- Australia A near victory over India A despite Sai Sudharsan’s century
MACKAY: Australia A are on the verge of victory over India A in the first unofficial Test, thanks to captain Nathan McSweeney’s solid batting performance on Day three at the Great Barrier Reef Arena.
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- Coal India Ltd steps into 50th year with 9-fold leap in production
NEW DELHI: State-owned Coal India Limited (CIL) stepped into its 50th year of inception, recording a spectacular 8.7-fold growth in production from 89 million tonne (MT) during 1975-76, to a massive 773.6 MT output in the FY 2024.
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- Hit with gun and dragged by hair, Pakistani actress reveals brutal torture
LAHORE: A noted Pakistani film and stage actress has alleged that she was subjected to brutal torture by her husband, a police inspector, in Lahore's defence area after she refused to transfer her property to his name.
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- South Korea, Canada condemn North Korean troop dispatch to Russia
SEOUL: Defence ministers of South Korea and Canada condemned North Korea's troop deployment to Russia and discussed ways to enhance defence cooperation between their countries during a bilateral meeting in Ottawa, Seoul's defence ministry said on Saturday.
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- Assam online trading scam: Hyderabad Police arrest DB Stock Limited employee
GUWAHATI: A person identified as V. Jagadish Prasad was arrested in Hyderabad for his alleged connection with the online trading scam of DB stock limited owned by Dipankar Burman, a key accused in the multi-crore online trading scam that shocked Assam a couple of months ago.
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- Tamil star-turned-neta Vijay to embark on statewide tour in Dec
CHENNAI: Tamil superstar and founder of the Tamilaga Vettri Katchi (TVK) party, Vijay, will embark on a statewide tour from December.
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- Congress failed to deliver, BJP has a track record of fulfilling promises: Sudhanshu Trivedi
NEW DELHI: BJP national spokesperson Sudhanshu Trivedi on Saturday responded sharply to Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge’s statements about Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the grand old party was making a mockery of its own by engaging in such rhetoric.
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- Tripura rights panel seeks reports on incident of woman being paraded naked, 2 other cases
AGARTALA: The Tripura Human Rights Commission (THRC) has taken suo-motu cognisance of three recent incidents of atrocities against women in the state.
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- SS(UBT)’s Arvind Sawant apologises, buries ‘maal’ slur on Sena candidate Shaina
MUMBAI: Shiv Sena (UBT) MP from Mumbai South, Arvind Sawant on Saturday tendered an apology for his off-the-cuff ‘maal’ reference to a Shiv Sena candidate, fashionista Shaina Nana Chudasama that sparked off a huge political uproar in Maharashtra.
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- Implementing Shakti free travel scheme difficult, but won’t stop it: Karnataka Transport Minister
BENGALURU: Amid the ongoing row over potentially halting Karnataka's guarantee schemes, Transport Minister Ramalinga Reddy on Saturday admitted that while continuing the Shakti free travel scheme for women poses challenges, the scheme will not be stopped under any circumstances.
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- ‘BJP states copying our model,’ claims Karnataka Dy CM amid criticism over ‘unrealistic’ promises
BENGALURU: Karnataka Deputy chief minister and state Congress president DK Shivakumar on Saturday responded to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s criticism of their ‘unrealistic promises’ and said, "Our guarantees are reforming the country. The entire country is looking at our model. Many BJP states are copying our model.”
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- ‘Fauji 2’ trailer promises a modern twist, sleek follow up to the original SRK-starrer TV show
MUMBAI: The trailer of the upcoming show ‘Fauji 2’, was unveiled on Saturday as a tribute to the Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan on his birthday. It stars Gauahar Khan, Vicky Jain and a bunch of fresh talents.
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- Farah Khan posts 'tons of happy memories' with SRK on 59th birthday
MUMBAI: On Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan’s 59th birthday on Saturday, his close friend, filmmaker and choreographer Farah Khan shared a string of old pictures and said: “tons of happy memories and lots more to make.”
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- 3rd Test: Gill, Pant hit fifties; Patel claims 5-103 as India take 28-run lead
MUMBAI: Contrasting half-centuries by Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant propped up India but a five-wicket haul by Ajaz Patel prevented the hosts from taking a big lead on the second day of the third and final Test of the 2024 series at the Wankhede Stadium.
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- IMF sees India driving growth in Asia-Pacific region
NEW DELHI: India remains the world’s fastest-growing economy with investment and private consumption driving growth, according to the IMF’s latest Regional Economic Outlook for Asia-Pacific.
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