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Chengdu (China), Aug 4 (IANS) India’s Jyothi Yarraji clocked 12.78 seconds, a new national record, to clinch the bronze medal in the women’s 100m hurdles at the FISU World University Games 2023, here on Friday. In the final, Jyothi bettered her previous national record of 12.82s, logged at the 2022 National Open Championships, by 0.04 seconds.The reigning Asian champion, had earlier clocked 13.12s and 13.05s in the heats and semi-finals, respectively, to make the eight-woman final.Slovakia’s Viktoria Forster took the gold with a personal best of 12.72 while China’s Wu Yanni finished with 12.76 to bag the silver.The 23-year old…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) US-based consumer technology company Honeywell on Friday announced that former Microsoft India head Anant Maheshwari has been named President and CEO of Honeywell’s High Growth Region portfolio, effective from September 4.Maheshwari will succeed Ben Driggs, who will take another leadership role in the company. He will be a Corporate Officer of the Company, reporting directly to Honeywell CEO Vimal Kapur and will be located in Dubai.He previously had leadership roles of increasing responsibility at Honeywell from 2004 to 2016, launching new businesses and leading mature business portfolios.Maheshwari then joined Microsoft, where he served as President…

Following the development, the Vidyanagar police in Hubballi visited a college and started an investigation. His posts have gone viral and raised concern among parents and the general public in Hubballi.A preliminary probe has revealed that the accused is a student of a private college. He edited the photos of Hindu college girls to make them look vulgar and posted them on Instagram. He also challenged the police to catch him.The police spoke to the Principal of the college and recorded statements of the students.–IANSmka/kvd

According to sources, Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership is likely to be restored by Monday or Tuesday.A copy of the Supreme Court verdict would also be sent to the Lok Sabha Secretariat following which the necessary procedures would be followed as well. A notification is also likely to be issued regarding the restoration of Rahul Gandhi’s Lok Sabha membership.The discussion on no-confidence motion against the Narendra Modi government is likely to be taken up on August 8 over the notice submitted by Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on July 26.According to rules, as the notice has been submitted by Gogoi, he…

The IndiGo flight was on the domestic Patna-Delhi route, while the Air India aircraft was en route from Mumbai to London.Fortunately, both planes safely returned to the airports they had taken off from.”IndiGo flight 6E-2433 operating from Patna to Delhi returned to origin due to a technical issue. Standard operating procedures were followed to prioritise the landing and the aircraft landed safely at Patna,” said the airline spokesperson.”The aircraft is currently at Patna airport and undergoing inspection,” the IndiGo spokesperson added.As per sources, there was an inflight shutdown of one of its CFM LEAP engines, however, IndiGo’s Airbus A320 safely…

Speaking to reporters after attending the meeting of the managing committee, Puri collector Samarth Verma said the ASI had written twice to the Shree Jagannath Temple Administration (SJTA) for inspection of the Ratna Bhandar and sought support for this purpose.All the members of the temple managing committee have been intimated about the request made by the ASI. As the inspection may hamper smooth darshan of devotees during normal time, it was decided to allow the ASI to conduct the inspection during Rath Yatra so that the rituals will not be affected, he said.“The managing committee will give a recommendation to…

Assam boy Parthib scored his first hattrick at the senior level, adding to the joy of home supporters as the Highlanders took pole position in Group D.The Highlanders certainly appeared the more organized side from the moment the referee blew his whistle and their upper-hand in the game finally paid dividends in the 26th minute of the first-half.Rochharzela turned his marker and made a run inside the top of the box to unleash a pile-driver which dipped under slippery ground conditions in-front of Shillong keeper Neithovilie Chalieu. The custodian managed to parry it away feebly and it fell on a…

New Delhi, Aug 4 (IANS) The Delhi High Court on Friday said that candidates seeking admission to colleges affiliated with Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University (GGSIPU) under the Management Quota seats will be eligible to apply in both online and offline modes.Justices Suresh Kumar Kait and Neena Bansal Krishna directed the university to establish an online portal displaying available seats under the Management Quota for various branches and colleges to enable prospective students to apply online or offline for these seats.The court upheld the university’s circular from September 22, 2022, which allowed prospective students to apply online for Management Quota…

CM Siddaramaiah said that the Supreme Court has upheld the freedom of expression as stated in the constitution. Rahul Gandhi has got justice and it is a victory for democracy.He was speaking to the media after inaugurating a flower show at Lal Bagh today.Meanwhile, the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M.K. Stalin took to social media to welcome the decision.“Justice prevails! Wayanad retains Rahul Gandhi! Welcome the Hon’ble Supreme Court’s decision staying the conviction of dear brother Thiru Rahul Gandhi in the defamation case. This decision reaffirms our belief in the strength of our judiciary and the importance of safeguarding democratic…

The ruling by the state’s highest court came after Kamaljit Kaur Athwal took the state government to court last year, claiming that the ban discriminated against the kirpan — one of five religious symbols that Sikhs are supposed to carry at all times as part of their faith.Ruling in Athwal’s favour, the state’s highest court found the legislation to be unconstitutional under the Racial Discrimination Act, ABC News reported on Thursday.An initial court ruling last year had dismissed the suggestion that the ban on carrying knives was discriminatory. But this week, three judges in the Court of Appeal found that…