IPL 2020: AB de Villiers a special player, I should have gotten out earlier, jokes Aaron Finch

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Royal Challengers Bangalore opener Aaron Finch joked about batting longer during their Indian Premier League (IPL) 2020 outing against Kolkata Knight Riders after seeing AB de Villiers go hammer and tongs towards the end of their innings in Sharjah on Monday. Aaron Finch who was looking to find form got off to a fine start, … Read more

Turban row: Manjinder Singh Sirsa files complaint against Kolkata Police over assault on Sikh man

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Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader Manjinder Singh Sirsa has filed a complaint against Kolkata Police officers over an incident on October 8 when a scuffle between the West Bengal Police and a Sikh bodyguard of a BJP protestor in Kolkata broke out. In a video of the incident, cops can be seen manhandling the Sikh … Read more

GST Council meet ends with no consensus, Centre says will not borrow for states

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The deadlock over compensating states for the shortfall in GST collections continued on Monday with the 42nd meeting of the GST Council ending without reaching any consensus. Addressing the media after the meeting, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said the meeting was an extension of the previous meeting and all the states spoke on the issue … Read more

Hyderabad nightclub sealed after video of crowded premises, flouting of Covid rules goes viral

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The Telangana Excise Department raided and sealed the premises of the Resign Skybar in Hyderabad’s Gachibowli area on Monday after a video showing Covid-19 guidelines being flouted at the club went viral on social media. The bar licence of the nightclub has also been cancelled. (Photo: Twitter screengrab) A popular club in Hyderabad has been … Read more

Indian family in Armenia converts restaurant to free-meal centre for refugees 

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The ongoing military conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan has left scores of people homeless from Nagorno-Karabakh region. Many have fled their homes and moved to the capital city of Yerevan. While the nation has come together to help the refugees from the border areas, here is an Indian family living in Armenia for the past … Read more

Bihar polls: BJP expels 9 leaders for contesting polls against NDA candidates

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Cracking down on rebels, the Bharatiya Janata Party on Monday suspended its nine leaders for six years. The leaders were expelled for filing nomination against National Democratic Alliance candidates in the Bihar Assembly Election 2020. The BJP is contesting the Bihar polls, due to start from October 28, in alliance with Janata Dal (United) and … Read more

Hathras case: Would you’ve cremated your own daughter this way, HC asks UP ADG | Hearing in 10 points

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The Lucknow bench of Allahabad High Court on Monday reportedly chided the UP Police for cremating the 19-year-old Dalit woman who died after allegedly being raped by four upper-caste men in Uttar Pradesh’s Hathras in the middle of the night. According to the counsel for the victim’s family, the Bench of Justices Pankaj Mithal and … Read more

AI-driven ‘deep fakes’ next big tool of Chinese disinformation campaign, says study 

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China is likely to rely on artificial intelligence-generated disinformation content, such as deep fake and deep voice videos, as part of its psychological and public opinion warfare across the world, a new study by United States-based think tank Atlantic Council says. The Atlantic Council’s Digital Forensics Lab (DFRLab) has published a new study analysing Chinese … Read more

Delhi University admissions 2020: How to choose course and college

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Delhi University admissions 2020: Here’s a brief insight to help students streamline the course of their choice as well as a college while balancing placement and other factors. Delhi University cut-offs are on the way to come one after the other. The first cut-off list of the University of Delhi has been announced. However, there … Read more

Did you know Khushbu Sundar can turn 25.71 degrees in a day?

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Did you know new entrant in the Bharatiya Janata Party Khushbu Sundar can turn an estimated 25.71 degrees in one day? Confused? Let us explain. Former Congress spokesperson and acclaimed actor Khushbu Sundar on Monday joined the BJP, hours after claiming she was “suppressed” in the Congress. Speaking to reporters at the joining ceremony, the … Read more