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Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty© X (formerly Twitter) Asian Games men’s doubles champions Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty have slipped to fifth position in the latest BWF world rankings released on Tuesday. The Indian pair, who had reached the numero uno status after their Asian Games triumph, slumped four places after failing to defend their…
World number two Iga Swiatek overcame a shaky start to defeat Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets in her opening WTA Finals match in Cancun. In Monday’s other clash, US Open champion Coco Gauff opened her tournament with a 6-0, 6-1 drubbing of Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur. Polish star Swiatek looked out of sorts in an error-strewn first…
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In November 2006, RR Swain was sent on central deputation where he held prestigious posts. Srinagar: Senior IPS officer R R Swain took over as the Director General of Police of Jammu and Kashmir on Tuesday. Mr Swain, a 1991-batch IPS officer, assumed the post upon the retirement of Dilbag Singh, who was the longest-serving…
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File photo of Dominic Thiem© AFP Dominic Thiem scripted a fine comeback performance to defeat former World No. 3 Stan Wawrinka for a place in the second round of Paris Masters. Thiem saved a match point in the third set at 3-5 before rallying past Wawrinka 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 to advance to the second round….
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Charming bonding: There is definitely something different in this South African team, says van der Dussen | Photo Credit: M. Vedhan For a country as racially and communally divided as — if not more than — any other nation, sport goes a long way beyond just being a passion for South Africa. It is one…
A cargo train near the Tuticorin Port. | Photo Credit: File Photo This is the last of a three-part series of articles on the Indian Railways, its capital expenditure and freight business. In this article, we will analyse the carriage of non-bulk and general cargo by the Indian Railways (IR). In 2018-19, before the onset…
Suryakumar Yadav bats during a practice session ahead of the ICC Cricket World Cup against Sri Lanka in Mumbai on October 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Under Mumbai skies while local trains rushed from the nearby Churchgate station, a few Indian cricketers limbered up inside the Wankhede Stadium. Up in the stands, a Sachin…
The accused were being taken for a medical check-up when the incident took place. Lucknow: Not content with being arrested for thrashing a policeman, two men from Uttar Pradesh decided to take things up a notch and fired at three police personnel after snatching their rifles while being taken for a medical check-up. A sub-inspector…
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Centre projected to bring down the fiscal deficit to 5.9% Of GDP in FY24 New Delhi: The central government’s fiscal deficit touched 39.3 per cent of the full-year target in the first half of the current financial year, slightly higher than 37.3 per cent recorded in the year-ago period. In actual terms, the fiscal deficit,…
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PV Sindhu in action© AFP Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu has been advised a few weeks rest after a scan found a niggle in her left knee. Last week, the 28-year-old from Hyderabad was forced to concede her second round match against Thailand’s Supanida Katethong due to a knee injury at the French Open Super…
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