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Why the ISI now backs Masood Azhar

an hour ago

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'Jaish is known for its fidayeen activities.''This well trained human resource backed by military-based training makes the JeM an obvious choice over the LeT and HM.'..

Why Pakistan should forget about playing cricket with India...

an hour ago

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Indian Premier League chairman Rajiv Shukla made it clear that there is no possibility of bilateral cricket ties between India and Pakistan unless they get the government's nod...

First look: Akash and Shloka Ambani's wedding invite

an hour ago

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The three-day wedding that will take place in Mumbai will see over 1,000 guests...

Pakistan shooters granted visas for New Delhi World Cup

an hour ago

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NRAI said Indian government had given clearance for the applications, but that was before last Thursday's dastardly attack..

'Pak has to be given a message that we will keep hitting you'

3 hours ago

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'A conventional war is not in fashion today and not seen as being able to deliver the objective.''Perhaps surgical strikes that are deeper, this time not on Pakistan's terrorist facilities, but on Pakistan army facilities.''The nation has to be prepared for losses.''War is not something that can be pussyfooted around.''If we go for limited number of posts in Kashmir, these are very difficult posts to capture and very difficult operations.''Be prepared for 200 to 300 killed.'..

LIVE! When one tight slap from army jawan rattled Jaish chief

an hour ago

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Sports Shorts: Aus sports now have gender equality in salaries

3 hours ago

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The CEOs of Cricket Australia, the National Rugby League and Football Federation Australia, have signed up to the "Pathway to Pay Equality" report by the Male Champions of Change Institute (MCC), which details a milestone-based approach to achieving pay equity between male and female athletes...

How many more suicide bombers are there?

7 hours ago

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'The fact that a rural Kashmiri boy was brainwashed into killing himself and others means there is an active programme that exists which does such recruiting and there will potentially be other such individuals out there,' warns Aakar Patel...

After revoking MFN status, India mulls suspending trade with Pak

10 hours ago

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While India does not figure in the top 10 export destinations for Pakistani goods, it serves as a crucial channel for select goods such as leather hides and cheaper variants of fertilisers that are generally procured by importers at short notice...

Expect more suicide attacks in Kashmir

13 hours ago

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'The future does not look very promising for peace in Kashmir,' warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd)...

Sports Shorts: Boxer Amit Panghal shines; Delhi stun Bengaluru FC

22 hours ago

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Summary of sports events and persons who made news on Sunday..

LIVE! Pakistan army, foreign ministry sites hacked; blames India for attacks

23 hours ago

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Why Jaish has become the ISI's terror arm in J & K

yesterday

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'Jaish e Mohammed has been allowed to resurge through supported terror actions in J&K in a deliberate tactic by Pakistan, if only to reduce the international pressure on the Lashkar e Taiba leadership after 26/11,' points out Rana Banerji, who headed the Pakistan desk at the Research and Analysis Wing, India's external intelligence agency...

Gully Boy Review: Ranveer rocks!

yesterday

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'Gully Boy is a pulsating salute to the new angry India and its youth,' says Aseem Chhabra who watched Zoya Akhtar's movie at the Berlin film festival...

CCI covers Pak PM Imran's portrait to protest Pulwama terror attack

yesterday

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The prestigious Cricket Club of India (CCI) covered a portrait of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, to protest against the dastardly terror attack on the Central Reserve Police Force convoy in Jammu and Kashmir's Pulwama...

'Modi sarkar will have to work on the quality of jobs'

yesterday

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The new Chief Economic Advisor Krishnamurthy Subramanian believes that more than unemployment, it is the quality of employment which needs to be focused on. In an interview with Arup Roychoudhury and Indivjal Dhasmana, Subramanian said that controlling inflation was the Modi government's biggest achievement...

Adah Sharma showcases her stunning curves in polka dots

yesterday

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A weekly roundup of the best and worst styles from the celebrity circuit. Scroll down to take a look!..

Rs 2500 cr rights issue key to Jet's revival plans

2 days ago

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Additionally, promoter Naresh Goyal and Etihad Airways, which owns a 24 per cent stake in the airline, will infuse around Rs 2,000 crore into the airline, sources aware of the development said...

Kohli, Bumrah back for Aus ODIs; Karthik and Jadeja left out

2 days ago

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aptain Virat Kohli and premier fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah, were both called back into a full-strength Indian squad, while Dinesh Karthik was left out of the five-match ODI series against Australia, starting in Visakhapatnam, on February 24...

