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Lahore, 25/1: Pakistan on Sunday named a 15-man squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup, effectively reversing a previous threat by board chairman Mohsin Naqvi to boycott the event in solidarity with Bangladesh. Salman Ali Agha will lead the Pakistan team in the tournament, scheduled to be held in India and Sri Lanka from February…

Patna, 25/1: Nearly two decades after presiding over as RJD chief, Lalu Prasad on Sunday passed on the baton to his younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav and appointed him as the party’s national working president. Tejashwi’s elevation came at the RJD’s national executive committee meeting in Patna which was attended by his parents…

Lahore, 25/1: After Bangladesh was removed from the T20 World Cup, PCB chairman Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday said the Pakistan government will take a final decision on whether its team will participate in the upcoming tournament Bangladesh lost their place in the T20 World Cup after refusing to travel to India citing security reasons, a…

Kozhikode, 25/1: History is a continuous process and cannot be taught in fragments, eminent historian Romila Thapar has said, while calling the practice of removal of entire dynasties such as the Mughals from textbooks as “nonsense”. Speaking online at the ongoing ninth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival (KLF), Thapar on Saturday addressed issues ranging…

Bhubaneswar, 25/1: In a sad piece of news,renowned Odia music director and composer Abhijit Majumdar has passed away on Sunday while receiving treatment for chronic liver disease at AIIMS, Bhubaneswar. At the time of death, the director was aged at 54. The actor was admitted to the AIIMS hospital and his health condition deteriorated on…

Mumbai, 23/1: The rupee hit an all-time low of 92 on Friday and recovered marginally to settle at 91.88 (provisional) against the American currency, amid selling pressure from foreign funds and risk-off sentiment in global marketsorex traders said the Indian rupee gave up early gains and hit a record low of 91.99 per US dollar…

Bengaluru, 23/1: Congress in Karnataka on Friday suspended Rajeev Gowda from the party, who had used abusive words against Shidlaghatta Municipal Commissioner. The Congress leader is on the run after an FIR was registered against him on January 14 following a complaint by Amrutha Gowda, who alleged that he had abused her and threatened her…

Jammu, 23/1: A Pakistani terrorist affiliated with Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) outfit was killed in a gunfight with security forces in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir on Friday, a senior police officer said. Inspector General of Police, Jammu range, Bhim Sen Tuti said the terrorist was gunned down during a joint operation in the general area…

New Delhi: Igniting fresh trouble in Congress’ Kerala unit, senior MP Shashi Tharoor on Friday skipped a meeting called by the central leadership to finetune strategy for state Assembly elections, apparently upset over Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi. The meeting of senior leaders from Kerala was called by party chief Mallikarjun Kharge in which state…