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Each day, I want to improve as a cricketer and human being, says Pant

Rishabh Pant is on a learning curve in a tricky journey called international cricket and his only endeavour is to improve each day, not only as a cricketer but also a human being.The nascent international career of Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s heir apparent has been an eventful one — a few eye-catching knocks interspersed with indiscreet shot selections that invited a lot of critical comments.With India having a packed schedule in the next six months, Pant was asked about how he sees things panning out for him.”Every match is crucial for…

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Vanessa Bell Calloway joins ‘Coming 2 America’

Vanessa Bell Calloway is returning as Imani Izzi in the upcoming sequel to 1988 romantic comedy “Coming to America”.According to Variety, the actor played the match for Eddie Murphy’s Prince Akeem arranged by his father, King Jaffe Joffer, a role essayed by James Earl Jones.Comedian Luenell is also joining the film.Besides Murphy, Jones, Shari Headley, Arsenio Hall, John Amos and Paul Bates are also reprising their roles in the follow-up to the Paramount Pictures project. The story would see Akeem learning about a long-lost son and returning to America to meet…

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With ‘sabka vishwas’, govt working to meet people’s aspirations, dreams: Modi

 The BJP-led NDA government is working to meet people’s aspirations in its second term after addressing their needs in the last five years, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Thursday, asserting it has prepared a blueprint for India in the 21st century.Addressing the nation on its 73rd Independence Day, he cited a number of major decisions, including revocation of Article 370, strengthening anti-terror laws, reforming medical education and legislation against triple talaq, taken by his government since its return to power to emphasise that it is working towards meeting this…

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Chopper deal: Ratul Puri moves HC seeking anticipatory bail

Businessman Ratul Puri, nephew of Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Kamal Nath, on Tuesday approached the Delhi High Court seeking anticipatory bail in connection with a money laundering case related to the VVIP chopper scam.A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice C Hari Shankar agreed to list the matter for hearing post lunch.Puri is an accused in a money laundering case related to the now scrapped Rs 3,600 crore AgustaWestland chopper deal. Advocate Vijay Aggarwal mentioned before the bench the matter in which he has challenged the August…

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Sensex, Nifty rebound on positive global cues

Domestic equity benchmark BSE Sensex rebounded by nearly 300 points in early trade on Wednesday, led by gains in index heavyweights RIL, HDFC and Infosys, amid positive cues from other global markets.Easing inflation numbers, released after market hours on Tuesday, too helped the recovery in domestic market sentiment, traders said.The 30-share index pared some opening gains to trade 122.51 points or 0.33 per cent higher at 37,080.67 at 0930 hours; and the broader Nifty too gained 35.30 points or 0.32 per cent to 10,961.15 in morning trade.In the previous session…

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“Reliance to sell stakes for Rs 1.15 lakh cr to become zero-debt firm in 18 months”

Richest Indian Mukesh Ambani on Monday announced plans to sell stakes in his flagship Reliance Industries’ oil and chemical business to Saudi oil giant Aramco and in fuel retail network to BP plc of UK for a combined Rs 1.15 lakh crore as he looked to make his company a zero-net debt firm in 18 months. Parallelly, the oil-to-telecom conglomerate will roll out fiber-based fixed-line broadband services from September 5, offering internet speed of at least 100 mbps, free voice calls for life, television and video streaming on HD sets…

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Kerala rains: Toll climbs to 88, 40 still missing

Rain-battered North Kerala is slowly limping back to normalcy, even as the toll in the monsoon fury in the state rose to 88 on Tuesday morning and 40 people were still missing. Over 2.52 lakh people have taken shelter in 1,332 relief camps across the state. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan has left for the worst affected districts of Malappuram and Wayanad from where 41 deaths have been reported in a series of landslides on August 8. Addressing the flood-affected at a relief camp in Meppadi in Wayanad, Vijayan said, “the…

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England hope Archer is on target against Smith in second Ashes Test

England are set to field a revamped attack featuring fast bowler Jofra Archer as they try to finally get Australia’s batting star Steve Smith out cheaply and level the Ashes in the second Test at Lord’s. Holders Australia, bidding to win their first away Ashes series for 18 years, humbled England last time out thanks in large part to Smith, who returned to this level following a 12-month ban for his involvement in a ball-tampering scandal with two centuries as they cruised to a 251-run first Test win at Edgbaston.…

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Rupee falls 38 paise; touches 71 level against US dollar

The rupee deprecated by 38 paise and fell to 71 per dollar mark in early trade on Tuesday amid strengthening of the American currency and weak opening in domestic equities. Forex traders said the strength of the US dollar against other overseas currencies and concerns about US-China trade negotiations also kept investors edgy. At the Interbank Foreign Exchange, the rupee opened weak at Rs 71.15 then fell further to 71.16 against the American currency, down 38 paise over it’s previous closing price. The Indian rupee on Friday had closed at…

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Assam NRC: SC orders list of exclusion be published only online on Aug 31

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered that the list of those excluded from the final Assam NRC be published only online on August 31. A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice R F Nariman said that like Aadhaar data, an appropriate regime be enacted for securing the Assam NRC data. The apex court also said that the ongoing NRC exercise cannot be ordered to be reopened on the basis of certain legal challenges raised before it. The top court had earlier said that the final Assam NRC would…

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