Pat Cummins to give IPL next year a miss amid packed international calendar

Canberra, 15/11: Australia’s Test and ODI captain Pat Cummins on Tuesday decided to miss next year’s Indian Premier League due to a “packed” international calendar.     Having made his IPL debut in 2015, Cummins has played 42 games in the world’s biggest T20 league. He had taken seven wickets in five games last season…

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Need to find way to return to path of ceasefire and diplomacy in Ukraine: PM Modi at G20 summit

New Delhi, 15/11: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday called for a return to the path of “ceasefire and diplomacy” to resolve the Ukraine conflict, and opposed the promotion of any restrictions on the supply of energy, amid the West’s call against procurement of Russian oil and gas.     In an address at the…

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Mamata apologises to President Murmu on TMC’s behalf for Akhil Giri’s remarks

Kolkata, 14/11: Condemning her ministerial colleague Akhil Giri’s controversial remarks on President Droupadi Murmu, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Monday apologised to her on behalf of the TMC.     Banerjee said she has immense respect for the President, and her party has cautioned Giri against making derogatory remarks in the future.  …

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Adani gets approval for NDTV open offer boosting takeover bid

Mumbai, 14/9: Billionaire Gautam Adani’s conglomerate received the regulatory nod to float an open offer for a further 26 per cent stake in New Delhi Television Ltd., marking a crucial milestone in a takeover battle between Asia’s richest person and the broadcaster’s founders.     The Securities & Exchange Board of India, or SEBI, approved…

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Man kills live-in partner, chops body into 35 pieces, dumps them across Delhi

Delhi, 14/11:A  29-year-old woman was strangled allegedly by her live-in partner, who chopped her body into nearly 35 pieces and kept them in a fridge for nearly 20 days before gradually dumping them across Delhi.     According to police officials, 28-year-old Aftab Poonawala of Mumbai has been arrested in the case, and some severed…

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‘Forced religious conversion very serious matter,’ says Supreme Court

New Delhi, 14/11: Terming forced religious conversion a “very serious” issue, the Supreme Court on Monday asked the Centre to step in and make sincere efforts to check the practice. It also warned a “very difficult situation” will emerge if forced religious conversions are not stopped. A bench of Justices M R Shah and Hima…

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