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File photo of Manika Batra© Twitter The brilliant campaign of top Indian woman paddler Manika Batra at the World Table Tennis (WTT) Saudi Smash came to an end after she lost to World No.5 Hina Hayata of Japan in the quarterfinals, on Thursday. Japan’s Hayata beat World No.39 Manika 4-1 (7-11, 11-6, 11-4, 13-11, 11-2)…
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A police officer said, “Prashant Makanur was summoned for inquiry, and was enlarged on bail.” Bengaluru: BJP Karnataka Social Media Cell Convenor Prashant Makanur was on Thursday summoned by the city police in connection with a social media post allegedly against members of SC and ST community, and was let off as he had obtained…
File photo of Mohammad Amir© Twitter Pakistan cricket authorities heaved a sigh of relief on Thursday after the Irish consulate issued visa to Mohammad Amir who is likely to join the team before the second T20I in Dublin on May 12. The first of the three T20Is will be played on Friday at the Clontaff…
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Manipur BJP MLA RK Imo Singh, and Bisoya Loitongbam helped with funds for the teen’s Delhi stay Imphal/New Delhi: When Bisoya Loitongbam read an SOS message in a WhatsApp group about a Manipur teen from an economically weak family, who needed surgery in Delhi to remove 30 metal pellets lodged in his shoulder, she immediately…
Pacer Matheesha Pathirana, who is recuperating from a hamstring niggle, was on Thursday named in Sri Lanka’s squad for next month’s T20 World Cup, which will be led by Wanindu Hasaranga, who is also returning from an injury. On May 5, Chennai Super Kings’ Pathirana was ruled out of the ongoing Indian Premier League with…
President Joe Biden said Wednesday that he would not supply offensive weapons that Israel could use to launch an all-out assault on Rafah — the last major Hamas stronghold in Gaza — over concern for the well-being of the more than 1 million civilians sheltering there. Mr. Biden, in an interview with CNN, said the…
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Months of Houthi attacks in the Red Sea have disrupted global shipping. (File) Dubai: The leader of Yemen’s Houthis, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, said on Thursday the group would target ships of any company related to supplying or transporting goods to Israel regardless of their destination. He said this was a fourth stage of escalation in…
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Of the 26 seats in Gujarat, polling was held in 25 constituencies on Tuesday (Representational) Ahmedabad: The Election Commission (EC) has ordered fresh voting on May 11 at a polling station under the Dahod Lok Sabha seat in Gujarat from where a man live-streamed voting on May 7, the video of which went viral, an…
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ICMR has pressed for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass. (Representational) New Delhi: The Indian Council of Medical Research has pressed for avoiding protein supplements for building body mass and has recommended restricting salt intake, minimising sugar and ultra-processed foods and reading information on food labels to make informed and healthy food choices. The…
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Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury is the Congress’ Bengal chief (File). New Delhi: Congress leader Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury’s “we have Proto Australoids… Mongoloid… Negrito (in India)” comment – referring to now-outdated racial and anthropological groupings of humankind – triggered a fresh row Thursday, a day after Sam Pitroda’s “North Indians look like white (people)… South Indians look…