Month: July 2024

Court Convicts Man After Woman Dies At “Slapping Therapy” Workshop In UK

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Court Convicts Man After Woman Dies At “Slapping Therapy” Workshop In UK

Xiao, who was born in China, was extradited to the UK from Australia. (File) London: An alternative healer was on Friday found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of a diabetic woman who died from medical complications at a “slapping therapy” workshop in the UK. Hongchi Xiao, 60, from Cloudbreak, California, was convicted following…

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Ex-India Selector Pinpoints Gautam Gambhir’s Biggest Challenge, Says “You Need…”

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Ex-India Selector Pinpoints Gautam Gambhir’s Biggest Challenge, Says “You Need…”

Gautam Gambhir’s key task as India head coach will be man-management and not coaching a bunch of talented players in their respective skills, said former player and ex-chief selector Sandeep Patil on Friday. Gambhir is set to start his tenure with a limited-overs tour of Sri Lanka comprising three T20Is and as many…

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10% Quota, Age Relaxations For Agniveers In Odisha’s Uninformed Services

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10% Quota, Age Relaxations For Agniveers In Odisha’s Uninformed Services

Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government on Friday announced a 10 per cent quota and five years of age relaxation for Agniveers in the state’s uninformed services. Chief Minister Mohan Charan Majhi made the announcement before leaving for Delhi to attend the governing council meeting of the NITI Aayog on Saturday. “Our soldiers are our pride. Agniveers,…

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Max Verstappen Tops Times In Opening Practice, Faces Grid Penalty

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Max Verstappen Tops Times In Opening Practice, Faces Grid Penalty

Max Verstappen, who faces a 10-place grid penalty for Sunday’s race, topped the times for Red Bull ahead of McLaren’s Oscar Piastri in Friday’s opening free practice at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix. Five days after his sweary outbursts on team radio at the Hungaroring, the series leader and three-time world champion did his…

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Olympics 2024: Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai To Open Campaign Against Lower-Ranked Jordanian Rival

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Olympics 2024: Table Tennis Star Harmeet Desai To Open Campaign Against Lower-Ranked Jordanian Rival

Indian table tennis player Harmeet Desai will commence his campaign at the Paris Olympics on the opening day of the competition on Saturday, taking on Zaid Abo Yaman of Jordan in the preliminary round. Commonwealth Games gold medallist Manika Batra, India’s current No.1 Sreeja Akula and veteran men’s player Achanta Sharath Kamal will…

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Paris Olympics: 78 Sportspersons To Represent India In Athletes’ Parade During Opening Ceremony

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Paris Olympics: 78 Sportspersons To Represent India In Athletes’ Parade During Opening Ceremony

PV Sindhu and Achanta Sharath Kamal will, as the two flagbearers, lead 78 sportspersons and officials from 12 disciplines, whose teams are in France, that will be part of the Indian component of the Athletes’ Parade in the Opening Ceremony for the 2024 Olympic Games on Friday. As many members of the Contingent…

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Selected Gifts Given To President, Predecessors To Be Auctioned

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Selected Gifts Given To President, Predecessors To Be Auctioned

New Delhi: The Rashtrapati Bhavan through a web portal will auction selected gifts presented to the President and former presidents on different occasions, an official statement issued on Friday said. In the first phase, around 250 exquisite gifts will be auctioned, it said. “The aim of this initiative is not only to increase citizen engagement…

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Balasaheb Thackeray Dazzles In Portrait Made With 27,000 Diamonds

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Balasaheb Thackeray Dazzles In Portrait Made With 27,000 Diamonds

As the dazzling portrait was unveiled, Uddhav Thackeray was momentarily speechless. Mumbai: On the eve of his 64th birthday, Shiv Sena (UBT) President and ex-Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray on Friday got a ‘gift of a lifetime’ — a unique portrait of his father, the late Balasaheb Keshav Thackeray — made with 27,000 big and…

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U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas

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U.S. arrests Mexican drug lord ‘El Mayo’ and El Chapo’s son in Texas

This combination of pictures created on July 26, 2024, shows an undated image obtained from the US Department of State of Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada Garcia (L), cofounder of the Sinaloa Cartel; and an undated image obtained from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of Joaquin Guzman Lopez, a son of the cartel’s other co-founder, Joaquin…

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