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Life after Mithali: 15-year-old Shafali comes into Indian women
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Life after Mithali: 15-year-old Shafali comes into Indian women's T20 squad

NEW DELHI, Sept 6: Veteran Mithali Raj's retirement from the T20 format paved the way for the induction of youngsters such as 15-year-old rookie Shafali Verma in the Indian women's cricket team for the upcoming home T20 Internationals against South Africa.Shafali was picked following her good...
Gone in under 10 minutes! 48,000 Nadal vs Federer tickets
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Gone in under 10 minutes! 48,000 Nadal vs Federer tickets

JOHANNESBURG, Sept 6: South African tennis fans bought 48,000 tickets in under 10 minutes for a Cape Town exhibition match next February between world superstars Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer.The game at the Cape Town Stadium, built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup, is set to break the attendance record...
India inks two defence MoUs with South Korea
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India inks two defence MoUs with South Korea

NEW DELHI, Sept 6: India and South Korea signed two MoUs pertaining to defence co-operation during Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's visit to the East Asian nation.The MoUs are aimed at furthering defence educational exchanges and extension of mutual logistical support for the navies of both...
Govt to honour Lata Mangeshkar with
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Govt to honour Lata Mangeshkar with 'Daughter of the Nation' title

MUMBAI, Sept 6: The Narendra Modi government has plans to honour legendary playback singer Lata Mangeshkar with the �Daughter Of The Nation title when she turns 90 on September 28.Mangeshkar will be conferred the title as a tribute to her contribution to Indian film music over seven...
Chidambaram to eat
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Chidambaram to eat 'dal-roti' in plastic utensils in Tihar, spend b'day locked...

NEW DELHI, Sept 6: Former Finance Minister P. Chidambaram was on Thursday lodged in the capital's Tihar Jail where he will not find it easy to adjust to the stifling barracks which will be a far cry from his days in North Block.Chidambaram's son Karti Chidambaram was also lodged in the same jail...
EVP process begins in Hailakandi
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EVP process begins in Hailakandi

HAILAKANDI, Sept 4 - The 45-day Electors� Verification Programme (EVP) during which voters can verify and authenticate their existing details on the electoral rolls and get their names included, deleted or corrected has begun in Hailakandi district yesterday.Inaugurating the EVP at the Office of...
Poet Ujjwal Saikia passes away
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Poet Ujjwal Saikia passes away

DOOMDOOMA, Sept 4 - Noted Assamese poet of the Ramdhenu Age of Assamese literature and a retired Forest department employee, Ujjwal Saikia breathed his last after a prolonged illness at his residence at Milantirtha of Rupai Siding here yesterday. He was 83 and is survived by two sons and two...
AAU students render services in Mangaldai villages
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AAU students render services in Mangaldai villages

MANGALDAI, Sept 4 - A group of students of 7th semester, BSc (Agri) of Assam Agricultural University under the Rural Agricultural Work Experience Prorgramme (RAWEP) have been rendering their service in four villages, including Dahi Nagon, Tamulipara, Talipara and Dawkapara under Mangaldai Revenue...
ACMS condemns doctor�s killing
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ACMS condemns doctor�s killing

DIBRUGARH, Sept 4 - The Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS) has demanded immediate arrest of all the killers of Dr Deben Dutta of Teok tea estate. The trade union has also demanded exemplary punishment for all the culprits. �Condemning the killing of the senior doctor, ACMS secretary Rupesh Gowalla...
CBI sleuths summon e-rickshaw beneficiaries
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CBI sleuths summon e-rickshaw beneficiaries

NAGAON, Sept 4 - Beneficiaries of an e-rickshaw scheme, implemented under the SIRD (State Institute of Rural Development) under the last Congress-led government in Samaguri constituency, have been summoned by CBI sleuths to appear before them in their office at Guwahati. According to sources, during...
Central team visits flood-ravaged areas of Morigaon dist
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Central team visits flood-ravaged areas of Morigaon dist

MORIGAON, Sept 4 - A high-level official team of the Government of India headed by Amarnath Singh, Director, Ministry of Finance, New Delhi today paid a visit to flood-affected Morigaon district and took stock of the post-flood situation in Lahorighat and Bhuragaon revenue circles of the...
Lockout continues for 4th day in Teok TE
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Lockout continues for 4th day in Teok TE

JORHAT, Sept 4 - The lockout in the Teok Tea Estate continued for the fourth day today. Jorhat district administration sources said that as per the decision taken at the reconciliation meeting convened by the Jorhat Deputy Commissioner Roshni A Korati at her office chamber yesterday to resolve the...
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