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Karun Nair (104, 183b, 12×4, 1×6) starred for KSCA Secretary’s XI against Chhattisgarh State Cricket Sangh on the first day of their Dr. (Capt.) K . Thimmappiah Memorial Tournament match at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium here on Monday. Karun was part of the South Zone squad for the Duleep Trophy, but could not find a…
Suruchi will compete in 10m air pistol. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Suruchi Phogat first held a pistol in 2019, at the age of 13. She did so because there were no rifles at the Guru Dronacharya Shooting Academy in Bhiwani; and because her father was determined to make her a sportsperson. The 20-year-old will…
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Fit and raring: Satwik and Chirag say they are in good shape ahead of the Asian Games. | Photo Credit: Badmintonphoto Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, down a game and staring at a third runner-up finish, tore up the script. They stormed back to beat home favourites He Ji Ting and Ren Xiang Yu 11-21, 21-13, 21-17 on Sunday,…
Doctors from Apollo Hospitals, Visakhapatnam on Monday successfully treated a 35-year-old woman patient suffering from Achalasia Cardia, a condition that made swallowing food and liquids increasingly difficult, using an advanced technique called POEM (Per-Oral Endoscopic Myotomy). The doctors said that Achalasia Cardia occurs when the valve connecting the food pipe to the stomach fails to…
Carlsen’s Pipers are at the top of the GCL table. | Photo Credit: Allen Egenuse J. Ahead of the Global Chess League, Magnus Carlsen had joked about how his team, Alpine APL Pipers, had done during his absence last year and hoped that it would not do worse this time. He should be pleased now….
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A musician from Manipur, Chongtham Vikram Singh, living in Delhi’s Ashram area, died on Monday of injuries suffered in an alleged assault by a group on Sunday night. The Delhi Police, which registered an FIR under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) for mob lynching, arrested seven men and detained a 15-year-old boy in connection with…
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Today’s Above the Fold bulletin covers Tamil Nadu’s heated Assembly clashes over past corruption charges, Delhi’s tragic hostel collapse raising serious safety questions, and New Delhi’s official stance on a controversial new UN map. We also examine escalating West Asia strikes, ISRO’s milestone satellite launch, and key diplomatic engagements worldwide. Source link
A centuries-old underground banking system is now transforming into a tech-enabled network, with virtual assets adding new layers to “digital hawala”. The shift is being exploited for purposes ranging from routine money laundering to, in some cases, financing terrorist organisations, the latest Financial Action Task Force (FATF) report said. The global money laundering and terror…
The health department has launched medical camps near Sivaganga after an eight-year-old girl died of suspected influenza and several others in the community developed similar fever symptoms. The victim, a third-grade student at the Kattunedungulam Government School, developed a sudden fever last week. She was initially treated at a private hospital, but as her condition…
M.K. Raghavan, Kozhikode MP, has written to C.M. Ramesh, chairperson, Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways, seeking the suspension of the proposed bifurcation of the Southern Railway’s Palakkad division. In his letter, Mr. Raghavan said that the detachment of the Mangaluru area from the Palakkad division of the Southern Railway and its merger with the Hubballi…
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