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Bumrah Undergoes Back Surgery In New Zealand, Could Resume Bowling By August: Report
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Bumrah Undergoes Back Surgery In New Zealand, Could Resume Bowling By August: Report

As per a report by ESPN-Cricinfo, Bumrah, whose surgery was conducted on Monday, is expected to stay in New Zealand till the end of March and may resume bowling only from August.

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March 09, 2023
Sensex, Nifty Extend Winning Run To 3rd Day
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Sensex, Nifty Extend Winning Run To 3rd Day

Benchmark Sensex and Nifty closed higher for a third session in a row on Wednesday as fag-end buying in banking, financial and oil stocks helped the indices rebound from early lows amid a bearish trend in global equity markets.

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March 09, 2023
Prez: World Would Be Happier Place If Women Made Equal Partners In Progress Of Humanity
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Prez: World Would Be Happier Place If Women Made Equal Partners In Progress Of Humanity

Her article "Every Woman's Story My Story!" talked about the status of women in society.

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March 09, 2023
Joe Biden Plans New Taxes On The Rich To Help Save Medicare
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Joe Biden Plans New Taxes On The Rich To Help Save Medicare

President Joe Biden on Tuesday proposed new taxes on the rich to help fund Medicare, saying the plan would help to extend the insurance program’s solvency by 25 years and provide a degree of middle-class stability to millions of older adults.

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March 09, 2023
UEFA Champions League: Will Antonio Conte's return inspire Tottenham comeback against AC Milan?
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UEFA Champions League: Will Antonio Conte's return inspire Tottenham comeback against AC Milan?

Tottenham Hotspur will host AC Milan in the second leg of the Round of 16 UEFA Champions League on March 9. The hosts currently trail by a goal deficit as Brahim Diaz scored inside seven minutes to give AC Milan an advantage.

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March 09, 2023
ICC Test ranking: Ashwin, Anderson tie for No 1 Test bowler spot
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ICC Test ranking: Ashwin, Anderson tie for No 1 Test bowler spot

The enthralling battle to be rated the top Test bowler in the world is as tight as ever following the latest update to the ICC Men's Test Bowling Rankings.

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March 09, 2023
Last India-Australia Test all about pitch, politics and spin
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Last India-Australia Test all about pitch, politics and spin

After thrashing Australia in the first two Tests inside 3 days each, the hosts suffer a setback as the visitors defeated them inside 3 days in the third Test at Indore.

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March 09, 2023
FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations
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FBI tested by attacks, politically explosive investigations

The work was done by the book, the director wrote in his 11 August email. “We don’t cut corners. We don’t play favorites.”

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March 09, 2023
Russians claim control over Bakhmut's east
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Russians claim control over Bakhmut's east

Ukraine urges EU to agree to resupply of artillery shells for counter-offensive

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March 09, 2023
With stained pants, Kenyan senator fights menstruation taboo
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With stained pants, Kenyan senator fights menstruation taboo

For a moment, she considered retreat. But then she thought about how the stigma around menstruation affects Kenyan women and girls and strode into the building. To those who noticed the stain, she explained she was making a statement.

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March 09, 2023
Czech President Milos Zeman leaves, opponents celebrate
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Czech President Milos Zeman leaves, opponents celebrate

Over the past 10 years, Czech President Milos Zeman has courted controversy, seeking a referendum on whether his country should leave the European Union, targeting migrants and joking about killing journalists.

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March 09, 2023
Pak's oil industry in serious trouble
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Pak's oil industry in serious trouble

Due to foreign exchange constraints and prevailing product pricing after current currency depreciation

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March 09, 2023
Govt directs agencies to procure onion from farmers as prices crash
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Govt directs agencies to procure onion from farmers as prices crash

It directed the National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation of India Limited (NAFED) and the National Consumers Cooperative Federation of India Limited (NCCF) to procure onions from farmers.

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March 09, 2023
15 pc of AI total 1,825 pilots are female pilots
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15 pc of AI total 1,825 pilots are female pilots

Air India on Wednesday said 15 per cent of its 1,825 pilots are women pilots, making it an airline with the largest number of female pilots.

