Month: July 2024

Opposition, lawyers slam Ranil Wickremesinghe for defying Supreme Court order

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Ranil Wickremesinghe. File | Photo Credit: N. Ram COLOMBO Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe has drawn sharp criticism over his government’s defiant response to a recent Supreme Court decision, which senior lawyers and critics say, amounts to “wilful disregard” of the Constitution. The attack comes in the wake of an interim order issued by the…

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BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy In Lok Sabha Says 50,000 Die Of Snakebite Every Year, Highest In World

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30-40 lakh people are bitten by snakes across India. New Delhi: About 50,000 people lose their lives every year due to snakebite in the country, the highest in the world, BJP MP Rajiv Pratap Rudy said on Monday. Every year, 30-40 lakh people are bitten by snakes across India, the Saran MP said, raising the…

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Delhi Coaching Centre Loses Fire Safety Nod After Basement Tragedy Kills 3

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Civic authorities have cracked down on the IAS coaching centre in Rajinder Nagar New Delhi: Two days after three IAS aspirants died due to waterlogging in the basement of a coaching centre in Delhi’s Rajinder Nagar, the fire department has started the process of cancelling the fire safety clearance of the building the coaching centre…

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Ponnappa-Crasto Lose To World No 4 Matsuyama-Shida, Stare At Early Exit

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India’s Ashwini Ponnappa and Tanisha Crasto were staring at an early exit after suffering their second consecutive group stage defeat in the women’s doubles badminton competition at the Paris Olympics on Monday. The Indians went down 11-21 12-21 to the world number four Japanese duo of Nami Matsuyama and Chiharu Shida in the 48-minute Group…

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Manu Bhaker-Sarabjot Singh Qualify For 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team Bronze-Medal Match

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Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh in action© X (Twitter) Indian shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh progressed to the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team bronze-medal match after finishing third in the qualification round, at the Paris Olympics in Chateauroux on Monday. Bhaker-Sarabjot shot 580-20x in the three series to finish third, ahead of the…

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Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli Among India Players To Train Ahead Of ODIs Against Sri Lanka

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Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma are part of Indian team for Sri Lanka ODIs© X (Twitter) India skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and a few other players will start their from Monday ahead of the three-match ODI series against Sri Lanka starting August 2. While the Indian T20I team under Suryakumar Yadav will…

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The View From India newsletter: Is all well in Indo-U.S. partnership?

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(This article is part of the View From India newsletter curated by The Hindu’s foreign affairs experts. To get the newsletter in your inbox every Monday, subscribe here.) Earlier in July, immediately after Prime Minister Modi wrapped up a bilateral summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, since first visit to Russia since the Ukraine…

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Quad countries call for end in violence in Ukraine, Gaza, and Myanmar

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Australia’s Foreign Minister Penny Wong (2-R) speaks as India’s External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar (L), Japan’s Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa (2-L), and U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (R) listen during a joint press conference after their meeting at Iikura Guest House on July 29, 2024 in Tokyo, Japan. | Photo Credit: Getty Images The…

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