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India fight back after Smith century to restrict Australia to 286/9

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Steve Smith struck his ninth ODI hundred before India bounced back in the last 10 overs to limit the visitors to 286 for nine in the series decider here on Sunday.Smith (131 off 132) rose to the occasion but did not get much support from the other batsmen. The other substantial knock came from Marnus Labuschagne (54 off 64).Mohammad Shami (4/63 in 10) was brilliant in the death overs striking thrice as Australia lost five wickets for 63 runs in the last 10 overs.Australia won the toss for the third…

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Prince Harry, Meghan sign up to exit deal; give up royal titles

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Prince Harry and his wife Meghan Markle, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, have signed up to a formal exit deal from the royal family, which will see them forsake their His and Her Royal Highness (HRH) titles and will no longer receive UK taxpayers’ funding for their duties. The deal, which comes into effect by spring in a few weeks’ time, means the couple will no longer be representing the Queen in an official capacity.“The Sussexes will not use their HRH titles as they are no longer working members…

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Audience has always been smarter than makers: Varun Dhawan

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Actor Varun Dhawan says at a time when the audience is exposed to different kinds of cinema at the click of a button, the onus is on the filmmakers and artistes to up their game by more than a margin.The actor, who is the son of filmmaker David Dhawan, said even during the 1990s, his father had to be “careful” about making the right choices.”Audience has always been smarter than the makers. Even during my dad’s time he had to be careful while making films and even now we have…

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Interim dividend issue may come up in next RBI’s board meeting

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The issue of interim dividend may come up for discussion in the next Reserve Bank board meeting as the government struggles to meet its ambitious fiscal deficit target of 3.3 per cent amid revenue shortfall, sources said.Government finances have come under pressure due to moderation in revenue collection and a slew of measures taken to lift growth from over six-year-low of 4.5 per cent in the second quarter of the current fiscal.As per the government’s estimate, the country’s GDP growth is seen dipping to an 11-year low of 5 per…

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CAA petition in SC: Kerala Governor seeks report from LDF govt

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Kerala Governor Arif Mohammed Khan has sought a report from the state government for moving the Supreme Court against the Citizenship Amendment Act without informing himThe office of Raj Bhavan has sought the report from the Chief Secretary of the state”The Governors office has sought a report from the Chief Secretary for not informing him about the states move to approach the apex court against the CAA,” a top source from Raj Bhavan told PTI on Sunday The LDF government had on January 13 moved the top court challenging the…

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Centre agrees in SC to revisit its 2017 proposal of taking over Unitech management

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 In a major development, the Centre has told the Supreme Court that it is agreeable to revisit its 2017 proposal to take over the management control of embattled realty firm Unitech Ltd and complete its stalled projects to bring relief to around 12,000 hassled home buyers.The Centre, in its six-page note submitted to a bench headed by Justice D Y Chandrachud, said it is prepared to revisit its proposal of December 2017, to remove the existing management of Unitech Ltd and appoint ten nominee directors of the government.The Centre, however,…

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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh eyes return to national side

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Australian all-rounder Mitchell Marsh, who has recovered from a wrist injury, on Friday said he’s enjoying his Big Bash League stint and looking forward to returning to the national side.Marsh was set to be in contention for national duties this summer until he broke his wrist while punching a wall in frustration after being dismissed in Western Australia’s Sheffield Shield clash against Tasmania earlier this season. “Yeah the wrist is good. Got plenty of time to rest up and recover the damage and feeling great now. It’s good to be…

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Putin’s, Xi’s ruler-for-life moves pose challenges to West

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Mumbai Russia’s Vladimir Putin and China’s Xi Jinping have established themselves as the world’s most powerful authoritarian leaders in decades.Now it looks like they want to hang on to those roles indefinitely.Putin’s sudden announcement this week of constitutional changes that could allow him to extend control way beyond the end of his term in 2024 echoes Xi’s move in 2018 to eliminate constitutional term limits on the head of state.That could give them many more years at the helm of two major powers that are frequently at odds with Washington…

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‘Love Aaj Kal’ is a franchisable idea: Imtiaz Ali

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Director Imtiaz Ali on Friday teased that he could turn his upcoming film “Love Aaj Kal” into a franchise if he finds a new story to tell in the future.The film is a follow-up to Imtiaz’s 2009 movie, featuring Saif Ali Khan. The new film with Kartik Aaryan and Saif’s daughter Sara Ali Khan also explores two stories set in different time periods.At the trailer launch of the film, Imtiaz explained the rationale behind keeping the title of the new film same as its predecessor.”I feel this is franchisable idea.…

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India, Iran should work to expedite Chabahar Port development, connectivity to Afghanistan: Zarif

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Iran Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Friday said India and Iran need to work together to expedite rail connectivity to Afghanistan and procurement of equipment for development of Chabahar Port.The minister who was in the city said that India has good relations with Iran as well as US and can play a role in bringing both the countries to negotiating table.Despite the US exempting India from sanctions imposed on Iran for the development of the port in Novermber 2018, the European and Chinese suppliers who had bagged contracts to…

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