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‘Like Game of Thrones, but live’: How India became the WWE’s biggest fanbase outside USA
India is currently the biggest fanbase for the popular pro-wrestling show outside the USA, with 335 million unique television viewers annually.
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Game of skill in a regulatory grey area: How Dream 11 and premium fantasy sport is booming in India
Daily fantasy sports is the way to go in India and giving users the option to put money on their teams has worked wonders for the companies.
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New Year smiles: When Maradona stole the limelight at the World Cup two decades after retirement
Scroll staff pick videos that have tickled their funny bones.
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Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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Translated short fiction: A 73-year-old Indian man goes to Bangladesh, his ‘land of birth’, to die
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Badminton: Junior national champion again, Aakarshi Kashyap made the most of missing out on Worlds
The 17-year-old shuttler from Bhilai successfully defended her junior national title in Lucknow.
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Aakarshi Kashyap, Kiran George win titles on a day of delays
Aakarshi Kashyap and the boys doubles pair of Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala and Sri Krishna Sai Kumar Podile defended their titles.
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Alap Mishra overcomes crowd favourite Rahul Bharadwaj to enter final
The second seed won the semi-final match 21-19, 9-21, 21-19 in an hour and three minutes.
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Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Badminton Junior Nationals: Tanisha Crasto, the ‘Dubai girl’, is slowly making waves in India
The 15-year-old is in the semi-finals of both the girls and mixed doubles events in Lucknow.
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Badminton: Top seeds through to pre-quarters in Jr Nationals; Senior Nationals will be in Guwahati
The senior Nationals will be held from February 10-16 at the Kanaklata Indoor Stadium in Guwahati.
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Not sure going vegan is the healthiest option: Former India physio John Gloster’s advice to Kohli
Gloster also spoke about India batsman Prithvi Shaw’s freak injury in Australia and the importance of nutrition.
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The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Badminton: 2018-19 Senior Nationals likely to be moved to Guwahati from Hyderabad
It will again be mandatory for the country’s top shuttlers to take part in the event.
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Badminton: With Tata Open win, fitter and smarter Lakshya Sen bids goodbye to the junior circuit
The 17-year-old will only take part in senior tournaments from next season.
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Tata Open badminton: Lakshya Sen, Ashmita Chaliha, Sumeeth Reddy-Arjun MR win titles
The women’s doubles pair of Poorvisha S Ram and Meghana Jakkampudi, who were the top seeds, were the only Indian finalists who did not return with golds.
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The Field
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Paris Olympic-bound Preeti among seven gold medallists for India
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds