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If I had power, will impose cess on rich to increase budget for education: J&K Governor

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Jammu and Kashmir Governor Satya Pal Malik Saturday expressed displeasure over the quality of education in the country and said "it is because successive central governments had failed to provide adequate budget to the sector". from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I2eywS

Girls top science & arts stream of Bihar intermediate exam

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Girls have topped the science and arts stream of the Bihar Intermediate examination (Class 12), the results of which were announced on Saturday. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uyrhPP

Modi College organizes Convocation-2019

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Even as the governments at the state and center level have been promising the government jobs, the Chairman Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) Lt. Gen. NPS Hira said that government jobs will continue to shrink. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FLeZKo

Law college students want postponement of sem exam

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Bihar Board Result 2019: Rohini and Pawan, Class 12th state topper

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Application process for University of Hyderabad admission entrance test to commence on April 1

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The University of Hyderabad (UoH) will start accepting applications for its admission entrance test from April 1, stated a notification issued by Devesh Nigam, controller of examination on Saturday. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V1DlEO

Himachal Police Constable Recruitment 2019: Link to apply for 1063 vacancies activated

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The application link will remain active from today, i.e., March 30, 2019 to April 30, 2019. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UcJmS7

HC gives major relief to UP Siksha Mitras

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The order paves the way for the selection of more 'siksha mitras' due to a 2017 Supreme Court direction, asking to give them 25 per cent weightage in the next two consecutive selection processes. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uJtdFr

IIT KGP’s happiness workshop to explore community happiness for networked generations

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Happiness and wellbeing are the two most causal factors of our existence. Today policy makers and corporate giants strongly acknowledge how crucial these are in comparison to financial growth, stability, profit and affluence. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U4mUeH

MeToo case: TISS Students seek safer campus for students

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Mission Shakti: Where did the mysterious Big Brother vanish?

While intellectuals in India are busy debating legal appropriateness of announcement of Mission Shakti’s success made by PM, few are realising how enormous a step it is in terms of securing India’s future safety. As... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Oy0jRq

Are Aliens Ignoring Us? Maybe We’re Already Their Captives in a ‘Galactic Zoo’

For what reason hasn’t Earth gotten any messages from extraterrestrials yet? Maybe on the grounds that we’re as of now accidental occupants in a purported galactic zoo. This was one of the situations a gathering... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2FLyjqW

Where are the Peace Makers?

1. We are seeing that our Politicians haven’t been able to control cross-border incursions, training, and radicalisation of youths, particularly Kashmiri youths. The idea of Kashmiriyat, of Sufism, of oneness, of love and care for each... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Upl8DW

My 10 favourite life mantras

What is your idea of a life well-lived? Do you know the principles you wish to stay true to, the mantras you live your life by? In an age when adages and sayings flow fast... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2YGk9yu

Nyay needs significant improvement and total abolition of socialism, in order to work

Swarna Bharat Party has a three-pronged policy on poverty alleviation. First, we believe in radically transforming the governance system and policies (such as liberating the education and farm sectors and abolishing the IAS) to create... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2WD8GOH

How Urmila Matondkar became reason for my stay in Mumbai

It was September 1995. Without informing my parents and with the princely sum Rs 800 in my pocket, I fled Delhi and reached Mumbai. Since I had rebelled against my father and refused to sit... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2HLKaHy

Welcome to 2019’s biggest party. May the real superhero win

Guys, this is one blow-out party you definitely don’t want to miss! Welcome to Election 2019. All are welcome — including chowkidars, dumdaars, daagdaars, bekaars. India is in party mode. RSVP not needed. Just show... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Ve3MqM

America fell for Star Wars dream, but vote’s still out on Modi’s Shakti

Even as a very, very large proportion of this country’s electorate may or may not have totally understood 1) the significance of the deterrence effect of India’s newly tested ASAT (anti-satellite) weapon system, 2) the... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2CLi9fo

7 reasons we should look forward to a hung Parliament after this election

I’m hoping for a hung parliament. One so well-hung that its largest party is as small as can possibly be while it all adds up to 272. Or even falls short: Even a minority government... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2UjIdIb

Rahul’s minimum income plan is fatally flawed

Indira Gandhi’s ‘Garibi Hatao’ swept the polls in 1971. Rahul Gandhi hopes to follow suit with NYAY (Nyuntam Aay Yojana), promising a minimum income of Rs 72,000 per year to the 50 million poorest families.... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2JNVPHI

Moving forward positively

I read a lovely quote that I resonated with instantly. “My life has been falling apart but falling together at the same time. Every person that has walked away has been replaced by someone better.... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2HQfVPF

Welcome to the orange tee party

10 am There is a young woman sitting across the table. She is an accountant and here for a job interview. I look at her resume and three things stand out immediately. 1. She says... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2Wwd9CA

Why consumer brands bind Indians together

It’s election season. Even as politicians differentiate Indians from each other – by caste, creed or religion – there is one segment which never discriminates. It is India’s consumer brands and ad industry. Wherever Indians... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2OzQLpl

Nyay yes! But at what cost?

