added, "Our batsmen will play better against their quick bowlers than their batters will play against ours." from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2E2BJWt

Reverse tie-break artificial: Magnus Carlsen

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Four-time World chess champion Magnus Carlsen of Norway accepted that playing rapid/blitz tiebreaks before the classical games will stir things but he refused to speak negatively about shorter time controls and existing tiebreak rule. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2DUlxpE

2018 was tough year due to packed schedule: Saina

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Ace shuttler Saina Nehwal said, "It is definitely a tough year. Throughout there were so many big tournaments and we did not even have time to rest and think about the next event." While she said that she was proud of winning medals at Asian and Commonwealth Games, she stressed that players needed a break in order to make corrections in their game. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2FQ0MxG

Teenager Esha stuns Manu, Heena to win 10m air pistol gold

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Telangana's Esha Singh aced women's 10m air pistol event on the sixth medal round of the 62nd National Shooting Championships on Saturday. The 13-year-old bested former world champions with a score of 241.0 to pick her first ever individual gold medal. Esha was third after five shot with a score of 48.9 and maintained it with a score of 119.7 after 12 rounds. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2E6st3V

Hockey: China must thank Inner Mongolia for World Cup debut

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Of the 34 provinces in China, Inner Mongolia is the hotbed of hockey. The tribe called 'Daur' have historically played the traditional form of hockey called 'Beikou'. All the players in China's World Cup team are from this province and from the same club. China is in Pool B alongside world No. 1 and defending champions Australia, England and Ireland. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Q3zdFM

Big sports events today

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Friday (November 30) that comprise the action from Men's Hockey World Cup and the second Test between Bangladesh and the West Indies. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2E4znX1

Virat Kohli slammed for wearing shorts at toss for warm-up match

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India captain Virat Kohli was on Thursday slammed by fans for wearing shorts at the toss for the warm-up game against Cricket Australia XI. The photograph of Kohli in shorts attending the toss with CA XI captain Sam Whiteman was posted on BCCI's Twitter handle. Fans soon took to social media and criticised Kohli, calling it a "disrespectful act". from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2SiIoPg

Rule change could see Jofra Archer playing for England at World Cup

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The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) said overseas players would, from Jan. 1, become eligible to play for England after living in the country for three years rather than a previous seven. It means that Barbados-born all-rounder Jofra Archer will be eligible to play for England at next year's Cricket World Cup. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2SpOv4L

Hockey World Cup: Argentina toil hard for 4-3 win over Spain

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Olympic champions Argentina were made to dig deep to eke out a 4-3 win over Spain in their Pool A match of the hockey World Cup on Thursday. Spain stunned the Argentines as early as in the third minute through young Enrique Gonzalez's fine field strike. Argentina will play New Zealand in their next pool match on December 3, while Spain will be up against France. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2rbQMEX

7 Indian IL&FS workers held hostage by unpaid staff in Ethiopia

Seven Indian workers from the shadow lender, which rocked financial markets after it began missing debt payments earlier this year, have been detained since November 25 at three sites in Ethiopia’s Oromia and Amhara states by unpaid local staff, according to an emailed letter from the employees. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2QtJRoN

Signal to Pak? China shows map with PoK in India

The move is significant because it comes ahead of the India-China military drill on December 10 and the ongoing debate on the Kartarpur issue. CGTN showed PoK as part of India while reporting the terror attack on its consulate in Karachi. This was seen as a signal that Beijing was extremely unhappy with Pakistan's inability to protect its citizens. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2FOjplA

Powar may pay price for Mithali Raj face-off

The Indian women’s team coach Ramesh Powar is unlikely to get an extension after his recent faceoff with Mithali Raj. Powar’s contract ends on Friday and Indian cricket board sources said the decision not to continue with him was taken in wake of the continuing blame game between Mithali and Powar, which is affecting the morale of the team. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TSjYxX

Why old GDP numbers are political fodder today

Before the numbers were revised, the average GDP growth rate under the Congress-led UPA government (2004-14) was 7.75%, higher than current NDA government's 7.35% but now UPA figures have gone down to 6.82%. That's a good selling point for the current government and a reason to cry foul for the last one. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2rbQAFN

