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‘Tukde tukde gang’ taking advantage of farmers’ protest: Law Minister

December 14, 2020

PATNA: Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad on Sunday stated that stern action will be taken against “Tukde tukde gang” trying to take advantage of farmers’ movement against the new farm laws. The Union Minister for Law and Justice said this while launching Bihar BJPs statewide “Kisan Chaupal Sammelan” (farmers conference)...

RIFT WITHIN FARMERS’ GROUPS OUT IN OPEN AS THEY VOW TO INTENSIFY STIR

December 14, 2020

New Delhi: The Bharatiya Kisan Union (Bhanu) faction—one of the key organisations leading the farmers’ protest—saw discord on Sunday over the opening of the highway at the Chilla border. The highway from Noida to Delhi was the only one left open as the farmers’ protest escalated and the Delhi-Jaipur border...

SYED MUSHTAQ ALI TROPHY TO BEGIN FROM 10 JANUARY

December 14, 2020

NEW DELHI: India’s domestic season is set to kick off with the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy, which is set to take place from January 10 to 31, Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah said in an e-mail to all state units on Sunday. The decision...

SHORT-BALL WILL DEFINITELY BE USED AS A TACTIC: HAZLEWOOD

December 14, 2020

ADELAIDE: Ahead of the four-match Test series against India, Australian pacer Josh Hazlewood on Sunday said that his side would definitely employ the short-ball tactic against the visitors. The first Test of the four-match series, beginning on December 17 will be played at the Adelaide Oval and it would be...

INDIA COULD LOSE TEST SERIES 0-4 IN AUSTRALIA: VAUGHAN

December 14, 2020

SYDNEY: India could suffer a whitewash in their upcoming four-match Test series against Australia if they lose the first match, which will be a day-night affair in Adelaide, says former England captain Michael Vaughan. “India will have to see off that trio of Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazelwood and Pat Cummins,...

SAHA, PANT IN GOOD FORM; IT WILL BE A TOUGH CALL: VIHARI

December 14, 2020

SYDNEY: Batsman Hanuma Vihari said both Wriddhiman Saha and Rishabh Pant are in good form and it will be a tough call for the team management to make as to who will be the wicketkeeper in the first Test against Australia. “Healthy competition is always good for the team and...

WE CAN WIN TEST IF PACERS, BATTERS PLAY ‘PROLIFICALLY’: KULDEEP YADAV

December 14, 2020

SYDNEY: Ahead of the much-awaited Test series against Australia, India spinner Kuldeep Yadav feels that the team can replicate the success of the 2018-19 tour if fast bowlers and batters show the same intent as they did last time in Down Under. “You need to win Test matches to win...

A BIOPIC ON ANAND ANNOUNCED, SO WHO WILL PLAY HIM ON SCREEN?

December 14, 2020

MUMBAI: A biopic has been announced on Indian chess grandmaster Viswanathan Anand, which would be directed by filmmaker Aanand L. Rai. Informing about the same, trade analyst and film critic Taran Adarsh on Sunday tweeted,”BIOPIC ON VISWANATHAN ANAND... A biopic on #Indian chess grandmaster #ViswanathanAnand has been planned... The yet...

VERSTAPPEN GRABS MAIDEN ABU DHABI POLE, HAMILTON THIRD

December 14, 2020

Red Bull’s Max Verstappen put in a stunning lap in qualifying to take pole ahead of Mercedes pair Valtteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton on Saturday ahead of the Abu Dhabi Formula One Grand Prix at the YAS Marina Circuit. Verstappen managed a time of 1:35.246 seconds, beating second-placed Bottas’s 1:35.271...

Warm-up match drawn but India end with a lot of positives

December 14, 2020

SYDNEY: Team India will head into the first day-night Test against Australia with a lot of optimism and ‘happy selection’ dilemmas, having managed to tick most of the boxes before drawing the three-day pink-ball dress rehearsal against Australia A here on Sunday. Australia A gave a better account of themselves...

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