Rahul Gandhi’s electoral silver bullet to numb the BJP into relative disarray is a mega welfare scheme to transfer Rs 72,000 to each of the 50 million or 20 per cent of the poorest households.... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2JQFwKs

Blood And Iron: Bangladesh has come a long way and is fittingly besting Pakistan

This week Bangladesh celebrated its 49th Independence Day. There’s no denying that our eastern South Asian neighbour has come a long way since 1971. It’s a country that was born out of a bloody nine-month-long... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2CFlI6H

Dharmakshetre Kurukshetra

Dharmakshetre Kurukshetra the first two syllables of the Bhagavad Gita can be translated as Kurukshetra the land of ‘Dharma’ or ‘justice’ although the connotations of ‘Dharma’ can be law, religion, righteousness, and code of conduct.... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2OyOiv7

Omission Shakti: It may have been wiser to sit on A-Sat, now Pakistan will want one

There is one thing you have to hand to Prime Minister Narendra Modi: His vast marketing skills. They were evident this week when he took a routine, if significant, step in India’s strategic programme, and... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2YwIJlH

An ubiquitous energy paradigm in creation

By Vijay Hashia When we look up at the sky, we may perceive the universe turned from un-manifest to manifest, abstract to concrete, tangible in the bubble of space and time. With this backdrop, we... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2TJMIro

Nationalism vs patriotism: Nationalism’s cynical misuse, conflating dissent with sedition, devalues our everyday patriotism

Is there a difference between patriotism and nationalism? At one level, most people would think they are synonyms. But closer observation reveals there is a vital difference between the two. According to the dictionary meaning... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2YzZlZB

Confront the dragon: Address the China factor in terror’s ecosystem

In a move to turn the heat on China for repeatedly blocking the listing of Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Muhammed chief Masood Azhar as a terrorist, the US has sought a discussion on the matter in the UN... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2TEOPMZ

Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

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Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Wz0mze

Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home

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Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2uBLaFK

Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis

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The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Sunday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his personal data. Gavin de Becker linked the hack to extensive coverage by The Washington Post newspaper, which is owned by Bezos, of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2FEj7dR

Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election

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Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2JSGzJM

Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province

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Some 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan may have to be evacuated as officials released water from two major dams along the rivers due to forecasts for more rain, the provincial governor, Gholamreza Shariati, told state television. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2Uk2QUD

Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack

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Facebook said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks in New Zealand. "In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," COO Sheryl Sandberg said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2U7r7hp

Fresh graft cover-up tape hits Justin Trudeau

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China says representatives of over 100 countries to attend 2nd BRF meet

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China held the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at expanding the country's influence all over the world with a chain of infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2I0sF5D

UK: May could face call for govt of national unity

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Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations

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Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials

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Flash floods caused by heavy rains have killed at least 35 people in Afghanistan, washing away houses and cutting off access to remote villages across parts of the country. Heavy flooding that started early Friday killed at least 12 people in the northern province of Faryab and 10 people in the western province of Herat. More than 3,000 houses had been destroyed. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2V9kS9q

Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

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Bangladesh security forces stopped 29 people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, from being smuggled to Malaysia in rickety fishing boats, the latest group prevented from leaving squalid refugee camps. A coast guard officer said they found 16 women, seven children and six men waiting for the boat along the coast of southern Saint Martin's Island early Saturday. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2WFCiLp

5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece

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A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2UhvAxA

Where now for Britain's troubled Brexit?

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The man trying to make sense of Brexit is tired. He’d now like to call it a day

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The man trying to make sense of Brexit is tired. He'd now like to call it a day

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May could face call for government of national unity in UK

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Pilot of fateful plane carrying footballer Sala wasn't authorised to fly at night

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Where now for Britain's troubled Brexit?

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Lok Sabha polls: Rahul to contest second seat from Wayanad in Kerala

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will also contest the Lok Sabha election from Wayanad in Kerala, apart from Amethi in UP. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Congress leader A K Antony announced that Rahul Gandhi has given his consent to contest Lok Sabha election from two seats. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2WxZb3d

Live: 'Rahul contesting against Left not good sign'

Leaders criss-crossing the country for election rallies, fiery speeches, switching loyalties, alliances broken and forged... its all happening as campaigning for the 17th general elections hits a crescendo. Stay with TOI for all updates. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2UgTRDV

Rs 1 crore: Vote-linked bonus for TN party cadre

Tamil Nadu has a rich tradition of election-time freebies - from television sets to blenders to sarees - but this time, leaders are extending the largesse to the humble party worker to begin with. Party cadres who ensure winning votes for candidates stand to win anything from gold chains and rings to refrigerators, motorbikes and even paid foreign trips. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2U86VvO

Now, police use apps to catch a criminal

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I hope we get an individual gold in Tokyo: Abhinav Bindra

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From being an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes Committee member to managing the foundation, former shooter and India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is donning many hats. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2HPAex0

