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Bopanna serves big in Tata Open title win with Sharan

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Rohan Bopanna combined his booming serves with exquisite backhand winners during his blossoming partnership with Divij Sharan as the Indian pair won its maiden ATP tour title at the Tata Open Maharashtra here Saturday.Bopanna lost just four points on his serve during the entire title-clash as the top seeded Indians produced a dominating 6-3 6-4 win over British pair of Luke Bambridge and Jonny O’Maara. This was veteran Bopanna’s 18th ATP tour title while Sharan has now won his fourth tournament on the circuit and first on the Indian soil. Bopanna…

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‘Destroyer’ director Karyn Kusama praises Nicole Kidman for honesty

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Nicole Kidman’s honesty towards her craft made things easy for Karyn Kusama while directing “Destroyer”, says the filmmaker.The crime drama features the 51-year-old actor as an undercover LAPD officer who must take out members of a gang, years after her case was blown.In an interview with IndieWire Filmmaker Toolkit, Kusama said her collaboration with the Oscar winner was the “most intense”, an experience that she last witnessed while working with Michelle Rodriquez on sports drama “Girlfight”. “I think the irony of comparing those two things is that part of Nicole’s gift…

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Modi hits out at Cong, accuses it of working at the behest of middlemen

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi hit out at the Congress on Saturday, accusing the opposition party of working at the behest of middlemen in the defence sector, instead of running a government for the people, during the UPA rule. Addressing a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) rally here, Modi alleged that there was a conspiracy to weaken the country’s defence forces during 2004-2014 and the revelation of facts was now “paining” the Congress leaders. “Therefore, they want to remove the chowkidar (watchman) from their path at any cost. Be it the society…

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VVIP chopper case: Delhi court sends Christian Michel to judicial custody

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A Delhi court Saturday sent alleged middleman Christian Michel, arrested in the AgustaWestland VVIP chopper case, to judicial custody.Michel was produced before Special Judge Arvind Kumar and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) sought his judicial custody in connection with its probe into a money-laundering case.In the ED case, the court sent Michel to judicial custody till February 26 and in the CBI case, it sent him to judicial custody till February 27.Michel, who was extradited from Dubai recently, was arrested by the ED on December 22 and sent to a seven-day…

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Pant comes to party with ton, India deflate Australia at SCG

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India buried a dispirited Australia under a mountain of runs with Rishabh Pant and Ravindra Jadeja adding a dash of strokeful aggression to the sedate proceedings in the fourth and final Test here Friday.India put together their second highest team total on Australian soil, piling up 622/7 declared on the second day of the match. Their highest team total, 705/7 declared, was also incidentally scored at this venue, in 2004.In reply, Australia were 24/0 in the 10 overs that the deflated side had to face after toiling all day on…

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Before acting, Timothee Chalamet wanted to emulate LeBron James, Lionel Messi

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“Call Me By Your Name” star Timothee Chalamet has revealed that before he started acting, he thought he could be an athlete.The 23-year-old actor was speaking at the 30th Palm Springs International Film Festival, where he received the Spotlight Award for his performance in the film “Beautiful Boy”.According to Variety, Chalamet said during his teenage years, he wanted to follow the footsteps of basketball star LeBron James and Argentina’s footballer Lionel Messi. “There’s a moment when you’re growing up where you realize the adults around you, your parents, they’re all…

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Pelosi elected Speaker as Democrats take control of House of Representatives

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 Veteran Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi, considered an ardent supporter of India-US ties, has been elected as Speaker of the House of Representatives for the second time, becoming the most powerful elected woman in the US. Pelosi, 78, second in line for the presidency, took the gavel as Democrats regained control of the House of Representatives in the new Congress after the mid-term elections.With 235 seats, Democrats now enjoy majority in the US House of Representatives. Republicans now have 199 seats in the 435-member House after the November electionsShe replaces Republican…

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Sensex jumps 181 pts; PSU banks rally

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The BSE benchmark Sensex jumped 181 points Friday while the NSE Nifty reclaimed the 10,700-mark, driven by robust buying in banking, metal and pharma stocks amid positive global cues and a strengthening rupee.After swinging over 350 points intra-day, the 30-share Sensex finally settled 181.39 points, or 0.51 per cent, higher at 35,695.10.Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty ended 55.10 points, or 0.52 per cent, up at 10,727.35.During the week, Sensex fell 381.62 points and the Nifty shed 132.55 points.The biggest gainers in the Sensex pack in Friday’s session were Yes Bank,…

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Confusion over Lankan woman’s entry into Sabarimala

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Confusion prevailed over the entry of a 46-year old Sri Lankan Tamil woman into the Lord Ayyappa temple here late Thursday night with the woman denying it and official sources claiming otherwise.While the woman, Sasikala, said she was not allowed to undertake the trek to the shrine and sent back by the police, official sources told PTI that she entered the sanctum sanctorum and offered prayers. Sasikala, who was accompanied by her husband, Saravanan, and son for darshan, told reporters at Pamba that she was not allowed to offer prayers…

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No blueprint of illegal mine; Centre facing difficulties in rescuing 15 miners: SC told

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The Centre Friday told the Supreme Court that they were facing difficulties in the operation to rescue 15 miners trapped in an illegal coal mine in Meghalaya since December 13 as there was no blueprint of the 355-feet well. The government told the apex court that the illegal mine was located near a river and seepage of water was hindering the rescue operation.Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, informed a bench of justices A K Sikri and S Abdul Nazeer about the steps taken for a swift rescue operation.The…

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