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He said that the prosperity in Manipur as well as in the northeast can only come from peace.“Manipur causes pain to all of us. All nations and societies must follow the path of peace,” LS Speaker said while speaking at a Commonwealth Parliamentary Association conference in Shillong.He said that all of us should work towards the restoration of people in Manipur.“For humanity, we must find peace in Manipur,” he said.–IANStdr/dan

The Chennai franchise will take on Goa Challengers in the final on Sunday and will look to defend their title.Star Indian paddler Achanta Sharath Kamal faced Manush Shah in the fourth match of the tie and won the necessary eighth point required for victory.The young Manush Shah produced startling shots early on to take the first game 11-5 before Sharath Kamal made a fine comeback and clinched the second game 11-5 as Chennai Lions reached the back-to-back final in the franchise-based league promoted by Niraj Bajaj and Vita Dani under the auspices of the Table Tennis Federation of India (TTFI).Earlier,…

The list of the approved projects suggests that if all the schemes are picked up by countries, including Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain, the quantum of investment under the SIFC banner can be greater than the $28 billion under the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), Express Tribune reported.Initially, the approved schemes are in the food, agriculture, information technology, mines and minerals, petroleum and power sectors. They include cattle farms; the $10 billion Saudi Aramco refinery; explorations of copper and gold in Chagai; and the Thar Coal Rail connectivity scheme.The Diamer-Bhasha dam has also been offered to China for investment…

Chief Secretary said that the NCD are major cause of deaths across the globe so their early diagnosis could lead to better prevention and cure of such diseases.He asked for organising camps all across J&K for conducting free of cost screening of people.CS said that there is still scope for improvement in institutional births despite it being ahead of national average.He also emphasised on further improving the ranking of the UT in SDG goals related to health.He asked the department to digitise all the health records of the patients so that it is accessible to them anywhere by using their…

Stokes took his familiar aggressive option in a bid to take on Murphy, but he miscued the shot and holed out to mid-on, to fall for 42 off 67 balls.During his innings, Stokes broke the record for the greatest number of sixes hit in an Ashes series, hitting his 15th maximum to go past Kevin Pietersen’s previous record of 14 hits over the fence.”If you look at it generally, it’s a poor shot. But the way England have been batting, it’s a case of ‘you live by the sword, you die by the sword’. The way Stokes leads is a…

The Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer) Harendra Singh said that around 8,000 to 10,000 people were carrying out the procession peacefully, however, the organisers of Tazia procession wanted to deviate from the designated route.This led to a heated argument, escalating into a dispute.“The situation further worsened when the mob engaged in a scuffle with the police officers started pelting stones towards police. In response, the police resorted to baton charges to disperse the unruly mob,” said the DCP.Around 8 to 10 police officials sustained minor injuries, and police vehicles were also damaged. Mob also pelted stones on private vehicles and…

Disaster struck India just before the rain interruption when the visitors lost two wickets off successive deliveries, slumping to 113/5 in the 25th over.Stand-in skipper Hardik Pandya (7), who is leading the side as Rohit Sharma and senior batter Virat Kohli has been rested, tried to pull a bouncer around shoulder height from Jayden Seales but got it straight to Brandon King at midwicket. Pandya was the fourth batter to get out in the last ball of the 24th over.Sanju Samson (9) got out off the first delivery of the 25th over as he edged legspinner Yannic Cariah to King…

As of July 24, there are over 4 crore pending cases, with approximately 1 lakh cases remaining unresolved for over 30 years.It was further revealed that Uttar Pradesh faces the highest backlog, with over 1 crore cases pending.Uttar Pradesh also leads in the number of vacancies for judges in lower courts, with around 1,200 seats remaining unfilled in the district and subordinate courts.For the high courts, the situation is no less concerning, with a whopping 60 lakh cases pending across the country.Allahabad High Court emerges as the biggest contributor to the backlog, accounting for approximately 10 lakh pending cases. Following…

As per the report, the big cat population is continuously decreasing in the state.According to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) that conducts the tiger census every four years, Odisha had 45 tigers in 2006, which came down to 32 in the next census in 2010. The number further came down to 28 in the next two censuses in 2014 and 2018.Now, the latest report says the estimated population is 20 (ranging in between 17-24) compared to the previous figure of 28 (range being 26-30). However, the estimated number of tigers in Similipal Tiger Reserve has increased to 16 from…

Brisbane (Australia), July 29 (IANS) Captain Wendie Renard scored an 83rd-minute winner to gift France a crucial 2-1 win over Brazil at the FIFA Women’s World Cup here on Saturday.With the win, France temporarily topped Group F with four points, ahead of the later game between Jamaica and Panama in Perth.In front of a raucous 49,378 crowd at Brisbane Stadium, France entered under pressure after being held to a goalless draw by Jamaica in their opener, while Brazil made an early statement in a 4-0 thrashing of Panama, reports Xinhua.But France boasted six wins from their last seven matches against…