Live updates: Delhi cops stop agitating farmers

Thousands of farmers from across the country, who have been camping at the Ramlila ground here since Thursday, began their march to Parliament Street today amid heavy policy deployment, to press for their demands, including debt relief and remunerative prices for their produce. Stay with TOI for all the live updates: from Times of India https://ift.tt/2TYVSkT

After blue dogs, there's a white river in Taloja

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A swim in the Kasadi river was turning stray dogs blue last year, with reports blaming the chemicals pumped into the waters. Now, the river that flows adjacent to the Taloja industrial corridor is changing colours, having turned white with foam covering its surface. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RqHvUY

Thane: Executive molests ex-colleague, arrested

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A manager of a top corporate firm has been arrested for allegedly stalking and molesting a former woman colleague of his. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2AweDTS

Daughter foils mother's suicide bid before train

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SRK escapes unhurt as Film City set catches fire

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Fireman dies fighting blaze at Kalyan hotel

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Walking your pet? Carry a poop scooper in Mum

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Woman weds 17 years old boy, held

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The woman, who has a five-month-old daughter from the relationship, has moved for bail and the order is expected on Friday. The court had earlier allowed her to keep her daughter with her in Byculla jail. The police complaint filed by the boy's mother alleged that the woman had "enticed" her son. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2zxCPWt

PCI concerned over 'misbehaviour' with journo

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Matheran toy train to have 2 additional coaches

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Thane: Woman let off in husband's murder case

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Disproportionate assets case against ex BMC worker

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Mum: Man gets life for sodomizing infant nephew

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A special Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act court on Wednesday convicted a 21-year-old man and sentenced him to life imprisonment for sodomizing his 18-month-old nephew. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2E0fLmY

Adopt pups and kittens at Bandra this weekend

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Mumbra schools record 5% measles vaccination

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Thane/ The measles-rubella vaccination drive is seeing mixed results.While the state met its daily target of vaccinating 10 lakh children on the first day, Muslim-dominated pockets in Thane recorded just 5% vaccination. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Skmc7D

UK PM May says focused on December 11 parliament Brexit vote

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​May secured an agreement with European Union leaders on Sunday that will see Britain leave the bloc in March next year with continued close trade ties, but the odds look stacked against her getting it through a deeply divided British parliament. from UK News Headlines, Latest UK News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FP0VRY

More Indians get UK visas as EU citizens exit

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Pilot jailed for showing up drunk for London-Tokyo flight

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May says UK's Brexit future lies in MPs' hands

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Speaking to a parliamentary committee, May was asked several times whether she would personally allow a disorderly Brexit to happen if -- as looks increasingly likely -- MPs vote down the deal she has struck with the EU. from UK News Headlines, Latest UK News and Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2BHeleO

UK govt to face votes on Brexit alternatives before final approval ballot

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UK security firm G4S says five employees killed in Kabul attack

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Deepika Padukone, Ranveer Singh's Mumbai reception: DeepVeer look glamorous in traditional attires

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Air India flight carrying 179 passengers hits building at Stockholm Airport

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Muddying the GDP waters: We need more informed discussion, not politicisation, of GDP numbers

‘One of the greatest inventions of the 20th century,’ is how the US commerce department once described it. That statement did not refer to the personal computer, automobile, aeroplane, nuclear power, television or antibiotics whose... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2E7ky64

‘Mahakutami is like East India Company 2018 while Telangana still has teething issues with neighbouring Telugu state’

 With ruling TRS facing a united Congress-led mahakutami or ‘grand alliance’ of opposition parties in the upcoming Telangana elections, All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM), with influence in Greater Hyderabad region and in a friendly alliance with TRS,... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Sn30WV

Walk the talk: Kartarpur corridor won’t get India to the talks table, Pakistan renouncing terror will

In his speech to mark the opening of a corridor that would ease access, once construction is completed, of Sikh pilgrims to Kartarpur – the final resting place of Sikhism’s founder Guru Nanak – Pakistan... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2E6gzqC

Damaging credibility: GDP data back series remains incomplete, uncertainty hinders policy formulation

A little over seven years ago, RBI governor D Subbarao said that the central bank’s work was handicapped by unreliability of basic data and frequent revisions. Now, anyone with an interest in India’s economic performance... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2zymtgm

