Nation wants 'chowkidar', not raja-maharajas: PM

Addressing the people who have pledged their support to the 'Main Bhi Chowkidar' campaign, PM Narendra Modi said that country does not need 'rajas' and 'maharajas', rather, it needs a 'chowkidar' who can effectively serve them. Elaborating on the word "chowkidar", he said that it is not about a uniform, it is about spirit.

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Bairstow, Warner record highest ever opening stand in IPL

Openers David Warner and Jonny Bairstow went all-guns blazing against a hapless Royal Challengers Bangalore bowling line-up as Sunrisers Hyderabad posted 231 for two -- their highest total of IPL -- at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Sunday.

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Asian Airgun: Indian shooters make a clean sweep of gold medals

Indian shooters made a clean sweep of gold medals in 10m Air Rifle event to continue their dominance at the 12th Asian Airgun Championships in Taoyuan, Taipei.

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Rishabh Pant stump mic chatter goes viral, BCCI clears air

India's young wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant was on Sunday caught in the eye of a storm owing to an edited stump microphone clip from an IPL game which went viral on social media but was dismissed by the BCCI as "misconstrued".

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India Open: Axelsen beats erratic Srikanth in the final

Kidambi Srikanth reached the men's singles final of a tournament for the first time in a year and a half but that was as good as it got, with Denmark's Viktor Axelsen getting the better of India's top shuttler at the Indira Gandhi Stadium Complex here on Sunday 21-7, 22-20 to win his second India Open title.

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Prayas Ray Barman becomes youngest IPL debutant

Prayas Ray Barman has become the youngest player to make IPL debut after Royal Challengers Bangalore included him for their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on Sunday.

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Lalu advised me to join Congress: Shatrughan

Shatrughan said leaders such as Mamata, Akhilesh and Kejriwal, among others, wanted him to join their respective parties, but he had made it clear that whatever be the situation, the constituency he would be contesting in the Lok Sabha polls would be Patna Sahib.

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SRH vs RCB Live: Sunrisers off to a good start

Check SRH vs RCB live score updates, IPL scorecard, Ball by ball commentary, IPL live streaming, SRH vs RCB highlights and more on Times of India

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Indian Open Final Live: Kidambi Srikanth vs Axelsen



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Live Blog, IPL 2019: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs RCB



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I backed myself to bowl yorkers, says Kagiso Rabada

"I thought, what do we bowl here? We could bowl bouncers. We could bowl slower balls. But it's risky. It's gamble balls. I wasn't really feeling (like) them on the day. On another day, I could have felt (like bowling) them. But today I felt (like bowling) the yorker," Kagiso Rabada said.

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IPL Live Updates: RCB opt to bowl vs SRH

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Indian Open Final Live: Srikanth vs Axelsen

Kidambi Srikanth to face Viktor Axelsen in India Open Badminton final 2019. Stay updated with Times of India for all the live updates

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Global landmarks go dark for Earth Hour



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Rahul fighting against Left not BJP: Kerala CM

There was no need to attach any special importance to the Congress president contesting from the state and Gandhi was just one among the 20 candidates of the opposition UDF, who are trying their luck from Kerala, he said. "If Gandhi's fight is against the BJP, he should have contested against the saffron party. In Kerala, the fight is between LDF and UDF in the elections," Vijayan told a meet-the-press programme at the Press Club here.

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Wayanad is a safe bet for Rahul Gandhi

Wayanad on the northern Kerala that shares border with Karnataka and Tamil Nadu is the most sought-after seat in the state in the Congress camp. The constituency was carved out during the delimitation ahead of 2009 seats. In the first election, Congress leader M I Shanavas won from Wayanad with a margin of over 1.53 lakh.

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Rabada's yorker will be 'Ball of the IPL': Ganguly

Former India captain and Delhi Capitals advisor Sourav Ganguly termed Kagiso Rabada's match-winning yorker to KKR's Andre Russell as the "Ball of the IPL".

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SL's Test captain Karunaratne arrested over drink driving

Sri Lanka's Test captain Dimuth Karunaratne was arrested for alleged drunk driving in Colombo on Sunday.

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Rahul fighting against Left not BJP: Kerala CM

former general secretary of CPI (M) Prakash Karat also expressed similar sentiments and said: "To pick a candidate like Rahul Gandhi against Left means that Congress is going to target the Left in Kerala. This is something which we will strongly oppose and in this election, we will work to ensure the defeat of Rahul Gandhi in Wayanad.

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IPL: MI skipper Rohit fined for slow over rate

Mumbai Indians (MI) captain Rohit Sharma was fined after his team maintained a slow over-rate during their Indian Premier League (IPL) match against Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) in Mohali.

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It's hard to spot any weakness in SRH XI: AB de Villiers

Ahead of their match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, Royal Challengers Bangalore batsman AB de Villiers expressed hope of registering their first victory of the season.

