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The Asian Cricket Council on Sunday announced its decision to postpone Asia Cup till 2023 as there remains no "practical window" at present amid rejigged cricket calendar due to COVID-19 pandemic
Tri-Services all-women world sailing expedition from India prepares to make history
This historic expedition, the first of its kind, marks a significant milestone in India’s maritime history.
Why are Indians running away from India?
Quite a few years ago I had given a lecture at my alma mater IIT Kanpur. I asked the students if I had the power to grant them a US green card how many would like to migrate. In the auditorium of around 200 students most raised their hands. This pursuit of excellence can be helped by the constant exposure of students to lectures by achievers. Students at an impressionable age once inspired can do wonders in later life.
An agenda for the nation: Streamline business cycle; unleash entrepreneurial enthusiasm
We must also insulate enterprises from pressure and extortion by local power elites, which adversely distorts factory pricing and ultimately adds a burden to the consumer price. This will also enable enterprises to maintain healthy returns within the fixed MRP system, especially for FMCG
Kashmir: A shark-infested 'Heaven on Earth'!
Despite all my patriotic feelings, I do not recommend a visit to Kashmir. It is ill-organized and ill-prepared to receive the rush of tourists. It lacks elementary infrastructure, basic amenities, and essential facilities at present. Worse, the tourists are always at the mercy of the local mafia.
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Bhutanese para-shot putters gearing up for Summer Paralympics Games
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Pioneering Indian environmentalist Sunderlal Bahuguna dies of Covid
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Pakistan Cricket Board shifts PSL to UAE following Covid spike
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