Shaadi Inc: After ‘Make in India’, ‘Marry in India’ could give a big boost to the national economy 😜

The big fat Indian wedding has long been a big fat money-spinner. The bill for a shaadi solemnised with all the attendant dhoom-dhaam which has come to be associated with such events – thanks to... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Pc48uB

The demeaning of the Prime Minister

Manmohan Singh & Co have the gall to suggest that Narendra Modi is demeaning the office of the Prime Minister. For ten long years this is how Manmohan Singh & Co demeaned the office of... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Q0BRw5

A new wartime that needs new weapons

Leaders at all levels in the corporate and government sectors are struggling to grip the galloping scale of global disruption. The challenges and threats are a new war time for which most are ill-prepared and... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2TX0gBe

Long weekends and the haste to fill up the holidays …

Last day, I was just scrolling through the calendar, hunting for holidays, when two numbers painted in red, glared at me. The fact that they were close to the weekend added a special glow to... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2zyx5f5

McKinsey can learn from Modi

In a recent freebie on social media, McKinsey – an outrageously expensive US consultancy which spurns a fee below Rs 50 million for even the smallest task – shares lessons learnt by them for producing... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2PaqagX

Tunisia Shows The Way: North African nation moots bill for gender parity in inheritance

In yet another bold move, the north African nation of Tunisia’s cabinet has approved a bill stipulating gender equality in inheritance. This comes after Tunisia last year overturned a decades-old law that banned Tunisian Muslim... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2FP8lEP

Can BJP’s first-term chief ministers model themselves after Shivraj Singh Chouhan and Raman Singh?

Three BJP chief ministers with a long track record in politics – and arguably the only remaining satraps in the party – are demitting office. In many of the other states that BJP has stormed... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2FMmhQ3

HysIS is up there now: Isro does India proud again

Continuing its well established tradition of doing the country proud, today the Indian Space Research Organisation launched the PSLV-C43 rocket from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh. This was the 45th PSLV mission and it placed 31 satellites... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2ShCXAs

Celebration of democracy: High voter turnouts in MP and Mizoram reaffirm faith in electoral process

In a heartening sign for Indian democracy, assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram witnessed very high voter turnouts. In fact, the voting percentage in MP hit a whopping 75% — 3% higher than polling... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2BGx0rj

Bhubaneshwar art trail makes a splash

What happens when you take some of the nation’s most important artists, line them up and distribute the best parts of the temple town of Bhubaneshwar and tell them to create installations that meld the... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2rbKEfN

Beyond Nanak: The Significance of the Events At Kartarpur Sahib

I As the crow flies, the distance between Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab and Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Punjab is not much more than the distance between one’s home and the neighborhood grocery store,... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2QoTN2N

Why Bihar should get more funds in the 15th Finance Commission?

15th Finance Commission (FC) like its predecessors will recommend how vertical and horizontal devolution of tax revenue should be. In the vertical devolution, finance commission recommends how the revenue collected through tax should be divided... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2FOrt5Y

TNPSC extends application deadline for five exams due to Cyclone Gaja, check details

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IGNOU exam dates declared

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The term-end exams for students of Indira Gandhi National Open University will be held from December 1 to 31, IGNOU regional head D Ramanjaneya Sarama said. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Q5rpmU

IIT placements to begin tomorrow, 81 more firms at Mumbai campus

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RPSC Assistant Engineer 2018 recruitment exam schedule released at rpsc.rajasthan.gov.in

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QS World University Ranking places Mangalore University at #43 in India

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APPSC AEE notification 2018-19 released @ psc.ap.gov.in, application to begin on December 3

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NEET UG 2019 registration deadline extended by 7 days

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The deadline for online registration of National Eligibility cum Entrance Test-UG (NEET-UG 2019) has been extended by a week on Thursday. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2RozH6f

AIIMS MBBS 2019 registration begins today, check details here

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IGNOU assignment last date for December 2018 term end exam today, check details

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Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya Admission 2019: Application date extended, check revised deadline here

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HTET 2018: Haryana TET application closes today at bseh.org.in

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SC allows students above 25 years age to take NEET 2019 for undergraduate course

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Manav Rachna MBA: Bridging the gap between the "desired" and the "produced"

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