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Pakistan to replace UN envoy Maleeha Lodhi

Pakistan is replacing its Permanent Representative to the United Nations just 72 hours after its Prime Minister Imran Khan returned home after what was portrayed domestically as a star performance on the Kashmir issue. Lodhi is being replaced by Munir Akram, a former envoy who is being sent back for a second stint in New York after a break of nearly 15 years. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2nWvcpw

Azam pips Kohli to become third quickest to 11 ODI tons

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Star Pakistan batsman Babar Azam on Monday went past India captain Virat Kohli to become the third fastest to 11 ODI hundreds after slamming 115 in the second ODI against Sri Lanka. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2oMv4JD

2nd ODI: Azam, Shinwari shine as Pakistan beat Sri Lanka

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Pakistan rode on a brilliant century from Babar Azam and fast bowler Usman Shinwari's five wickets to beat Sri Lanka by 67 runs in the second day-night international on Monday as Karachi staged its first ODI in a decade. The win gives Pakistan a 1-0 lead in the three-match series with the first ODI rained off in Karachi on Friday. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2oOpUgj

PM didn't endorse Trump's candidature: Jaishankar

"I think, please, look very carefully at what the Prime Minister said. My recollection of what the Prime Minister said was that candidate Trump had used this ("Abki baar, Trump sarkar"). So PM is talking about the past," external affairs minister S Jaishankar said. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2o0JFAQ

India look to reinforce supremacy vs South Africa

Victory in the three-match series would see India break the record of 10 straight home series wins they currently hold with Australia. Virat Kohli's India registered their 10th home series win with a 2-0 sweep over the West Indies last year. They have not lost a home series since 2013. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2oJG76k

Jaishankar questions bids to 'hyphenate' India with Pakistan

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India has a non-partisan approach to US domestics politics: Jaishankar

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"I think, please, look very carefully at what the Prime Minister said. My recollection of what the Prime Minister said was that candidate Trump had used this ("Abki baar, Trump sarkar"). So PM is talking about the past," external affairs minister S Jaishankar said. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2o0JFAQ

Won't like any state to tell us what to buy: India

"We have always maintained that what we buy — the sourcing of military equipment — is very much a sovereign right," Foreign minister S Jaishankar told reporters ahead of a meeting with secretary of state Mike Pompeo. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2n4ONnz

India look to reinforce their supremacy in familiar conditions against South Africa

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Victory in the three-match series would see India break the record of 10 straight home series wins they currently hold with Australia. Virat Kohli's India registered their 10th home series win with a 2-0 sweep over the West Indies last year. They have not lost a home series since 2013. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2oJG76k

Manchester United held by Arsenal as both struggle to shine

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Manchester United were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Arsenal on Monday in a Premier League game which was a poor imitation of some of the past classic clashes between the rival clubs. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2o0fjhU

US sanctions: India defends right to buy Russian arms

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"We have always maintained that what we buy — the sourcing of military equipment — is very much a sovereign right," Foreign minister S Jaishankar told reporters ahead of a meeting with secretary of state Mike Pompeo. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n4ONnz

Google dedicates doodle to Dr Herbert Kleber

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Yuvraj says India doesn't need No.4 batsman

Former India all-rounder Yuvraj Singh once again took a dig at the Indian team's middle-order ordeal. Harbhajan Singh tweeted on Sunday that why Suryakumar Yadav is overlooked despite scoring heavily in domestic cricket and Yuvraj responded by saying that India doesn't need No.4 batsman as their top order is very strong. from Times of India https://ift.tt/2oyVJJO

China's 70-year parade shows economic and military might

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The nationally televised event opened with a military honor guard carrying the Chinese flag through Tiananmen Square. The event marks the anniversary of the October 1, 1949, announcement of the founding of the People's Republic of China by then-leader Mao Zedong following a civil war. from World News Headlines, Latest International News, World Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mrYPi5

Surrogate hides health info, dies bearing twins

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A 42-year-old woman who worked as a surrogate died at AIIMS recently following serious pregnancy-related complications. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nhwOKt

Aaditya, 1st Thackeray to fight polls

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Step-grandmom flings toddler from 6th floor

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Mumbai airport will be plastic-free from tomo

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Mumbai airport will be 100% free of single-use plastic by October 2, announced the GVK-run airport on Monday. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2neALj2

Man jumps off building, girlfriend found stabbed

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Delhi's tryst with clean air may end next week

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The spell of clean air in Delhi could end soon with the impact of biomass burning likely to tell on the air quality from the second week of October, according to SAFAR, the forecasting body under the Union ministry of earth sciences from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oMpFSX

