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Harmanpreet Kaur produced one of the greatest ever ODI knocks in women’s cricket as India stormed into the ICC World Cup final, demolishing Australia by 36 runs in the semifinal, here today. It is only the second time that India have entered the summit clash of the global event, having lost to Australia in the final of the 2005 edition. ...

Skipper Mithali Raj slammed a century before left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad returned with a five-wicket haul as India crushed New Zealand by 186 runs to storm into the semi-finals of the ICC Women’s World Cup on Saturday. India will meet Australia in the semi-finals on Thursday at the same venue. Put into bat, India recovered from an early wobble to ...

The leaders of the 5 BRICS countries held an informal meeting on the sidelines of G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany. This was in run up to the forthcoming 9th BRICS Summit in September in Xiamen, China. President Xi of China said he looked forward to welcoming the BRICS leaders. In their interventions, the leaders discussed preparations and priorities for the ...

A 15-year-old Junaid Khan on his way home in a train destined for Mathura, with his elder brother Hashim and two friends was stabbed to death by “a group of 10-12 men between 7-8 pm”. “I was drunk. My friends told me to attack them because they are cow eaters.” This is what a man accused of killing a 16-year-old ...

Brimming with excitement and energy, Delhiites gathered in large numbers at various parks and public squares across the city today to mark the third International Day of Yoga, even as pre-dawn showers played a bit of a spoilsport. Prime Minister Narendra Modi led the country-wide celebrations in Lucknow, where an estimated 55,000 enthusiasts, including Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, stretched an ...

Salman Khan says it took just a phone call to convince Shah Rukh Khan to do a special appearance in his film “Tubelight”. The Kabir Khan-directed movie, which hits the theatres on June 23, is set against the backdrop of the 1962 India-China war. While Sohail Khan is in the role of a soldier, Salman plays his simpleton brother. The ...

Ram Nath Kovind currently serving as Governor of Bihar Dalit leader from Uttar Pradesh Ram Nath Kovind is likely to be the next President of India after Pranab Mukherjee. Sending out a clear message to the Dalit community which seems to be up in arms against the BJP in UP and also in Gujarat where Assembly elections are due later ...

Posters have been put up outside the Aam Aadmi Party office in Delhi calling for the ouster of party leader Kumar Vishwas, accusing him of being a traitor and indulging in anti-party activities. The posters thank Dilip Pandey, who quit as convenor of the party’s Delhi unit in April following AAP’s defeat in MCD polls, accuse Vishwas of colluding with ...

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local unit has revoked the primary membership of a 53-year-old woman party worker over her alleged involvement in operating a sex racket in the town, which was busted on Wednesday. On Wednesday, police arrested four people, including two women, from a house after they were allegedly found indulged in immoral activities. According to reports, acting ...

Riding on Shikhar Dhawan’s 125 and half-centuries from Rohit Sharma and Mahendra Singh Dhoni, India piled up a 321 for 6 only to be stunned by unfancied Lankan batting line-up that produced a splendid batting show to knock off the runs in 48.4 overs. Danushka Gunathilaka (76 off 72 balls) and Kusal Mendis (89 off 93) added 159 runs to ...