Nagpur
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Nagpur pitch for Ind vs SA rated 'poor' by ICC Match Referee
Cricket | Dec 02, 2015, 10:55 AM ISTDubai: In a major embarrassment for BCCI, the ICC on Tuesday rated the track at Nagpur which hosted the third cricket Test between India and South Africa as "poor", triggering a review of the performance
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Ashwin breaks string of records in Nagpur Test
Cricket | Nov 28, 2015, 04:15 PM ISTNagpur: Here are some statistical highlights from the third Test between India and South Africa at Nagpur, which the hosts won convincingly by 124 runs.After playing 15 unbeaten Test series away from home during the
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3rd Test, Day 1: India reach 85/2 at lunch after losing openers
Cricket | Nov 25, 2015, 12:17 PM ISTNagpur: India lost both openers Murali Vijay and Shikhar Dhawan but reached 85 for two at lunch on the opening day of the third cricket and penultimate cricket Test against South Africa at the VCA
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Kohli not happy with hue and cry about Indian pitches
Cricket | Nov 24, 2015, 05:44 PM ISTNagpur: India's Test captain Virat Kohli has consciously stayed away from the debate surrounding the nature of the pitches prepared for the ongoing South Africa series as he feels that these discussions are "beyond his
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India eager to deliver knockout blow in Nagpur Test against SA
Cricket | Nov 25, 2015, 07:24 AM ISTNagpur: Leading 1-0 in what has now effectively become a three-game series after the washout at Bengaluru, India would be looking to deliver the knock-out blow on South Africa and sew up the rubber in
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Dale Steyn is dying to play again, says Morne Morkel
Cricket | Nov 24, 2015, 12:13 PM ISTNagpur: Injured South Africa pacer Dale Steyn bowled for a short while in the nets, raising hopes of him being included in the playing XI in the third Test here against India, but his fast
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India poised to spoil South Africa's away record
Cricket | Nov 24, 2015, 11:25 AM ISTNagpur: An enviable nine-year overseas record of 10 Test series wins in 14 rubbers by South Africa is under serious threat by India when the two teams face-off in the third and penultimate game of
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SA have buckled under pressure put by us: Murali Vijay
Cricket | Nov 23, 2015, 04:17 PM ISTNagpur: In-form opener Murali Vijay feels the intense pressure put on the visiting South African batsmen by India's spin bowlers has paved the way for the home team's domination of the four-match Test series so
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SA call up pacer De Lange as cover for injured Steyn
Cricket | Nov 20, 2015, 05:51 PM ISTNagpur: South Africa on Friday called up right-arm pacer Marchant de Lange to bolster their bowling line-up as injured premier fast bowler Dale Steyn remains doubtful for the third Test against India here.India are leading
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599 prisoners enrolled as students with IGNOU Nagpur centre
India | Sep 11, 2015, 05:29 PM ISTNagpur: The regional centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) here has as many as 599 prisoners enrolled with it as students, an official said.Among the said inmates of Nagpur and Amravati Central Prisons
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Police arrest Yakub sympathizer who threatened to join ISIS
India | Aug 07, 2015, 02:26 PM ISTMumbai: Police this week launched a search for a person who had allegedly threatened to join dreaded terror outfit the Islamic State if the hanging of 1993 Mumbai serial blast convict Yakub Memon was not
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Saddened by Yakub Memon's execution: Shashi Tharoor
National | Jul 30, 2015, 10:40 AM ISTNew Delhi: Congress leader Shashi Tharoor said he was "saddened" by 1993 Mumbai serial blasts convict Yakub Memon's execution on Thursday."Saddened by news that our government has hanged a human being. State-sponsored killing diminishes us
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Yakub Memon's body sent for autopsy
India | Jul 30, 2015, 08:20 AM ISTNagpur: The body of Yakub Memon, who was hanged at the Nagpur Central Jail here in Maharashtra early Thursday for the March 12, 1993 Mumbai serial blasts, has been taken for an autopsy.Memon was hanged
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Uber launches in 7 cities;India now 2nd largest geographic market
Jul 01, 2015, 08:57 PM ISTMumbai: Taxi-hailing app Uber will launch its services in seven more cities in the country, making India its largest geographic market outside theUS. The company will launch its services in tier-II cities like Bhubaneswar, Coimbatore, Indore, Mysore,
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Suspended DU professor gets temporary bail
India | Jun 30, 2015, 07:55 PM ISTMumbai: Suspended Delhi University professor G N Saibaba, arrested for alleged Maoist links, was today granted temporary bail for three months by the Bombay High Court considering his deteriorating health condition."We are satisfied that if Saibaba
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Runaway, abandoned kids pursue education in Platform School
India | Jun 09, 2015, 01:51 PM ISTNagpur: A group of 45 children comprising abandoned and runaway children from across Maharashtra and other states are being imparted education at a residential'Platform School' here under Centre's flagship programme Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. The 'Platform
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Nitin Gadkari's gardening tip: Water your plants with urine
India | May 05, 2015, 05:21 PM ISTNew Delhi: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari has a very interesting gardening tip for environmentalist and hobbyists on how to grow healthy plants inside their home - water them with urine. Speaking at an event on sprinkle
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SAI offers 'coaching' help to troubled boxer Mrunal Bhosale
Other Sports | Apr 20, 2015, 05:45 PM ISTNew Delhi: The Sports Authority of India (SAI) on Monday offered to sponsor a one-year diploma course in coaching at the National Institute of Sports (NIS) for financially-challenged national level boxer Mrunal Bhosale.Pune-based Bhosale drives
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Weekly super fast train between Pune and Kamakhaya to start from April 6
India | Apr 01, 2015, 10:34 AM ISTNagpur:The Railways have decided to run 26 weekly super fast trains between Pune and Kamakhaya from April 6 to July 2 to clear the extra rush of passengers.Accordingly train number 02511 will depart from Pune
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Bhaiyyaji Joshi may get coordinator's post to harmonize BJP, RSS relations
National | Mar 08, 2015, 11:59 AM ISTNagpur: Suresh "Bhaiyyaji" Joshi may soon get a coordinator's responsibility to harmonize situations between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Rashtriya Swayam Sevasangh (RSS).RSS joint general secretary Dattatrey Hosbole is likely to replace Joshi