Delhi: 112 number gets 10,000 blank calls a day

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Almost a week after the launch of Delhi Police’s 112 emergency number, it’s flooded with blank calls — 10,000 per day on average. The cops have, however, managed to zero in on the prime triggers — accidentally pressing the power button of a mobile phone thrice and curiosity to check the status of the helpline. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oNUeHZ

BS-VI fuel in all of NCR from today

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Delhi’s fight against air pollution will get a boost as the entire NCR (National Capital Region) spanning districts in Haryana, UP and Rajasthan is set to go green with BS-VI petrol and diesel from Tuesday, six months ahead of the countrywide deadline for switching to the new fuel. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2o0EkcL

Delhi: Woman offers help to bikers, robbed

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An elderly woman in Jyoti Nagar readily helped two men whose friend, they claimed, had got injured in a bike accident. A few hours later, they returned on the pretext of thanking her and snatched her gold chain at gunpoint. Both have been arrested and the gold chain has been found. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2n5m9mk

India's 4x400m mixed relay team finishes 7th in Doha

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The team of Muhammed Anas, V K Vismaya, Jisna Mathew and Tom Nirmal Noah clocked 3 minutes 15.77 seconds to finish seventh in the field of eight countries on Sunday in Doha. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2meeMII

One race at a time, says Lewis Hamilton as sixth title looms

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Lewis Hamilton sped closer to a seemingly inexorable sixth Formula One title with a 'special' victory in Russia on Sunday, but the Mercedes driver still insisted he was taking it one race at a time. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mV8WfB

Dele Alli faces uncertain future as Spurs splutter

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Hampered by injuries and poor form, Tottenham midfielder Dele Alli faces an uncertain future while his club are battling to recover from their own troubling period. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mMv6AO

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer urges Manchester United to find cutting edge

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer on Sunday urged Manchester United to show a killer instinct against Arsenal after scoring just 10 goals in their eight matches in all competitions this season. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mUQ5RK

Shantha Rangaswamy quits CAC after getting conflict of interest notice

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Former India captain Shantha Rangaswamy stepped down from her position as a member of the Cricket Advisory Committee (CAC) and director of the Indian Cricketers Association (ICA) after being served a Conflict of Interest notice by BCCI Ethics Officer DK Jain. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mZ7Nnl

Fraser-Pryce blazes to history with 4th world gold

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Jamaica's Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce powered her way to 100 metres gold on Sunday to become the first person to win four gold medals over the distance at the athletics world championships. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mLQmXq

Serie A: Napoli back winning as Franck Ribery's Fiorentina punish AC Milan

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Napoli got back to winning ways with a 2-1 victory against Brescia on Sunday as Franck Ribery sealed a 3-1 win for Fiorentina against ten-man AC Milan that pushed the northerners down to 16th in the Serie A table with a third consecutive defeat. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2m9SYhg

Sevilla turnaround denies Real Sociedad top spot in La Liga

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Sevilla responded to two disheartening defeats by coming from behind to beat Real Sociedad 3-2 at home in an entertaining game on Sunday, denying the Basque side the chance to go clear at the top of La Liga. from Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Live Match Scores & Sports News Headlines, Results & more https://ift.tt/2mLF8Ch

IIT M.Tech fee hike not for existing students: HRD

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The HRD Ministry said on Sunday that the recent hike in fees for M.Tech courses at Indian Institutes of Technology will not impact existing students. from Education News: Latest Job Notifications, Admit Cards, Exam Paper Analysis,Results - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mWfjzk

PM Modi to address IIT-Madras' convocation ceremony

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PM Modi will on Monday address the 56th annual convocation of IIT Madras. He will participate in the prize distribution ceremony of Singapore-India Hackathon and do a walkthrough of the exhibition on IIT-Madras research park start-ups. Earlier yesterday, Modi had sought ideas for the speech he will deliver at the convocation ceremony. from India News | Latest News Headlines & Live Updates from India - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oucshD

This craft could take crew on round-trips to Mars

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Within a month or two, Elon Musk says optimistically, this prototype of the Starship spacecraft — without anyone aboard — will blast off to an altitude of 12 miles (19km, 62,336ft), then return to the ground in one piece. It’s going to be pretty epic to see that thing take off and come back,” Musk said late on Saturday at a SpaceX facility outside Brownsville, where Starship is being built. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2otQpYj

Donald Trump wants to meet whistleblower in Ukraine scandal

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Trump has been relatively quiet this weekend but in a series of evening tweets he also blasted Democratic lawmakers and the media as he railed against the impeachment inquiry launched last week. That probe was triggered by the release of a rough transcript of a July phone call in which Trump asked the president of Ukraine to investigate Joe Biden, a potential Democratic candidate in the 2020 US election. from US News Headlines, Latest USA News, America Breaking News - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mYGE3V

The changing meaning of wealth?

