Sania-Strycova Ease Into Second Round

Indian tennis ace Sania Mirza and her doubles partner Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic eased into the second round of the BNP Paribas Open after defeating German-Latvian duo of Julia Goerges and Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-4 here.....

 

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Separatists Put Under House Arrest In Srinagar

Senior separatist leaders in the Kashmir Valley were placed under house arrest and heavy deployment of security forces was made to prevent protests after Friday's congregational prayers in Srinagar.....

 

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Many Memorable Firsts In 2017 UP Assembly Elections

The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered for innumerable reasons. While, like most similar tests at the hustings, this one too had its share of the avoidable -- be it use of words like KaSaB, gadha (ass) or below the belt jibes against political opponents, there were many firsts in the staggered, seven-phased polls spread over a month of voting.....

 

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Maxwell Handed The Reigns Of Kings XI For IPL 10

Kings XI Punjab on Friday announced Australian big-hitter Glenn Mxwell as the captain of the side for the upcoming 10th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), to be played April 5 to May 21.....

 

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Kerala Assembly Disrupted Over Vijayan's Shiv Sena Remarks

The Kerala assembly was disrupted on Friday with the opposition demanding Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan withdraw his statement on Shiv Sena activists accusing them of being hired by the Congress to thrash people.....

 

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Pakistan Adopts Hindu Marriage Law

The Pakistani parliament has adopted the landmark Hindu Marriage Law to regulate the community's marriages in the country. ....

 

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SC Dismisses Plea Against Padma Vibhushan To Dhirubhai Ambani

The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed a plea for quashing a government notification to confer Padma Vibhushan in 2016 on late Dhirubhai Ambani, the founder of Reliance Industries Ltd.....

 

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Parrikar Says Roy Mathew's Death 'isolated Incident', Discussions On Over Sahayak System

Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar on Friday said police is probing the death of Lance Naik Roy Mathew, who was found dead in an army barrack days afer he featured in a sting video criticizing the 'Sahayak' system in the army.....

 

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Delhi Government To Provide Free Treatment To Accident Victims

Delhi Health Minister Satyendar Jain on Friday announced that the state government will provide free treatment to all accidents victims in the national capital. ....

 

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Producing Films Is Daunting For Richa Chadha

Actress Richa Chadha, who ventured into film production with the Punjabi short film titled "Khoon Aali Chithi", says it's more daunting than acting.....

 

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