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  • The government decides to decriminalize more than two-thirds of penal sections in the Companies Act
  • Muslim groups tell the Supreme Court that they want the Babri Masjid to be restored
  • Muslim groups claim that while they were asked questions in court, Hindus were not questioned
  • Postpaid mobile services restored in Jammu & Kashmir from today, but still no internet
  • Abhijit Banerjee, an Indian-American currently a professor at MIT, wins the 2019 Noble prize in economics jointly with two others
  • Industrial output slumps in August as the IIP shrinks by 1.1%
  • Prime Minister Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping watch a cultural show at the Shore Temple in Mamallapuram
  • J&K administration lifts the ban on entry of tourists in the Valley, but it remains doubtful how many will visit without being able to use mobile phones and internet
  • After Sena asks members to support the BJP candidate in Kalyan, 26 party corporators and 300 members resign setting off a crisis
  • The Centre sets up a 12-member committee to suggest systemic changes in the GST structure to improve compliance and collection, prevent misuse and evasion and rationalize rates and slabs
  • In line with the RBI outlook on the Indian economy, rating firm Moody's also downgrades growth forecast from 6.8% to 5.8% this year, saying the economy is experiencing a pronounced slowdown
  • HDFC chairman Deepak Parekh says the financial system in India does not offer foolproof security for misuse of the savings of the common man
  • Shivinder Singh and Malvinder Singh, promoters of Ranbaxy and Fortis, arrested for their role in Religare Finvest scam
  • Supreme Court says marriage can be dissolved if it has broken down irretrievably
  • DA of Central government staff hiked by 5% to 17%
Sourav Ganguly is the new president of BCCI, says conflict of interest is a big concern
Category Archives: Sports
India Sweep Series Versus West Indies, Hanuma Vihari & Jasprit Bumrah Excel
India Sweep Series Versus West Indies, Hanuma Vihari & Jasprit Bumrah Excel
Let Us Not Forget Two More World Champions
Let Us Not Forget Two More World Champions
Rahane And Pacers To The Fore As India Thrash The West Indies
Rahane And Pacers To The Fore As India Thrash The West Indies
PV Sindhu Is The Mistress Of All She Surveys
PV Sindhu Is The Mistress Of All She Surveys
Due Process Avoided, Mary Kom@@@s Selection Unfair To Nikhat Zareen
Due Process Avoided, Mary Kom's Selection Unfair To Nikhat Zareen
No Harm In Retaining Shastri If The CAC Thinks That The Team@@@s Happiness Matters
No Harm In Retaining Shastri If The CAC Thinks That The Team's Happiness Matters
Gavaskar: Right About Selection Committee, Wrong About Virat Kohli
Gavaskar: Right About Selection Committee, Wrong About Virat Kohli
PV Sindhu And Tournament Finals: Not Made For Each Other
PV Sindhu And Tournament Finals: Not Made For Each Other
Hima Das: Consistency Shows Her Greatness
Hima Das: Consistency Shows Her Greatness
Stop Rumour-Mongering In Cricket
Stop Rumour-Mongering In Cricket
World Cup Final: England Have The Edge
World Cup Final: England Have The Edge
Dutee Chand Comes Back Stronger
Dutee Chand Comes Back Stronger
Manchester Bleeds Black As Kiwis Stun India
Manchester Bleeds Black As Kiwis Stun India
First Semi-Final: Expect A Cracker Of A Match
First Semi-Final: Expect A Cracker Of A Match
Rohit Sharma: In Sublime Form
Rohit Sharma: In Sublime Form
Substandard Pakistan No Match For India
Substandard Pakistan No Match For India
India Had A Plan And Stuck To It Professionally
India Had A Plan And Stuck To It Professionally
World Cup Squad: Bowlers Will Have To Deliver
World Cup Squad: Bowlers Will Have To Deliver
World Cup Squad: Will They Make It?
World Cup Squad: Will They Make It?
Andre Russel:
Andre Russel: "Baahubali", "Scary", "Beast" And What Not, But Highly Effective
India In New Zealand: Stroll In The Park
India In New Zealand: Stroll In The Park
Napier ODI: Bizarre Stoppage No Hurdle For The Indian Team
Napier ODI: Bizarre Stoppage No Hurdle For The Indian Team
Pandya & Rahul: Koffee With Karan Becomes Poisonous
Pandya & Rahul: Koffee With Karan Becomes Poisonous
Well Done India: A First After 71 Years
Well Done India: A First After 71 Years
India Win At Adelaide, Eye Series Win
India Win At Adelaide, Eye Series Win
FIH World Cup: India Reach Quarter Finals, But Finishing Remains A Worry
FIH World Cup: India Reach Quarter Finals, But Finishing Remains A Worry
We Salute You, Mary Kom!
