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Sunderland keeper acts as his own ballboy for FA Cup tie in empty Stadium of Light stand

Goalkeepers adventuring off behind the goal in search of a ball is a routine sight on Sunday league pitches - but it's not something you expect in a 49,000-seater former top-flight stadium.




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Sunderland director claimed northern fans 'don't understand business'

Tensions boiled over in a meeting between the Sunderland hierarchy and the Fan Engagement Committee at the Stadium of Light in November, according to The Times.




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Trump voters are less likely to practice social distancing in pandemic, sociologist claims

The location analysis, by Princeton sociologist Patrick Sharkey for Vox , also found that attitudes toward climate change are 'one of the strongest and most robust predictors of social distancing behavior.'




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Snapchat's new 'lens' aims to encourage social distancing using an augmented reality circle

The circles it draws appear to have a radius of around 3.3 feet (1 metre) - meeting the guidance of the World Health Organisation, who helped develop the lens.




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Sky's owners to stand by the Premier League in a boost over £414m TV rebate boost

MATT HUGHES - AHEAD OF THE GAME: Sky Sports' owners Comcast have begun negotiations over extending NBC's contract to show Premier League matches in the United States.




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Anthony Joshua stands over Wladimir Klitschko like Ali

The comparisons had already started. Similar movement, muscular physique and concrete fists. Anthony Joshua the new Muhammad Ali? Both, of course, differ greatly in their own way.




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Bin chickens are spotted practicing social distancing in Sydney's Wynyard Park

A group of ibis birds have shown backpackers how social distancing should be done after being snapped scavenging for food in a Sydney park.




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Coronavirus: UN social distancing app 1point5 beset by flaws

United Nations Technology Innovation Labs (UNTIL) iPhone and Android app uses bluetooth to measure the distance to other phones and devices.




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The instant credit craze that can leave young shoppers with bags of debt

Mature student Tamara Gray, 29, (pictured) got into financial difficulties after spending several thousand pounds on the websites Very and Shop Direct on a buy-now, pay-in-12-months basis.




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Joel McHale maintains proper social distancing at a farmers market in Los Angeles

Joel McHale suited up with a mask and gloves while maintaining at least six feet distance at a farmers market in Los Angeles. He's fresh off hosting the Tiger King aftershow for Netflix.




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Weeds creator Jenji Kohan prepping a quarantine anthology series titled Social Distance for Netflix

Jenji Kohan, the creative force behind much-loved shows like Weeds and Orange Is The New Black, is working on a new concept for Netflix which is all about life in its current bizarre circumstance. 




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Ozark's Julia Garner discusses her new #MeToo film The Assistant

She impressed as the gutsy Ruth Langmore in the Netflix crime drama series Ozark.




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China-Pakistan nexus exposed on Gujurat Rajasthan border

Pakistan has appeared to set-up more than 350 such dugouts with Chinese help. Officials also pointed a significant rise in the number of Chinese soldiers close to the Indian border with Pakistan.




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Mullahs are pushing Pakistan to edge

The abject capitulation of the Pakistani state in the face of street pressure mounted by the mullah clerics is certainly stupefying, writes Sushant Sareen.




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Terror alert for Chinese and Americans in Pakistan

Law enforcement agencies tightened security outside the Diplomatic Enclave, which is home to the US embassy and other foreign missions in Pakistan. This followed a protest against Trump's announcement.




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ISIS gunmen break into Pakistan church and open fire

The gunmen, aged between 16 and 20, infiltrated Bethel Memorial Church in Quetta, West Pakistan during a Sunday midday service. Nine were killed and more than 50 injured in the violence.




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Watchdog pulls up food standards body

The Comptroller and Auditor General of India (CAG) has pulled up food regulator FSSAI for recklessly issuing licences to food businesses without complete documents and questioned quality testing.




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Mamata govt may review its stand on IT SEZ

The lack of such a status has been holding back companies like Infosys from investing, especially given the party's policies on land and industry




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Celebs go crazy for the Nasa-induced Broom Challenge that sees broom standing on their own

The so-called broom challenge first emerged several years ago but is enjoying a resurgence thanks to a fresh viral tweet from a US user - and plenty of celebrity support.




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Scientists create stunning gifs of Mars' sand dunes to understand what conditions impact them 

Using the High-Resolution Camera aboard NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO), scientists have brought the sand dunes on Mars to life in order to understand what conditions impact them.




