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England tackled Kuldeep well and it made difference: Kohli

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Cardiff, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) England could level the series since they came well-prepared to effectively tackle wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav, India captain Virat Kohli said after they lost the second Twenty20 by five wickets. Kohli had no qualms in admitting that the hosts were a better side in the second Twenty20 with the hosts comfortably chasing a 150-run target. Kuldeep, who had bamboozled England batsmen in the series-opener and returned a five-wicket haul, remained wicket-less in second match last night. “They played Kuldeep really well today, and that was…

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England did well to curb mistakes: Chahal

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Cardiff, July 7 (DIN NEWS) England batsmen made fewer mistakes in the second Twenty20 as compared to the Manchester game and consequently won the second match, said India leg-spinner Yuzvendra Chahal. England won the second T20I by five wickets to level the three-match series 1-1. Like his captain Virat Kohli, Chahal too said that playing against Kuldeep Yadav better was key to England victory. Kuldeep had bowled really well in the last game but in this game they played him more carefully. They chose which delivery they wanted to play…

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‘Twilight’ star Ashley Greene marries Paul Khoury

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Los Angeles, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) “Twilight” star Ashley Greene has tied the knot with longtime boyfriend Paul Khoury. The 31-year-old actor and the Australian TV personality got married in San Jose, California, Brides magazine reported. The guest list included the couple’s friends such as actors Liam Hemsworth, Zac Efron, Robert Pattinson, Brittany Snow, Lauren and Aaron Paul, and Evan and Ashlee Simpson-Ross. Greene donned a custom back-bearing dress by Katie May for the ceremony, and later changed into a statement reception gown by Windi Williams-Stern, owner of Studio Unbiased.…

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Alexandra Shipp calls out critics of ‘X-Men’ Storm casting

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Los Angeles, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Alexandra Shipp, actor who plays young Storm in the “X-Men” film franchise, has addressed the criticism surrounding her casting in the role, saying people have no right to tell her that her skintone “doesn’t match a Crayola from 1970”. Shipp first starred as the character in 2016’s “X-Men: Apocalypse” and was slammed for not having a dark enough skin. Halle Berry played the adult version of the role in “X-Men” (2000), “X2” (2003) “X-Men: The Last Stand” (2006) and “X-Men: Days of Future Past”…

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Will work closely with West Bengal for its progress: Prabhu

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Kolkata, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Union Minister for Commerce and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu today said his ministry will work closely with the government of West Bengal, which has a “great potential” to become an economic hub in future. “We want the state to achieve progress. We will work together to ensure that,” Prabhu said at an Indian Chamber of Commerce meet here. The minister said the Central government was working towards ease of doing business across the country. “Modernisation of existing business is the key element of the new…

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Iran says Trump ‘destabilising’ oil market

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Tehran, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Iran today accused US President Donald Trump of destabilising the oil market with his flurry of tweets taking aim at the OPEC cartel. “These days… the price is dependent on the behaviour of Mr Trump,” Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Namdar Zanganeh said on state television. “Every day, Mr Trump has a new message or remark that causes concern in the market, or he gives OPEC members orders that are very insulting,” or demands other countries increase their production, Zanganeh said. “It’s an insult to the…

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Toll from deadly Thai tourist boat sinking rises to 41

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Phuket (Thailand), Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Recovery divers have pulled 41 bodies from the sea off the Thai holiday island of Phuket, officials said today, 48 hours after a boat capsized in rough waters killing dozens of Chinese passengers. Many of the dead were found drifting in the sea, still wearing life jackets, several kilometres from where the Phoenix went down after being hit by five-metre (15-foot) high waves in a storm on Thursday evening. It is one of the worst boat disasters in the recent history of Thailand, a…

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Not averse to working with Congress: Mamata

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Kolkata, July 7 (DIN NEWS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee has said that she is not averse to working with the Congress to oust the BJP government at the centre which is behaving like “a hundred Hitlers”. The TMC president, in an interview to a magazine, said she shares very good relations with UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi but has never worked with Congress President Rahul Gandhi, whom she described as “much junior”. To questions about prime ministerial ambitions, Banerjee said she has “no intent”. However, she was ambivalent when…

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Several Congress leaders are on bail, party is a ‘bail gaadi’: PM

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Jaipur, Jul 7 (DIN NEWS) Launching a scathing attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday the opposition party was now being called a ?bail gaadi’ as several of its leaders were out on bail ?Several leaders who are called stalwarts of the Congress and former ministers are out on bail these days,? Modi said at a public rally here, punning on the Hindi term for a bullock cart He said the people were well aware of the ?intentions? of the Congress party and had started calling…

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Agent: Ronaldo ‘eternally grateful’ to Madrid if he leaves

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Madrid, Jul 6 (DIN NEWS) Cristiano Ronaldo’s agent has told Portuguese media that the player would be “eternally grateful” to Real Madrid if he ends up leaving the European champion. Jorge Mendes was quoted as saying in Portuguese newspaper Record that Ronaldo would always be grateful to “the club, the president, the directors, the medical staff, all the workers without exception and all the Madrid fans around the world.” Local media in Spain and Italy claim Ronaldo has already reached a deal to sign with Serie A team Juventus, although…

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