Month: October 2023

Asian Games 2023: Murali Sreeshankar Secures Silver, Double Delight In Men’s 1500m

October 1, 2023 admin

Murali Sreeshankar in action during Asian Games 2023© AFP India’s Murali Sreeshankar on Sunday won a silver medal in the Men’s Long Jump Final with a best finish of 8.19 meters at the ongoing 19th Asian Games. Meanwhile, Jeswin Aldrin finished in 8th position in the same event with a best jump of 7.76m. China’s…

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Gave Her My Shirt, Says Auto Driver Who Was Jailed For Not Helping Ujjain Rape Survivor

October 1, 2023 admin

The Ujjain rape survivor got no help from anyone, till a temple priest rescued her Bhopal: An autorickshaw driver who was detained by the police after blood stains were found in his vehicle in the horrific Ujjain rape case has said he helped the 15-year-old girl by giving her clothes. The autorickshaw driver Rakesh Malviya…

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India Sign Off With First-Ever Badminton Team Silver At Asian Games

October 1, 2023 admin

Injured HS Prannoy’s absence hurt India as they went down fighting 2-3 against badminton powerhouse China to sign off with their first-ever silver medal in the men’s team championships at the Asian Games on Sunday. After world No. 7 Prannoy was ruled out due to a back injury, Lakshya Sen produced a gutsy show in…

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Air Force Chopper ALH MK III On Routine Sortie Makes Precautionary Landing In Bhopal

October 1, 2023 admin

Technicians from Bhopal and Nagpur were involved in the repair work.(Representational) Bhopal: An Indian Air Force helicopter on a routine training mission made a safe “precautionary” landing near a dam in Bhopal district of Madhya Pradesh on Sunday, the IAF said. Earlier in the day, a police officer said the chopper of IAF’s III HU…

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Former PM Robert Fico Opposed To Ukraine Aid Wins Slovak Elections

October 1, 2023 admin

People in Slovakia have bigger problems than (dealing with) Ukraine, Robert Fico said (File) Bratislava: A Slovak populist party that wants to stop military aid to Ukraine and is critical of the EU and NATO will be tasked with forming a new government after winning elections. The Smer-SD party led by former prime minister Robert…

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Asian Games 2023: Tajinderpal Singh Toor’s 20.36m Throw That Clinched Shot Put Gold. Watch

October 1, 2023 admin

Tajinderpal Singh Toor won the gold medal at Asian Games 2023© X (formerly Twitter) Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival at the Asian Games 2023 on Sunday. Toor, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, came up with a…

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Asian Games, Athletics: Tajinderpal Singh Toor Defends Shot Put Gold

October 1, 2023 admin

Shot-putter Tajinderpal Singh Toor defended his title with an amazing final throw to beat back the challenge from his Saudi Arabian rival in Hangzhou on Sunday while Avinash Sable became the first Indian man to win the gold medal in 3000m steeplechase at the Asian Games. Toor, the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games gold medallist, came…

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Manipur to compensate farmers hit by ethnic violence with ₹38-crore package

October 1, 2023 admin

The total income loss for the State in the farm sector during the violence was estimated at ₹226.5 crore. File image for representation. | Photo Credit: RITU RAJ KONWAR GUWAHATI: Manipur’s Agriculture Department has come up with a crop compensation package of ₹38.06 crore as relief for the farmers affected by the ethnic conflict that…

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PM Modi Announces Formation Of National Turmeric Board Duing Telangana Visit

October 1, 2023 admin

India is a major producer, consumer and exporter of turmeric. Mahabubnagar, Telangana: Fulfilling long-pending demands from turmeric farmers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, during his visit to Telangana, on Sunday announced the formation of a National Turmeric Board. “After Covid, awareness about turmeric has increased and global demand has also increased. Today it is important to…

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At least 13 dead in nightclub fire in Spain’s Murcia

October 1, 2023 admin

In this photo provided by Bomberos/Ayuntamiento de Murcia, firefighters work outside a nightclub on fire in Murcia, south-eastern Spain in the early hours of on October 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP At least 13 people were killed in a fire in a Spanish nightclub on Sunday morning, authorities said, with fears the toll could…

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