What is perhaps the most abundant resource in human history comes to us in the sparsest possible form. I am referring to the Google search bar, that doorway to virtually all knowledge that exists in... from Times of India Opinion https://ift.tt/2orZRvd

Delhi: 35k new saplings to add green cheer

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Work starts to breathe fresh life into Naini Lake

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Snatchers strike again. Now, it’s at Civil Lines

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Mumbai: Electric autos to be blue and white

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The new e-autorickshaws in the Mumbai region that will run on electricity, are likely to have a different colour — white hoods with a blue body. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2osBP3f

Mumbai: 3 rob commuter on local at knife point

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Three armed men barged into the luggage compartment of a harbour line local train early on Friday morning and robbed a lone commuter, after brandishing a knife. They also assaulted the commuter, Aafaq Shaikh ​(26), and rained blows on him. He suffered an injury on his ear. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mbG0jd

Life’s not all that bad for Mumbai’s strays

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Muralidharan Nair’s tanned face melts into a scowl. “Look, if someone dares beat my stray dogs, I’ll bash him up,” says the 65-year-old who lives on a traffic island in Mahim. This is my Sniffy, he says, patting a brown stray curled up on his blanket mid-street, a stone’s throw from Sena Bhavan. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2orgd7m

Baby crawls out of hut, drowns in Nerul marsh

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An eight-month-old boy drowned after he crawled towards a marshy patch of mangroves at Nerulbehind the hutment where his parents had pitched camp recently on Sunday morning, the police said. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nOCWK3

Parking on NH? Your car may be auctioned off

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Delhi: Car crushes man sleeping on footpath

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4 yrs on, Nepalese man held for raping 6-year-old

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CM flags off govt vans selling cheap onions

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In a move to provide relief to Delhiites, Delhi government on Saturday started providing onions at Rs 23.9 per kg through mobile vans and fair price shops. Altogether, over 70 mobile vans and 400 fair price shops have been arranged to sell the onions at subsided rate in the capital. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ntUawh

Child gets off cab in Ghaziabad, run over

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A 14-month-old boy died in front of his mother after being run over by a cab in their building compound in Crossings Republik late on Friday. The woman had hired the cab to return home from a relative’s place in Indirapuram. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nCx0ni

Delhi man kills self, kin blame cop

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A 42-year-old man committed suicide allegedly after being harassed by a policeman in southeast Delhi's Jaitpur on Saturday.Police are probing the allegations by his family members. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mLjg9Z

Rural Najafgarh to get Delhi Metro link next week

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Rural parts of Najafgarh will finally get connected to the Delhi Metro network. The 4.3km Dwarka-Najafgarh section of Grey Line is going to open to the public next week. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2ofTF9z

Snatching spree: 59-yr-old woman targeted in Delhi

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Snatchers continue to run amok in the national capital. In yet another daring act, criminals targeted a 59-year-old woman in busy Jangpura market on Friday evening. Before escaping with the victim’s bag, they pushed her on the road and she suffered injuries on her hand and shoulder. The incident took place in full public view, but no one came forward to either help her or chase the snatchers. from Delhi News, Latest Delhi News Headlines & Live Updates - Times of India https://ift.tt/2nwg5TA

‘Plogging’ among the many joys of giving this Daan Utsav

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Mum: 5 extremely heavy rain days in Monsoon 2019

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The city recorded as many as five “extremely heavy” rain days this monsoon, when over 200mm of downpour lashed the city within a 24-hour span and disrupted daily life. The numbers are worrisome—and worthy of Swedish 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg’s attention— when one considers that the eight preceding “extremely heavy” rain days occurred over a stretched-out period of a decade, from 2009 to 2018. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mIFycq

Pastor rapes 21-yr-old 'depressed' woman, held

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A 45-year-old pastor of a prayer centre in Vasai has been arrested for allegedly hypnotising and raping a 21-year- old woman who suffered from depression. The matter came to light when a relative of the woman saw the pastor leaving a resort with the woman last month. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2lX6swI

Mumbai: Student fails in exams, fakes kidnapping

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Sahar police team said an SYJC student faked her kidnapping to gain her father's "sympathy" after she failed in two subjects in recent mid-term exams. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2mJqtap

Airoli teacher held for beating 8 Class 1 students

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A teacher from Shrimati Sushiladevi Deshmukh Vidyalay in Airoli, was arrested for beating eight Class I students.Sunita Mahadik (50) was the class teacher. from Mumbai News: Latest Mumbai News Headlines & Live Updates from Mumbai - Times of India https://ift.tt/2oeieDQ

Why regular check-ups hold the key to beating heart failure

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Rajnath Singh commissions INS Khanderi submarine

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Hand over Gandhi Ashram land, Centre tells trusts

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Gandhi turns into a Hulk-like superhero in this graphic novel

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Leh gets ready for UT status with a facelift

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