Month: August 2023

India Set To Bid For 2027 World Athletics Championships: Neeraj Chopra

August 30, 2023 admin

India will be bidding for the 2027 World Athletics Championships, claims Olympic and World Championship gold medallist javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra in Zurich on Wednesday. Asked during a press conference on the eve of the Diamond League meet about India’s possibility of hosting the World Championships in 2027, Chopra said: “They (India) are bidding. I…

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Grandmaster Koneru Humpy Excited About Young Indian Chess Brigade

August 30, 2023 admin

She knows what it takes to achieve success at a young age as the world’s youngest female GM Koneru Humpy on Wednesday said the recent success of young Indians at the World Cup will take the legacy of Viswanathan Anand forward. R Praggnanandhaa became the youngest player at 18 to be a World Cup runner-up…

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Babar Azam-Iftikhar Ahmed Register Third-Highest Partnership In ODI Asia Cup History

August 30, 2023 admin

Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed© AFP Pakistan batters Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed recorded the third-highest partnership for any wicket in the history of the ODI Asia Cup on Wednesday. The duo accomplished this during their Asia Cup 2023 campaign opener against Nepal in Multan. Iftikhar joined Babar when the team was struggling at 124/4…

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Fitness Influencer Larissa Borges, 33, Dies After Double Cardiac Arrest

August 30, 2023 admin

The influencer died on Monday after spending a week in hospital Brazilian influencer Larissa Borges tragically died after she suffered a double cardiac arrest. She was 33. The influencer died on Monday after spending a week in hospital, New York Post. Her family confirmed the news of her death in a post on her Instagram…

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Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed Power Pakistan To Huge Win Over Nepal In Asia Cup Opener

August 30, 2023 admin

Skipper Babar Azam hit a delightful 151 while Iftikhar Ahmed smashed his maiden ODI century as Pakistan thrashed minnows Nepal by 238 runs in the opening match of the Asia Cup in Multan on Wednesday. Babar and Iftikhar played pivotal roles in powering Pakistan to 342 for six after opting to bat. Babar (151 off…

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Double Murder In Rajasthan Triggers Political Row Ahead Of State Polls

August 30, 2023 admin

The Rajasthan police said the murder took place on Monday after an altercation at an eatery. Jaipur: The murder of two young men has become the latest political flashpoint in Rajasthan. The men, in their early 20s, were chased and then deliberately ran over by more than 12 men in three SUVs. Members of the…

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VELC payload aboard Aditya-L1 will send 1,440 images of sun in a day

August 30, 2023 admin

The rehearsal for the launch of the PSLV-C57/Aditya-L1 Mission, the first space-based Indian observatory to study the sun, is completed, in Sriharikota on August 30. | Photo Credit: ANI Visible Emission Line Coronagraph (VELC), the primary payload on board India’s first dedicated scientific mission to study the sun, Aditya-L1, will be sending 1,440 images of…

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Thousands protest over Bangladesh’s ‘enforced disappearances’

August 30, 2023 admin

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) activists form a human chain to mark the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances, along a street in Dhaka on August 30, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters marched on August 30 demanding information on hundreds of people they say security forces have abducted during Prime…

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Raghav Chadha On Opposition Coming Together For 2024

August 30, 2023 admin

AAP has not joined INDIA to make Arvind Kejriwal PM candidate, said Raghav Chadha. (File) New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be defeated similarly to how the ‘mighty’ Indira Gandhi was defeated by the Janata Dal in 1977, said Aam Adami Party (AAP) MP Raghav Chadha on Wednesday. While speaking to ANI, Raghav Chadha…

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Russia-India energy ties to increase this year, says Trade Commissioner

August 30, 2023 admin

Russian Trade Commissioner Alexander Rybas. File | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Marking the 70th anniversary of commercial ties, Russia and India will launch major energy initiatives and a business club to connect big business houses on both sides more closely, Russian Trade Commissioner Alexander Rybas has said. In a written interview to The Hindu, Mr. Rybas,…

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