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Rise of affordable ADVs in India: From Hero XPulse 200 to Yamaha & Honda’s new adventure bikes




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KTM 200 Duke custom-built to star in a movie: Fit to help a ‘Hero’ save the day




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Tastefully modified new-gen Isuzu V-Cross looks awesome and menacing!

Someone thought to take an all-new third-generation Isuzu D-Max V-Cross and turn it up to eleven! Feel free to welcome this Thailand customised Japanese pick-up truck.




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Top 6 motorcycles with car engines: Dodge Viper V10, Subaru boxer & even a diesel-powered bike




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Tata Estate in a fantastically smashing electric avatar! Reimagined as a tribute to Ratan Tata




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Virgo Horoscope for May 9, 2020

Today you will be full of energy-Whatever you do- you will be able to do it in half the time you generally take. All commitments and financial transactions need to be handled carefully. You might not agree to everything your family members say- but you should try to learn from their experience. Don't disappoint your lover today- as it will leave you repenting later. Natives of this zodiac sign should read some spiritual books in their free time today. By doing this, many of your troubles can be overcome. An old issue might crop up in between you two during a humorus discussion, which will eventually convert into an argument. It is going to be a day with more religious activities such as visiting a temple, offering something to needy and practicing meditation.




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Self-learning: Personality development is a must for graduates

A great personality makes you socially-acceptable. There is a difference when you talk to someone by looking directly into their eyes, compared to speaking with no eye contact.



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Budget 2019: NEP has potential to overhaul the system

Budget 2019: NEP has potential to overhaul the system




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Shell Eco-marathon to be held in Bengaluru from November 19-22

Part of the event is Shell Eco-marathon—world’s longest-running competition in which students design, build and test fuel-efficient cars.




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India’s cruise industry has potential to create over a million jobs in next 3-4 years

Figures by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) show the industry contributing $8.8 trillion to the global economy in 2018 with over 319 million jobs supported worldwide. Tourism can be a major contributor to the Indian economy given the right mix of policies and infrastructure.



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Learning from China: Creating institutions that foster research, innovation

While India has also witnessed an improvement in its research output over the past decade, we need to improve quality of output of original research as well as scientific innovations at university level. Barring the IITs, output of technological innovations by engineering or sciences students remains abysmally low.




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Udemy for Business launched in India, curates courses on relevant topics across fields

Udemy for Business is powered by Udemy, which enables the world’s experts to develop courses and share their knowledge.




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Why institutions must focus on organisational behaviour

A better understanding of the relation between an organisation and its employees helps create better human resource strategies aimed at creating a better working atmosphere, employee commitment, and strengthening the overall value of the human capital.



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Bombay rose: A tribute to Priyanka Chopra at the Marrakesh International Film Festival

The Marrakech film festival, which was held from November 29 to December 7, had Gitanjali Rao’s hand-painted animated film Bombay Rose vying for the festival's top prize, the Golden Star.




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National Mathematics Day: Avoiding numbers is seldom an option

A strong mathematical foundation is the key to an individual being able to upskill or reskill.




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The role of a teacher will have to change: Anantha Duraiappah

The rise of the use of artificial intelligence in education sector implies the need for regulations over the use of student data and, in particular, to protect students from misuse of their data by external parties.




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Interview | Edtech will strengthen traditional players, says Saurabh Kumar, director academics, Vidyamandirmandir Classes

Edtech players can supplement brick-and-mortar companies, but it’s difficult to replace them as students from classes 8th to 12th are young enough to be self-motivated to study themselves.




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COVID-19: What should students from class 12, who might soon be taking board exams, do?

College admissions, after all, may start in the next 30-40 days. All this has made research, information and choice limited for students.




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IIT-Hyderabad incubated start-up develops IoT-enabled, low-cost ventilator

This would provide enough isolation to the patient and protection to health workers and family. The ventilator can be controlled using the app and provides real-time display of the waveforms.




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Saudi stocks dive after finance minister vows 'painful' measures

Saudi shares tumbled Sunday, a day after the finance minister announced "painful" measures to tackle the economic impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.




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Saudi dollar bonds post losses as investors brace for pain to come

Saudi government dollar bonds posted losses in early trade Monday as investors absorbed the finance minister's comments that the country would take strict and painful measures to deal with the economic impact of the pandemic.




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India vs New Zealand 2nd ODI: Kiwis beat India by 22 runs to seal series 2-0

Earlier, India made two changes, bringing in Navdeep Saini and Yuzvendra Chahal in place of Mohammed Shami and Kuldeep Yadav.




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Sachin Tendulkar to bat for one over during innings break of Bushfire charity match

The proceeds of the match will help victims of the blazes which began in September and have left at least 33 people dead and thousands of homes destroyed.




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Under-19 World Cup final: Bangladesh’s reaction after victory was ‘dirty’, says Indian skipper Priyam Garg

While Bangladesh captain Akbar Ali apologised for the "unfortunate incident", his Indian counterpart Priyam Garg felt it is something that should not have happened.




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ICC ODI rankings: Virat Kohli continues to dominate batsmen ranking; Jasprit Bumrah loses top spot among bowlers

ICC ODI rankings: In the all-rounders' category, Ravindra Jadeja, moved up three places above to be placed at seventh position .




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India vs New Zealand Test Series: Tim Southee finds Indian openers ‘classy’, team formidable even with injury clouds

The Virat Kohli-led team had an option of retaining KL Rahul in New Zealand given his rich vein of form in the just-concluded ODI and T20I series, but they opted to reward Prithvi Shaw and Shubhman Gill for their performances in red-ball cricket.




