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NEW DELHI: Swashbuckling Australia all-rounder Glenn Maxwell was in carnage mode as he fired the fastest century of the ODI World Cup ever against Netherlands in the national capital on Wednesday.Going hammer and tongs against the Dutch bowlers, Maxwell fired a ton off just 40 balls.With the supernatural effort, Maxwell surpassed South African Aiden Markram, who earlier in the ongoing World Cup itself,...

NEW DELHI: When the runs India needed to win were near idential to the runs Virat Kohli required to get to his century in the ICC World Cup match against Bangladesh in Pune on Thursday, the self-less batting icon approached his parnter in the middle, KL Rahul, and said "it will not look nice to not take a single" in pursuit of a personal milestone. Rahul shared the conversation he had with Kohli on the...

KOLKATA: The Indian Sundarbans has registered a rise of at least 14% in its tiger population, recording the presence of a minimum of 100 big cats - from 88 in 2019 - in the all-India tiger estimation report released by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Mysuru on Sunday.Foresters said the "at least 100" figure was based on evidence of that many unique individuals clicked by camera-traps; the actual number...

AYODHYA: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi received support from one of the priests of Ayodhya's Hanumangarhi temple, one of the most revered temples in the holy town, who offered him residence on the premises of the 10th-century temple.Mahant Sanjay Das of Hanumangarhi temple, who is the heir to the temple's head priest Mahant Gyan Das, said that the seers welcome Rahul Gandhi to the holy city and offer him...