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Hyderabad: Allrounder Michael Bracewell gave Team India a mighty scare as New Zealand nearly chased down a huge target of 350 from a near-hopeless position. In the end, India emerged victorious by 12 runs to go one-up in the three-match…

New Delhi: Olympians Vinesh Phogat and Sakshi Malik have accused Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) president Brij Bhushan Sharma and coaches of sexual harassment. “Women wrestlers have been sexually harassed at national camps by coaches…

New Delhi: The Election Commission of India (ECI) on Wednesday announced the schedule for assembly polls in three states this year. All three north-eastern states will have single-phase polls -- Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27 and…

Bhubaneswar: Ace sprinter from Odisha Dutee Chand was handed a provisional suspension on Wednesday after testing positive for prohibited anabolic steroids. The ‘A' sample of the 26-year-old athlete, which was collected out-of-competition…

New Delhi: Gender-neutral uniforms in schools, transgender-inclusive curriculum, safe washroom facilities and measures to prevent gender-based violence are among the recommendations made by a new NCERT manual for smoothly integrating the…

New Delhi: Ahead of the next general elections due next year, BJP president J P Nadda on Tuesday got an extension in the post till June 2024. According to sources, the decision to give an extension to the BJP chief was taken at the party’s…

Bhubaneswar: The Visakhapatnam-Kirandul train derailed while approaching Sivalingapuram railway station in Kottavalasa-Araku section in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district on Tuesday, the East Coast Railway (ECoR) said. One wheel set of…

Srinagar: A National Conference (NC) leader has made a very serious allegation against the Central government. According to NC’s additional general secretary Sheikh Mustafa Kamal, the BJP-helmed Union government organised both the 2016 Uri…

Patna: Three days after the Ganga Vilas Cruise was flagged off by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, tourists had to be taken to the bank from the luxury vessel using tug boats at Doriganj in Bihar’s Chhapra district. The ship was to dock for…

Patna: The ambitious Ganga Vilas Cruise got stuck three days after being inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Varanasi. The luxury ship was stuck in shallow water in the Ganga on the third day of its 51-day journey in Bihar’s…