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In 2015, the two boxers fought a highly-anticipated match which was eventually won by Mayweather. (Photo: AFP)

Manny Pacquiao challenges Floyd Mayweather for rematch after Broner clash

The 40-year-old challenged Mayweather after retaining his WBA world welterweight title with a victory over America's Adrien Broner.
21 Jan 2019 9:04 PM
‘Be it Centre or state, they did not leave any chance to change names. Such thinking develops bitterness and spoils ambience,’ Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot said. (Photo: File | PTI)

BJP suffered in Rajasthan elections for changing names of govt schemes: Ashok Gehlot

Ashok Gehlot said nobody would have objected had the BJP government named a new scheme after their leader.
21 Jan 2019 9:01 PM
The duo faced severe backlash for making inappropriate comments on women during a chat show, Koffee With Karan, hosted by Bollywood filmmaker Karan Johar. (Photo: Screengrab)

Hardik Pandya-KL Rahul effect: CoA mulls behavioural counselling for Team India

The programme will also include all the age-group national teams and the A squads.
21 Jan 2019 8:58 PM
Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, chief of the "Kinnar Akhara" congregation for transgender people. (Photo: File)

Reclaiming lost glory

From pariah to demi-god: transgender leader a star at the Kumbh Mela.
21 Jan 2019 8:55 PM
The cyber expert claimed that the EVMs were hacked by the BJP using a modulator which transmits military-grade frequency. (Representational Image)

Cyber expert says EVMs ‘hacked’ during 2014 LS polls; EC rejects claims

Syed Shuja claimed BJP leader Gopinath Munde was 'killed' as he was aware of EVM hacking in 2014 general elections.
21 Jan 2019 8:44 PM
Senior officials from both sides held a meeting on Sunday, with Dhaka insisting that New Delhi take the refugees as they had Indian health cards and documents issued by the UN refugee agency. (Photo: AP | File)

31 Rohingya in limbo on Bangladesh-India border

This group crossed barbed-wire fences along Indian part of border, but Bangladesh border guards stopped them from entering their territory.
21 Jan 2019 8:32 PM
For the migrants to reach New Zealand, they would need to travel more than 7,000 miles through some of the roughest seas in the world. (Representational Image | Sea-Watch via AP)

Boat with 100 Indian migrants may be heading to New Zealand: police

The boat, which is carrying people from Delhi and Tamil Nadu, left Munambam harbour in Kerala on Jan 12, report said.
21 Jan 2019 8:27 PM
BJP leader Manoj Thakre, 48, was found dead with injury marks on the face and neck in the Balwadi area of Barwani on Sunday. (Photo: ANI | File)

MP minister claims 'someone close' behind BJP leader's killing

Earlier, on Thursday, another BJP leader, Prahlad Bandhawar, was shot dead in Mansdaur allegedly by one Manish Bairagi.
21 Jan 2019 8:26 PM
Nishikori will now play six-time champion Djokovic, who dropped a set for the second match in a row before seeing off 15th-seeded Daniil Medvedev 6-4, 6-7 (5/7), 6-2, 6-3. (Photo: AP)

Australian Open: Djokovic battles on, Nishikori beats Carreno Busta in 5-set epic

While Williams stayed calm against Halep, fourth seed Alexander Zverev lost the plot against Canadian Milos Raonic.
21 Jan 2019 8:10 PM
Nudging is a well-known and popular concept in behavioural economics. (Photo: File)

Nudging not always successful in influencing decision making

A new study says nudging might not always influence the complex process of decision making.
21 Jan 2019 7:54 PM
Andhra CM Chandrababu Naidu broke away from the NDA early 2018. He is now spearheading efforts to bring non-BJP parties together to form a third front ahead of the general elections. (Photo: File)

Andhra CM Naidu asks Centre to reimburse Rs 3,722 crore for Polavaram project

Over 64 pc of he overall project has been completed so far, and all expenditure after June 11, 2018 has been borne by state.
21 Jan 2019 7:33 PM
Sources at the private hospital where Anand Singh had been admitted had said Sunday he has 'a black eye and suffered blunt injuries.' (Photo: ANI)

Case against K'taka Cong MLA accused in 'resort brawl', party suspends him

A case of attempt to murder filed against J N Ganesh in alleged brawl with colleague Anand Singh at Bengaluru resort.
21 Jan 2019 7:33 PM
Indian laws currently do not mandate any censorship of content on online streaming platforms. (Photo: AP)

Hotstar and Netflix to self- regulate content in India

Netflix Inc and Hotstar plan to adopt self-regulation guidelines on their platforms in an effort to prevent potential government censorship.
21 Jan 2019 7:32 PM
Shaw has had a record-breaking start to his Test career as he aggregated 237 runs in three innings at an average of 118.50 against the West Indies. (Photo: PTI)