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Airbus developing electronic odor detector to sniff out bombs and banned substances in airports

Starting in the fourth quarter of 2020, Airbus will begin using a new odor detector in airports to help screen passengers for dangerous chemicals, based on a processor with integrated biological cells.




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AI researcher had to remove basic grammar tools to get software to understand Donald Trump

The developers of a speech recognition bot assigned to analyze the public statements of politicians hit a major stumbling block when it tried to make sense of Donald Trump.




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Boston Dynamics' 'Spot' robotic dog deployed in Singapore to remind people to keep a safe distance

Spot will traverse a 4-mile swath of Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park during off-peak hours while playing a recorded message that reminds park-goers 'observe safe distancing measures.'




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Is Loop energy saving assistant better than a smart meter?

A new energy saving assistant is claiming that it can help users save money, electricity and the planet - but insists it isn't the same as smart meters.




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Energy rights: As Extra Energy and Spark Energy go bust, where do customers stand?

Last week both Extra Energy and Spark Energy ceased trading. Seven energy minnows have collapsed so far this year, and more than half a million households have been left in the lurch.




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Amazon Prime Day 2019: The best home deals today from instant hot pots, Le Creuset and cooking pans

There's no place like home and today, there's no place like Amazon to get great  deals on home and kitchen products like Le Creuset during the ecommerce giant's huge 48-hour Prime Day sale




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Xabi Alonso 'under consideration to become Pep Guardiola's assistant at Manchester City'

Guardiola is still on the lookout for a new assistant to replace Mikel Arteta, who left to become Arsenal head coach in December last year, with Alonso a leading candidate for the position.




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Rooney and Co agree 'substantial' wage deferrals to help Derby get through coronavirus pandemic

Derby County's first-team players and management have reached the end of their dramatic stand-off with the club by agreeing 'substantial' deferrals to their wages to help the Championship side.




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Uzbekistan

Embassy of India, Tashkent
15-16, Kara Bulak (Vakhshskaya)
Street, Mirzo Ulugbek District,
Tashkent 700052, Uzbekistan.

Telephone: 00-998-71-1400983 / 997 / 998, 2555116 (ER)
Fax: 00-998-71-1400987 / 999
E-Mail: amb.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Amb),indiaemb@buzton.com (General), indhoc@buzton.com (HOC), consind@buzton.com (Consular),com.tashkent@mea.gov.in (Commercial)
Website: www.indembassy.uz

Ambassador
A. Gitesh Sarma
First Secretary(Com)&HOC
P. K. Muraleedhar Babu




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Turkmenistan

Embassy of India, Ashgabat
International Business Centre,
Y, Emre 1, Mir 2/1, PO Box No.80,
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan.

Telephone: 00-99-312-456152 / 53 (Chancery General Numbers)
Fax: 00-99-312-452434 / 456156
E-Mail: indembhoc@online.tm (SS HOC), indianamb@online.tm (Ambassador), indembcomm@online.tm (Commerce), indembadm@online.tm (Admn), indembinfo@online.tm (Information Section)
Website: www.indianembassy-tm.org/

Ambassador
Sunil Jain
First Secretary
R.D.S. Sroha




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Tajikistan

Embassy of India, Dushanbe
45, Bukhoro Street,
Dushanbe-734025,
Tajikistan.

Telephone: 00-992-37-2217172, 2213988 (General Nos.), 2214626 (Ambassador s office), 2211803
Fax: 00-992-37-2510045, 2510088 (Gen) 2510035 (Amb)
E-Mail: amb.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (Amb), hoc.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (SS HOC), admn.dushanbe@mea.gov.in (General & Admn)
Website: www.indianembassy.tj

Ambassador
Asith Kumar Bhattacharjee
Second Secretary
N.J.Singh




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Pakistan

High Commission of India, Islamabad
G-5, Diplomatic Enclave,
Islamabad,
Pakistan.

