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Only a ceasefire deal in Gaza stemming from hoped-for talks this week would hold Iran back from direct retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on its soil, three senior Iranian officials said. Iran has vowed a severe response to Haniyeh’s killing, which took place as he visited Tehran late last…
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Indian doubles badminton specialist Ashwini Ponnappa on Tuesday said she received little to no individual financial assistance from the sports ministry in the build up to Paris Olympics and even her request for a coach was turned down ahead of the just-concluded Games. The Sports Authority of India (SAI) had come out with…
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Image used for representative purpose only | Photo Credit: ANI Equity benchmark BSE Sensex tumbled nearly 700 points to sink below the 79,000 level on Tuesday (August 13), extending its losses for the second straight day due to selling pressure in HDFC Bank, SBI and ITC amid fresh foreign capital outflows. The 30-share BSE Sensex…
Suvendu Adhikari had filed a PIL in the high court, seeking a CBI probe into the case New Delhi: The BJP has welcomed the Calcutta High Court’s order to transfer to the CBI the investigation into the rape and murder of a doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital. The horrifying incident has…
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Students chant slogans as they protest to demand accountability and trial against Bangladesh’s ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. | Photo Credit: AFP Reaching out to the distressed Hindu community members at the famous Dhakeshwari Temple here, Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday (August 13) urged the people to “exercise patience” before judging his government’s…
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Jaffna MP M.A. Sumanthiran. File | Photo Credit: R. Ragu The Ilankai Tamil Arasu Katchi (ITAK), a prominent political party representing Tamils of Sri Lanka’s north and east, has said it would consider backing a presidential aspirant who agrees to its demand for a governance structure based on a federal model. The party’s position, which…
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Arshad Nadeem is currently the most popular Pakistan sportsperson. His exploits at the Paris Olympics 2024 earned his country the first ever individual gold at the quadrennial extravaganza. He threw an Olympic record of 92.97m to end first ahead of India’s Neeraj Chopra, who ended with silver with his season best throw of…
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After winning successive bronze medals at the Tokyo and Paris Olympics, the Indian men’s hockey team has shown their strong foundation and they have it in them to go for a gold in four years’ time in Los Angeles, feels the world renowned explorer Mike Horn. The Swiss motivational coach’s intense three-day mental toughness boot…
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Following his suspension from the sport due to violation of anti-doping violations, Tokyo 2020 Paralympic champion para-shuttler Pramod Bhagat on Tuesday said that the three whereabout failures within a 12-month period were due to a “technical glitch” rather than an intentional wrongdoing. Bhagat will miss the upcoming Paris Paralympic Games after being suspended…
Kolkata: The probe into the chilling rape and murder of a 31-year-old doctor in Kolkata’s RG Kar Medical College and Hospital must be transferred to the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), the Calcutta High Court ruled today. The court noted serious lapses in the hospital administration’s response after the doctor was found dead in its…
