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Halle Westfallen (Germany): Roger Federer got his bid for a ninth Halle grasscourt title off to a winning start on Wednesday with a 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) victory over Germany's world number 88 Jan-Lennard Struff. The top seed and world number…
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London: Actor Daniel Radcliffe has confirmed he is not yet seen play "Harry Potter and the Cursed Child", but he would like to in the future. The only problem is, the actor will have to wait until fan hysteria over the play dies down, so…
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Mumbai: The rupee pared its initial gains to depreciate by 6 paise to 67.21 against the American currency in late morning deals following fresh bouts of dollar demand from importers and banks amid lower domestic equities. The rupee opened…
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Mumbai: Market benchmark BSE Sensex tanked almost 183 points and the NSE Nifty broke below the crucial 8,200-mark in early trade today due to profit-booking by investors after yesterday's gains amid weak global cues. The 30-share barometer…
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Niamey: The bodies of 34 migrants, including 20 children, who were abandoned by people smugglers while trying to reach neighbouring Algeria were found in the Niger desert last week, authorities have said. "Thirty-four people, including…
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Seoul: South Korea today kicked off a live-fire naval exercise near its disputed sea border with North Korea -- a move likely to fan already elevated military tensions with Pyongyang. The three-day exercise in the Yellow Sea is aimed at…
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Dhaka: Suspected Islamists claiming to be the ISIS followers have threatened to kill a Hindu priest of the Ramakrishna Mission here if he continues to preach in "Islamic Bangladesh", prompting authorities to beef up security around the…
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Beijing: Acknowledging that India is "inching closer" to get membership of the Nuclear Suppliers Group, Chinese official media today said if New Delhi is admitted into the elite grouping, "nuclear balance" between India and Pakistan will be…
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Mumbai: Maritime terrorism is a big threat with huge economic implications and the government is carrying out a security audit of all major and non major ports to identify vulnerable points in coastal security, Union Home Minister Rajnath…
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New Delhi: India today downplayed the US Senate rejecting a key amendment recognising the country as "global strategic and defence partner", saying it would be "premature" to speculate about its final content. The US had recognised India…
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