Bhuvneshwar's bowling a concern for SRH as they take on RCB

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The Sunrisers, over the years, have taken pride in their bowling unit and proved it by defending smaller totals. However, in the first two games, their bowling has been taken to the cleaners. The medium pacers, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have been unable to rein in the rival batsmen and death bowling is now a matter of concern. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2V7ye66

IPL: DC beat KKR in Super Over after Prithvi Shaw heroics

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The match went into the Super Over after Delhi Capitals finished at 185/6. Much to the home team's joy, Kagiso Rabada speared in perfect yorkers to defend 10 runs in the Super Over. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2JQwhcV

Pitch takes centre stage as Chennai Super Kings face Rajasthan Royals

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​​​​The slow nature of the 22 yards came in for censure from both CSK and RCB during the IPL opener here last weekend, having yielded a low-scoring encounter where the balance was heavily tilted in favour of the spinners. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2THnw4R

Sachin Tendulkar's meeting with Pawar sets off speculation

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Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence. While it's reliably learnt that Sachin Tendulkar isn't joining politics, the meeting set off speculation that the retired great may be eyeing an innings as an administrator of the Mumbai Cricket Association, which Pawar once headed. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2U3pt0i

Missed opportunity to finish the game for DC: Shaw

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It looked like the day once again belonged to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell after he hit a 27-ball 62 against the Delhi Capitals (DC). But DC opener Prithvi Shaw had other ideas as he hit a classy 99 to overshadow Russells knock. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2TGQd1L

IPL: We were not thinking of Super Over, says Iyer

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Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said that his side did not expect their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders to go to the Super Over via which they eventually won. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2YGo6TQ

Lack of all-rounder hurting Virat Kohli's men: Krishnamachari Srikkanth

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Former Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth reiterated the fact that cricket is a team sport and too much dependence on one or two players cannot see a team go all the way. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2uD2rOO

Sanmay is my practice partner: Manika Batra

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In her first comments since parting ways with her long-time coach Sandeep Gupta, ace shuttler Manika Batra on Saturday clarified that city-based Sanmay Paranjpe was not her new coach, but only a "co-player" and "practice partner". from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2FynOFS

Aus bowlers deny 'false' Warner boycott reports

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Australia's top bowlers on Sunday lashed out at "false" and "inflammatory" claims they were planning a Test boycott if David Warner had not been kicked off the team in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2I0t73X

Kings XI Punjab break the Mumbai Indians jinx

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The win was special for the home side as they finally managed to break the jinx of four consecutive losses to Mumbai Indians in Mohali. The Kings last managed a home win over MI way back in 2011. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2OynGdG

Woods loses to Bjerregaard in Match Play quarters

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Tiger Woods won a dramatic morning showdown with Rory McIlroy only to be upset by Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard in quarter-finals of the WGC Match Play Championship. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2JPaF0v

Mayank hails Punjab's 'clinical' win, calls it confidence booster

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Elated after registering their second win of the season, Mayank Agarwal hailed the victory over Mumbai Indians as a "clinical" one which should definitely serve as a confidence booster for the side going ahead in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL). from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2uzJXyC

Barty defeats Pliskova to capture Miami Open title

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Ashleigh Barty's transformation is complete after the Australian defeated Czech fifth seed Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (7/1) 6-3 Saturday to win the biggest singles title of her career at the WTA Miami Open. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2CLc5mW

India Open: Srikanth in final, Sindhu loses in semis

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Former champion Kidambi Srikanth reached title round after a 17-month drought but PV Sindhu bowed out after losing a close semi-final contest at the $350,000 India Open on Saturday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2YDzSi7

Solskjaer relieved to avoid Watford 'banana skin'

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrated his first match as full-time Manchester United manager with a 2-1 win over Watford though he was happier to have avoided slipping up on what he termed a potential 'banana skin'. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2I6zFy9

Kean steps up in Ronaldo absence to rescue Juventus

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Rising teenage star Moise Kean stepped up in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to rescue a 1-0 win for Juventus against lowly Empoli on Saturday as the champions opened up an 18-point lead at the top of Serie A. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Wz3ew7

Sampdoria pounce on Donnarumma mistake to beat Milan

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Sampdoria pounced on a glaring error by AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the first minute to beat Gennaro Gattuso's side 1-0 in an end-to-end Serie A match on Saturday. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2YGrsGq

India slip again, South Korea win Azlan Shah Cup

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India's nine-year wait to win another Sultan Azlan Shah Cup extended on Saturday as South Korea held their nerves better in the final to first equalise in the fourth quarter and then beat Manpreet Singh & Co in the shootout for their third title. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2YBMkih

Big sports events today

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Here are the big sports events lined up for Sunday (March 31) that comprise the action of India Open badminton tournament in which Kidambi Srikanth will face Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men's singles title clash. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more https://ift.tt/2Yzl7g6

Duo poses as car-washers, flee with Rs 35L SUV

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FIR against Rizvi group chief for cheating

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