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31 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: PV Sindhu loses to Tai Tzu in semifinals, to fight for bronze now

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Reigning world champion P V Sindhu’s hopes of securing India’s first-ever Olympic gold in badminton came crashing down as she slumped to a straight-game defeat against world no.1 Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei in the women’s singles semifinals here on Saturday. However, the 26-year-old silver-medallist from the Rio Games remained in the hunt for bronze and will be competing against China’s He Bing Jiao in the third-place play-off at Musashino Forest Plaza on Sunday. Our ace shuttler @Pvsindhu1 will be in action in some time. Let's wish her all the best with our encouraging messages. Stay tuned for more…

31 Jul

BJP leader Babul Supriyo quits politics

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BJP leader from West Bengal, Babul Supriyo, has hinted at quitting active politics. Calling himself a team player, the MP from Asansol in his Facebook post said that one doesn’t have to be in politics to do social work. “If you want to do social work, you can do it without being in politics,” he wrote. Clearing the air that he may join any other party, mainly the Trinamool Congress which is arch-rival of the BJP in WestBengal, the banker-turned-singer-turned-politician said, “Alvida. Am not going to any other party – TMC, Congress, CPIM, nowhere. I am confirming that nobody has…

30 Jul

Judge run over by auto in Jharkhand, HC says ‘attack on judiciary’

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A day after chilling footage of an Additional District Judge (ADJ) in Jharkhand being hit by a vehicle surfaced on social media, a Special Investigation Team was formed to probe the death of the judge in the case which was initially believed to be a hit-and-run case. The matter was also take up in the Supreme Court today. The Court said the Chief Justice of Jharkhand High Court has already taken up the matter related to the alleged killing of a judicial officer of Dhanbad and concerned officers in the case have been asked to be present before it. Bar…

30 Jul

Olympics: PV Sindhu storms into the semis in badminton women’s singles

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Rio Olympics silver medallist and reigning world Champion PV Sindhu reached the semifinals of the women’s singles badminton competition-beating Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in 56 minutes at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday. Sindhu, looking to add a gold medal to the silver she won in Rio, dominated her Japanese rival at the net, created points with her disguised shots, and completed straight game wins. The 26-year-old Indian shuttler from Hyderabad was in total control of the first game and then quelled a strong fightback by Akane to reach the semifinals for the second successive Olympics. Yamaguchi played with great…

29 Jul

United Opposition resolves to not let House function till Pegasus on table

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Asserting that the allegations of snooping using Pegasus spyware were not about privacy but an “anti-national act and treason,” former Congress chief Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday said “a united Opposition is not going anywhere ” until the government agreed to discuss the issue in Parliament. The Opposition hardened its stance after leaders of 14 parties met at the office of the Rajya Sabha’s Leader of the Opposition, Mallikarjun Kharge, in the morning to discuss a joint strategy against the Narendra Modi government. Mr. Gandhi was among those who attended the meeting. Several of them, in a calibrated manner, had demanded…

28 Jul

Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee meets PM Narendra Modi

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On Tuesday West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi. This is Mamata's first visit to the national capital since Trinamool Congress returned to power in the assembly polls earlier this year. Her visit has coincided with the Monsoon Session of Parliament in which the Opposition parties are protesting on a range of issues including the allegations of surveillance through Pegasus spyware, price rise. Sharma told the media that he and Mamata Banerjee have worked together for years. I appreciate her for how she fought the recent election and won. She has come to Delhi…

28 Jul

18 Labourers Sleeping on Road Crushed to Death After Truck Rams Into Bus in UP

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Eighteen labourers were crushed to death after a truck rammed into a double-decker bus on the Lucknow-Ayodhya National Highway under the Ram Sanehighat police circle in Barabanki. The deceased were sleeping on the roadside when the accident took place. Nineteen people have been seriously injured and have been referred to the Trauma Centre in Lucknow. The accident took place in the wee hours of Wednesday. "A truck rammed into a bus near Ram Sanehi Ghat in Barabanki, late last night. About 18 casualties with many passengers sustaining injuries;19 hospitalized. Rescue operation to recover the dead bodies stuck under the bus…

27 Jul

Tokyo Olympics: India’s Manu Bhaker reacts during the 10m Air Pistol Mixed Team shooting event

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Indian shooters endured yet another forgettable outing at the Tokyo Olympics here on Tuesday as they crashed out in the qualifying stages of the mixed team events in both pistol and rifle. Considered the team’s best bet for a podium finish, the duo of Saurabh Chaudhary and Manu Bhaker caved in under pressure and failed to qualify for the final of the 10m air pistol mixed team event. Thy finished seventh in Qualification 2 after topping the first phase with 582 at the Asaka Range. Both the 19-year-old shooters lost the plot completely when the top eight teams battled it…

27 Jul

Over 75000 children either lost one/both parents in Covid-19: NCPCR told SC

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The National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) has informed the Supreme Court that over 75,000 children have either lost one parent or became an orphan during the Covid-19 pandemic and are in need of care and protection. In an additional affidavit, the child rights body said the number of children who have lost either their mother or father or both parents between April 1, 2020, to July 23, 2021, is based upon the information uploaded on “Bal Swaraj” portal up to July 23. The child rights body said a total of 75,320 children have become orphans or lost…

27 Jul

Odisha police busts newborn trafficking racket, 7 arrested

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Five women are among seven people arrested from Odisha’s steel city Rourkela as police cracked a newborn babies trafficking racket flourishing across interstate borders, officials said on Tuesday. The officials of Plant Site police station in Sundergarh district cracked the racket, following a complaint filed by one Seema Khuntia who alleged that her one and a half year-old granddaughter was abducted. Rourkela Additional SP, Bikram Keshari Bhoi said, “Eight out of seven involved in the crime have been arrested and their mobile phones have been seized. We found a lot of pictures of new born babies in their mobile phones,…