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New Delhi, Jan 3: Stepping outside the usual reality TV and entertainment fare that rules modern-day television schedules, TED in collaboration with Star Network has come forth with a new show, TED Talks India Nayi Soch. The show is basically to reflect the social aspect of life and Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan is its host. Launched on December 10, the show is expected to be lit by various

Australia have dropped Glenn Maxwell from the ODI squad, while recalling hard-hitting batsman Chris Lynn, alongside uncapped pacers Jhye Richardson and Andrew Tye, for the five-match series against England starting January 14 in Melbourne. While Maxwell has hit a purple patch in the long-form cricket, leading the Sheffield Shield batting charts with 590 runs in nine outings at an average over 73

New Delhi, Jan 2: The returning Chennai Super Kings are set to go ahead and retain three of their marquee players in Mahendra Singh Dhoni, Suresh Raina and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja for the 2018 Indian Premier League season. The Men in Yellow are also likely to get Dwayne Bravo back with their 'Right To Match' (RTM) card. Defending champions Mumbai Indians are also all set to retain skipper

Indore, Jan 2: idarbha claimed their maiden Ranji Trophy after beating Delhi by nine wickets in the final of India s premier domestic tournament here today. Chasing a target of 29, Vidarbha completed the task with loss of skipper Faiz Fazal s wicket. Opting to field, Vidarbha bowled out Delhi for 295 in the first innings with Rajneesh Gurbani picking up six wickets. In reply, Vidarbha notched up a

Chennai, Dec 31: Chess ace Viswanathan Anand termed losing just one game at the World Blitz Championship in Riyadh as a huge achievement after capturing the title at the World Rapid event. "It is a fantastic feeling to finish on the podium in the Rapid and Blitz. Because they are both very different formats. Losing just one game is a huge achievement in such an event," he told PTI after his third

Sydney, Dec 31: Ashton Agar said on Sunday that he was ready for another crack at England after being called into Australia's squad as the second spinning option for this week's final Ashes Test in Sydney. Whether Agar plays alongside first-choice spinner Nathan Lyon depends on the state of the Sydney Cricket Ground pitch, which in the past has earned a reputation as a turning wicket. Agar shot to

New Delhi, Dec 30: Olympian Sakshi Malik on Saturday qualified for the 2018 Commonwealth Games (CWG) in the 62kg weight category. The CWG are scheduled to be held in Gold Coast, Australia between April 4 and 15, 2018. The selection trial for the Indian women wrestling team for participation in the 2018 Senior Asian Wrestling Championship, Kyrgyzstan and 2018 Commonwealth Games was held in STC

Steve Smith scored his 23rd Test century to bat out a draw for Australia in the fourth Ashes Test and deny England their first win of the series in Melbourne on Saturday. The Australia skipper stonewalled the English bowling attack to remain unconquered on 102 for his third century of the series when the Test was called a draw late on the final day. Smith joined the legendary Don Bradman as the

New Delhi, Dec 30: The Emirates Airline on Friday rejected Indian batsman Shikhar Dhawan's allegations of "unprofessional" behaviour and said that it acted according to South African laws. Earlier in the day, Indian opener Dhawan accused the Emirates Airline of "unprofessional" behaviour and alleged that the Airline stopped his family from boarding the connecting flight from Dubai en route Cape

New Delhi, Dec 30: Delhi police today registered a case against two-time Olympic medallist Sushil Kumar and his supporters after a complaint was filed by Navin Rana, brother of Parveen, who was allegedly beaten up by them. The incident occurred after one of the trial bouts, in which Sushil defeated Parveen, for next year's Commonwealth Games. An FIR against Sushil was lodged under sections 323 and