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Adelaide (Australia), July 26 (IANS) China players say they have moved on from their defeat against Denmark and have vowed to show their best form in their second group match against Haiti at the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup. China, who reached the round of 16 at the last edition of the tournament in 2019, resumed their training in Adelaide on Tuesday afternoon, three days after a 1-0 loss in the first match of Group D.China captain Wang Shanshan, who can both play as a striker and a central defender, said the pressure was definitely there but added that the…

San Francisco, July 26 (IANS) As Twitter is being rebranded as ‘X’, its owner Elon Musk on Wednesday said that the new logo will evolve over time. When a user posted, “X logo is now more bolder & edgy.”Musk replied: “I don’t like the thicker bars, so reverting. The logo will evolve over time.”In response to another tweet, he said, “X will become the most valuable brand on Earth. Make my words.””Lot of great people at X,” he posted.Musk had started hinting at this rebranding on Sunday with a series of tweets, starting with one that said, “soon we shall…

The victim was identified as Harshith, a resident of Malligehalli village in Yalanduru taluk. The leopard had injured Harshith’s face, neck, abdomen and legs.The boy was admitted to the district hospital, and his condition is said to be serious.The leopard was hiding near the primary school in the village. When the boy left the school for his house on Tuesday evening, the leopard attacked him, said the officials.The villagers rushed to his help and raised a commotion. The leopard left him and disappeared into the agricultural fields. The people rushed the boy to the Yelanduru primary health center and later…

“My government was not washed away in the heavy rains last year… The crabs broke the dam, they were hiding there in the mud. We could do nothing as a crab is a crab, whatever effort you make to straighten them, they keep going sideways,” said Thackeray. He pointed out that crabs have a certain mindset, there’s no need to cover a basket containing crabs, as when one goes up the others will put it down — referring to the rebellion in the erstwhile Shiv Sena, and Eknath Shinde becoming Chief Minister after toppling the Maha Vikas Aghadi government headed…

Waterlogging on the ITO Road hampered traffic movement in the morning rush hour.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecasted that there will be light to moderate rainfall till Thursday, which is likely to affect the prevailing temperature.Meanwhile, the minimum temperature in Delhi on Wednesday settled at 23.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below the seasonal average, according to the IMD.The weatherman has predicted generally cloudy sky with moderate rain in the national capital during the day with the maximum temperature expected to hover around 33 degrees Celsius.Moreover, the relative humidity at 8.30 a.m. on Wednesday morning was recorded at 100 per…

In a tweet, Kharge, who is also the Leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha said, “Greetings to the valiant soldiers of our Armed Forces, their families and to all the fellow Indians on Kargil Vijay Diwas. Salutations to the martyrdom of our bravehearts who made the supreme sacrifice defending our motherland in the Kargil War. We are proud of them. Their unflinching courage and valour shall inspire generations. Jai Hind.”Recalling the supreme sacrifices made by the soldiers, Gandhi tweeted in Hindi, “Salute to all the brave soldiers who made the supreme sacrifice protecting India’s border on Kargil Vijay Diwas. The…

Mandaviya told reporters in the national capital on Tuesday that he had a meeting with Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on this issue.”We had a detailed meeting. The plant is not going to shut,” he said.”To provide the residents of this area with work opportunities, it will be modernized and a nano urea plant will be built there. The farmers in Assam, the rest of Northeast, and West Bengal will benefit from the urea and nano urea produced thereby increasing the yield of their crops,” the Union minister added.Mandaviya’s announcement follows recent reports claiming…

With one more match to go at The Oval, starting from Thursday, England will aim to draw the series at 2-2, a situation similar to the one they faced and emerged victorious from in the 2019 Ashes.Ahead of the fifth Test, Alastair Cook, England’s highest run-scorer in Tests, spoke exclusively to IANS about the Ashes and how the hosts could have won the series.Here are excerpts from the interview:Q. What are your views on the ongoing Ashes, which has been a very thrilling and exciting series to watch till now?A: I think it’s been the most unpredictable Ashes series that…

The proposed legislation aims to amend the Forest Conservation Act of 1980, which was brought in to prevent exploitation of India’s forest reserves and gave powers to the Central government to compensate adequately for any land used for non-forest purposes.The Act also covers that land, which is not officially classified as forest in either central or state government records.The Bill, which had generated a lot of controversy, was sent to a joint committee of Parliament, whose report was presented in the Lok Sabha on July 20, the first day of the monsoon session.Several opposition members from Congress, Trinamool Congress and…

The accident occurred late Tuesday night.“A private car going from Thathri to Gandoh rolled down into a deep gorge at Bamboo. Three persons were killed and one injured in this accident. A 14-year old boy injured in this accident has been shifted to hospital,” the police said.A case has been registered.–IANSsq/ksk