Prithvi Shaw provides fitness update after horror ankle injury in Australia

The 19-year-old Shaw suffered the injury in Australia before the start of the four-match Test series.
21 Jan 2019 7:31 PM
The citizenship bill, which was passed in the Lower House on January 8 and is pending in the Rajya Sabha, has led to huge protests in Assam as well as other northeastern states. (Photo: Twitter | ANI)

Nitish Kumar defends JDU's stand on citizenship bill

‘We have been allies for long, but maintained our independent stand on a number of issues,’ Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said.
21 Jan 2019 7:30 PM
‘By 2022, these ageing countries will become super-aged with over one-third of their population over 65 years of age, while India will have the world's largest working population,’ says External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj. (Photo: PTI)

Countries like US, Japan, China ageing, India getting younger: Swaraj

‘The Indian diaspora has dramatically changed the world's perception of Indians and our country,’ said Sushma Swaraj.
21 Jan 2019 7:27 PM
‘They are distorting and misinforming the people. It is absolutely not true,’ Mamata Banerjee said in reply to accusations. (Photo: File)

BJP claims WB govt denied landing of Amit Shah's chopper, Mamata says 'not true'

The BJP also claimed that permission for the venue of Shah's rally in Birbhum district's Suri was denied by the authorities.
21 Jan 2019 7:09 PM
Pope Francis at St. Peter’s Basilica at the Vatican. (Photo: AP)

Prayers aided by technology

A new app will now enable you to participate in the prayers from the Vatican.
21 Jan 2019 7:04 PM
Vivek Doval filed criminal defamation case against Congress leader Jairam Ramesh and 2 journalists, contending that they had caused 'irreparable damage' to his reputation 'through calculated insinuations and innuendos'. (Photo: ANI)

NSA Ajit Doval’s son files defamation case against magazine, Congress leader

Vivek Doval said Jairam Ramesh, Editor-in-Chief of Caravan and author of an article in it had 'deliberately maligned and defamed' him.
21 Jan 2019 6:41 PM
Vinesh insisted that the mindset of Indian wrestlers have greater self-belief. (Photo: PTI)

Arrogance helps me on the mat, I don't bother what people say: Vinesh Phogat

Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat doesn't mind being called arrogant for it since the attitude comes in handy to intimidate rivals on the mat.
21 Jan 2019 6:33 PM

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Hyderabad city to have bridges à la Paris

While six bridges and a link road will be constructed by the Hyderabad Metropolitan Development Authority, four bridges will be built by the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation, three by the HRDCL and one bridge by the QQSUDA. (Representational Image: PTI)
 

Experts warn of particularly hot summer ahead in Hyderbad

Anjal Prakash, research director and adjunct associate professor of Bharti Institute of Public Policy, ISB, told Deccan Chronicle, “The climate models have predicted that this is going to be a warmer summer and the hot areas will be hotter than before. In Telangana, we are seeing 38ºC in February itself, which is an indication of what is in store in April and May.” (Representational DC Image)
 

When Cupid strikes OTT platforms

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Kerala transman gives birth to baby, first case in India

Ziya Paval recently took to Instagram and announced that Zahhad was eight months pregnant. Paval and Zahhad have been living together for the past three years. (Twitter)
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A boy bathes in the Ranbir water canal to cool himself on a hot summer day in Jammu. Climate change has made India’s heat wave hotter, said Friederike Otto, a climate scientist at the Imperial College of London. She said that before human activities increased global temperatures, heat waves like this year’s would have struck India once in about half a century. (AP Image)

In Pictures | India reels under intense heatwave
Telangana Chief Minister K Chandrashekhar Rao sat on a dharna for one-and-a-half hours at Delhi on Monday, and set a 24-hour deadline to the Centre to announce its decision on the Telangana government's demand that it procure all the paddy produced in the state in the rabi season. (Telangana CM KCR and BKU leader Rakesh Singh Tikait during the protest at Telangana Bhavan in Delhi- DC Image)

In Pictures | TRS protest in Delhi
Farmers celebrate after Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the repealing of the three Central farm laws, at Singhu Border in New Delhi, Friday, Nov. 19, 2021. (PTI)

In Pictures | Celebrations at Ghazipur border after farm laws repeal announcement
Low visibility due to smog after Diwali celebrations, in New Delhi. (Photo: PTI)

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Jammu and Kashmir police on Thursday carried out a successful trial of drones that will be used for aerial surveillance on August 15, which marks the 75th Independence Day. (Photo by - HU Naqash)

Digital surveillance: Drones used ahead of Independence Day celebrations in J&K
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