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Legendary spinner Shane Warne has been appointed a mentor to the Rajasthan Royals prior to the 2020 IPL, in addition to his current role as the team’s brand ambassador. Warne has been associated with IPL since its inception in 2008 and led the team to its only title win in …

Chandigarh | September 14, 2020 12:58:30 am Rajinder kumar (Written by Rajinder Kumar) The 23.9% contraction of the real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the Indian economy in the first quarter (Q1) of the current financial year compared to Q1 last year, as shown in the GDP data published by …

Peace talks between the Taliban and the Afghan government kicked off in Qatar on Saturday, marking what US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced as a “truly momentous” breakthrough in nearly two decades of relentless conflict. The negotiations will be tough, delegates acknowledged at an opening ceremony in Doha, and …

By: AP | Updated: September 13, 2020 11:33:58 am Los Angeles Lakers’ LeBron James (23) leads the offense during the second half of an NBA conference semifinal basketball game against the Houston Rockets on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla. (AP Photo / Mark J. Terrill) The …

Jawaharlal Nehru and Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in this 1957 photo NEW DELHI: In early 1957, a daring secret mission inside Aksai Chin that he saw an Indian army officer and a havildar join a group of disguised yak herders actually provided first-hand evidence that China had illegally built a highway …

This is the 157th installment of a daily column on coronavirus disease that I began writing on March 19. I started writing it because I thought pompously that there had to be a voice of reason about a disease that was convinced that it would change the world. It is …

For the past 58 years, the Chinese propaganda machine, or psychological war machine, has used the border conflict of 1962 to put the Indian army on the defensive and convey to the nation at large that the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) is far superior to his Indian army. counterpart on …

AstraZeneca has resumed British clinical trials of its Covid-19 vaccine, one of the most advanced in development, after receiving the green light from safety watchdogs, the company said on Saturday. Late-stage trials of the experimental vaccine, developed with researchers at the University of Oxford, were suspended this week after illness …

Health workers collect swab samples on Narkeldanga Main Road Kolkata Former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh passed away on Sunday morning while undergoing treatment in New Delhi. Singh, who had recently resigned from RJD, had fallen seriously ill after developing post-COVID complications. Singh’s condition had deteriorated by Friday evening and …

Last week, Reliance Industries (RIL) achieved the coveted milestone of crossing $ 200 billion in market capitalization. There are less than 50 companies around the world that are valued at more than $ 200 billion. Morgan Stanley analyzed how the Mukesh Ambani-led firm compared to eight global firms when they …