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Uttarakhand-born uncapped Akash Madhwal wreaked havoc with his maiden IPL fifer as five-time champions Mumbai Indians blew away Lucknow Super Giants in a one-sided Eliminator clash in Chennai. Demolishing the Krunal Pandya side by a mammoth 81 runs, Mumbai registered the third biggest margin of win in the playoffs and booked their flights to Ahmedabad where they will face defending champions Gujarat Titans in the Qualifier 2 on Friday. https://ift.tt/Uif8e6c from Times of India https://ift.tt/8A6Vdcr

A crucial 44-ball 60 from Ruturaj Gaikwad at the top was followed by a spin show as an all-round Chennai Super Kings brushed aside defending champions Gujarat Titans to march into 10th IPL final, extending their remarkable consistency in the T20 cricket's biggest extravaganza. Securing an easy 15-run win over Hardik Pandya and co. in the Qualifier 1, MS Dhoni and co. became the first team to book their tickets for the Sunday's final in Ahmedabad. https://ift.tt/s8egi5A from Times of India https://ift.tt/BX3zcHy

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday expressed grief over the untimely death of Veteran actor Sarath Babu and extended condolences to the late actor's family https://ift.tt/ZfLqC1A from Times of India https://ift.tt/oXGzAmK

BJP MP and WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who has been accused of sexual harassment by a section of wrestlers, on Sunday said he is ready to undergo a narco test provided wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia take it too. https://ift.tt/KM0l597 from Times of India https://ift.tt/DIh1BZk

Just when Lucknow Super Giants thought they had it covered, Rinku Singh reminded them of his hitting prowess, which almost stole the win away from the visitors in their crucial IPL 2023 match at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday. But despite the 33-ball 67 not out by Kolkata Knight Riders' pocket-size dynamo, LSG managed to hang on and in the end won by the thinnest of margins, one run, to book themselves a spot in the playoffs. https://ift.tt/kvAZM29 from Times of India https://ift.tt/5uoBCN2

Defending champions Manchester City were on Saturday confirmed Premier League champions after second-placed Arsenal were beaten 0-1 away at Nottingham Forest. Arsenal needed at least one point to stay mathematically alive in the title race but ended on the losing side against Forest. Arsenal's defeat ensured a fifth title in six seasons for the Pep Guardiola side. https://ift.tt/kvAZM29 from Times of India https://ift.tt/YFKe8yV

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In swift humanitarian action despite the continuing military confrontation with China on the northern land borders, India deployed long-range P-8I maritime patrol aircraft to help in the search and rescue operations for the 39 crew members of the Chinese fishing vessel that capsized in the southern Indian Ocean Region (IOR). https://ift.tt/Cf8VT3L from Times of India https://ift.tt/dxW18jF

Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) batter Virat Kohli achieved a remarkable feat by equalling Chris Gayle's record for the most centuries in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Thursday. https://ift.tt/Cf8VT3L from Times of India https://ift.tt/W2sgu1J

Pacer Mohsin Khan held his nerves to help Lucknow Super Giants overcome Mumbai Indians challenge in a last-over thriller at Ekana cricket stadium to boost their playoff chances on Tuesday. The win took LSG to third in the Indian Premier League standings with 15 points, below second-placed Chennai Super Kings, who have a better net run rate with identical points. https://ift.tt/BlODESq from Times of India https://ift.tt/JUT9854

A spin show from Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine was followed by impressive fifties from skipper Nitish Rana and Rinku Singh as an all-round Kolkata Knight Riders eased past Chennai Super Kings by six wickets to grab two crucial points and keep their playoffs hopes alive on Sunday. https://ift.tt/GrKu0Vw from Times of India https://ift.tt/IL6eJM0

Prabhsimran Singh is a project that has seen Punjab Kings invest four years and crores of rupees. It has finally paid off in a match that helped them stay alive in the IPL, as he calmly steered Khaleel Ahmed down to the third boundary to bring up his maiden IPL hundred here at the Ferozeshah Kotla on Saturday evening. The 22-year-old, standing barely at five and a half feet, stood tall in an innings where he scored 103 off 65 balls in Kings’ emphatic 31-run win after arduously putting up 167/6. https://ift.tt/LmG4jKR from Times of India https://ift.tt/gqBce5V

Saba Ibrahim and hubby Sunny, who were expecting their first baby, have suffered a miscarriage. The couple took to their vlog to inform their fans and followers, who have been with them on their journey. https://ift.tt/nuoZNbR from Times of India https://ift.tt/b9h7iUV

A record-breaking day for Rajasthan Royals on Thursday as they thrashed hosts Kolkata Knight Riders by nine wickets in their crucial Indian Premier League match to resurrect their play-offs hopes at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The Royals ended their three-match losing streak with the big win and jumped to third in the standings with 12 points from 12 games. https://ift.tt/U8Zidvw from Times of India https://ift.tt/9FKtSBn

Samajwadi Party MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh, who was staging a dharna at Gauriganj police station in UP's Amethi, allegedly thrashed the husband of a BJP candidate for the nagar palika chairperson post inside the police station campus on Wednesday. https://ift.tt/Nfs9toR from Times of India https://ift.tt/Asvdi8g

Swashbuckling Suryakumar Yadav was in beast mode as his whirlwind 35-ball 83 powered Mumbai Indians to a crushing six-wicket win over Royal Challengers Bangalore in a crucial IPL encounter in Mumbai on Tuesday. The Surya storm hit the Wankhede as he along with Nehal Wadhera (52 not out) made light work of the 200 chase. Taking the Bangalore bowlers to the cleaners on a batting beauty, Surya and Nehal added a fiery 140-run stand off just 66 balls for the third wicket to mow down the visitors. https://ift.tt/j2x83RH from Times of India https://ift.tt/4uxndGK

A gritty half-century from skipper Nitish Rana was followed by a 'Russell' mania as Kolkata Knight Riders pipped Punjab Kings in a last-ball thriller to keep their playoffs hopes alive in the ongoing 16th edition of the IPL on Monday. KKR finally cracked the Eden Gardens code after three straight defeats at home, registering a thrilling five-wicket win in chase of a tricky 180. https://ift.tt/S8UnNRg from Times of India https://ift.tt/1QGnsuF

A re-jigged batting order fired in unison as Sunrisers Hyderabad stunned Rajasthan Royals at their home to clinch a high-scoring last-ball IPL thriller in Jaipur on Sunday. Leveraging on a crucial last-ball no-ball from Sandeep Sharma, Sunrisers snatched the cliffhanger to register for their fourth win of the season. As Sunrisers shot down a challenging 215 target, Aiden Markram and co. registered the joint third highest successful chase in the history of the competition. https://ift.tt/AtvdjkX from Times of India https://ift.tt/MQDrvyk

Violent clashes broke out between tribals and people belonging to the majority Meitei community in Manipur on Wednesday, displacing thousands of people and killing at least 54. https://ift.tt/v59Ggoh from Times of India https://ift.tt/lB5Jmri

The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday that Covid-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. WHO said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn't come to an end. https://ift.tt/oPK2dbW from Times of India https://ift.tt/EKV7OqN