We Salute You, Mary Kom!
Virat Kohli Has Got It Wrong
Virat Kohli Has Got It Wrong
Finally, India Prove Their Mettle At Trent Bridge
Finally, India Prove Their Mettle At Trent Bridge
Saurabh Choudhary: Exceptional Talent
Saurabh Choudhary: Exceptional Talent
Ajit Wadekar, Master Tactician, RIP
Ajit Wadekar, Master Tactician, RIP
Lord's Test: Abject Surrender Puts Question Marks on Ability
Lord's Test: Abject Surrender Puts Question Marks on Ability
SC Approves BCCI Constitution But Waters Down Several Clauses
SC Approves BCCI Constitution But Waters Down Several Clauses
PV Sindhu Displays Extraordinary Grit
PV Sindhu Displays Extraordinary Grit
India Lose Despite Kohli's Brilliance
India Lose Despite Kohli's Brilliance
The Captain Silences His Critics In Typical Style
The Captain Silences His Critics In Typical Style
Overbooking Flights: Air India Denies Boarding To Table Tennis Team
Overbooking Flights: Air India Denies Boarding To Table Tennis Team
Footballer Subhash Bhowmick: No Role Model
Footballer Subhash Bhowmick: No Role Model
Haryana Government Tries A Nelson Hold On Sportspersons
Haryana Government Tries A Nelson Hold On Sportspersons
Will Doing Away With The Toss Negate Home Team Advantage?
Will Doing Away With The Toss Negate Home Team Advantage?
BCCI Must Be Brought Under RTI Act
BCCI Must Be Brought Under RTI Act
How Will SRH and RR Cope With The Ban On Smith And Warner?
How Will SRH and RR Cope With The Ban On Smith And Warner?
"Syringegate": India Lucky To Escape With Written Reprimand
What Is Happening With The Indian Squad At CWG?
What Is Happening With The Indian Squad At CWG?
Our Dream 2018 IPL Team
Our Dream 2018 IPL Team
Why Is Bob Willis Against Kohli Playing County Cricket?
Why Is Bob Willis Against Kohli Playing County Cricket?
Cricket Australia Show The Way To ICC
Cricket Australia Show The Way To ICC
Is The ICC Blind To The Gravity of Smith's Offence?
Is The ICC Blind To The Gravity of Smith's Offence?
Ban Cheat Smith For Life
Ban Cheat Smith For Life
Dinesh Karthik: Unbelievable Power Hitting Under Pressure
Dinesh Karthik: Unbelievable Power Hitting Under Pressure
Archery: A Revelation Called Gora Ho and Women on Top, Again
Archery: A Revelation Called Gora Ho and Women on Top, Again
Shooting Stars: Girls On Top
Shooting Stars: Girls On Top
Under-19 World Cup: Stellar Show
Under-19 World Cup: Stellar Show
Positives From India's South African Tour
Positives From India's South African Tour
First Test Against SA: This Loss Is Not A Disgrace
First Test Against SA: This Loss Is Not A Disgrace
Is India Ready to Host the Olympics?
Is India Ready to Host the Olympics?
Is DRS Fast Becoming DRRS?
Is DRS Fast Becoming DRRS?
Should Dhoni Be Dropped From the T20 Team?
Should Dhoni Be Dropped From the T20 Team?
P V Sindhu: Not Her Day, Despite Being Better
P V Sindhu: Not Her Day, Despite Being Better
Ravi Shastri: Rubbing People the Wrong Way
Ravi Shastri: Rubbing People the Wrong Way
The Head Coach Appointment Drama
The Head Coach Appointment Drama
Shooters Detained: No Respect For Sportspersons
Shooters Detained: No Respect For Sportspersons
Champions Trophy: The Show Must Go On
Champions Trophy: The Show Must Go On
Leander Paes - Mahesh Bhupathi - More Bad Blood
Leander Paes - Mahesh Bhupathi - More Bad Blood
Sorry Australia, Virat Kohli is Neither
Sorry Australia, Virat Kohli is Neither "Childish" Nor "Egomaniac"
India Wins, But Virat Kohli Loses Friends
India Wins, But Virat Kohli Loses Friends
Will India Win the Ranchi Test?
Will India Win the Ranchi Test?
Steve Smith: Fading Brain is Dangerous for Cricket
Steve Smith: Fading Brain is Dangerous for Cricket
Unfit Players Have No Place in Cricket
Unfit Players Have No Place in Cricket
BCCI Admin Panel: Eclectic and Excellent Mix
BCCI Admin Panel: Eclectic and Excellent Mix
Shastri Ignoring Ganguly's Captaincy is Pettiness
Shastri Ignoring Ganguly's Captaincy is Pettiness
BCCI: Lodha Expellees Meet, Is Something Cooking?
