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File photo of Sumit Nagal.© AFP Indian tennis star Sumit Nagal is set for his fifth appearance in a Grand Slam after earning a direct entry for the main draw of next year’s Australian Open. The 98th-ranked Nagal, who features in the entry list released by Tennis Australia on Friday, had to go…
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India lost 48-15 to Japan.© X (formerly Twitter) India struck 15 goals against Japan but that proved insufficient as the former champions won 48-15 to advance to the semi-finals of the Asian Women’s Handball Championship in New Delhi on Thursday. India will now face Singapore in the 5-8th place classification on Sunday, with…
Using the contact details on the wristband, the police quickly located child’s father. (Representational) Sabarimala: She was crying while searching for her father and other pilgrims from Ooty in Tamil Nadu after getting separated from them in the sea of devotees near the Lord Ayyappa temple in Sabarimala. However, a wristband provided by the police…
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The Odisha government banned corporal punishment in schools in September 2004.(Representational) Kendrapara: An investigation was ordered on Friday after the video of a seven-year-old boy getting thrashed by teachers after being tied to the school’s main gate went viral on social media, an Odisha government official said. The incident happened at a private English medium…
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Mitchell Starc’s rampant bowling on the first day of the second Test saw Australia crash through the Indian batting line-up at the Adelaide Oval on Friday. His brilliant bowling effort prompted former Australia opening batter Matthew Hayden to label the left-arm pacer as a ‘magician with the pink ball’. “He has that scrambled…
NDTV honoured the Paralympic contingent at their Indian Of The Year 2024 ceremony© NDTV During the ceremony, double medalist Preethi Pal opened up about her experiences at Paris 2024. She won the bronze in the women’s 200m T35 category as well as the women’s T35 100m competition. “There were 16 competitors in my category and…
Moscow: President Vladimir Putin has replaced the governor of the Kursk region — partly controlled by Ukraine — saying it needs a “crisis” manager, after residents voiced anger at the handling of the incursion. Ukrainian troops launched a shock offensive into Kursk in August, forcing thousands to flee border areas. Ukraine’s army said in November…
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Siddiquewas granted protection from arrest by the top court on November 19. (File) Thiruvananthapuram: Weeks after the Supreme Court granted protection from arrest to veteran Malayalam actor Siddique in a rape case, he appeared before the investigating agency on Friday when he was formally arrested and then released on bail. The actor was formally arrested, his…
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New Delhi: India on Friday demanded that Pakistan act against terrorist Masood Azhar, chief of banned terrorism group Jaish-e-Mohammed and the mastermind behind terror strikes like the 2011 Parliament attack. The strong statement followed reports of a public speech by Azhar – his first in 21 years – at an Islamic seminary in Bahawalpur in…
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Indian cricket team batter Virat Kohli© AFP Cheteshwar Pujara believes that India should have batted much better on Day 1 of the pink-ball Test against Australia in Adelaide after the Rohit Sharma-led side was bundled out for just 180. Shubman Gill and KL Rahul put up a 69-run stand but the visitors kept…