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Wellington (New Zealand), Aug 5 (IANS) Japan moved into the FIFA Women’s World Cup quarterfinals here on Saturday, beating Norway 3-1 for their fourth straight win at the tournament. Ingrid Syrstad Engen’s own goal put Japan ahead in the 15th minute, but Guro Reiten leveled for Norway five minutes later.In the second half, Risa Shimizu’s goal saw Japan take the lead in the 50th minute, before Hinata Miyazawa scored her fifth goal of the tournament, Xinhua reported.”There is still a long way to go, but after I felt frustrated in 2019, I feel like I’ve overcome an obstacle. We’ll head…

Kolkata/Guwahati, Aug 5 (IANS) The 2021-22 Indian Super League (ISL) champions Hyderabad FC take on debutants Delhi FC, who have been newly promoted to I-League Second Division, in the 132nd Durand Cup at Guwahati’s Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium, on Sunday. Double headers will continue in the 132nd Durand Cup on the first Sunday of the tournament as local giants East Bengal FC open their campaign against the Bangladesh Army Football Team (BAFT) in the second match of the day, at Kolkata’s Vivekananda Yuba Bharati Krirangan (VYBK).The day will see two matches that would seemingly be comfortable outings for the fancied…

Chennai, Aug 5 (IANS) The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on Saturday evening successfully injected the Chandrayaan 3 spacecraft into the lunar orbit, an official said.According to the official, the firing of the onboard motors began at about 7.15 p.m. and the spacecraft was steered towards the moon orbit.The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), in a tweet, said: “MOX, ISTRAC, this is Chandrayaan-3, I am feeling lunar gravity.””Chandrayaan-3 has been successfully inserted into the lunar orbit.A retro-burning at the Perilune was commanded from the Mission Operations Complex (MOX), ISTRAC, Bengaluru.The next operation – reduction of orbit – is scheduled for…

The superstar attended the birthday bash of his brother Arbaaz Khan recently and chose hot pink coloured pants for the occasion.As the photos & videos from the occasion went viral, it left the Internet bemused about Salman’s sartorial choice as the actor, who is known for his hyper-masculine roles on screen, chose a colour which is considered feminine as per societal norms.The Internet had a field day as netizens joined the dots and put together Salman in the ‘Barbiecore’ trend which emanated from the Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling-starrer ‘Barbie’. The Hollywood extravaganza is currently clashing its swords against the…

IBD is a chronic illness characterised by symptoms varying from bloody diarrhoea, weight loss, fever, fatigue, abdominal pain to anaemia, joint pain, skin problems among others.”It is estimated that more than 15 lakh people in India are suffering from IBD but the true picture is not clear as we don’t have a large scale, population-based epidemiological study to understand the exact incidence rate,” said Dr. D Nageshwar Reddy, Chairman, AIG Hospitals, Hyderabad, in a statement. “With the advent of globalisation, IBD made its entry into the developing world and today we are in the similar situation where the west was…

Shops and business establishments, educational institutions, government and non-government offices, and banks were closed and all kinds of vehicles, save those of security personnel, went off the roads due to the shut down in five valley districts — Imphal East, Imphal West, Thoubal, Bishnupur, and Kakching. The hill districts, however, remained unaffected in view of the shutdown. No untoward incident was reported from any of the five districts. L. Binod, who is one of the conveners of the shutdown, said that the strike was called to give a “pressure to the government” to restore peace and normalcy in the state.Meanwhile,…

The restoration and renovation works have been done by the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), with support from INTACH.During the occasion, Bishop of Delhi, Reverend Dr. Paul Swarup and Presbyter of the Church, Reverend Pratik Pillai will also be present.“As part of his persistent efforts to preserve Delhi’s heritage, the LG, in November 2022, directed DDA to undertake restoration and preservation of this iconic and grand house of faith.“This Church also known as Skinner’s Church, was lying in a dilapidated condition for several years and DDA has been able to achieve a thorough overhaul in a record time,” the LG office…

He was accorded a warm welcome by Chief Minister Eknath Shinde and Deputy CM Ajit Pawar, and other officials and Bharatiya Janata Party leaders this evening.On Sunday, he is scheduled to inaugurate the web-portal of the Central Registrar of Cooperative Societies, at the Ramakrishna Multipurpose Hall in the city.Later, he is likely to attend a party meeting where senior leaders will brief him on the preparations for the upcoming parliament elections.In Maharashtra, the BJP has set a target — ‘Mission 45’ — to bag 45 of the state’s 48 Lok Sabha seats.Deputy CM Devendra Fadnavis, state BJP President Chandrashekhar Bawankule…

It began with a series of tweets on July 31 by a prominent American menswear writer and blogger, Derek Guy who said: “It’s baffling to me how the wealthiest UK prime minister in history could live just steps away from Savile Row, the single greatest concentration of skilled bespoke tailors, and end up paying $2k for a MTM suit with sleeves and trousers 2-4″ too short”.Dismissing suggestions that Sunak is trying to make himself look taller than his 5.7″ height, Guy said: “I don’t think this sort of pseudo-science holds water.”The tweets were viewed by millions of people, attracting attention…

DGP has sought reports from officers about security and traffic arrangements and deployment plans put in place for the smooth and incident free Independence Day celebrations in Jammu and Kashmir.Police in statement said that the DGP discussed in detail all the arrangements to be made for smooth conduct of ID function and directed to ensure all the necessary arrangements are in place well in time.The police said that emerging challenges and their counter measures were threadbare discussed during the meeting.The DGP has also stressed for updating and refreshing of different databases regarding the activities of anti national elements including OGWs.“He…