Month: August 2024

Ahead Of Paralympics 2024, PM Narendra Modi Interacts With Indian Athletes

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Ahead Of Paralympics 2024, PM Narendra Modi Interacts With Indian Athletes

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday interacted with the Indian contingent for the upcoming Paris Paralympics starting from August 28. Union Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports Mansukh Mandaviya was also present during the interaction which was conducted on a video call. India is set to field its largest-ever contingent for the Paralympics,…

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Loco Pilots Save 2 Lions On Railway Track By Halting Goods Train In Gujarat

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Loco Pilots Save 2 Lions On Railway Track By Halting Goods Train In Gujarat

Senior railway officials lauded the loco pilots for saving the lives of the lions. (Representational) Bhavnagar: Two alert loco pilots of a goods train saved the lives of two lions that had wandered onto a railway track in Gujarat’s Amreli district in the early hours of Monday, an official said. In the last few years,…

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Nation

UK Tech Tycoon Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily In Italy

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UK Tech Tycoon Missing After Superyacht Sinks Off Sicily In Italy

Mike Lynch’s wife was among 15 people rescued after the luxury yacht sank. London: UK businessman Mike Lynch, who was recently acquitted in the United States of an $11 billion fraud, is among those missing Monday after a superyacht sank off southern Italy, according to the head of the Civil Protection Agency. The 56-metre-long luxury…

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Health Ministry Boosts Security Deployment By 25% At Union Hospitals Amid Protests Over Kolkata Horror

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Health Ministry Boosts Security Deployment By 25% At Union Hospitals Amid Protests Over Kolkata Horror

The ongoing doctors’ strike in Delhi over the Kolkata incident completed a week on Sunday. (File) New Delhi: The Health Ministry has allowed enhancement of security deployment by 25 per cent at all union government hospitals, official said, amid protests by resident doctors demanding a central law following the alleged rape and murder of a…

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“Gain Cheap Popularity”: Vinesh Phogat’s Husband Blasts Claims Of Rs 16 Crore-Plus Cash Prize After Olympics 2024

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“Gain Cheap Popularity”: Vinesh Phogat’s Husband Blasts Claims Of Rs 16 Crore-Plus Cash Prize After Olympics 2024

Vinesh Phogat has seen a lot in the last fortnight. From the high of becoming the first Indian woman wrestler to enter an Olympics final to the low of getting disqualified for being 100 gram overweight on the morning of the gold medal bout, Vinesh has seen a lot. Her appeal for a…

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Pankaj Advani Wins Senior Snooker Title After Seven-Hour Contest

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Pankaj Advani Wins Senior Snooker Title After Seven-Hour Contest

Ace cueist Pankaj Advani of ONGC extended his dominance on the green baize as he completed a grand double by winning the senior snooker title at the Western India Billiards and Snooker Championships 2024 here. Advani, the proud owner of 27 world titles, showed steely resolve to shrug off a strong challenge from…

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Switzerland Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Retires From International Football

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Switzerland Goalkeeper Yann Sommer Retires From International Football

File image of Yann Sommer.© X (Twitter) Switzerland goalkeeper Yann Sommer announced his retirement from international football on Monday after a 12-year career in which he made 94 appearances for the national side. The 35-year-old played all five of Switzerland’s matches at Euro 2024. His last international game was the quarter-final defeat by…

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Bangladesh Aim To Beat Pakistan For The First Time Ever In Test Cricket

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Bangladesh Aim To Beat Pakistan For The First Time Ever In Test Cricket

Bangladesh begin a two-Test series in Pakistan this week with their preparations severely hampered by the political turmoil that has wracked the country. Unrest that led to the overthrow of prime minister Sheikh Hasina kept the team’s foreign coaches indoors, strictly following advisories from their embassies, while mass protests stopped the team from…

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11 Years Prison: Chinese Football Hits New Low As Former Vice-President Sentenced For Accepting Bribes

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11 Years Prison: Chinese Football Hits New Low As Former Vice-President Sentenced For Accepting Bribes

File photo.© X (Twitter) A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former top official of the country’s football association to 11 years in prison for taking bribes, the latest figure to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on graft in sports. Li Yuyi, a former vice president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA),…

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