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The students will depart for South Korea on Monday.Delhi Education Minister Atishi met the group and encouraged them for their participation, saying that participating in the event will help students build self-confidence and self-esteem.“It will play a significant role in inclusive education, assist in students’ career development, and provide them with an opportunity to interact and learn from students of other countries and know their cultures,” she said.She said that it is a matter of great pride for us that eight special needs students from Delhi government schools, are participating in the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea.“Students studying…

The suicide took place late on Sunday but was discovered this morning by his colleagues who had gone to his room to remind him to report for his duties in the out-patient department. When Dr. Patil, hailing from Jalgaon, did not respond, they entered from another side and came across his body there. As per preliminary reports by the officials of the hospital run by the BrihanMumbai Municipal Corporation, he reportedly took the extreme measure out of work pressures. He was working at the KEM Hospital and also for the tuberculosis ward of the hospital which were recently shifted to…

The Navi Mumbai-based second-seeded Raksha lost to Canada’s top-seeded Jackie Dent in three keenly-fought games at 21-19, 12-21, 11-21 in the final, according to information reaching here on Monday.Meanwhile, the Mumbai-based Taarini along with her England partner Dillon Chong went down fighting to the American pairing of Garret Tan and Ella Lin in two games at 18-21, 18-21 and had to settle for the silver medal in the event that started on July 27 and ended on July 30, 2023.Earlier, in the semifinals, Taarini and Dillon combined well to overcome the Spanish team of Marc Martin and Macarena Izquierdo clinching…

In her statement before Metropolitan Magistrate, Kapil Gupta of Patiala House Court, Fatehi said that the allegations have caused her financial loss and harmed her reputation, and that they (accused) have called her a gold digger and accused her of having a relationship with conman, Sukesh Chandrasekhar.”I feel that I have been used as a scapegoat in this case in the media to safeguard certain people, and because I am an outsider, I have been used as a soft target and I want compensation for all the damage caused to my career,” she said.The imputations made by the accused caused…

As per Finance Ministry data, in 2020-21, as many as 12,596 cases of GST evasion were detected, while in 2022-23, the cases rose by 23.5 per cent to 15,562. Also, in 2020-21, Rs 49,384 crore worth of GST evasion was detected, which rose by a humungous 166 per cent to Rs 1,31,613 crore in 2022-23. In terms of recovery of GST evasion, an amount of Rs 12,235 crore was recovered from the total of 12,596 cases detected in 2020-21. Whereas in 2022-23, Rs 33,226 crore were recovered in terms of GST evaded from 15,562 cases detected, the data stated, a…

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The outgoing president of the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI), Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has pitched the name of WFI joint secretary Sanjay Singh Bablu for the president’s post in the upcoming elections.According to reports, Sanjay Singh’s name was finalised at a meeting on Monday morning. Sanjay Singh has been part of the WFI for the last twenty years.It is learnt that Darshan Lal has filed for the general secretary’s post and Satya Deshwal for treasurer. Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh has not filed his nomination because of the allegations of sexual harassment levelled by some…

London, July 31 (IANS) Veteran England fast bowler James Anderson has revealed that Stuart Broad’s retirement from the game after the end of the fifth Ashes Test at The Oval has made him “even more firm” in continuing to play the game.Anderson is England’s all-time leading Test wicket-taker with 690 scalps, with Broad set to end his Test career with 600 wickets. Anderson came into the fifth and final Ashes Test on the back of taking just four wickets in the series at an average of 76.75. His future has been a big talking point, especially with him turning 41…

Wellington, July 31 (IANS) Japan won the Group C of the FIFA Women’s World Cup with a perfect record after it dominated Spain 4-0 in a highly-anticipated last round group match, here on Monday. Japan and Spain had already booked their last-16 berths after the previous two rounds.Japan put on a fantastic show in the first half as they broke the deadlock in the 12th minute when Endo Jun’s spectacular pass found Miyazawa Hinata who coolly beat goalkeeper Misa Rodriguez one-on-one, a Xinhua report said.The 2011 World Cup champion doubled the lead in the 29th minute when Ueki Riko’s strike…

Port of Spain, July 31 (IANS) Former India opener Aakash Chopra believes the team thinktank should continue experimenting if the management thinks that’s the way forward for the ODI series decider against the West Indies set to happen at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on Tuesday.The series is on the line for India, who suffered a six-wicket defeat in the second ODI to West Indies after being bowled out for just 181. In that match at Kensington Oval, India rested veterans like captain Rohit Sharma and talismanic batter Virat Kohli, giving game time to Sanju Samson and Axar…

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) The government on Monday extended the window for receiving applications under the production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware till August 30.The PLI Scheme 2.0 for IT Hardware was notified on May 29 with a budgetary outlay of Rs 17,000 crore. It is expected to result in broadening and deepening of the manufacturing ecosystem by encouraging the localisation of components and sub-assemblies and allowing for a longer duration to develop the supply chain within the country, according to the IT Ministry. Furthermore, semiconductor design, IC manufacturing, and packaging are also included as incentivised components…