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Lok Sabha polls: Rahul to contest second seat from Wayanad in Kerala

Congress president Rahul Gandhi will also contest the Lok Sabha election from Wayanad in Kerala, apart from Amethi in UP. Addressing a press conference on Sunday, Congress leader A K Antony announced that Rahul Gandhi has given his consent to contest Lok Sabha election from two seats.

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Live: 'Rahul contesting against Left not good sign'

Leaders criss-crossing the country for election rallies, fiery speeches, switching loyalties, alliances broken and forged... its all happening as campaigning for the 17th general elections hits a crescendo. Stay with TOI for all updates.

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Rs 1 crore: Vote-linked bonus for TN party cadre

Tamil Nadu has a rich tradition of election-time freebies - from television sets to blenders to sarees - but this time, leaders are extending the largesse to the humble party worker to begin with. Party cadres who ensure winning votes for candidates stand to win anything from gold chains and rings to refrigerators, motorbikes and even paid foreign trips.

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I hope we get an individual gold in Tokyo: Abhinav Bindra

From being an International Olympic Committee's (IOC) Athletes Committee member to managing the foundation, former shooter and India's only individual Olympic gold medallist Abhinav Bindra is donning many hats.

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Bhuvneshwar's bowling a concern for SRH as they take on RCB

The Sunrisers, over the years, have taken pride in their bowling unit and proved it by defending smaller totals. However, in the first two games, their bowling has been taken to the cleaners. The medium pacers, led by Bhuvneshwar Kumar, have been unable to rein in the rival batsmen and death bowling is now a matter of concern.

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IPL: DC beat KKR in Super Over after Prithvi Shaw heroics

The match went into the Super Over after Delhi Capitals finished at 185/6. Much to the home team's joy, Kagiso Rabada speared in perfect yorkers to defend 10 runs in the Super Over.

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Pitch takes centre stage as Chennai Super Kings face Rajasthan Royals

​​​​The slow nature of the 22 yards came in for censure from both CSK and RCB during the IPL opener here last weekend, having yielded a low-scoring encounter where the balance was heavily tilted in favour of the spinners.

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Sachin Tendulkar's meeting with Pawar sets off speculation

Batting legend Sachin Tendulkar on Saturday met NCP supremo Sharad Pawar at the latter's residence. While it's reliably learnt that Sachin Tendulkar isn't joining politics, the meeting set off speculation that the retired great may be eyeing an innings as an administrator of the Mumbai Cricket Association, which Pawar once headed.

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Missed opportunity to finish the game for DC: Shaw

It looked like the day once again belonged to the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) all-rounder Andre Russell after he hit a 27-ball 62 against the Delhi Capitals (DC). But DC opener Prithvi Shaw had other ideas as he hit a classy 99 to overshadow Russells knock.

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IPL: We were not thinking of Super Over, says Iyer

Delhi Capitals captain Shreyas Iyer on Saturday said that his side did not expect their IPL match against Kolkata Knight Riders to go to the Super Over via which they eventually won.

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Lack of all-rounder hurting Virat Kohli's men: Krishnamachari Srikkanth

Former Indian captain Krishnamachari Srikkanth reiterated the fact that cricket is a team sport and too much dependence on one or two players cannot see a team go all the way.

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Sanmay is my practice partner: Manika Batra

In her first comments since parting ways with her long-time coach Sandeep Gupta, ace shuttler Manika Batra on Saturday clarified that city-based Sanmay Paranjpe was not her new coach, but only a "co-player" and "practice partner".

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Aus bowlers deny 'false' Warner boycott reports

Australia's top bowlers on Sunday lashed out at "false" and "inflammatory" claims they were planning a Test boycott if David Warner had not been kicked off the team in the wake of the ball-tampering scandal.

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Kings XI Punjab break the Mumbai Indians jinx

The win was special for the home side as they finally managed to break the jinx of four consecutive losses to Mumbai Indians in Mohali. The Kings last managed a home win over MI way back in 2011.

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Woods loses to Bjerregaard in Match Play quarters

Tiger Woods won a dramatic morning showdown with Rory McIlroy only to be upset by Denmark's Lucas Bjerregaard in quarter-finals of the WGC Match Play Championship.

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Mayank hails Punjab's 'clinical' win, calls it confidence booster

Elated after registering their second win of the season, Mayank Agarwal hailed the victory over Mumbai Indians as a "clinical" one which should definitely serve as a confidence booster for the side going ahead in the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL).

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Barty defeats Pliskova to capture Miami Open title

Ashleigh Barty's transformation is complete after the Australian defeated Czech fifth seed Karolina Pliskova 7-6 (7/1) 6-3 Saturday to win the biggest singles title of her career at the WTA Miami Open.

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India Open: Srikanth in final, Sindhu loses in semis

Former champion Kidambi Srikanth reached title round after a 17-month drought but PV Sindhu bowed out after losing a close semi-final contest at the $350,000 India Open on Saturday.

