Month: July 2024

Praggnanandhaa And Gukesh Lose In Tie-Breaker; Fabiano Caruana Wins Title

July 6, 2024 admin

World number two Fabiano Caruana defended his Superbet Classic title by winning all three rapid games in a thrilling four-way tiebreaker, featuring Indian Grandmasters D Gukesh and R Praggnanandhaa, after a rather dull tournament. Caruana lost to Anish Giri of Holland in the Classical format to split the competition wide open as Gukesh,…

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JM Financial to consolidate holding in wholesale debt syndication, ARC units

July 6, 2024 admin

The board of JM Financial Ltd. on Saturday approved the acquisition of 42.99% stake in JM Financial Credit Solutions Ltd. (JMFCSL) by JM Financial Ltd (JMFL) for about ₹1,282 crore. Post the transaction, the stake held by JMFL in JMFCSL will increase from 46.68% to 89.67%. The Board has also approved the acquisition of 71.79% stake in…

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Football: AIFF Announce 23-Member India Women’s Squad For Myanmar Friendlies

July 6, 2024 admin

The All India Football Federation on Saturday announced a 23-member senior women’s squad for the two friendly matches against Myanmar to be played in Yangon on July 9 and 12. The goalkeeping department comprises Shreya Hooda, Elangbam Panthoi Chanu and Maibam Linthoingambi Devi while Loitongbam Ashalata Devi, Hemam Shilky Devi, Sanju, Wangkhem Linthoingambi…

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Indian Javelin Throwers To Practice For Olympics In Paris Diamond League, Neeraj Chopra Opts Out

July 6, 2024 admin

Top Indian 3000m steeplechaser Avinash Sable and javelin thrower Kishore Jena will hope to fine tune their Olympics preparations in the Paris leg of the prestigious Diamond League one-day meeting series on Sunday. Reigning Olympic and world champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra has opted out of the Paris DL apparently due to an…

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Sri Lanka to lift ban on foreign research vessels next year

July 6, 2024 admin

Chinese research ship Shi Yan 6 is seen berthed at Colombo harbor, Sri Lanka. File. | Photo Credit: AP Sri Lanka will resume permitting calls from foreign research vessels at its ports from next year, as the government “cannot only block China”. Foreign Minister Ali Sabry made the remarks to Japanese state media NHK World…

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Man Sets Live-In Partner On Fire After Fight In Maharashtra, Cops File Case

July 6, 2024 admin

Further probe into the case is underway, police said (Representational) Thane: A man was booked for allegedly setting ablaze his live-in partner after a quarrel in Thane’s Wagle Estate area, a police official said on Saturday. The 32-year-old woman is recuperating in a hospital and an FIR under section 109(1) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita…

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PM Modi congratulates Iran’s Pezeshkian on election win

July 6, 2024 admin

Iranian presidential candidate and reformist Massoud Pezeshkian, flashes the V-sign for victory after casting his vote during the presidential election in Tehran on June 28, 2024. Masoud Pezeshkian, Iran’s only reformist candidate in the latest presidential election, has risen from relative obscurity to become the ninth president of the Islamic republic on July 6, 2024….

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Bodies Of Woman, Her 3 Daughters Found Floating In Well In Maharashtra: Cops

July 6, 2024 admin

On Friday, a farmer spotted the body of a girl floating in a well, police said (Representational) Nashik: The bodies of a 30-year-old woman and her three daughters, including a toddler, were found floating in a well in Maharashtra’s Nashik district, two days after they went missing, police said on Saturday. Police suspect it to…

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Two killed, 10 injured as heavy rain lashes Kathmandu, other parts of Nepal

July 6, 2024 admin

A man walks towards his flooded house on the bank of Bagmati river following heavy monsoon rains in Kathmandu, Nepal, Saturday, July 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP At least two workers building a tunnel at a hydropower project in Nepal were killed and ten injured as heavy rain lashed Kathmandu and other parts of…

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Riyan Parag Receives Debut India Cap From His Father In Emotional Ceremony – Watch

July 6, 2024 admin

Receiving the iconic blue Team India cap for the first time is an honour very few get to experience. But the moment was made even more special for Riyan Parag, as he was presented his first India cap by his own father, before making his debut in India’s first T20I against Zimbabwe in…

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