Month: September 2024

As Sri Lanka Votes, NDTV Asks Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa 9 Key Questions

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As Sri Lanka Votes, NDTV Asks Presidential Candidate Sajith Premadasa 9 Key Questions

Sri Lanka Elections: Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa speaks exclusively to NDTV about his vision Colombo: Sri Lanka, which is slowly recovering from its worst-ever economic crisis, will vote to elect the next President on Saturday. While current President Ranil Wickremesinghe is seeking another term in office, he is being challenged by the key Opposition leader…

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World

Man Working On Mumbai’s Coastal Road Hit By Diamond Merchant’s BMW, Dies

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Man Working On Mumbai’s Coastal Road Hit By Diamond Merchant’s BMW, Dies

A file photo of Mumbai’s coastal road Mumbai: A worker was killed after he was hit by a BMW car being driven by a diamond merchant on the Coastal Road at Worli in central Mumbai, police said on Friday. The incident occurred on Monday evening on the south-bound corridor of the Coastal Road, which was…

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Nation

Top-ranked Iga Swiatek Out Of Beijing Due To ‘Personal Matters’

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Top-ranked Iga Swiatek Out Of Beijing Due To ‘Personal Matters’

File photo of Iga Swiatek© AFP World number one and defending champion Iga Swiatek withdrew from the prestigious Beijing 1000 WTA tournament on Friday citing “personal matters”. “Due to personal matters, I’m forced to withdraw from the China Open in Beijing,” the 23-year-old Pole said in a statement ahead of the event which…

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Sports

Chess Olympiad Trophy Goes Missing From All India Chess Federation Office

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Chess Olympiad Trophy Goes Missing From All India Chess Federation Office

An “embarrassed” All India Chess Federation (AICF) has filed a police complaint after a Chess Olympiad trophy its team won in the last edition of the tournament at home went missing from its office, forcing the sports body to arrange for a replica of the prized possession and tender an apology. It is…

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Sports

World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

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World Chess Number One Magnus Carlsen Urges Sport Chiefs Not To Readmit Russia

File photo of Magnus Carlsen.© X (formerly Twitter) Chess great Magnus Carlsen has urged his game’s top sporting body not to readmit Russia and Belarus ahead of a key vote this weekend on whether to restore their membership. Russia and Belarus were booted out of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) in 2022 over…

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Sports

Manchester City Have Rest ‘Advantage’ In Arsenal Showdown: Pep Guardiola

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Manchester City Have Rest ‘Advantage’ In Arsenal Showdown: Pep Guardiola

Pep Guardiola admits Manchester City will have an “advantage” when they face Arsenal on an extra day’s rest, but the champions are sweating on Kevin De Bruyne‘s fitness for the crucial clash with their title rivals. Guardiola’s side played at home in their Champions League draw with Inter Milan on Wednesday, while Arsenal…

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Ghee Suppliers Exploited Lack Of In-House Testing Facility: Tirupati Temple Body

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Ghee Suppliers Exploited Lack Of In-House Testing Facility: Tirupati Temple Body

TTD administers the popular hill shrine that attracts lakhs of devotees throughout the year (File) Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh: Amidst a raging controversy over the quality of ghee and alleged presence of animal fat in the laddus distributed to the devotees of Lord Venkateswara shrine here, the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams (TTD) on Friday said ghee suppliers…

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Nation

Mclaren’s Lando Norris Sets Singapore Pace As Struggling Max Verstappen 15th

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Mclaren’s Lando Norris Sets Singapore Pace As Struggling Max Verstappen 15th

McLaren’s Lando Norris went fastest Friday to lead Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz in second practice for the Singapore Grand Prix with world champion Max Verstappen struggling to 15th. The session could not have panned out much better for Englishman Norris, who trails Verstappen by 59 points at the top of…

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Sports

“Arsenal Are Always…”: Ex-Manchester City Star’s Premier League Title Prediction

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“Arsenal Are Always…”: Ex-Manchester City Star’s Premier League Title Prediction

Arsenal took four points from Manchester City last season, including a win at home.© AFP Former Manchester City winger Shaun Wright-Phillips has predicted Aston Villa to finish in the Premier League top four once again this season. Villa, under Spanish manager Unai Emery, finished fourth in the Premier League last season with 68…

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