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Solskjaer relieved to avoid Watford 'banana skin'

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer celebrated his first match as full-time Manchester United manager with a 2-1 win over Watford though he was happier to have avoided slipping up on what he termed a potential 'banana skin'.

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Kean steps up in Ronaldo absence to rescue Juventus

Rising teenage star Moise Kean stepped up in the absence of Cristiano Ronaldo to rescue a 1-0 win for Juventus against lowly Empoli on Saturday as the champions opened up an 18-point lead at the top of Serie A.

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Sampdoria pounce on Donnarumma mistake to beat Milan

Sampdoria pounced on a glaring error by AC Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma in the first minute to beat Gennaro Gattuso's side 1-0 in an end-to-end Serie A match on Saturday.

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India slip again, South Korea win Azlan Shah Cup

India's nine-year wait to win another Sultan Azlan Shah Cup extended on Saturday as South Korea held their nerves better in the final to first equalise in the fourth quarter and then beat Manpreet Singh & Co in the shootout for their third title.

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Big sports events today

Here are the big sports events lined up for Sunday (March 31) that comprise the action of India Open badminton tournament in which Kidambi Srikanth will face Viktor Axelsen of Denmark in the men's singles title clash.

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Investigator says Amazon chief Bezos' phone hacked by Saudis

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Sunday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his personal data. Gavin de Becker linked the hack to extensive coverage by The Washington Post newspaper, which is owned by Bezos, of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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US performs first organ transplant from HIV donor



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Biden accused of unwanted touching, kissing



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Before mosque attacks, NZ failed to record hate crimes for years

Weeks before a gunman killed 50 Muslims in Christchurch, a man had threatened to burn copies of the Koran outside New Zealand mosques, in what community leaders said was the latest in a long list of threatening behaviour against religious minorities.

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Turks vote in test for Erdogan as recession hits home

Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have won every vote since the party first came to power in 2002 but this time, analysts say the party could lose Ankara and even Istanbul.

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Investigator says Amazon chief's phone hacked by Saudis

The investigator hired to look into the release of intimate images of Jeff Bezos said Sunday he has concluded that Saudi Arabian authorities hacked the Amazon chief's phone to access his personal data. Gavin de Becker linked the hack to extensive coverage by The Washington Post newspaper, which is owned by Bezos, of the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.

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Polls open in Ukrainian presidential election

Comedian Volodymyr Zelensky is likely to top the vote, according to surveys, with incumbent Petro Poroshenko and ex-prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko vying to face him in a run-off next month.

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Iran calls emergency in flood-threatened southwest province

Some 56 villages lying near the Dez and Karkheh rivers in the oil-rich southwestern province of Khuzestan may have to be evacuated as officials released water from two major dams along the rivers due to forecasts for more rain, the provincial governor, Gholamreza Shariati, told state television.

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Facebook to restrict video live streaming after New Zealand attack

Facebook said it is tightening live video streaming rules in response to the service being used to broadcast deadly attacks in New Zealand. "In the wake of the terrorist attack, we are taking three steps: strengthening rules for using Facebook Live, taking further steps to address hate on our platforms, and supporting the New Zealand community," COO Sheryl Sandberg said.

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Fresh graft cover-up tape hits Justin Trudeau



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China says representatives of over 100 countries to attend 2nd BRF meet

China held the first Belt and Road Forum (BRF) in 2017 to showcase its trillion-dollar Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the pet project of President Xi Jinping aimed at expanding the country's influence all over the world with a chain of infrastructure projects funded by Chinese investments

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UK: May could face call for govt of national unity



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Thai King strips ex-premier Thaksin of royal decorations



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Bangladesh stops Rohingya making risky journey to Malaysia

Bangladesh security forces stopped 29 people, mostly Rohingya Muslims, from being smuggled to Malaysia in rickety fishing boats, the latest group prevented from leaving squalid refugee camps. A coast guard officer said they found 16 women, seven children and six men waiting for the boat along the coast of southern Saint Martin's Island early Saturday.

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Saturday, March 30, 2019

Flash floods kill at least 35 in Afghanistan: Officials

Heavy flooding that started early Friday killed at least 12 people in the northern province of Faryab and 10 people in the western province of Herat, said Hashmat Bahaduri, a spokesman for Afghanistan's National Disaster Management Authority (ANDMA)

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With a piece of paper, Trump called on Kim to hand over nuclear weapons



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Complaint to Ombudsman: Ganguly as 'advisor' will be Conflict of Interest

The BCCI Ombudsman DK Jain has received two complains that Sourav Ganguly will be "conflicted" if he performs his role as Delhi Capitals' advisor in an upcoming IPL encounter against KKR at the Eden Gardens on April 12.

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5.3-magnitude quake shakes Greece

A 5.3-magnitude quake jolted central Greece on Saturday, the national observatory said, with no immediate reports of damage. The quake had a depth of around 14 kilometres (8.6 miles) and an epicentre in the Gulf of Corinth, some 200 kilometres (320 miles) northwest of the Greek capital, the observatory said.

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