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Wellington, July 31 (IANS) The New Zealand government has officially congratulated the country’s national women’s football team, the Football Ferns, on their performances at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Sport and Recreation Minister Grant Robertson on Monday thanked the team for their achievements at the tournament, saying they had inspired the nation, won their opening match and shown skill and determination through all their games, Xinhua reported.New Zealand faltered in their quest to make history in the Women’s World Cup, ending their home campaign here on Sunday in third place in Group A following a disappointing draw with Switzerland.The…

San Francisco, July 31 (IANS) An Apple AirTag has helped a cyclist in the US to track his bicycle after an airline had lost it.Barry Sherry was travelling from his home in Virginia to Europe for the “cycling trip of a lifetime”, reports CNN.He intended to spend a week riding in the Swiss Alps, then another week with a cycling group in Luxembourg, followed by a third week in Finland.According to Sherry, it was to be his last cycling trip to Europe.“I’m 68– I’m getting old,” he said.“I keep doing these epic bike trips [abroad] and with each one I…

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) India is now among Apple’s top 5 markets globally as the iPhone maker continued to lead the ultra-premium segment (Rs 45,000 and above) with a 59 per cent share in the second quarter of 2023, a report showed on Monday.India’s premium smartphone segment, that grew 112 per cent (year-on-year) in the April-June period, now contributes a record 17 per cent to its overall shipments, according to Counterpoint Research.In the overall India smartphone market, Samsung remained at the top position for the third consecutive quarter with an 18 per cent share.The South Korean brand also surpassed…

New Delhi, July 31 (IANS) Bharti Airtel on Monday said it has prepaid Rs 8,024 crore to the Department of Telecom (DoT) towards part prepayment of deferred liabilities pertaining to spectrum acquired in the auction in 2015. The said instalments had an interest rate of 10 per cent and have been prepaid by Airtel, leveraging much lower cost financing available to it.Airtel said it continues to enjoy access to a well-diversified sources of capital/financing, allowing it to have enhanced financial flexibility in its capital structure, including optimised cost of financing using all opportunities for significant interest savings, like this prepayment.Airtel…

The firing left the ASI and three passengers dead.The deceased ASI was identified as Tikaram Meena, a resident of Shyampura village in Rajasthan’s Sawai Madhopur.He was the only earning member in his family and was to retire after six months.Former sarpanch of Shyampura village, Ramdhan Meena said, “Tikaram’s father’s name is Ramkaran Meena. Tikaram was the only son … He was scheduled to retire in the next six months. His mother Bhuri Devi, wife Barfi Devi, a son and daughter are his family. Son’s name is Dilkush Meena and he is preparing for a competitive exam. Daughter Pooja is married.”Western…

The two sides forged the new cooperation during a meeting between Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Manila, reports Xinhua news agency.As the first-ever EU Commission president to visit the Southeast Asian country in nearly six decades, von der Leyen said her visit signals accelerating “a new era of cooperation” between the EU and the Philippines, vowing to bring the bilateral trade relations “to the next level”.For his part, Marcos said in a speech that he discussed with the EU chief “economic relations with particular focus on revitalising trade” between the two…

He said short term corrections in the market are inevitable and investors should use that as an opportunity to invest.Responding to the query whether the bull run is coming to a halt, Deputy CEO Feroze Azeez told IANS: “Equity, as an asset class, goes through bear and bull market cycles. A bull cycle is a period where equity market returns are substantially above the long-term average returns of 12 per cent.“Bull runs are driven by characteristics such as greater than long term growth rate, lower inflation and interest rate and improved corporate earnings and each of these situations today is…

The 28-year-old was found in possession of 24 kg dry ganja. Nagaraju Budumuru, a native of Yavvaripeta in Srikakulam district, had procured the weed from neighbouring Odisha and was planning to transport it to Mumbai.Srikakulam police registered a case against him under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act and took up investigation.According to police, the accused had even claimed to be an MBA graduate and a former Ranji Trophy player. However, Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) has denied these claims.This is not the first time Nagaraju has been arrested. The conman duped many people in the…

Dozens of protestors gathered outside the BJP’s Nizamabad district unit office, raising slogans against the MP. They were carrying ‘save BJP’ placards.BJP leaders and workers from Armoor, Bodhan, Balkonda and other parts of the district participated in the protest against the Nizamabad MP. They sat on the road in front of the party office in the town and raised slogans of‘Arvind down down’.This is the second time that leaders unhappy with Arvind have staged the protest against him.On July 26, around 100 party leaders from various mandals of the district held a flash protest at the BJP state headquarters in…

An order regarding the same was issued late on Sunday.Indore divisional commissioner Pawan Sharma and Bhopal divisional commissioner Mal Singh Bhaydiya have swapped their posts.Five collectors including of Chhindwara, the home district of former Chief Minister Kamal Nath, were transferred. Manoj Pushp, 2011 batch IAS officer, who was posted as additional chief secretary (Women and Child Development) of Madhya Pradesh, will be new collector of Chhindwara. He has also served as Rewa district collector.Sanjeev Shrivastav, 2011 batch IAS officer, has been appointed as district collector of Bhind. Bhopal Municipal Corporation (BMC) commissioner V. S. Choudhary (2012 batch IAS officer) has…