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  Indian sand artist wins People's Choice Award in US

  World | July 28, 2019 12:15 IST

  Sudarsan Pattnaik was among the 15 top sand artists selected from across the world to participate in the 2019 Revere Beach International Sand Sculpting Festival in Boston, Massachusetts. He won the People's Choice Award for his sand sculpture 'Stop Plastic Pollution, Save Our Ocean'. "This is a very big award and honour for me in the US. This award is for India, which is also doing a great deal to beat plastic pollution" and raise awareness on this very important matter, Pattnaik said over the phone from Boston.

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  BJP won Parliamentary polls with help of money power: Nitish Kumar

  Politics | November 29, 2014 18:33 IST

   Patna: Winding up his ‘Sampark Yatra', senior JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar today charged BJP with winning the Parliamentary elections with the help of money power.“Paani ki tarah paisa bahana bhi kam hoga kahna jitna kharchila

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  Flashback: The day Team India won the World Cup at Lord's

  Cricket | December 16, 2013 7:45 IST

  New Delhi 26 Jun: Its a 30-year-old flashback. June 25, 1983. The day India made history by winning the World Cup at Lord's. Not even 20 per cent of people in India were aware of

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  It's official now: Barack Obama has won

  World | January 05, 2013 12:05 IST

  Washington, Jan 5:  It's now official. A full two months after the Nov 6 presidential poll President Barack Obama has been declared re-elected defeating his Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 332 to 206 electoral votes.Vice

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  Defending champion Li makes 2nd round at French Open

  Tennis | May 28, 2012 19:19 IST

  Paris, May 28: Defending champion Li Na won her opening match at the French Open, beating Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-1 Monday.The seventh-seeded Li became the first Chinese player to win a Grand Slam

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  It Is A Mystery Why Rushdie Won The Booker, Says Katju

  India | January 30, 2012 18:21 IST

  New Delhi, Jan 30: Attacking Salman Rushdie, Press Council of India (PCI) Chairman Markandey Katju today said the "sensationalism" depicted by his book Satanic Verses has deeply hurt Muslim sensitivities and that an individual's freedom

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  Sri Lanka Wins 5th ODI With 6 On Second-Last Ball

  Cricket | January 23, 2012 9:41 IST

  Johannesburg, Jan 23: Sri Lanka tailender Sachithra Senanayake smashed a six on the second-last ball for his team to chase down South Africa's total of 312-4 and win by two wickets in the fifth and