Telephone: 00-92-51-2206950 to 54, 2828376
Fax: 00-92-51-2823386, 2823102
E-Mail: hc.islamabad@mea.gov.in (HC), dhc.islamabad@mea.gov.in (DHC), hoc.islamabad@mea.gov.in (HOC), cons.islamabad@mea.gov.in (Consular), pol2.islamabad@mea.gov.in (Counsellor Pol), pol.islamabad@mea.gov.in (FS Political), info.islamabad@mea.gov.in (FS Press & Info)

High Commissioner
Sharat Sabharwal
Deputy High Commissioner
Gopal Baglay




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Kyrgyzstan

Embassy of India, Bishkek
15-A, Aeroportinskaya Street,
Bishkek - 720044, Kyrgyzstan.

Telephone: 00-996-312-549214, 595756 and 541450, 595764 (After office hours)
Fax: 00-996-312-543245, 595763
E-Mail: hocap@elcat.kg (HOC), sscons@infotel.kg (SS Cons), ambap@elcat.kg (Amb), indembas@infotel.kg (SS Pol & Com)

Ambassador
Vacant
Second Secretary
B. C. Pradhan




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Kazakhstan

Embassy of India, Astana
Kaskad Business Center, 5th Floor,
6/1, Kabanbai Batyr Avenue,
Astana, Kazakhstan.

Telephone: 00-7-7172- 925700 to703
Fax: 00-7-7172-925716 / 717
E-Mail:amb.astana@mea.gov.in (Amb), hoc.astana@mea.gov.in (HOC), admn.astana@mea.gov.in (Admn), com.astana@mea.gov.in (Commercial), icc.astana@mea.gov.in (Culture), cons.astana@mea.gov.in (Consular) , def.astana@mea.gov.in (Defence), pol.astana@mea.gov.in (Political)
Website: indembastana.in

Ambassador
Ashok Kumar Sharma
First Secretary
Ram Singh




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Afghanistan

Embassy of India, Kabul
Malalaiwat, Shar-e-Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan

Telephone: 00-873-763095560 (satellite tel), 00-93-20-2200185
MEA Tel No.: 00-873-763095560 (satellite tel), 00-93-20-2200185
MEA Tel Fax: 00-873-763095561
Telefax: 23794460
E-Mail:embassy@indembassy-kabul.com
Website:www.meakabul.nic.in

Ambassador
Gautam Mukhopadhyaya
Deputy Chief of Mission
 A.G. Algur




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Emomali Rahmon, President of Tajikistan welcomes External Affairs Minister at the start of CICA Summit 2019 in Dushanbe





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External Affairs Minister meets Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan on the sidelines of 74th session of UNGA in New York





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Vice President meets Ashraf Ghani, President of Afghanistan on the sidelines of NAM Summit 2019 in Baku[ph]Photo Courtesy: Gajendra Singh, Photo Division[/ph]





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Veena Kumar Bhatnagar, Assistant Minister and Deputy Speaker of Fiji in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Nurlan Nigamatulin, Chairman of the Majilis of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Nur Sultan





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Mukhtar Tileuberdi, Foreign Minister of Kazakhstan in Nur Sultan, Kazakhstan





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Minister of State for External Affairs meets Uzbek Trade delegation led by Adkham Ikramov, former Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Uzbekistan in New Delhi




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External Affairs Minister meets Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan at Hyderabad House, New Delhi[ph]Photo Courtesy:Photo Division [/ph]





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Abdulaziz Kamilov, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan arrives in New Delhi [ph]Photo Courtesy: Chandan Kumar Shah[/ph]





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External Affairs Minister meets Mr. Rashid Meredov, Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Turkmenistan at Hyderabad House, New Delhi. [ph]Photo Courtesy: Hemant Joshi [/ph]





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Business Standard Fund Cafe 2015

Can The Mutual Fund Industry Continue On The Growth Spiral?




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Pakistan's JIT at Pathankot - Indian naivete or far-sightedness?

Regularising such base visits, would add concrete proof to the position that Pakistan has no legitimate security threat from India




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Pathankot: Playing to the Pied Pipers of Pakistan

What was Modi government doing giving the Pakistan JIT a grand tour of Pathankot airbase?




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Mullah Mansour's killing: What does it mean for Afghanistan, Taliban and Pakistan

Change in Taliban leadership may not alter its philosophy as it is decided by a 'Shura' rather than the leader alone




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Ford Mustang - All You Need To Know About!

Undoubtedly, Ford Mustang will be one of the oldest nameplates to go sale in the country, soon!  Ford officially announced the release of Mustang for the Indian market on 28th of January. The 51 years old American icon will be roaring its ...