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Sandeep Kumar cries foul, says bearing brunt of being 'Dalit'
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, [India], Sept.1 (ANI): Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Sandeep Kumar, who was sacked yesterday for allegedly featuring in a CD which shows him in a 'compromising position with two women', on Thursday denied his presence in the controversial video, saying that he was bearing
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Singur Land verdict signal to govt.'s to formulate policies in intere
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Patna (Bihar) [India], Aug.31 (ANI): The Janata Dal United on Thursday hailed the decision of Supreme Court which quashed the Singur land deal that took place between Tata Motors and the former Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M)-led West Bengal Government, saying the decision is a clea
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Four-day Tests, two-tier system not a solution to format's popularity
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug.31 (ANI):Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) president Anurag Thakur has quashed the idea of four-day Test match or two-tier system, saying that neither of the changes will solve the problem of poor attendance in the longest format of the game.
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Abdul Basit in poor terms with Indian dignitaries: Pak media
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Aug. 31 (ANI): Abdul Basit, Pakistani High Commissioner to New Delhi seems to be on poor terms with all Indian dignitaries for his hawkish personality and unnecessary aggression highlighted a leading Pakistani daily, adding despite being a top diplomat he hasn't me
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Retiring Dilshan speaks on lack of support during his captaincy stint
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo [Sri Lanka], Aug.29 (ANI): Retiring Sri Lankan opener Tillakaratne Dilshan has revealed how poorly he felt he was treated during his 10-month tenure as a captain while also criticizing current skipper Angelo Mathews for not bowling enough at that time.
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Mother Teresa's life was dedicated to work for poor: PM Modi
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 28 (ANI): Remembering the contributions of Albanian-born Roman Catholic nun and missionary Mother Teresa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said her life was dedicated to work for the poor and the socio-economically deprived.
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Asking money for transportation of bodies from poor is 'shameful, inh
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Jaipur (Rajasthan) [India], Aug. 26 (ANI): After a tribal man walked 10 kilometers carrying his wife's body on his shoulder on failing to get an ambulance, former National Commission for Women (NCW) chief Mamta Sharma said on Friday that asking money from the poor for transportation of
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Surrogacy Bill will check population, exploitation of poor women: Abha Sin
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug. 26 (ANI): Welcoming the newly drafted Surrogacy Bill, social activist and eminent lawyer Abha Singh said Friday, "I think this is a bill which is well meaning and should be passed by the Parliament as early as possible" as it will check the misuse of provisi
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Surrogacy Bill must not be enforced, acts as support system for poor women
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi, Aug.25 (ANI): Criticising the Centre's move to ban commercial surrogacy, senior advocate and Rajya Sabha member K.T.S Tulsi said that surrogacy is one of the biggest support systems for poor women and urged the government to introduce greater regulation to protect them.
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Windies coach Simmons throws weight behind misfiring Bravo
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Port of Spain, Aug 24 (ANI): Defending Darren Bravo's poor run of form against India in the just-concluded Test series, West Indies head coach Phil Simmons has argued that the marquee left-hander had been forced to assume the mantle of senior batsman without gaining adequate experience
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ICC rates Kingsmead, Queen's Park Oval outfields as `poor`
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Dubai, Aug 24 (ANI): The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday announced that the outfields at Kingsmead, Durban, and Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, have been rated as "poor" by the match referees.
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Finch blasts `poor` Colombo pitch despite comfortable win over Lanka
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Colombo, Aug.22 (ANI): Australia's explosive opener Aaron Finch has slammed the pitch in Colombo by describing it as a `poor wicket` despite his side's comfortable three-wicket win in the opening ODI of the five-match series here at the R. Premadasa Stadium.
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