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Succession, Episode 1? All eyes on NCP meet today

All eyes in Maharashtra's politics will be on the Friday meeting of the party committee set up by Sharad Pawar to decide on the election of the new NCP president. The panel will meet at NCP's headquarters in south Mumbai at 11 am amid indications that Pawar is inclined to stick to his decision to quit as party chief.

May 05, 2023 at 02:00AM

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Wrestlers double down, say no setback

The Supreme Court may have closed the proceedings on the plea against Wrestling Federation of India's sidelined president, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, and police acted tough with the protesters at Jantar Mantar, but the wrestlers are in no mood to give up.

May 05, 2023 at 02:14AM

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SCO bilaterals: Focus on border with China, ‘trust-based’ talks with Russia

The Sino-Indian border strife in eastern Ladakh again dominated foreign minister S Jaishankar’s second bilateral with his Chinese counterpart Qin Gang as the former reiterated India’s position that bilateral ties will return to normal only after the situation along the LAC is fully resolved. In another bilateral meeting on Thursday, Jaishankar had "trust-based" exchanges with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on bilateral and "topical" global and regional issues.

May 05, 2023 at 01:30AM

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IPL: KKR edge SRH to keep playoffs hopes alive

A vulnerable Sunrisers Hyderabad batting order was exposed once again this IPL season as Kolkata Knight Riders eked out a narrow five-run win in a last-over thriller in Hyderabad on Thursday. With 38 needed off the last 5 overs, Hyderabad were clear favourites but an under confident batting order slipped up once again under pressure as Kolkata clinched their fourth win of the season. With the narrow win, Kolkata also kept their playoffs hopes alive while Sunrisers slumped to their sixth defeat of the season.

May 05, 2023 at 12:01AM

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Airfares shoot up on routes with strong Go First presence

Air fares for the next few days on tourist routes with strong Go First presence have shot up after its bankruptcy announcement, leaving those who had booked the airline's tickets from Mumbai/Delhi to places such as Srinagar, Leh and Phuket till May 5-the airline has suspended all its flights till Friday-staring at costly alternatives.

May 04, 2023 at 03:31AM

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Court summons BBC in suit over Modi documentary

A Delhi court issued summons on Wednesday to BBC, Wikimedia Foundation and Internet Archive in a defamation suit filed by BJP functionary Binay Kumar Singh, who's seeking a permanent restraint order to disallow the three organisations from publishing a controversial and banned BBC documentary on PM Narendra Modi and any material tied to RSS and VHP.

May 04, 2023 at 03:26AM

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SC junks pleas against 'Kerala Story', asks petitioners to move HC

May 04, 2023 at 02:06AM

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Uddhav will rebut Pawar's book remark in Saamna: Sanjay Raut

May 04, 2023 at 01:10AM

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G20 meet: Jammu division on high alert over possible terror attack

A high alert has been sounded in Jammu division following inputs about a possible terror attack in the region. All Army installations, especially, and even Army schools along the Jammu-Pathankot national highway, are on alert. "Terrorists are planning a Poonch-type terror attack to make their presence felt and disrupt the G20 meeting," officials said on condition of anonymity.

May 04, 2023 at 12:08AM

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'The Kerala Story' trailer tweaked after ISIS claim row

May 03, 2023 at 05:32AM

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