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An increasing number of members from the Christian community are now adopting the Hindu tradition of cremating the bodies. ....
Israel has launched air strikes against Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip, after incendiary balloons were launched from the territory. ....
Lionel Messi said that he hoped Argentina's Copa America triumph would help provide strength to his compatriots in their battle to overcome the Covid-19 pandemic. ....
Fireworks soared above Tokyo's new Olympic Stadium Friday as the delayed Summer Games finally held its opening ceremony — an event that culminates in lighting the Olympic cauldron. Nineteen Indians took part in the ceremony and were marshalled by 2012 London Olympics bronze-medallist Mary Kom and the Indian men’s hockey team’s captain Manpreet Singh.There was no cheering, screaming, and clapping by the huge crowd that usually fills the stadium for ceremonies of this magnitude and stature because the fans are banned from the entire Olympic....
Team India skipper Virat Kohli has wished good luck to the national contingent for the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics, which is scheduled to be held from August 24 till September 5. ....
Pace bowler Liam Plunkett, who was part of the 2019 World Cup-winning England team, has signed a three-year deal with Major League Cricket (MLC). ....
Punjab is likely to witness a hung Assembly, with AAP emerging as the single largest party in the state in the 2022 state polls, as per the ABP-CVoter-IANS opinion poll. ....
Former India cricketer Saba Karim has questioned the inclusion of all-rounder Hardik Pandya in the Indian squad for the ICC T20 World Cup scheduled to commence in the UAE and Oman next month when there is a question mark on his fitness. ....
Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma seems to be losing patience with the way his batters are letting the team down in this edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) and he vent out his frustration following the 54-run thrashing at the hands of Royal Challengers Bangalore on Sunday. ....
Following another dismal performance by Mumbai Indians player Suryakumar Yadav -- who was bowled for a duck by Ravi Bishnoi -- and Ishan Kishan being dropped from the five-time champions' playing XI against Punjab Kings on Tuesday, West Indian legend Brian Lara said that either the player were getting bogged down by India selection or they, perhaps, had lost the appetite to win. ....