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India vs New Zealand 1st Test: Virat Kohli’s men stutter to 122/5 on rain-hit Day 1 at Wellington

New Zealand pace bowler Kyle Jamieson enjoyed a dream test debut, tormenting India's batsmen and taking three wickets and a catch in the deep, stealing the headlines from Ross Taylor, who was playing his 100th test.




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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Spinner Poonam Yadav helps India outclass Australia

Poonam Yadav (4/19) snapped four wickets, two in successive deliveries of the 12th over to break the backbone of Australia's chase.




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India vs New Zealand 1st Test, Day 2: Kiwis post 216/5 after Virat Kohli’s men stutter to 165 in 1st innings

With India at 132 for 7, Rahane knew that time was running out as he played a square drive off Trent Boult to get him a boundary.




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Ind vs NZ 1st Test: Slept for 2 hours in past couple of days, says Ishant Sharma as he keeps Kiwis in check

Ishant Sharma travelled for 24 hours and arrived in New Zealand 72 hours before the start of the first Test at Wellington.




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India vs New Zealand, 1st Test: Ruthless Kiwis thrash Virat Kohli’s men by 10 wickets at Basin Reserve

India were all out for 191 in 81 overs in their second innings. New Zealand then scored the 9 runs to win in the second over, wrapping up the opening Test in just over three days.




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Virat Kohli loses top spot in ICC Test Player rankings

In the ICC World Test Championship, India continue to be placed at the top with 360 points, followed by Australia.




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Sachin or Virat? It’s like picking religions, says Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella

He had highlighted how cricket had inculcated various attributes in him, right from teamwork to competing with passion.




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Maria Sharapova announces retirement

She netted prize money alone of $38.8 million (35.7m euros) in a career during which she won 36 singles titles. Forbes, in its 2016 article, said the Florida-based Russian had banked nearly $300m from prize money, appearances and endorsements since she turned professional in 2001.




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ICC Women’s T20 World Cup: Shafali Verma, bowlers help India beat New Zealand by four runs

In the final over, Heyley Jensen (11) and Kerr cracked a four each but Shikha held her nerves in the end to complete the win.




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IOC ‘committed’ to Tokyo Games despite virus: Olympics chief

The statement came as Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Thursday requested the closure of schools nationwide in a drive to curb the spread of the coronavirus.




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FIFA warns coronavirus could postpone international matches

This weekend's matches in the leading two divisions in Switzerland, where football's global governing body FIFA has its headquarters, were postponed on Friday after the government banned all events involving more than a thousand people.




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India vs New Zealand, Second Test: Batsmen waste Shami-Bumrah’s brilliant show, Kohli’s men on verge of another defeat

India's top-order failed miserably once again as New Zealand bounced back, reducing India to 90 for six at stumps on day two as a three-day finish is on the cards.




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Dutee Chand wins 200m gold at Khelo India University Games

"The Khelo India University Games has been a good tournament for our state - Odisha. It was organised like an Asian Games, where the athletes were provided with accommodation, food and training facilities."




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Radha Yadav shines for India in ICC T20 World Cup! Vegetable seller’s daughter bamboozles Sri Lanka

Radha Yadav was initially a pace bowler who loved to bowl fast, says her coach Praful Naik who asked her to shorten her run-up and switch from pace to leg-spin.




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India vs New Zealand, Second Test: Kiwis thrash Virat Kohli’s men inside three days, win series 2-0

New Zealand chased down a modest victory target of 132 in just 36 overs after India's second innings folded for 124 in less than an hour on the third day.




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Teen sensation Shafali Verma rises to top in ICC women’s T20 rankings

The 16-year-old Verma takes over from New Zealand's Suzie Bates, who had been the top batter since October 2018 after wresting the spot from West Indies captain Stafanie Taylor.




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Sunil Joshi named new selection committee chairman by BCCI, Harvinder Singh also in panel

The CAC, comprising Madan Lal, R P Singh and Sulakshana Naik, picked the two selectors with Joshi replacing South Zone representative MSK Prasad.




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Japan committed to hosting Olympics on schedule even as virus spreads

Hashimoto told the upper house on Thursday that organisers and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) would continue to work together closely.




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Coronavirus impact: Delhi shooting Word Cup postponed, Olympic test event cancelled

The World Cup will now held in two parts before the Olympic Games.




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Will coronavirus play spoilsport for IPL 2020? Maharashtra govt, BCCI differ over postponing Indian Premier League

The IPL is slated to start on March 29 with the opening match between the Mahendra Singh Dhoni-led Chennai Super Kings and Rohit Sharma-led Mumbai Indians in what is arguably the clash of the titans at the Wankhede stadium in Mumbai.




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Coronavirus scare: After Spain, France, Italy football leagues, EPL’s Arsenal versus Manchester City postponed

This is the first postponement of an EPL game, after UEFA Champion's League and Europa League games were played behind closed doors and Italy, Spain and France league fixtures have gone haywire.




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Tokyo 2020 announces opening event despite mounting coronavirus concerns

The game will begin at 9 a.m. local time (0000 GMT) at the Fukushima Azuma Baseball Stadium with two further fixtures, Italy v United States and Mexico v Canada, later in the day.




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Coronavirus patient present in stadium during ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final, says MCG, issues checklist

The MCG in its statement shared the Australian DHHS's recommendation for those who were seated in section N42 of the ground during Sunday’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Final.




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Coronavirus: Follow Health Ministry’s advisory, avoid large gatherings: Sports Ministry to NSFs, including BCCI

As a result, no foreign player will be available for the IPL till April 15. Before that, the shooting World Cup and the Indian Open golf tournament were postponed while badminton's India Open will be played without any spectators.