Month: August 2021

Boxer LovlinaBorgohain bags a Bronze Medal in Tokyo Olympics

Key Highlight: President Shri Ram NathKovid and Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi congratulateLovlinaBorgohain for her performance Congratulating Lovlina, Sports Minister Anurag Singh Thakur says, India is Proud of You DELHI, AUGUST 4: Boxer LovlinaBorgohain has bagged a Bronze Medal in 69-kilogram category after she lost to World Champion BusenazSurmeneli of […]

No time for disappointment, have to focus on bronze medal match: skipper Manpreet and Sreejesh

Tokyo, Aug 3: The 2-5 loss to Belgium in the Olympic semifinals on Tuesday is disappointing but Indian men’s hockey team captain Manpreet Singh and star custodian P R Sreejesh said the side has no time to dwell on the heartbreak as it has to refocus for the bronze […]

Activists, writers oppose Sabarmati Ashram makeover plan

Ahmedabad, Aug 4:  A group of activists, writers, Gandhians and former IAS and IPS officers on Wednesday opposed the Union government’s plan to `develop’ the historic Gandhi Ashram here, claiming that it will harm its sanctity. It was an attempt to “take over Gandhian institutions”, they said in […]

US consulate in Mumbai receives hoax bomb call

Mumbai, Aug 4: An unidentified caller threatened to blow up the United States consulate located in Bandra-Kurla Complex (BKC) here with a bomb, which turned out to be a hoax call, police said on Wednesday. The call was made at Tuesday midnight, following which the police was informed, […]

Biles returns to Olympic competition, wins bronze on beam

TOKYO — Simone Biles isn’t going home with a fistful of gold medals. A mental block — one brought on by exhaustion or stress or something the American gymnastics star still can’t quite grasp — that forced her to pull out of four Olympic finals saw to that. […]

AP appoints Daisy Veerasingham as agency’s president and CEO

NEW YORK — The Associated Press appointed Daisy Veerasingham, its executive vice president and chief operating officer, as the news cooperative’s president and CEO on Tuesday, setting her up to replace the retiring Gary Pruitt at the beginning of next year. She will become the first woman, first […]

Italian brand sues Kendall Jenner over breach of modelling contract

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Taliban want ‘lion’s share of power’ in peace deal – U.S. special envoy

WASHINGTON, Aug 3 – The Taliban are demanding in U.S.-backed peace talks “the lion’s share of power” in any political settlement, U.S. Special Envoy Zalmay Khalilzad said on Tuesday. “At this point, they are demanding that they take the lion’s share of power in the next government given […]

India’s worst-hit Maharashtra eases COVID curbs as infections abate

MUMBAI, Aug 3 – India’s industrial hub of Maharashtra state eased COVID-19 restrictions in most districts on Tuesday, including in the financial capital of Mumbai, after a steady decline in new cases. Shops, malls and parks were allowed to open for longer and offices were allowed to operate […]

PM congratulates Class X students on successfully passing CBSE examinations

DELHI, AUGUST 3: The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has congratulated Class X students on successfully passing CBSE examinations. He has also extended his best wishes to the students for their future endeavours. In a tweet, the Prime Minister said, “Congratulations to my young friends who have successfully […]

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