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Govt appoints Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) as new Chief of Defence Staff | India News

NEW DELHI: The government on Wednesday appointed Lt-General Anil Chauhan, a known China expert who retired as the Eastern Army Command chief in May last year, as the country’s next chief of defence staff (CDS). Lt-Gen Chauhan (61), currently the military advisor to national security advisor Ajit Doval and the National Security Council Secretariat, will […]

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India vs South Africa 1st T20I Highlights: Arshdeep, Chahar set it up as India win low-scoring opener by 8 wickets | Cricket News

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Arshdeep Singh and Deepak Chahar hit the South Africans hard with some magical swing bowling before Suryakumar Yadav‘s little gem on a difficult track ensured an easy eight-wicket victory for India in the first T20 International on Wednesday. A target of 107 on a pitch with underlying moisture and more than waist high bounce […]

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Naseem Shah diagnosed with pneumonia, to miss remainder of T20 series against England | Cricket News

KARACHI: Young Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the T20 International series against England after doctors confirmed that he has contracted pneumonia and will remain hospitalised. The 21-year-old was set to feature in the fifth T20I but the youngster had to be hospitalised late Tuesday night after […]

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Russia’s annexation plan in Ukraine: What happens now?

Russian-backed separatists and Russian installed officials in four partially Russian-controlled regions of Ukraine declared that voters had chosen to join Russia, in hastily organised referendums which the West said were illegal. What happens now? President Vladimir Putin has said he will never abandon the residents of these areas. Ukraine says Russia is a criminal state […]