SAI requests CBSE to adjust board exam dates of shooters

3 days ago

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The initiative by SAI is part of ongoingefforts of the government to help young athletes balance their sporting career and academics...

PIX: Best Sports Photos of the Week

3 hours ago

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Rediff.com brings you a wrap of big stories in pictures with the Best Sports Photos of the Week...

'Gully Boy is about our country's talented youth'

5 hours ago

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'They are out there, singing about their socio-economic status, their family structures, their politics, the way the system treated them, what they would like to change... and the beauty is that they are positive.''They are not bitter or cynical.'..

Here's what Sania Mirza has to say on Pulwama attack

7 hours ago

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Mirza, who is married to Pakistani cricketer Shoaib Malik, is trolled and targetted every time the relation between India and Pakistan takes a hit...

Zoya Akhtar's AMAZING Movies

10 hours ago

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Sukanya Verma on The Zoya Factor in Indian cinema...

It is Time for Action, not Restraint

15 hours ago

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'The military aim should be to inflict punishment on the Pakistan army for every act of terrorism on Indian soil for which there is credible evidence of its involvement,' says Brigadier Gurmeet Kanwal (retd)...

'Loss or challenge has never put the CRPF on the backfoot'

23 hours ago

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'Eeit ka jawab patthar se denge.''We will do whatever it takes to ensure that such a loss does not happen again.'..

PCA removes Pakistani cricketers' photos after Pulwama attack

23 hours ago

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Pakistani cricketers whose photographs have been removed from the PCA include that of present Prime Minister Imran Khan...

Pant may make WC team over Karthik

yesterday

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If Rishabh Pant excels against Australia, then Dinesh Karthik will struggle to make the cut for the World Cup...

5 things Modi got right on the economy

yesterday

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'Good economics isn't necessarily bad politics, or vice versa,' says Shekhar Gupta...

Gully Boy Review: You'll cry for Ranveer

yesterday

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Gully Boy is a glorious blend of hip-hop and assured filmmaking, promises Sukanya Verma...

Pulwana terror attack: Minerva forfeit I-League match in Srinagar

yesterday

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Defending champions Minerva Punjab FC forfeited their I-League match against Real Kashmir FC in Srinagar after the All India Football Federation (AIFF) turned down their request to relocate the fixture in the aftermath of the Pulwama terror attacks...

LIVE! J-K Home Secy to review security of separatists having links with ISI

yesterday

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US supports India's right to self-defence: John Bolton to Doval

2 days ago

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He said the US has been very clear to Pakistan on ending support to terrorist safe havens...

LIVE! 7 detained by police in connection with Pulwama attack

2 days ago

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Football Extras: French league to fight against racist Mbappe graffiti

3 days ago

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News of all that's transpired on and off the football field..

Amazon Bestseller: Bounce: The Myth of Talent and the Power of Practice - Matthew Syed

2 years ago

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Essential reading following an astounding summer of sport; if you’ve ever wondered what makes a champion, Bounce has the answer. What are the real secrets of sporting success, and what lessons do they offer about life? Why doesn’t Tiger Woods “choke”? Why are the best figure skaters those that have fallen over the most and why has one small street in Reading produced more top table tennis players than the rest of the country put together. Two-time Olympian and sports writer and broadcaster Matthew Syed draws on the latest in neuroscience and psychology to uncover the secrets of our top athletes and introduces us to an extraordinary cast of characters, including the East German athlete who became a man, and her husband – and the three Hungarian sisters who are all chess grandmasters. Bounce is crammed with fascinating stories and statistics. Looking at controversial questions such as whether talent is more important than practice, drugs in sport (and life) and whether black people reall..

Football Extras: Mbappe helps PSG extend lead

3 hours ago

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News of all that's transpired on and off the football field..

Pulwama attack: Denounce India-Pak World Cup match?

5 hours ago

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CCI secretary Suresh Bafna said that India should not play a match against Pakistan in the forthcoming World Cup...

Amazon Bestseller: The Little Book That Still Beats the Market (Little Books. Big Profits) - Joel Greenblatt

2 years ago

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In 2005, Joel Greenblatt published a book that is already considered one of the classics of finance literature. In The Little Book that Beats the Market a New York Times bestseller with 300,000 copies in print Greenblatt explained how investors can outperform the popular market averages by simply and systematically applying a formula that seeks out good businesses when they are available at bargain prices. Now, with a new Introduction and Afterword for 2010, The Little Book that Still Beats the Market updates and expands upon the research findings from the original book. Included are data and analysis covering the recent financial crisis and model performance through the end of 2009. In a straightforward and accessible style, the book explores the basic principles of successful stock market investing and then reveals the author s time–tested formula that makes buying above average companies at below average prices automatic. Though the formula has been extensively tested and is a break..