BCCI: Lodha Expellees Meet, Is Something Cooking?
Dhoni Passes the Baton, Ends a Fruitful Era
Dhoni Passes the Baton, Ends a Fruitful Era
SC Finally Cracks the Whip on BCCI
SC Finally Cracks the Whip on BCCI
Australian Mind Games Unlikely to Work On Kohli Version 2.0
Australian Mind Games Unlikely to Work On Kohli Version 2.0
Cricket: Indian Team on a New High
Cricket: Indian Team on a New High
Anderson on Kohli: Frustration of Losing Badly Shows
Anderson on Kohli: Frustration of Losing Badly Shows
Wriddhiman Saha: Dhoni's Able Successor
Wriddhiman Saha: Dhoni's Able Successor
BCCI: Banking on Public Support?
BCCI: Banking on Public Support?
Spinners Give India Big Win At Kanpur
Spinners Give India Big Win At Kanpur
The Least Experienced Selection Committee Ever?
The Least Experienced Selection Committee Ever?
O P Jaisha: Official Apathy or Athlete's Frustration?
O P Jaisha: Official Apathy or Athlete's Frustration?
P V Sindhu's Silver is as Good as Gold
P V Sindhu's Silver is as Good as Gold
Take a Bow, Dipa Karmakar, You are Extraordinary
Take a Bow, Dipa Karmakar, You are Extraordinary
BCCI Legal Panel: Only Advisory in Nature for the Board
BCCI Legal Panel: Only Advisory in Nature for the Board
Dear Sushil Kumar, Narsingh Yadav Will Earn Respect Despite Hurdles
Dear Sushil Kumar, Narsingh Yadav Will Earn Respect Despite Hurdles
There is More to the Narsingh Saga Than Meets the Eye
There is More to the Narsingh Saga Than Meets the Eye
Feudal BCCI Set to be 'Lodhaized'
Feudal BCCI Set to be 'Lodhaized'
Virat Kohli Number Three Sports-Celebrity Endorser Worldwide
Virat Kohli Number Three Sports-Celebrity Endorser Worldwide
Wrestling: An ugly, avoidable spat
Wrestling: An ugly, avoidable spat
Wily Manohar Leaves BCCI for ICC
Wily Manohar Leaves BCCI for ICC
Dipa Deserves More Than a Salute
Dipa Deserves More Than a Salute
West Indies Fabulous in Winning Cup
West Indies Fabulous in Winning Cup
West Indies Win in Style, India Out
West Indies Win in Style, India Out
Supreme Court Comes Down Hard on BCCI
Supreme Court Comes Down Hard on BCCI
India's Woes Continue in Australia
India's Woes Continue in Australia
Match Fixing Shadow on Tennis
Match Fixing Shadow on Tennis
Eden Gardens Should Not Be Renamed in Any Way
Eden Gardens Should Not Be Renamed in Any Way
Ganguly Rightly No-Balls Ghulam Ali Concert at Eden Gardens
Ganguly Rightly No-Balls Ghulam Ali Concert at Eden Gardens
Manohar Cannot Ensure a 'Cleaner' BCCI
Manohar Cannot Ensure a 'Cleaner' BCCI
Jagmohan Dalmiya: A True Lover of the Game
Jagmohan Dalmiya: A True Lover of the Game
Where is the Mental Toughness & Ability to Handle Pressure?
Where is the Mental Toughness & Ability to Handle Pressure?
Chappell's Machinations in Zimbabwe Tour of 2005 Revealed
Chappell's Machinations in Zimbabwe Tour of 2005 Revealed
BCCI: Lodha Committee Should Finish it's Job
BCCI: Lodha Committee Should Finish it's Job
Time for Roger Federer to Hang His Boots
Time for Roger Federer to Hang His Boots
Former Cricket Boss 'Guilty' of Conflict of Interest
Former Cricket Boss 'Guilty' of Conflict of Interest
Team India: Picking the Best Available
Team India: Picking the Best Available
A New Pumped-Up Era For Team India?
A New Pumped-Up Era For Team India?
Captain Cool Retires, Leaves Everyone Surprised
Captain Cool Retires, Leaves Everyone Surprised
Is Rohit Sharma the New Master Blaster?
Is Rohit Sharma the New Master Blaster?

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Chhichhore: A Must-Watch And Hilarious Campus Caper With Lessons on Failures And Relationships

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J&K: How Could The Decisions In 1947-1956 Be Right And Those In 2019 Be Wrong?

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