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Mumbai lad Prabhat Koli, 23, youngest to complete Oceans Seven

The country's most prolific open water-long distance swimmer, Prabhat Koli (23), has emerged as the youngest athlete in the world to accomplish the rare feat of completing the Oceans Seven challenge. He swam across Cook Strait in New Zealand on Wednesday, clocking 8 hours & 41 minutes to cross 28km amid bad weather.

March 06, 2023 at 03:55AM

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Eighth straight hike: China defence budget up 7.2%

Amid global unease about PLA's increasingly aggressive behaviour, China Sunday hiked its defence budget by 7.2%, marginally higher than last year, to 1.55 trillion yuan (about $225 billion), marking the eighth consecutive year of increase in military spending.

March 06, 2023 at 04:23AM

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Meghalaya: Two more parties back Conrad Sangma, MLA count 45

Meghalaya's regional parties UDP and PDF came out in support of Conrad Sangma's NPP-led coalition. Now Sangma has the support of 45 MLAs.

March 06, 2023 at 03:11AM

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KCR 'man behind joint opposition letter' on Manish Sisodia

Meanwhile, Congress claimed nobody approached the party to be one of the signatories. While Congress has been advocating a joint opposition, the party leadership continues to argue that there is a need to identify genuine secular anti-BJP parties, and that it cannot be a random collection of groups "playing both sides".

March 06, 2023 at 01:42AM

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WPL: UP Warriorz beat Gujarat Giants by 3 wickets

A stunning knock from Australian all-rounder Grace Harris (59*) powered UP Warriorz to an unlikely three-wicket victory over Gujarat Giants in a last-over thriller at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai on Sunday. Chasing a challenging 170-run target, Warriorz were almost out of the hunt, tottering at 105 for 7 in the 16th over. Harris and Sophie Ecclestone (22*) turned the match upside down with an unbeaten 70-run partnership in just 4.1 overs.

March 05, 2023 at 11:34PM

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Medical counselling panel sees 400+ legal cases per year

March 05, 2023 at 04:52AM

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Two retreating Ladakh glaciers alarm scientists

March 05, 2023 at 04:03AM

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Shekhawat sues Rajasthan CM Gehlot for defamation over scam ‘barbs’

Union minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat on Saturday sued Rajasthan chief minister Ashok Gehlot for alleged defamatory remarks against him and his late mother over a state co-operative scam in which investors allegedly lost about Rs 900 crore.

March 05, 2023 at 02:37AM

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Migrant assault videos fake, says Tamil Nadu CM, dials Bihar's Nitish

Tamil Nadu police booked five people, including journalists and social media influencers, on Saturday for spreading false information as rumours went viral of attacks on migrant workers from northern states.

March 05, 2023 at 02:12AM

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Mumbai Indians thrash Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in WPL opener

Harmanpreet Kaur-led Mumbai Indians on Saturday started the inaugural Women's Premier League (WPL) in style, thrashing Gujarat Giants by 143 runs in the tournament opener at DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai. The Mumbai skipper scored the first half-century of the new league as her 30-ball 65 blitzkrieg powered her team to a massive 207 for 5. Mumbai bowlers then ended Gujarat's innings in the 16th over, reducing them to 64/9 in 15.1 overs.

March 04, 2023 at 11:40PM

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