
New Delhi: Bhartiya Kisan Union president Mahendra Singh Tikait died on Sunday. He was 76. Tikait, who also served as the council head of Baliyan Khap, was suffering from bone cancer since a year and died at his son's residence, family sources said. Scores of people, mostly farmers, paid tributes to the senior farmer leader. His cremation would be held on Monday at BKU headquarters in Sisauli. He has led...

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Melbourne: Shane Watson's hopes of playing in the Boxing Day Test suffered a set-back as he failed to take part in the opening day of Australia's batting camp here on Tuesday while all-rounder Dan Christian and Tasmania's opening batsman Ed Cowan moved closer to making a Test debut. Instead of batting at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) nets, Watson, who is suffering from calf and hamstring injuries, helped assistant coach...

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