Month: September 2023

Weightlifting: Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Games Campaign Ends In Heartbreak, Finishes 4th

September 30, 2023 admin

File image of Mirabai Chanu© Twitter Ace Indian lifter Mirabai Chanu’s Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as the Olympic medallist fell on her back to injure herself, finishing fourth in the women’s 49kg event in Hangzhou on Saturday. Chanu, who was under pressure after a disappointing snatch outing, went for a 117kg clean and…

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The potential economic and trade fallout of strained Indo-Candian diplomatic relations | Explained

September 30, 2023 admin

File photo:- Canada’s Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, walks past Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi as they take part in a wreath-laying ceremony at Raj Ghat, Mahatma Gandhi’s cremation site, during the G20 Summit in New Delhi, on September 10, 2023. | Photo Credit: Sean Kilpatrick The story so far: The current strain in diplomatic…

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Things to know about the Nobel Prizes

September 30, 2023 admin

Fall has arrived in Scandinavia, which means Nobel Prize season is here. The start of October is when the Nobel committees get together in Stockholm and Oslo to announce the winners of the yearly awards. First up, as usual, is the Nobel Prize in medicine or physiology, which will be announced Monday by a panel…

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Cricket World Cup 2023: Ravichandran Ashwin Makes “Could Be My Last” Admission

September 30, 2023 admin

India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin on Saturday has admitted that the 2023 ODI Cricket World Cup could be his last for the team. His comments came ahead of India’s first World Cup warm-up game against England in Guwahati. Ashwin was roped in as replacement after all-rounder Axar Patel was ruled out of the tournament due to…

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Asian Games, Golf: Aditi Ashok Closes In On Historic Gold; Indian Women’s Team In Top Slot

September 30, 2023 admin

Aditi Ashok played a sensational third round of 11-under 61 to place herself in a commanding position to win a historic individual gold medal in the golf competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Aditi, who is now seven shots clear of her closest rival, also carried the Indian women’s team to the top…

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S Jaishankar Amid Row With Canada

September 30, 2023 admin

S Jaishankar said if there is a requirement for India to look at something, the country is open to it. Washington: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar has said India and Canada should talk to each other to resolve their differences over the death of a Khalistani separatist, but the larger issue of the Canadian government’s…

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Social media and private partnership: inside the changes at India’s space agency

September 30, 2023 admin

When the Indian Space Research Organization’s (ISRO) Chandrayaan-3 mission landed on the moon, more than 8 million people tuned in for the event’s YouTube live-stream – a record for the site. The landing was a win for India’s low-cost space engineering, and science, as well as a quiet initiative to rebrand India’s 54-year-old space agency…

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Last Date To Exchange Rs 2,000 Note Today. Will Banknotes Be Valid After Deadline?

September 30, 2023 admin

After September 30, the Rs 2,000 notes can only be exchanged with the RBI. The last day for returning or exchanging Rs 2,000 denomination banknote is today. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), from October 1, the Rs 2,000 currency note will cease to have its value and will be just another piece…

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India Raises Concern With UK After Diplomat Stopped From Entering Gurdwara: 10 Points

September 30, 2023 admin

An Indian diplomat was stopped by pro-Khalistani elements from entering a gurdwara in Britain New Delhi: India has raised with the UK’s foreign office and the police an incident in which India’s High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami was allegedly prevented from entering a gurdwara in Scotland, according to government sources. Here’s your 10-point cheatsheet to this…

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Table Tennis: Manika Batra, Manush Shah-Manav Thakkar Pair Bow Out Of Asian Games

September 30, 2023 admin

Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra produced an error-filled game to get knocked out in the quarterfinals of the women’s singles table tennis competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Saturday. Manika went down against world No. 4 Yidi Wang of China 8-11, 12-10, 6-11, 4-11, 14-12, 5-11 and her defeat also marked the…

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