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New Delhi: In another significant single-day spike amid the ongoing resurgence, India logged 37,479 new Covid-19 cases in a span of 24 hours, taking the overall active infection tally to 1,71,830, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Tuesday. The active caseload now accounts for 0.49 per cent of the country’s total positive […]
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By Amitava Mukherjee The last visit of Russian President Vladimir Putin and his defence and foreign ministers to India has outlined the Russian presence vis-à-vis Indo-US relations. Three areas have been identified where the US and Russia might clash with each other over their respective bilateral relations with India — the Indo-Pacific, Afghanistan and the […]
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India is now in the grip of the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic with active cases crossing the one-lakh mark and the daily new infections hovering over 30,000. The New Year has brought in its wake a sense of anxiety and trepidation because the trend in daily case numbers is worse than what it […]
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New Delhi: India’s merchandise exports in December 2021 rose to $37.29 billion, higher by 37 per cent on a year-on-year basis, preliminary data showed on Monday. Exports in December 2020 stood at $27.22 billion. According to the data furnished by the Commerce and Industry Ministry, last month’s exports rose by 37.55 per cent over December […]
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Johannesburg: Dean Elgar and Keegan Petersen ensured South Africa did not major damage on Monday as the hosts reached 35/1 at stumps, after their bowlers came up with a fine performance to bundle India out for 202 on the opening day of the second Test here. At stumps, South Africa were still trailing India by […]
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New Delhi: Smartphone brand OnePlus on Monday announced to launch much-awaited ‘9RT 5G’ smartphone and OnePlus Buds Z2 this month in India. The virtual launch will happen on OnePlus India’s YouTube channel on January 14. “With just a few days to go, users can also register to get notified and receive real-time updates via the […]
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Johannesburg: Duanne Olivier dismissed out-of-form batters Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane off successive balls to leave Virat Kohli-less India reeling at 53 for 3 at lunch against South Africa on the opening day of the second Test, here Monday. Having given up hopes of playing for England, Olivier, who played his first Test in Proteas […]
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Telangana: Telangana Governor Tamilisai Soundararajan inaugurated the 81st All India Industrial Exhibition ‘Numaish 2022’ organised by the Exhibition Society in Hyderabad. The exhibition will be held from January 1 to February 15 and about 2,000 stalls have been allotted to various exhibitors, including State and Central government departments, Public Sector Undertakings, Corporates, and Multinational companies. […]
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Johannesburg: India Test skipper Virat Kohli has been phenomenal despite “all the noise around him” and will soon be scoring big runs, head coach Rahul Dravid said on Sunday, backing the superstar batter who has been locked in a war of words with the BCCI over the way his white-ball captaincy tenure ended. What has […]
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Johannesburg: India’s formidably consistent match-winners have a date with history in the New Year when they take on an out-of-sorts South Africa in the second Test here from Monday in pursuit of a coveted first-ever series win in the Rainbow Nation. If the ‘Boxing Day Test’ was used to breach the Proteas’ fortress at the […]
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New Delhi: In the last 24 hours, India registered 27,553 new Covid-19 cases, a substantial spike amid the ongoing resurgence, with 284 additional deaths, the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare announced on Sunday. With the addition of the new fatalities, the total death toll has climbed at 4,81,770. The active caseload has also […]
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New Delhi: Meta-owned WhatsApp on Saturday said that it banned 1,759,000 accounts in India in November in compliance with the IT Rules 2021. WhatsApp also received 602 grievance reports in the same month from the country, and took action on 36 of those. “In accordance with the IT Rules 2021, we’ve published our sixth monthly […]
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St John’s (Antigua): Cricket West Indies (CWI) on Saturday (IST) announced the squads for the upcoming limited-overs series against Ireland and England, with Kieron Pollard as the captain for both the series. Three players — Keacy Carty, Sheldon Cottrell, Hayden Walsh Jr — have been kept as Covid-19 reserves for the ODI series against Ireland, […]
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New Delhi: National Cricket Academy (NCA) head VVS Laxman feels the Indian Under-19 team’s Asia Cup title triumph becomes more praiseworthy as it came despite the players’ preparations being hit by inclement weather in the run-up to the tournament. India reaffirmed their supremacy in the continental age-group meet with a record eighth title as they […]
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Gurugram: Digital-first consumer brands platform Honasa, that owns personal care brands like Mamaearth, on Saturday said it has raised $52 million led by Sequoia, becoming the first Indian unicorn of 2022. Along with launching new brands, Honasa Consumer Pvt Ltd said that it will continue to aggressively expand distribution for existing brands – Mamaearth and […]
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Also, 406 deaths were reported in the same time span pushing the toll to 4,81,486.
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New Delhi: Captain Rohit Sharma was on Friday ruled out of India’s upcoming ODI series in South Africa due to a hamstring injury, forcing the selectors to appoint KL Rahul as skipper of an 18-member team for the white-ball leg of the tour. All-rounder Axar Patel and Ravindra Jadeja were also not selected as they […]
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Dubai: Star India batter Smriti Mandhana was on Friday nominated for the ICC Women’s Cricketer of the Year award for her spectacular performances across all formats. Mandhana was also nominated for Women’s T20 Player of the Year on Thursday. Mandhana was shortlisted for the top award along with Tammy Beaumont of England, Lizelle Lee of […]
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Dubai: India reaffirmed their supremacy in the U-19 Asia Cup with a record eighth title as they hammered Sri Lanka by nine wickets in a rain-hit summit showdown here on Friday. The Indian bowlers were all over Sri Lanka, who were gasping at 74 for seven in 33 overs, when heavy rain lashed the Dubai […]
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Centurion: The opening Test win over South Africa here is a testimony to the “all-round side” that India has become in the longest format, said skipper Virat Kohli, describing Centurion as the “the most difficult” among all venues in South Africa. India wrapped up a memorable 2021 in style by bringing down South Africa’s citadel, […]
