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New Delhi, Oct 4 (IANS) Olympian Vishnu Vardhan and defending champion Vaidehee Chaudhari of Gujarat reached the quarterfinals of the 28th National Tennis Championship in their respective categories, at the DLTA Complex, here on Wednesday.The two-time champion from Telangana showed his attacking prowess from the get-go against Odisha’s Kabir Hans in the men’s singles category and registered a 6-4, 7-6 victory in straight sets to move into the last eight of the tournament.Vaidehee Chaudhari also looked in complete control of her match from the beginning and played impeccable forehands with precision to unsettle Sai Janvi T of Karnataka. She then…

Hangzhou, Oct 4 (IANS) The Indian men’s 4×400 metre relay team made history a the Asian Games in Hangzhou, claiming the gold medal for the first time since the 1962 edition in Jakarta.While the men made history, India failed to win the gold in the women’s 4x400m relay for the first time since the 2002 edition in Busan.The Indian male quartet of Muhammed Anas Yahiya, Amoj Jacob, Muhammed Ajmal Variyathodi and Rajesh Ramesh claimed the gold medal here on Wednesday with a timing of 3 minutes 01.58 seconds to end the race in pole position.Qatar took the silver in 3:02.05…

Kejriwal arrived at the residence of Singh along with his wife Sunita and spent time with his father, mother and wife. The AAP convenor was accompanied by several other party leaders including Atishi. Speaking to the media, Kwjriwal said that we are honest party and it is reason why we are facing the problems. “If we too become corrupt, all our problems will be sorted out,” he said. He said that their (BJP) main problem is that they are the biggest corrupt and they have no counter to our honesty. He further said that sometimes they allege Kejriwal of bus…

The day started with Manju Rani and Baboo Ram winning a bronze medal in the 35km Race Walk Mixed Team competition and ended with the Men’s 4x400m relay team grabbing a historic first gold since 1962 in Jakarta.In between Neeraj Chopra ruled the Indian hearts as he came up with his season’s best throw of 88.88 to defend the title he had claimed in the 2018 edition in Indonesia.The most unique thing about the men’s javelin throw competition at the 19th Asian Games from the Indian perspective was that it was another Indian thrower that had threatened to finish ahead…

US media reports, while being partially sympathetic to McCarthy, felt he was the victim of a self-inflicted wound when he was trying to appease the Trump-led MAGA extremism that was threatening the fabric of what conservatism actually meant for the Republicans – a drastic change in three decades from holding on to traditional beliefs into creating chaos.McCarthy was not moderate and did little to check the GOP’s turn away from democracy, CNN political analysts said. But his defeat, at the hands of far-right rebels he complained last week wanted to “burn the whole place down”, is an eloquent commentary on…

During the meeting, they expressed their gratitude to Kejriwal for sending them for the training and discussed their learnings, and said that they want to implement these lessons in their respective schools.Kejriwal acknowledged the significance of education as a top priority for his government and expressed respect for teachers and principals. He spoke about the challenges faced by MCD schools, such as issues related to clean drinking water, sanitation, and security guards, and urged the principals to provide quality education despite these challenges. The CM also discussed the increase in the education budget from Rs. 5,000 crores to Rs. 10,000…

The accused, identified as Chandan Kumar Mahto, 33, a native of Jakarpura village under Suryagarha police station in the district, was a part of a gang who were involved in leaking the question papers on October 1. The district police have arrested 11 accused so far who were present at one of the examination centres at Government Polytechnic College located near Vidyapati Chowk and Daal Patti locality on October 1 while two others managed to flee. “We have received a tip-off following interrogation of other accused. They have revealed the hideout of Chandan Mahto. We have managed to nab him.…

During his visit, it was observed that the progress of waste disposal has fallen short of its intended target.To tackle this pressing issue, Kejriwal announced the recruitment of an additional agency aimed at accelerating waste removal efforts. Of the 18 lakh tonnes of waste originally scheduled for removal, a mere 12 lakh tonnes have been successfully cleared to date.After inspection, Kejriwal said that at the Okhla landfill site, there was a mountain of garbage of 45 lakh tonnes and on November 7 last year, the process of its removal had begun.“We had a set target of removal of 30 lakh…

Lawmaker’s immunity The Centre on Wednesday submitted before a 7-judge constitution bench, headed by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud that the immunity given to lawmakers should not protect them from criminal prosecution for accepting bribes to make a speech or vote in a particular manner in the Parliament or state legislatures.Accused releasedThe Supreme Court has come to rescue of an accused, who remained incarcerated for the past nearly three years as he could not comply with a bail condition imposed by the Madhya Pradesh High Court directing him to deposit Rs 50 lakh with the trial court.Jharkhand Chief Secretary summonedThe Supreme Court…

The deceased has been identified as Anil Sisodia, a resident of Jangpura, who was posted at Southwest district police headquarters.According to the police, Sisodia’s body was discovered at around 7 p.m. on Wednesday after staff of the South West district reached his home as he was not responding to calls or messages sent to him.“He reached his home at 9 p.m. yesterday (Tuesday) after performing his duty. Two days ago, his wife had passed away,” said a senior police officer.”A detailed inquest proceeding has been initited… We are looking into all aspects,” he added.–IANSssh/arm