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Twitter testing mute feature on mobile apps
May 02, 2014, 08:28 PM ISTNew Delhi: Twitter is all set to roll out its highly anticipated ‘mute' button. The new feature, allows users to mute account you're following without actually unfollowing that account.After enabling this function, users can easily
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India drop two places to No.5 in ICC Test rankings
Cricket | May 01, 2014, 02:45 PM ISTDubai: India have dropped two places to No.5 in the latest Test rankings released by the International Cricket Council (ICC) Thursday.This is the biggest change in the rankings table with India dropping 10 points, currently
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Australia returns to No. 1 ranking in test cricket
Cricket | May 01, 2014, 09:59 AM ISTSYDNEY : Australia has returned to the No. 1 ranking in test cricket for the first time since 2009, edging ahead of South Africa after back-to-back series wins over England and the Proteas. Michael Clarke's
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India successfully test fires exo-atmospheric missile interceptor
Apr 27, 2014, 05:53 PM ISTBhubaneswar: India successfully test-fired for the first time an exo-atmospheric missile interceptor at a defence base in Odisha Sunday.The missile operates outside the atmosphere and is part of the country's efforts to create a shield
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India successfully test fires surface-to-air Akash missile
India | Apr 26, 2014, 02:20 PM ISTBalasore (Odisha): India today successfully conducted two rounds of trials of its indigenously developed surface-to-air Akash missile as part of a user trial by the air force from the Integrated Test Range (ITR) at Chandipur
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FIFA medical chief 'hates' Brazil drug test doubts
Football | Apr 12, 2014, 07:30 AM ISTMONACO : FIFA's medical chief is "really not happy" with drug-testing plans for the World Cup in Brazil because samples taken from players must be flown across the Atlantic for analysis at a laboratory in
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Newlands Test the biggest of my career :Clarke
Cricket | Feb 28, 2014, 04:56 PM ISTMelbourne: Australia cricket captain Michael Clarke feels that the decider of the three-Test series against South Africa starting Saturday at the Newlands in Cape Town is the biggest Test of his decade-long career.Clarke said it
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Real-life Iron Man: US army to test battle armour suits
World | Feb 16, 2014, 07:03 AM ISTNew Delhi: Soon the Iron Man will come out of comics and films. A real-life Iron Man will be coming to a neighbourhood near you. The US army has been researching an advanced battle armour
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Ryder, Bracewell fined for drinking on eve of test
Cricket | Feb 11, 2014, 12:24 PM ISTWellington, New Zealand: New Zealand players Jesse Ryder and Doug Bracewell have been fined for drinking until the early hours of the morning before the first test against India and New Zealand Cricket has hinted
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Never imagined Kiwis would reach the 500-run mark: McCullum
Cricket | Feb 07, 2014, 03:56 PM ISTAuckland: New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum today said he had never imagined that the Kiwis would reach the 500-run mark after they were reduced to 30 for three in the morning session of first day's
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Pitch helped team's cause after lunch: Williamson
Cricket | Feb 06, 2014, 02:12 PM ISTAuckland: New Zealand batsman Kane Williamson credited his team's fantastic turnaround on the opening day of the first Test against India to the pitch, saying that iteased out considerably after a "tough" opening session here
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Air Force tests Indian battle-ready fighter Tejas
India | Dec 20, 2013, 07:18 PM ISTBangalore: World's lightest and India developed supersonic fighter Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas is battle-ready for testing by its air force pilots three decades after it was conceived, designed and developed with cost overruns and
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Will be big test of character for India: Smith
Cricket | Dec 17, 2013, 07:27 PM ISTJohannesburg: South African captain Graeme Smith Tuesday said it will be a big test of character for India's batting line-up when the two teams face-off in the first Test here Wednesday.Smith said India's batting wears
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Bailey warns against complacency in 3rd Ashes test
Cricket | Dec 10, 2013, 03:29 PM ISTPerth, Australia: Australia batsman George Bailey has sought to play down expectations on his team heading into the third Ashes test, saying a series-clinching win at Perth is no formality. Australia leads the five-test series
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2 Pakistani expatriates thrown out from stadium for abusing
Cricket | Oct 25, 2013, 05:58 PM ISTDubai, United Arab Emirates: Security personnel threw out two Pakistani expatriate from Dubai International Cricket Stadium on Friday for allegedly hurling abuses at the Pakistan cricketers during the second test.The third day's play between Pakistan
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Anderson century lifts NZ to 419-8, lead of 137
Cricket | Oct 23, 2013, 05:43 PM ISTMirpur, Bangladesh: Corey Anderson's maiden century and half centuries by tailenders BJ Watling and Ish Sodhi lifted New Zealand to 419-8 and a 137-run lead over Bangladesh on the third day of the second cricket
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Pakistan 155-1 at tea against South Africa
Cricket | Oct 15, 2013, 06:08 PM ISTAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: Khurram Manzoor and debutant Shan Masood opening stand helped Pakistan post 155-1 against South Africa by tea on the second day of the first cricket test on Tuesday.Pakistan is still
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Test cricket needs Sachin for some more time: Ranatunga
Cricket | Oct 14, 2013, 11:58 AM ISTNew Delhi: Sri Lanka's former captain Arjuna Ranatunga feels the test cricket needed Sachin Tendulkar for some more time as it would have only benefitted the traditional format of the game. Ranatunga, under whose captaincy
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Bangladesh hangs on for draw in 1st test vs New Zealand
Cricket | Oct 13, 2013, 07:08 PM ISTChittagong, Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan scored a half-century to help Bangladesh reach 173-3 in their second innings to ensure the first cricket test between Bangladesh and New Zealand was drawn on the fifth and final
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Kallis all set to play Pakistan test
Cricket | Oct 13, 2013, 05:55 PM ISTAbu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates: South African all-rouder Jacques Kallis, who turns 38 next week, prepares to face Pakistan in the first test starting from Monday.He scored 70 in the warm-up match against Pakistan A