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March 09, 2023
IDBI Bank proclaims Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan as 'wilful defaulters'  of Rs 758 crore loans
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IDBI Bank proclaims Kapil and Dheeraj Wadhawan as 'wilful defaulters' of Rs 758 crore loans

After dilly-dallying for over two years, the IDBI Bank Ltd. has finally declared the DHFL promoters and siblings -Kapil Wadhawan and Dheeraj Wadhawan ~ as 'wilful defaulters' in a Rs 758 crore unpaid loans case.

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March 09, 2023
Adani group shares advance, Adani Enterprises ends at month's high
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Adani group shares advance, Adani Enterprises ends at month's high

Shares of Adani Group companies closed higher on Wednesday, with the flagship Adani Enterprises closing at a month's high following a six-day gaining streak.

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March 09, 2023
India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNSC
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India slams Pakistan for raking up Kashmir issue at UNSC

As the Security Council debate on women, peace and security

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March 09, 2023
Provide police protection to Asianet News if the channel seeks assistance: Kerala HC
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Provide police protection to Asianet News if the channel seeks assistance: Kerala HC

The order came on a plea moved by Asianet News, seeking police protection after some activists of SFI had forcibly entered the channel's office in Ernakulam and raised slogans in protest.

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March 09, 2023
On Women's Day, Swapna Suresh slams CM
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On Women's Day, Swapna Suresh slams CM

Thiruvananthapuram, March 8 On International Women's Day, the prime accused in the gold smuggling and the Life Mission...

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March 09, 2023
ED interrogates Ravindran for second day in Life Mission case
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ED interrogates Ravindran for second day in Life Mission case

The Central agency had grilled him for around 10 hours on Tuesday in connection with the case

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March 09, 2023
TMC observes International Women's Day
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TMC observes International Women's Day

Trinamul Mahila Congress members observed the International Women’s Day at a function at Dorina Crossing this morning.

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March 09, 2023
City to host three-day sitar festival
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City to host three-day sitar festival

Annapurna Devi Foundation will be organizing a three-day sitar festival, a first of its kind in the city, starting 10 March.

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March 09, 2023
DHS visits BC Roy hospital as six more babies die in city
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DHS visits BC Roy hospital as six more babies die in city

Adenovirus and pneumonia infections ravaging Bengal claimed lives of six more babies, claimed sources quoting unofficial figures.

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March 09, 2023
Anubrata's huddle with loyalists while gorging on kachoris, sweets
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Anubrata's huddle with loyalists while gorging on kachoris, sweets

The former Birbhum district president of the Trinamul Congress Anubrata Mondal met two of his 'loyalists' at Shaktigarh, while being taken to Kolkata by the police on Wednesday.

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March 09, 2023
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Job scam: CBI meet on Friday to decide fresh line of probe

Emphasis on developing greater coordination between officials and counsel

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March 09, 2023
Lenin statue defaced; CPI(ML) L slams act
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Lenin statue defaced; CPI(ML) L slams act

In a statement, CPI (ML) Liberation, Darjeeling District Committee Secretary Pabitra Mohan Singha said there was \"political instigation\" in the incident, as the three other statues there are intact.

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March 09, 2023
Bhumchu Festival concludes in Sikkim
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Bhumchu Festival concludes in Sikkim

The popular Bhumchu Festival concluded at the Tashiding Monastery in Gyalshing in West Sikkim yesterday.

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March 09, 2023
Bangladesh fair seeks to help boost cross-border tourism
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Bangladesh fair seeks to help boost cross-border tourism

As Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged private entrepreneurs to develop the country's tourism sector for inclusive economic growth, the country's State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism, Md Mahbub Ali, said the Bangladesh Travel and Tourism Fair (BTTF) 2023 is set to play a significant role in creating a \"favourable country\" by showcasing various tourist attractions across the country.

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March 09, 2023
Mining deaths: Parties slam police, admin
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Mining deaths: Parties slam police, admin

Political parties have criticized the police and the administration for the unabated illegal mining that led to the death of three persons, including two minors, on the Balasan riverbank at Marigara near Siliguri on 6 March.

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March 09, 2023
Sisodia lodged in separate cell with inmates with record of good conduct: Tihar officials
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Sisodia lodged in separate cell with inmates with record of good conduct: Tihar officials

The officials denied the \"aspersions\" on Sisodia's lodgings as \"unfounded\".

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March 09, 2023