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File image of FIFA logo.© AFP The world governing body FIFA on Monday lifted its suspension of the Sri Lanka Football Federation (FFSL). On January 21 this year FIFA had banned FFSL for violations of FIFA rules in administration. FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura conveyed in a letter to FFSL that the FIFA bureau had…
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Iga Swiatek in action during US Open 2023© AFP World number one Iga Swiatek launched her US Open title defence on Monday with a ruthless 6-0, 6-1 win over Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in the first round. Swiatek, whose grip on top spot is under threat from Aryna Sabalenka in New York, needed just 58 minutes…
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A Bangladesh court ordered the state-run telecoms regulator to delete speeches of an exiled opposition leader from social media as the country readies for general elections, officials said on Monday. Tarique Rahman, 55, acting chairman of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), is a leading figure and staunch critic of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, but the…
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Army jawans walk through the snow and keep vigil at India-China border, in Arunachal Pradesh. File | Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar China’s government on August 28 released the “2023 edition of the standard map of China”, which continues to show the entire State of Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin region within China’s borders….
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Pakistan police re-arrested human rights lawyer Imaan Mazari outside the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi on Monday, hours after an Islamabad anti-terrorism court granted her bail in a sedition case. Confirming the arrest on X, formerly Twitter, the Islamabad police said Ms. Imaan was arrested in a terrorism case registered at the Bara Kahu police station….
Iranian police arrested pop singer Mehdi Yarrahi on August 28 for releasing a song against women’s compulsory wearing of the veil, the judiciary said. A day earlier, the judiciary’s Mizan Online website announced that a “legal case” had been filed against Yarrahi “following the release of an illegal song which defies the morals and customs…
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No incident of violence has been reported in Nuh or the adjoining districts till the evening. Nuh, Haryana: Amid tight security that included house arrests and restrictions on people entering communally sensitive Nuh district, some members from Hindu groups offered prayers at key temples on Monday but were stopped from holding a full-scale religious yatra….
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State honors were given to him at his residence in Dimapur. Dimapur: Ten-time Nagaland MLA Noke Wangnao died at a hospital in Dimapur on Monday after a brief illness. Noke Wangnao, the oldest member of the current assembly, was 87 and survived by his wife and six children. A staunch regionalist, Noke Wangnao joined politics…
File photo of Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior© AFP Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior is out for up to six weeks with a hamstring injury, Spanish media reports said Monday. Los Blancos confirmed the Brazilian’s injury in a statement but did not specify his expected absence time. Vinicius limped off injured against Celta Vigo on Friday…
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Skyroot Aerospace’s logo is seen in this picture illustration. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Skyroot Aerospace, which launched the country’s first private rocket in 2022, aims to double its planned launches starting next year on a likely boost to the country’s fledgling private space sector from the success of the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission. The Hyderabad-based…
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