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World Championships bronze medallist Deepak Bhoria’s Asian Games campaign ended in heartbreak as he bowed out with a pre-quarterfinal loss even as Nishant Dev and Jaismine Lamboria advanced to the last eight in Hanghzhou on Thursday. Commonwealth Games bronze medallist Jaismine (60kg) packed a powerful punch to notch an RSC (referee stops contest win) win in…
Young striker Abhishek fired two goals as India beat defending champions Japan 4-2 to register their third consecutive victory and take a giant step towards semi-final of the men’s hockey competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Thursday. Abhishek (13th, 48th minutes) scored two field goals, while Mandeep Singh (24th) and Amit Rohidas (34th) were…
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Ganesh Chaturthi festivities came to an end today after a 10 day celebration. Ganesh Chaturthi festivities came to an end today after a 10-day celebration. People across India immersed the idols of Lord Ganesha on the occasion of Ananta Chaturdashi. In several cities, including Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ahmedabad, Surat, and Delhi, devotees celebrated the occasion with…
Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, left, talks with Michael Wilson, right, on the three-year anniversary of George Floyd’s death at George Floyd Square in Minneapolis. File | Photo Credit: AP United Nations rights investigators said on September 28 they had found systemic racism against black people throughout the U.S. policing and justice systems, and stressed…
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File photo of Cyriac Abby Philips The X account of Cyriac Abby Philips — a hepatologist and prominent voice on social media debunking medical misinformation, expressing scepticism on traditional medicine and a host of other issues — was blocked in India on Thursday, after the Himalaya Wellness Company obtained an injunction against his account from…
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Marnus Labuschagne has been drafted into Australia’s Cricket World Cup squad with spinner Ashton Agar left out on Thursday after picking up a calf injury. Labuschagne comes into the squad in the one change to the provisional 15-man group announced by Australia earlier this month as Travis Head keeps his place despite being ruled out for the start…
File image of Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni© Twitter The Indian tennis camp had something to cheer on Thursday with Ramkumar Ramanathan and Saketh Myneni reaching the men’s doubles gold medal round and the mixed doubles pair of Rohan Bopanna and Rutuja Bhosale assuring itself of a medal. The second-seeded team of Ramkumar and Myneni…
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Indian women’s cricket team captain Harmanpreet Kaur on Thursday said they deserved to win the Asian Games gold medal, considering their domination over neighbouring teams, though she admitted that the expectations put a bit of pressure on the side. Playing in their maiden Asian Games in Hangzhou, India fulfilled the expectations on them and clinched…
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A formidable Saudi Arabia didn’t bring their ‘A’ game to the fore yet were strong enough to ward off a gutsy challenge from India winning their pre-quarterfinal match 2-0 in the men’s football competition in Hangzhou on Thursday. There was no doubt about Saudi Arabia’s supremacy as forward Mohammed Khalil Marran’s opportunistic twin strikes in the…
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Ali (R) is the BSP MP from UP’s Amroha and Bidhuri (L) is the BJP MP from Delhi (South) (File). New Delhi: The BJP and the opposition traded complaints to a parliamentary panel Thursday over MP Ramesh Bidhuri’s Islamophobic rant at BSP lawmaker Danish Ali. The BJP has claimed “indecent remarks” about Prime Minister Narendra…
