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South Sudan basketball team in action at Olympics 2024.© AFP South Sudan’s opening Olympic basketball match was overshadowed by an embarrassing anthem blunder by organisers on Sunday. The African nation’s basketball team looked distraught after the wrong anthem was played as they lined up before their clash with Puerto Rico. South Sudan fans…
File image of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal.© AFP Rafael Nadal set up a blockbuster showdown with Novak Djokovic at the Paris Olympics as the Spaniard battled to victory over Marton Fucsovics in the first round on Sunday. Nadal had left his participation in the singles in doubt until the last minute because…
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Organisers of the Paris Olympics said Sunday they were “really sorry” for any offence caused by their daring and quirky opening ceremony but denied “any intention to show disrespect to any religious group.” Some Catholic groups and French bishops have condemned what they saw as “scenes of derision and mockery of Christianity” in…
The Centre is confident of delivering on its Budget promise to arrange external financing for infrastructure development projects in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar, Finance Secretary T.V. Somanathan said in an interview with The Hindu. He also elaborated on measures to rein in food inflation and spur consumption. Edited excerpts: The Budget’s push for job creation…
Simone Biles made a stunning return to Olympic competition on Sunday, powering through left calf pain to get her multiple-medal bid off to a rousing start. The US superstar, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, tweaked her left calf warming up for her…
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New Delhi: The coaching centre at whose establishment three students died due to rain-induced flooding in the basement on Sunday condoled the loss of young lives and said they are fully committed to supporting the ongoing investigation. The UPSC aspirants — two females and a male — lost their lives as they were trapped inside…
Andy McBrine starred with both bat and ball as Ireland beat Zimbabwe by four wickets in a one-off Test in Belfast on Sunday after recovering from a dramatic top-order collapse. Set just 158 to win in the shadow of Stormont Castle, Ireland had slumped to 33-5 at the close of Saturday’s third day,…
George Russell claimed a memorable if unexpected victory ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton in a thrilling finish to Sunday’s Belgian Grand Prix, having started sixth on the grid. The 26-year-old Briton came home 0.526 seconds ahead of the seven-time world champion, who controlled most of the race before being called in for a second…
Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting historic Charminar has been the focus of BJP’s politics Hyderabad: Union Minister of State (MoS) for Home Bandi Sanjay Kumar on Sunday stated that after the formation of the BJP government in Telangana, the Bhagyalakshmi temple at Charminar will be converted into a ‘golden temple’. Bhagyalakshmi temple abutting historic Charminar has been…
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People take part in a protest march against the mass arrest and killing of protesters during last week’s violence amid anti-qouta protests, in Dhaka on July 28, 2024. | Photo Credit: AFP The mobile internet connection was restored in Bangladesh on July 28, 10 days after it was shut down by the authorities across the…
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