Month: March 2024

PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Progress To Second Round Of Swiss Open

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PV Sindhu, Kidambi Srikanth, Lakshya Sen Progress To Second Round Of Swiss Open

Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, in-form Lakshya Sen and Kidambi Srikanth produced impressive performances to progress to the second round of the Swiss Open super 300 badminton tournament in Basel on Wednesday. Sindhu, who had claimed the title in 2022, beat Thailand’s Pornpicha Choeikeewong 21-12 21-13 to set up a meeting with Japan’s Tomoka Miyazaki…

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Sports

AIADMK Seals Seat-Sharing Deal With Allies For Lok Sabha Elections

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AIADMK Seals Seat-Sharing Deal With Allies For Lok Sabha Elections

The poll pacts were signed between AIADMK and its allies. Chennai: Tamil Nadu’s main opposition party AIADMK on Wednesday finalised the seat-sharing arrangement for the Lok Sabha polls with allies DMDK, SDPI and Puthiya Tamizhagam. Announcing the electoral pacts here at the party headquarters, AIADMK general secretary Edappadi K Palaniswami said the DMDK would contest…

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Nation

Australia’s iron ore miners face falling Chinese demand

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Australia’s iron ore miners face falling Chinese demand

Australia’s vast iron ore mining sector is facing stark choices as its biggest customer China has likely hit a peak in its steel production and global pressures mount to decarbonise one the world’s most polluting industries. The scale of these challenges are massive, but not insurmountable, and there are an array of options that Australia’s…

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Business

CCI dismisses pleas of Indian app cos against Google’s new Play Store billing policy

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CCI dismisses pleas of Indian app cos against Google’s new Play Store billing policy

The CCI has dismissed four petitions of Indian app companies filed against Google’s new Play Store billing policy to levy an 11 to 26% charge on in-app payments. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Fair trade regulator CCI on March 20 dismissed four petitions of Indian app companies filed against Google’s new Play Store billing policy…

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IPL Countdown | Super Kings will bank on consistency and inspirational leadership to defend crown

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IPL Countdown | Super Kings will bank on consistency and inspirational leadership to defend crown

Maestro: If Dhoni can conjure up another triumph, it will be sweet music for the fans in yellow. | Photo Credit: FILE PHOTO: RAGU R When Ravindra Jadeja hit the winning runs off the last ball of the final to help Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Gujarat Titans, and clinch its fifth title in Ahmedabad…

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Sports

AB De Villiers “Cannot Wait To Watch The Best” Of Virat Kohli In IPL 2024

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AB De Villiers “Cannot Wait To Watch The Best” Of Virat Kohli In IPL 2024

South Africa great AB de Villiers has backed his former Royal Challengers Bengaluru teammate Virat Kohli to be at his usual best in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League, starting in Chennai on Friday. The 35-year-old Kohli has not played competitive cricket in almost two months after opting out of the recently-concluded Test…

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Sports

T20I Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav Maintains Pole Position In Batting List, Rashid Back In Top-10 Among Bowlers

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T20I Rankings: Suryakumar Yadav Maintains Pole Position In Batting List, Rashid Back In Top-10 Among Bowlers

File photo of Suryakumar Yadav.© AFP Suryakumar Yadav maintained his numero uno position among batters despite being out of competitive cricket for past three months while ace spinner Rashid Khan, back in Afghan jersey after an injury lay-off, is back among top-10 in bowlers’ list in the latest ICC T20I rankings published on Wednesday. Surya,…

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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia’s coast

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A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslim migrants capsizes off Indonesia’s coast

Ethnic Rohingya people rescued from their capsized boat rest at a local government building in Samatiga, Aceh province, Indonesia, on March 20, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP A wooden boat carrying dozens of Rohingya Muslims capsized off Indonesia’s northernmost coast on Wednesday. Local fishermen rescued six refugees who said more people were still on the…

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World

Senior Hezbollah Official Makes Landmark Visit To UAE: Report

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Senior Hezbollah Official Makes Landmark Visit To UAE: Report

Hezbollah is designated a terrorist group by US and its Gulf Arab allies. (Representational) Beirut: A senior official from the Iran-backed Lebanese group Hezbollah has made a landmark trip to the United Arab Emirates to facilitate the release of more than a dozen Lebanese nationals detained there, four sources close to Hezbollah told Reuters. The…

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