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Tokyo (Japan), July 28 (IANS) Canada Open 2023 winner Lakshya Sen stormed into his third successive semifinal on the BWF World Tour but India suffered twin setbacks as top singles player H.S Prannoy and the in-form men’s doubles pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty crashed out in the quarterfinals of the Japan Open here on Friday.Lakshya, who reached the semifinals of the US Open before losing to All-England 2023 champion Li Shi Feng, defeated Koki Watanabe of Japan in straight games, 21-15, 21-19 in a 47-minute clash on Court 2 at the Yoyogi 1st Gymnasium in the Japanese capital.Prannoy…

New Delhi, July 28 (IANS) After the Indian Wushu team withdrew from World University Games in China due to ‘stapled visas’ given to three Arunachal players, chief national coach Kuldeep Handoo said that players are unfazed by the setback and are “well boosted” as they have enough exposure under their belt.The Indian wushu team for the World University Games, which begin on Friday in Chengdu, is a mark of protest against China’s decision to issue stapled visas to three players from Arunachal Pradesh.The wushu team was scheduled to depart on Wednesday night, while the three players were supposed to leave…

The feature enables teachers to customise grading in Classroom, the tech giant said in a Workspace Updates blogpost on Thursday.”The new option to disable submissions after a due date allows teachers to stop accepting submissions for an assignment past the due date.”When creating a new assignment, teachers can decide whether or not to require a strict due date.By default, the assignments tool will still allow submissions after the due date.The new feature also allows teachers to choose to stop submissions for an assignment at any point, regardless of the presence of a due date.Moreover, the feature does not have admin…

The Eva Monley Award will be presented to Spielberg by the Location Manager Guild International, a professional organisation, during its 10th annual LMGI Awards gala on August 26 at the Eli and Edythe Broad Stage.The announcement was made by LMGI Awards Committee co-chairs John Rakich and Robin Citrin.The Guild’s Eva Monley Award is given to an individual who has made an extraordinary contribution to the art and craft of filmmaking through their commitment to the use of real locations.The Awards also recognise outstanding achievement in filmmaking, television, and commercial production worldwide, as well as film commissions.Spielberg isn’t scheduled to appear…

The court had recently granted bail to Singh, and former WFI assistant Secretary Vinod Tomar, who appeared before the court on Friday.On an application moved by Singh’s lawyer, Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (ACMM) Harjeet Singh Jaspal granted exemption from personal appearance for the day only.Singh’s counsel told the court that his client was unable to appear before it as he is busy discharging his responsibilities as a parliamentarian.The judge, allowing the exemption application, also granted time to both the accused to peruse the charge sheet and other documents they have received from Delhi police.The court then listed the matter for…

Sectorially, it was mixed with major buying seen in Realty (+1.8%). Power stocks were in the limelight on the back of attractive valuations and huge investments in the sector.”Overall, we expect sectoral rotation in the market, while Index is likely to remain in the consolidation zone with the ongoing result season,” he said.Market will keep an eye on the manufacturing data to be released next week both – globally as well as locally. Also, the Bank of England will announce its rate decision next week on Thursday.Auto sector will be in focus as companies would announce their monthly sales numbers,…

The company expects ROCE to increase by 18 to 20 percent across business segments, and double digit (10 per cent) improvement in its ROIC (Return on Invested Capital).Analyst firm Nuvama perceives this demerger as hugely positive and maintains a SoTP-based target price of Rs 560. It sees the demerger as a huge value unlock for the new entity and 40 per cent stake that ITC will hold will ensure the much-needed flexibility, while the new entity will continue to have all the strategic support from ITC Ltd, adding to the comfort of stakeholders.The demerger arrangement of ITC presents a well-balanced…

The conversation started post an allegation which said that the house members are angered by Aashika for not cleaning the house well enough and doing her duty lazily if not at all.Angered by this, Bebika was the first one to speak out loud and angrily said: “I am unwell, yet working. You still haven’t cleaned the washroom well, nor have you cleaned the dustbin.”As is tradition with ‘Bigg Boss OTT 2’, this whole thing sparked the flames of a furious argument, and it did not take much time before Pooja Bhatt got involved, and she is not in the best…

The movie will see the two actors reuniting for the first time in decades since their work in Quentin Tarantino’s classic film ‘Pulp Fiction’.Directed by Nicol Paone with a script penned by Johnathan Jacobson, ‘The Kill Room’ focuses on an art dealer who joins forces with a deadly hitman and his boss for a massive money laundering heist which doesn’t really go as planned and now has its own twist which was unexpected.In the midst of pulling off the crime, the hitman gets spotted and becomes prey. Finding herself caught in the crosshairs, this shady art dealer needs to make…

PNG, led by Assad Vala, played in the first round of the 2021 Men’s T20 World Cup in Muscat, Oman. Now, in the ongoing competition, the hosts maintained a clean slate with wins in each of the five games played so far — twice against Vanuatu and the Philippines and once against Japan.With their latest win against the Philippines, the PNG now have 10 points from five wins, meaning their place in the 2024 T20 World Cup is confirmed with one game to go, against Japan, on Saturday.The PNG began their qualification dream with a dominant win against Vanuatu. The…