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Rafael Nadal admitted he may have played at Roland Garros for the final time after he and Carlos Alcaraz were dumped out of the Olympics men’s doubles on Wednesday. The Spanish dream team lost their quarter-final in Paris 6-2, 6-4 to the US fourth seeds Austin Krajicek and Rajeev Ram. Nadal and Alcaraz,…
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India completed a 3-0 clean-sweep in the T20I series against Sri Lanka with a thrilling super over victory in their final match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka looked comfortably placed in the run chase but Suryakumar’s stunning decision to use Rinku Singh as a bowler in the 19th over and himself bowling the final…
Image used for representational purpose. | Photo Credit: Vivek Prakash The rupee opened 1 paisa higher at 83.67 against the U.S. currency on August 1 after the Federal Reserve held the rates, but said a September rate cut could be on the table. The U.S. dollar declined marginally in overseas markets but Brent crude oil…
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Iran held funeral processions on Thursday for Hamas political chief Ismail Haniyeh after he was killed in a strike in Tehran blamed on Israel. The Islamic republic’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will lead the prayers for Haniyeh ahead of his burial in Doha, having earlier threatened a “harsh punishment” for his killing. ALSO READ:…
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There has been plenty of rain, sweat and tears shed at the Paris Olympics this week. But the pool at the heart of La Defénce Arena has suffered a drought of world records that has athletes and officials scratching their heads. After five days, Paris 2024 has seen only a single world record fall in…
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Indian students win laurels at 4 academic Olympiads Mumbai: Indian student contingents have emerged with flying colours at prestigious international Olympiads in Biology, Maths, Physics and Chemistry held this month, earning plaudits from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and other bigwigs, officials said here on Wednesday. The participating teams went through the Homi Bhabha Centre for…
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A worker makes a metal filter plate inside an industrial manufacturing unit on the outskirts of Ahmedabad. | Photo Credit: Reuters Growth in new orders and output eased slightly at Indian factories during July, even as firms raised selling prices at the highest pace in almost 11 years amid a significant spike in input costs…
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Ismail Haniyeh was married and was father to five children. Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was assassinated in Tehran, Iran, on July 31, the Palestinian militant group said. According to Iranian state media, Haniyeh and one of his bodyguards were killed in a strike on the building they were staying in. The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps…
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Image used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: PTI Benchmark BSE Sensex jumped 388 points to breach the 82,000-level for the first time while broader Nifty spurted 108 points to hit the record 25,000-mark in early trade on August 1 after the U.S. Federal Reserve indicated a rate cut by September. The 30-share BSE…
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President Nicolás Maduro on July 31 asked Venezuela’s high court to conduct an audit of the Presidential election after opposition leaders disputed his claim of victory, drawing criticism from foreign observers who said the court is too close to the government to produce an independent review. Mr. Maduro told reporters that the ruling party is…
