Month: May 2024

Four Indian Boxers March Into Semis At Asian U-22 And Youth Championships

May 1, 2024 admin

Yashwardhan Singh after win© BFI Astana (Kazakhstan): Indian boxers Aryan, Yashwardhan Singh, Priyanshu and Sahil marched into semifinals with confident wins at the Asian U-22 & Youth Boxing Championships 2024 in Astana on Wednesday. Aryan gave India a perfect start with a 5-0 unanimous decision win against Uzbekistan’s Juraev Shakarboy in the 51kg category. His…

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US Still Opposes Israeli Assault In Rafah: Blinken Tells Netanyahu

May 1, 2024 admin

Benjamin Netanyahu had vowed Tuesday to go into Rafah even if a deal is reached. (File) Jerusalem: Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated US opposition to an Israeli assault on the crowded Gaza city of Rafah in talks Wednesday with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to press ahead, a US official said. Blinken…

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Suryakumar Yadav Continues To Lead ICC T20 Batter Rankings, Babar Azam Moves To…

May 1, 2024 admin

File image of Suryakumar Yadav© AFP Pakistan skipper Babar Azam has closed the gap on India dynamo Suryakumar Yadav at the top of the ICC Men’s T20I batter rankings with his team managing to draw the latest series against New Zealand. Babar was Pakistan’s leading run-scorer during the enthralling series that ended tied at 2-2,…

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Australia has laws to deal with foreign interference: Penny Wong

May 1, 2024 admin

Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong speaks during a joint press conference following an Australia and South Korea Foreign and Defence Ministers meeting in Melbourne on May 1, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP Australia will uphold its democratic values in the face of “foreign interference” said Foreign Minister Penny Wong on May 1 in response to…

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Saudi Arabia confirms a fitness influencer received an 11-year sentence over ‘terrorist offenses’

May 1, 2024 admin

(FILES) Saudi Manahel al-Otaibi, a 25-year-old activist, walks in western clothes in the Saudi capital Riyadh on September 2, 2019. | Photo Credit: AFP Saudi Arabia confirmed in a letter to the United Nations that a female fitness instruction who was popular online received an 11-year prison sentence but did not specify any of her…

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Prince William Shares Health Update On Kate Middleton

May 1, 2024 admin

King Charles bestowed a new title upon Kate Middleton. Kate Middleton, Princess of Wales, revealed in March that she has been diagnosed with cancer. The Princess added that she is currently undergoing preventative chemotherapy. In a video message, released on X (formerly Twitter) by Kensington Palace, Kate Middleton added she is in the “early stages…

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Are Private Properties A Community Resource? 9-Judge Supreme Court Bench To Decide

May 1, 2024 admin

Supreme Court to decide whether private properties can be termed material resources of community New Delhi: A nine-judge Supreme Court bench reserved its verdict today on a vexed legal question that whether private properties can be considered “material resources of the community” under Article 39(b) of the Constitution and consequently, taken over by State authorities…

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Russia says it hit headquarters of southern grouping of Ukrainian army

May 1, 2024 admin

Representational file image | Photo Credit: Reuters Russia said on May 1 that it had struck the command headquarters of the Ukrainian Army’s southern grouping, which is based in the port of Odesa where Kyiv reported a missile attack had killed three people. “The headquarters of the operational command of the Southern grouping of the…

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Heatwave Warning In Tamil Nadu For 3 Days, Weather Office Issues Advisory

May 1, 2024 admin

In Chennai, temperatures have touched nearly 40 degrees Celsius (Representational) Chennai: Heatwave conditions prevailed in most parts of Tamil Nadu on Wednesday with many places sizzling between 38 and 42.5 degrees Celsius. The regional meteorological department has forecast that heat wave conditions would continue for the next three days in the state. The weather office has…

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“Uska Dil Tuta Hai”: Rinku Singh’s Father Breaks Silence On Son’s T20 World Cup Snub

May 1, 2024 admin

File photo of Rinku Singh© AFP The omission of Rinku Singh from India’s squad for the upcoming T20 World Cup 2024 came as a shock for both fans and several experts. The left-handed batter showed phenomenal form for Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2024 and since making his T20I debut for India, he has constantly…

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