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The Indian men’s team stumbled on the final hurdle against Hong Kong, and settled for a silver medal in the bridge competition at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. India, a gold and two bronze-medal winner at the 2018 Jakarta Asian Games, lost to Hong Kong 152-238.1 in the gold-medal match at Hangzhou. The…
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Narges Mohammadi has been arrested 13 times, along with five convictions. Narges Mohammadi, an Iranian human rights activist, currently serving a 12-year prison sentence, has been honoured with the 2023 Nobel Peace Prize. Mohammadi was bestowed with the honour “for her fight against the oppression of women in Iran and her fight to promote human…
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Satyam Surana was seen on camera picking up the national flag during a protest by Khalistanis London/New Delhi: An Indian student who picked up the national flag that had fallen on the ground during a protest by Khalistanis in London has slammed what he called the tendency of some Indians abroad to be anti-India “just…
Representational image | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee appreciated 4 paise to settle at 83.21 (provisional) against the US dollar on Friday amid positive equity markets as the Reserve Bank kept the repo rate unchanged in its fourth consecutive monetary policy review. Selling pressure from foreign equity investors amid elevated levels of the greenback, however,…
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Gold rings are seen on display for customers at a jewellery shop in Seoul. File | Photo Credit: REUTERS Gold price gained ₹50 to ₹57,400 per 10 grams in the national capital on Friday amid a rise in precious metal prices internationally, according to HDFC Securities. In the previous trade, the yellow metal had ended…
P20 Summit will be held from October 13 to 14 New Delhi: India will raise all issues with the Canadian speaker of the Senate during the upcoming Parliament-20 meeting of the G20 nations’ presiding officers scheduled here next week, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla said on Friday. The presiding officers of 25 countries and 10…
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India have hit a ton! A first and a historic one at the Asian Games 2023. The Indian contingent are now certain to cross the 100-medal mark at the continental extravaganza. This is the first time that India will be breaching the triple-figure mark in the Asian Games medal tally. India have already won 95 medals…
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India clinched their first-ever medal in women’s sepaktakraw at the Asian Games with the regu team winning a bronze after losing to powerhouse Thailand in the semifinals on Friday. The Indian women’s team of Ayekpam Maipak Devi, Oinam Chaoba Devi, Khushbu, Elangbam Priya Devi and Elangbam Leirentombi Devi lost 10-21, 13-21 in the semifinals. India…
A 13-year wait ended in archery on Friday when the Indian men’s and women’s teams surpassed expectations to clinch a silver and bronze respectively, their first medals since 2010, at the Asian Games in Hangzhou on Friday. Battling injuries, the recurve team of Ankita Bhakat, Simranjeet Kaur and Bhajan Kaur defied odds to clinch a…
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File picture of Iranian human rights activist Narges Mohammadi | Photo Credit: via Reuters The award of the Nobel Peace Prize to Iranian women’s rights advocate Narges Mohammadi will further encourage her struggle and the movement she leads, her husband told Reuters on Friday. “This Nobel Prize will embolden Narges’ fight for human rights, but…
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