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We need someone to bat through 20 overs: Mandhana

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Whitewashed by New Zealand women in the three-match T20 series, India opener Smriti Mandhana Sunday said her team needs to address its batting woes, especially after losing all the games from winning positions.India almost pulled off a dramatic win but failed to score a boundary in the final delivery to lose the third and final T20 by a mere two runs here.Chasing 162, Mandhana took the Indian team on course for a consolation win with a career-best knock of 86 from 52 balls but the visiting side failed to build…

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Netanyahu vows to freeze Palestinian funds after Israeli teen killed

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Nudged by rightwing political rivals after a deadly Palestinian attack on a young Israeli woman, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu who seeks re-election pledged Sunday to freeze money transfers to the Palestinian Authority.Israel collects around USD 127 million a month in customs duties levied on goods destined for Palestinian markets that transit through Israeli ports and then transfers it to the PA.The Israeli parliament last year passed legislation to partially withhold funds, in response to PA payments to families of Palestinians jailed by Israel for attacks against Israelis.”By the end of…

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All households to soon have clean cooking fuel: Pradhan

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After catapulting LPG coverage by about 40 per cent in just 55 months, the government will soon make available clean cooking fuel to all households, Oil Minister Dharmendra Pradhan said Sunday.Speaking at the Petrotech 2019 conference here on the outskirts of Delhi, he said coverage of LPG in the country has reached close to 90 per cent, rising from about 55 per cent in 2014.”Very soon, India will be connecting all households with clean cooking fuel. The source of fuel will be LPG as well as gas from bio-mass and…

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Judging is ‘under stress’ in digital era, says Justice A K Sikri

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Judging is “under stress” in the digital era, a Supreme Court judge said Sunday, lamenting that even before a case is taken up by the court, people start discussing on social media what the outcome “should be” which has an influence on the judges.Talking on “Freedom of press in the digital age” at the first Law Association For Asia and the Pacific (LAWASIA) conference here, Justice A K Sikri said the freedom of press is changing the paradigm of civil and human rights and the current pattern of media trials…

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Aiming Another First: Confident India ready to take on gutsy Kiwis

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In a season of many firsts for the Indian cricket team, Rohit Sharma’s men will be aiming to become first among the equals to win a T20 International series in New Zealand when the two sides clash in the final match here Sunday.The past three months have made for a memorable phase for the Indian cricket team, which won its first Test and bilateral ODI series in Australia followed by the biggest one-day series win in New Zealand.A first T20 series victory in New Zealand will be the icing on…

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Taapsee, Bhumi to star in ‘Saand Ki Aankh’

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Taapsee Pannu and Bhumi Pednekar will topline the biographical drama “Saand Ki Aankh”. The film, a collaboration between Reliance Entertainment, Anurag Kashyap, Nidhi Parmar and Chalk n Cheese Films, will tell the story of world’s oldest sharpshooters Chandro and Prakashi Tomar.It will directed by debutante filmmaker Tushar Hiranandani. He has earlier worked in the film industry as a screenwriter.The film is set in the hinterlands of Uttar Pradesh and will go on floors next week in Meerut. Pednekar and Pannu have started prepping for their roles with intensive workshops and…

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Robert Vadra appears before ED for third time in money laundering case probe

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Robert Vadra, Congress chief Rahul Gandhi’s brother-in-law, on Saturday appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) for the third time in connection with a probe into allegations of money laundering in purchase of assets abroad.Vadra arrived at the central probe agency’s office at Jamnagar House in central Delhi at about 10.45 am in his private vehicle.Officials said the investigating officer (IO) of the case required Vadra to answer more questions in connection with the case and hence was asked to depose on Saturday, after his two sessions of questioning on February…

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Thai party to comply with royal order against princess PM candidacy: statement

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A Thai political party will obey a command from the king blocking the candidacy of a princess for prime minister, it said in a statement Saturday, in a dramatic reversal only a day after putting her forward for the position.”Thai Raksa Chart party complies with the royal command”, it said in a LINE message to reporters.The statement added that the party is ready to do its duty with respect to the “tradition and royal customs” under Thailand’s constitutional monarchy.The announcement effectively invalidates Princess Ubolratana’s unprecedented bid for prime minister in…

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IMF chief warns of high Arab public debt

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Public debt has rapidly increased in many Arab countries since the 2008 global financial crisis, due to persistently high budget deficits, the International Monetary Fund warned Saturday.”Unfortunately, the region has yet to fully recover from the global financial crisis and other big economic dislocations over the past decade,” IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said.”Among oil importers, (economic) growth has picked up, but it is still below pre-crisis levels,” she told the Arab Fiscal Forum in Dubai.Lagarde said public debt among Arab oil importing nations had increased from 64 percent to…

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Found success in choices that weren’t safe: Shahid

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Actor Shahid Kapoor says he has constantly gone out of his comfort zone–despite being advised to play “safe” and found success in choices that were unconventional and brave. The actor, who has featured in films like “Kaminey”, “Haider”, “Udta Punjab”, believes in trying new things, even if one is swimming against the tide. “Everybody always wants you to make a safe choice because the profession in itself is so unpredictable. But I’ve always found success in choices that weren’t safe. Answers came to me. You have to try with full conviction, no…

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