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Viswanathan Anand graces launch of Ultimate Table Tennis
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai [India], July 14 (ANI): India's Chess Grandmaster and former World champion Viswanathan Anand was the chief guest of the launch of the Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT), the country's newest franchise sports league, which kicked off later on Thursday with the first tie between RP
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Venus Williams to face Garbine Muguruza in Wimbledon women's final
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July 13 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams beat Britain's Johanna Konta 6-4, 6-2 in the semi-finals of the women's singles event here today.
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Ariana Grande named first honorary citizen of Manchester
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 13 (ANI): Singer Ariana Grande is now officially the first honorary citizen of Manchester.
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Macron to welcome Trump with French grandeur
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], July 13 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron is set to give United States President Donald Trump, who will be the guest of honour at this year's Bastille Day parade, a grandeur welcome during his 24-hour visit to Paris.
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Wimbledon 2017: Ageless Venus to face Britain's Konta in semis
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
London [U.K.], July 13 (ANI): Seven-time Grand Slam Champion Venus Williams will aim to book her place in the finals of the Wimbledon when she takes on Britain's Johanna Konta in her last-four clash of the women's singles event here today.
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Viswanathan Anand to unveil UTT trophy
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Chennai (Tamil Nadu)[India], July 13 (ANI): India's Chess Grandmaster and former World champion Viswanathan Anand will unveil the winner's trophy of Ultimate Table Tennis (UTT) along with league promoters Vita Dani and Niraj Bajaj.
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'Whoever is best suited should win': Naqvi on Vice-Presidential
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 12 (ANI): After Mahatma Gandhi grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi's name was proposed by the Opposition parties for the vice-presidential election, Union Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday asserted that whoever is best suited for the post should win.
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Mahagathbandhan is unbreakable: RJD
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], July 12(ANI): The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Tuesday confirmed that the 'mahagathbandhan' (grand alliance) in Bihar will continue, asserting that it is 'unbreakable'.
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Opposition unanimously proposed Gopal Krishna Gandhi for vice-president: T
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 11 (ANI): The Trinamool Congress (TMC) on Tuesday said that Mahatma Gandhi's grandson Gopalkrishna Gandhi was proposed and endorsed by the Opposition parties unanimously for the vice-presidential election.
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Myanmar should provide citizenship to Rohingya Muslims:UNHCR
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
Dhakar [Bangladesh], July11 (ANI):After visiting two refugee camps in Cox's Bazar on the south-east coast, where hundreds of thousands of Rohingya Muslims are living in camps, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi has observed that granting citizenship to
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Nadal soaks in Wimbledon atmosphere despite heart-wrenching loss against M
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
London [UK], July 11 (ANI): Fifteen-time Grand Slam Champion Rafael Nadal, who suffered a shocking fourth-round defeat against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller to bow out of the Wimbledon, was able to recognise how special the atmosphere was for their classic battle.
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Rahul meets Chinese envoy: Cong. should come out clean in national interes
Updated : 8 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 10 (ANI): As the heat begins to mount on the Congress over its vice-president Rahul Gandhi meeting Chinese envoy, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday said that it has "no objection" to the meeting, but asked the grand old party to come out clean and s
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