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Jakarta, Nov 5: Saudi Arabia’s Young Falcons pulled off a remarkable win against South Korea in the Asian Cup final on Sunday, with talisman Turki Al-Ammar leading the line to land the Kingdom its third title at U-19 level and their first since 1992. It caps a wonderful week for Saudi Arabia as their semifinal win over Japan saw them qualify for next year’s FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland, where

New Delhi, Nov 5: A penalty of over Rs. 83 lakh was imposed on violators on a single day on Sunday by the teams deployed to monitor implementation of measures to combat pollution in the Delhi NCR under the Clean Air Campaign, The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) said. The highest number of complaints were related to illegal construction and demolition activities. An aggressive ten-day-long

Raipur, Nov 5: Latching on to the remark of Congress leader Raj Babbar on the Naxal movement in poll-bound Chhattisgarh, BJP chief Amit Shah Sunday asked Congress president Rahul Gandhi to make clear his party's stand on Naxalism. Mr Shah also claimed that Mr Babbar had described Naxalism as a "revolution". Addressing a public meeting in Ambagarh Chowki town in Rajnandgaon district, Mr Shah said,

New Delhi, Nov 4: Petrol price has been cut by over Rs 4 per litre and diesel by Rs 2.33 in the last 18 days on softer international rates, a pace faster than the spike in prices witnessed in the two-month period beginning mid-August. Petrol price Sunday was cut by 21 paise a litre and diesel by 17 paise, according to a price notification issued by state-owned fuel retailers. In Delhi, petrol now

Riyadh, Nov 4: Saudi authorities have released the brother of billionaire Prince Al-Waleed bin Talal after nearly a year in detention, family members have said, as the kingdom faces international pressure over journalist Jamal Khashoggi's murder. The release of Prince Khalid bin Talal was confirmed by at least three relatives on Twitter on Saturday, with photos shared of him kissing and embracing

Pathanamthitta, Nov 4: In an attempt to avoid violence and unrest in Sabarimala temple, which is slated to open for a special religious ceremony on November 5, the state administration has deployed scores of police personnel in Pamba and surrounding areas. Speaking to media, Inspector General Ashok Yadav said that around 1500 police personnel have been deployed from Pamba to Sannidhanam

Islamabad, Nov 4: Pakistan police on Sunday arrested nearly 250 people from across the country on charges of arson, vandalism and violence during the three-day mass protests following the acquittal of Christian woman Asia Bibi. A day after striking a deal with the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), the government swung into action as it started a crackdown against the people

Kolkata, Nov 4: Congress MP Shashi Tharoor on Saturday said there will be both pre-poll and post-poll alliances between the Congress and other opposition parties, but party president Rahul Gandhi "may not be" the prime ministerial face. The coming Lok Sabha electionis important in that it will deny the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a second term in power, the Congress MP said. He said the decision

New Delhi, Nov 4: Indefinite hunger strike by Sant Gopal Das--a disciple of late Prof G D Agrawal (Swami Gyan Swaroop Sanand)-, for clean and richly flow in entire course of the Ganga continued in Haridwar on the 134th day on Sunday. The young saint-on fast since June 24, in support of the Ganga crusade launched by late IIT professor turned saint-, was yet again on Saturday shifted from AIIMS

Kottayam, Nov 4: Several Hindu outfits in Kerala agitating against the entry of women of menstrual age into the famous Sabarimala Temple have urged media outlets not to depute women journalists to cover the issue as the Lord Ayyappa temple is set to open Monday for a special puja. The 'appeal' was issued by Sabarimala Karma Samiti, a joint platform of right-wing outfits, including the Vishva Hindu