Gayle to 'cut the string' with ODIs after 2019 World Cup

8 hours ago

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'It is a big year for me. I hope 2019 can finish for me on a great note'..

Amazon Bestseller: The Intelligent Investor - Benjamin Graham

2 years ago

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It is a widely acclaimed book by Benjamin Graham on value investing. Written by one of the greatest investment advisers of twentieth century, the book aims at preventing potential investors from substantial errors and also teaches them strategies to achieve long-term investment goals. Over the years, investment market has been following teachings and strategies of Graham for growth and development. In the book, Graham has explained various principles and strategies for investing safely and successfully without taking bigger risks. Modern-day investors still continue to use his proven and well-executed techniques for value investment. The current edition highlights some of the important concepts that are useful for latest financial orders and plans. Keeping Graham's unique text in original form, the book focuses on major principles that can be applied in day-to-day life. All the concepts and principles are explained with the help of examples for better clarity and understanding of the f..

Is IAF getting ready for a strike at Jaish targets in Pak?

10 hours ago

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'The enemy knows he cannot defeat us in a conventional conflict. So today we showcase our ability to punish, our ability to insert and extricate our troops from hostile territories.'..

Amazon Bestseller: Multi Baggers: How to Profit from Mega Return Stocks - Tejaswy Nandury

2 years ago

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How to discover stocks that can make you a fortune Have you ever wondered how people make millions by investing in stocks? Well, you too can do so by investing in multibagger stocks. Multibaggers are stocks that can give you ten-fold, even hundred-fold returns, stocks that can literally make you a fortune. Unbelievable? Read on . . . Infosys appreciated 250-fold in 16 years following its public issue in 1993; and Dr. Reddy's Labs returned over 600 times the original amount invested during the same period. Based on extensive, multi-year research of Indian stocks that appreciated more than 1,000% in the recent past, the author reveals the major characteristics of multibagger stocks and provides a step-by-step investing framework for getting mega returns such stocks offer: How to identify a potential multibagger stock at an early stage How to spot game-changing trends in industry and technology trends that produce multibagger stocks The many hues of multibaggers turnaround companies, bran..

'BCCI should donate at least Rs 5 crore for Pulwama martyrs' families'

18 hours ago

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The acting president also requested the state associations as well as the IPL franchises to make generous contribution to the cause...

Time to take out Masood Azhar

23 hours ago

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'Making loud noises about a fitting response isn't the answer to Pulwama.''The only way to teach a rogue State a lesson is to keep them and their actors (State or otherwise) constantly under siege,' says Manoj Mohanka...

Jharkhand-based NGO Yuwa wins Laureus Sport for Good honour

23 hours ago

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The NGO runs a football program in rural Jharkhand covering 450 girls...

398 security personnel killed in J & K since 2014

yesterday

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918 terrorists were gunned down by security forces during the same period...

Surgical Strike General: 'It can't be left unanswered'

yesterday

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'You can't get emotional about it. The plan has to be deliberated, debated and options need to be looked at.''I am not saying sooner or later, but it can't be too late.'..

'India will face unprecedented attacks before polls'

yesterday

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'Definitely, they are going to attempt this, not only in Kashmir but elsewhere, maybe in the Jammu area and beyond.''They would want to expand the battle space and the conflict area.'..

#PulwamaAttack: 'We can't let this be forgotten'

yesterday

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'Strength to the families of the martyred jawans and the CRPF soldiers injured in the attack.'..

Why a future war with Pakistan is certain

2 days ago

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'As India progresses and takes an increasingly hardline approach to Pakistani hostility, the young and restless population of Pakistan, sooner than later, will demand 'Gazwa e Hind' (conquest of India),' warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd)...

Sports stars condemn Pulwama attack; Kohli slammed

2 days ago

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India opener Rohit Sharma also took to the micro-blogging site to offer his condolences...

Mallya files for permission to appeal against extradition order

3 days ago

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The process, to be heard in the Royal Courts of Justice in London, could take months as the listing of a hearing will depend on the availability of judges and other factors...

China once again refuses to list Masood Azhar as global terrorist

3 days ago

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China, a veto-wielding member of the United Nations Security Council and a close ally of Pakistan, has repeatedly foiled India's bid to list Azhar as a global terrorist, saying there is no consensus in the top organ of the world body on this issue...