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Sathiyan becomes first Indian to break into top-25 of ITTF rankings

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India's Sathiyan Gnanasekaran on Monday scaled new heights in his rapidly rising career by becoming the first Indian to break into the top-25 of world rankings. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more http://bit.ly/2GItspA

Bajrang Punia, Vinesh Phogat nominated for Khel Ratna

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Bajrang Punia and Vinesh Phogat's names were sent by WFI owing to their remarkable performances in the last couple of years. "They (Bajrang and Vinesh) have been recommended for Khel Ratna by the WFI after both of them submitted their applications," a WFI official confirmed. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more http://bit.ly/2INSlUa

Alex Hales withdrawn from England's World Cup squad

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Nottinghamshire batsman Alex Hales will not travel to Ireland for a one-off ODI on Friday and has also been removed from England’s ODI and Twenty20 squads against Pakistan. from Sports News: Cricket News, Latest updates on Tennis, Football, Badminton, WWE Results & more http://bit.ly/2ZEfMEV

Ecology and water politics

A couple of years back, I was driving towards Kanha National Park from Raipur and had stopped for tea at some nondescript village. As the place was really remote and on the edge of prime... from Times of India Opinion http://bit.ly/2ISbwfB

Electricity for peace and development: South Asian grid connectivity is an idea whose time has come

South Asian grid connectivity is an idea whose time has come. Fortunately, the government announced its revised policy for power trade with neighbouring countries in December last year. The Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) announced... from Times of India Opinion http://bit.ly/2vuShQB

We are all Leftists now: More socialism cannot be a cure for the ills of India’s pervasive socialism

Once upon a time, there were two demon brothers – Atapi and Vatapi. They were fond of devouring Brahmins. Vatapi knew the art of transforming himself into non-human forms as also the art of resurrecting... from Times of India Opinion http://bit.ly/2PKijcd

Break the silence: Water is one of India’s most pressing issues. You wouldn’t know that from its election discourse

Pre-monsoon rainfall from March to April has shown a 27% deficiency. Separately, data put out by government shows that water levels in India’s major reservoirs and river basins have fallen to 21% of its average... from Times of India Opinion http://bit.ly/2vqppJv