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After Olympics Loss vs Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal’s Big Announcement On Retirement

July 29, 2024 admin

Rafael Nadal reacts after his defeat to Djokovic in Paris Olympics 2024.© AFP Rafael Nadal said he will make a decision on his future “after the Olympics” in the aftermath of a shattering straight-sets defeat to old rival Novak Djokovic at the Paris Games on Sunday. Nadal, a 22-time Grand Slam winner and…

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5 Killed In Collision Between Autorickshaw, Truck In Bihar: Police

July 29, 2024 admin

Hajipur (Bihar): Five people were killed and five others seriously injured in a collision between an autorickshaw and a truck in Vaishali district of Bihar on Monday, a police official said. All the victims were travelling in the autorickshaw. According to Vaishali police station SHO Pravin Kumar, two persons were killed on the spot while…

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Bangladesh student protests: 150 people killed in student unrest; announces nationwide mourning

July 29, 2024 admin

Students clash with police during a protest over the allocation of government jobs, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on July 19, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP For the first time, the Bangladesh government on Monday officially acknowledged that 150 people were killed across the country during the students’ unrest over the quota system. Violence gripped Bangladesh recently…

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20 Coaching Centre Basements Sealed For Violating Norms After Delhi Tragedy

July 29, 2024 admin

Rau’s IAS Study Circle has already been sealed by the police New Delhi: The Municipal Corporation of Delhi (MCD) has sealed the basements of six more coaching institutes in Central Delhi’s Old Rajinder Nagar and one in North West Delhi’s Mukherjee Nagar in a crackdown on illegally run establishments following the tragedy on Saturday in…

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Iowa Becomes Latest US State To Adopt Near-Total Abortion Ban

July 29, 2024 admin

The Iowa law includes exceptions for cases of rape and incest. (Representational) Washington: After a year-long legal battle, Iowa became the latest US state to enact a near-total abortion ban on Monday, keeping the charged issue of reproductive rights at the forefront of November’s presidential election. The law prohibits terminating nearly all pregnancies after six…

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“No Second Chances. I’m Not Mungerilal”: Former Wrestling Body Chief

July 29, 2024 admin

Brij Bhushan Singh has been accused of sexually harassing several women wrestlers. Lucknow: Former MP from Kaiserganj and Wrestling Federation of India chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh – denied a ticket from Uttar Pradesh in this election amid glare over sexual harassment allegations against him — today said he would never get a second chance…

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Covid Strikes Paris Olympics: British Star Swimmer Tests Positive After Winning Silver

July 29, 2024 admin

Adam Peaty tested positive for Covid at the Paris Olympics on Monday, the British team said, a day after winning silver in the 100m breaststroke despite apparently feeling under the weather. The decorated 29-year-old “is hopeful to be back in competition for the relay events later in the swimming programme”, according to a…

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Serve Only Vegetarian Meal At Meetings: Himanta Sarma To Officers

July 29, 2024 admin

Himanta Sarma also instructed the deputy commissioners to keep government functions simple. (File) New Delhi: Himanta Biswa Sarma today directed his top officials to ensure that only vegetarian and ‘Satvik’ food is served during all official government events. “Only simple vegetarian meals are to be served at all official meetings. This rule shall not apply…

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Spike in freight costs to hit exporters

July 29, 2024 admin

The sharp rise in freight rate would impact medium and small entities, Ind-Ra’s Soumyajit Niyogi said. File | Photo Credit: C.V. Subrahmanyam A recent four-fold spike in container freight costs, could hit Indian exporters’ profit margins and enhance their working capital requirements through 2024-25 if there is no respite soon, with smaller players likely to face…

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Israeli officials say they seek to avoid all-out war in Lebanon retaliation

July 29, 2024 admin

Israeli firefighters work to put out a fire caused by a projectile that was fired from Lebanon, amid cross-border hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, near Kiryat Shmona, in northern Israel on July 29, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag West Asia into all-out war, two Israeli officials…

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