Travel, 8th Apr 2019, News & Stories from India

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08 Apr 2019

Travel, 08 Apr 2019

La Meri: The undisputed queen of ethnic dance and her Indian connection

La Meri, whose real name was Russell Meriwether Hughes, was born in Louisville, Kentucky.

08 Apr 2019 11:21 PM

Pique denied United in Barcelona’s 2-0 Champions League final win in Rome in 2009 and is aiming to pull off the same trick again on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

UCL 2019-20: 'I’m coming back to my second home': Pique on UCL clash with ManUtd

Joining the Red Devils in 2004 from Barcelona as a 16-year-old, Pique learned important lessons during some tough seasons in north England.

08 Apr 2019 10:52 PM

Pant was the second highest run-scorer in the last IPL. (Photo: AFP)

Ben Stokes reveals his favourite young Indian batsmen

Sanju Samson and Rahul Tripathi are Stokes' teammates in Rajasthan Royals.

08 Apr 2019 10:48 PM

Curran had a lengthy chat with his English teammates and IPL regulars before coming to India, giving him a fair idea on the pressures and expectations involved in the lucrative league. (Photo: Twitter)

'My first IPL has been a very good experience so far': Sam Curran

Curran, who produced a man-of-the-match performance in his second Test vs India last year, has been making rapid strides since then.

08 Apr 2019 10:45 PM

Women Empowerment: WWE hosts its first-ever women’s Wrestlemania main event

In early 2018, Alexa Bliss and Sasha Banks created history as they performed for the first time in Abu Dhabi.

08 Apr 2019 10:41 PM

Instead, Juventus, who are 20 points clear and ahead on their head-to-head record with Napoli, still need one more point to extend their dominance over Serie A for another season. (Photo: AP)

Serie A: 10-man Genoa holds Napoli to 1-1 draw, holds juve's title celebrations

A win for Genoa would have handed the Turin side the title with a record seven matches to spare.

08 Apr 2019 10:37 PM

With two teams having an array of top-notch spinners, the onus would be on the batsmen to counter them, given the nature of the pitch at MA Chidambaram stadium. (Photo: PTI)

IPL 2019: CSK looks to contain rampaging Russell when they face KKR

A batsman of Russell's calibre may just prove to be the difference between the two sides.

08 Apr 2019 10:22 PM

The crowd favourite Kofi lived up to his reputation after being beaten and bruised by Bryan to emerge victorious in front of a capacity crowd at the MetLife Stadium. (Photo: WWE Twitter)

WrestleMania 35: Underdog Kofi Kingston walks away as WWE SmackDown champion

The fight between Kofi and Bryan was brutal and went down to the wire.

08 Apr 2019 10:18 PM

A hot English summer will translate into dry pitches on which the batsmen and spinners from the subcontinent teams are expected to thrive. (Photo: AFP)

'The conditions in England will matter the most', says Vaughan

England, which last hosted the quadrennial showpiece in 1999, has witnessed batsmen-friendly conditions in recent past.

08 Apr 2019 10:09 PM

The team slumped to their sixth consecutive loss in this year's edition of the IPL. (Photo: File)

Rest Kohli before 2019 World Cup: Michael Vaughan

Vaughan's comments came moments after Royal Challengers Bangalore four-wicket loss against the Delhi Capitals.

08 Apr 2019 9:54 PM

Bangalore will now face Kings XI Punjab on April 13 in Mohali and will aim to halt their losing streak.

'We're making the same mistakes in every game’: Moeen Ali

Talking about the qualifying chances for RCB, the 31-year old said, 'we just need to improve and we need to win, obviously, all the games'.

08 Apr 2019 9:49 PM

Foods with a low glycemic index are beneficial for managing PCOS that include whole grains, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits and other unprocessed, low-carbohydrate foods. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Five lifestyle reforms for battling PCOS

Polycystic ovarian syndrome can be mitigated through small diet changes and an active lifestyle.

08 Apr 2019 9:43 PM

Some opined that batsman should be given out if the bails light up, others disagreed. (Photo: BCCI)

Twitteratis divided over zing bails problem

The zing bails incident caught the attention of the Twitter users who started tweeting their opinion over the issue.

08 Apr 2019 9:39 PM

Sunday’s draw left Thomas Tuchel’s side on 81 points from 30 games. (Photo: AFP)

Ligue 1: Racing Strasbourg holds PSG to 2-2 draw, delays title celebrations

Victory would have given PSG their eighth Ligue 1 title after Lille earlier drew 1-1 at Stade de Reims.

08 Apr 2019 9:32 PM

Children who receive an education based on punitive discipline like psychological control and physical or psychological punishment, tend to be more involved in cyberbullying. (Photo: Representational/Pexels)

Cyberbullying – a result of bad parenting

Parental behaviour influences involvement of children in cyberbullying, teacher interventions help tackle it: Study.

08 Apr 2019 9:10 PM

Madhu Srivastava is accused of threatening voters during his speech at a rally in Waghodia area in Vadodara on April 3. (Photo: Social media)

Guj BJP MLA gets show cause notice for 'threat' speech

The Congress had submitted a complaint and a CD of the purported speech.

08 Apr 2019 8:29 PM

The real GDP growth is estimated at 7.2 per cent in FY18-19, the World Bank said in its latest report on South Asia on Sunday ahead of the spring meeting of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund.

Investment boost: World Bank says India GDP to grow 7.5 per cent this year

With robust growth, and food prices poised to recover, inflation is expected to converge toward 4 per cent.

08 Apr 2019 7:23 PM

According to the AMFI data, net inflows into equity funds, which also include equity-linked saving schemes (ELSS), were Rs 1,11,423 crore in 2018-19 as against Rs 1,71,069 crore in the preceding fiscal. (Representational Image)

Investment in equity mutual funds drops 35pc to Rs 1.11 lakh cr in FY19

Mutual funds are invested in stocks, bonds and money market instruments, among others.

08 Apr 2019 7:15 PM

The bench said he be freed forthwith unless he is not wanted in other cases, Wangkhem's counsel Soraisam Chittaranjan said. (Photo: Facebook)

Manipur HC quashes detention of journalist under NSA

The Manipur High Court has ordered immediate release of the journalist.

08 Apr 2019 7:13 PM

Currently, FDI restrictions are limited to product e-commerce only under the Consolidated FDI Policy.

Draft e-commerce policy 'inimical' to USD 1 trillion digital economy goal: IAMAI

The association was also of the view that "the process of making the policy itself was less than inclusive and open,"

08 Apr 2019 7:03 PM

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