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Ishan Kishan’s powerful innings puts Sanju Samson under pressure in India’s T20I squad, feels former New Zealand bowler Simon Doull. The team faces a tough selection choice with Tilak Varma’s return adding to the competition.

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Actor Hrithik Roshan has explained the reason behind his use of crutches at Goldie Behl's birthday event. He described his temporary knee trouble in a candid Instagram post that included humorous reflections on his unique physical experiences.

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Indian sportspersons are not held back by a lack of talent or ambition, but by a bureaucracy that too often humiliates those it should protect. Until athletes are treated with dignity and governance learns accountability, Olympic ambition will remain hollow, and every medal will carry the weight of what athletes endured to win it.


Indian pole vaulters were asked to deboard a train for carrying their sports equipent (Photo: NNIS/Dev Meena Instagram)

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Republic Day honours India’s Constitution and celebrates patriotism across the nation. Citizens share heartfelt wishes while renewing commitment to unity and progress.

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A recent viral photo captured Virat Kohli and Anushka Sharma with a priest after a puja ceremony at their London residence. 

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s election rally in poll-bound Kerala on Thursday saw a warm and light-hearted moment when he paused his speech to acknowledge a young child in the crowd holding up his picture, drawing loud applause. Modi asked the boy to hand over the photograph, write his home address on the back, and promised to write to him personally, directing SPG personnel to handle the picture carefully as a token of the child’s affection. 

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 Amidst inclement weather and heavy snowfall, a team of Udhampur police rescued 12 individuals, including women and children, who were stranded at Chochru Galla in the upper ridges of the Basantgarh area.

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Ajith Kumar's fans took the celebrations too seriously as they burst crackers inside a theatre hall during Mankatha screening. The film re-released in South India on January 23.

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