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Brisbane (Australia), July 22 (IANS) A penalty by Georgia Stanway secured a 1-0 victory for European champion England over Haiti at the FIFA Women’s World Cup, here on Saturday. This victory propelled tournament favorite England to a temporary top spot in Group D with three points, ahead of a match between China and Denmark later that Saturday.Participating in the World Cup for the first time, Haiti lost central defender Jennyfer Limage early in the game due to injury. The team faced another setback in the 29th minute when they were penalised for a handball in the penalty area, a Xinhua…

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New Delhi, July 22 (IANS) With the two neighbours not playing any bilateral series, hockey archrivals India and Pakistan can meet only in Continental-level events or FIH-organised tournaments. And with Pakistan failing to qualify for the Rio 16 and Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games editions, Continental events are the only avenues left for the two countries to meet.That is the reason why there is a bit of excitement as the two sides are scheduled to meet in the Asian Champions Trophy, which will be held in Chennai from August 3.There is palpable excitement among hockey fans as international hockey returns to…

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Chennai, July 22 (IANS) Nuclear and space are two strategic sectors in which India and the US agreed to work together recently.While the two countries will work on the development of next generation small modular reactor technologies for domestic and export markets, in the space field, the US will fly Indian astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) next year.The proposed spaceflight mission is in addition to the NISAR satellite built by the two countries and to be launched by India next year.In the nuclear power field, small modular reactors are the new development.Small modular reactors are the ones which…

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Police said that the sixth accused was arrested from Thoubal district on Saturday afternoon.A local court in Manipur’s Thoubal district on Friday sent the four accused to police custody for 11 days to facilitate the police investigation of the horrendous crime, which shook the entire nation.Officials in Imphal said that on the plea of the investigation officer of the case, the judicial magistrate first class in Thoubal sent the four to police custody till July 31.The accused were produced before the court through video conferencing.Meanwhile, an irate mob on Friday set ablaze the house of absconding suspect L. Kabichandra, 20,…

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A bus belonging to state-owned Andhra Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (APSRTC) was hit by a truck coming from the opposite direction on Rajampet-Tirupati national highway near Pullampet, police said.Five passengers of the bus including two women, died on the spot while eight others were injured.The injured were shifted to government hospital at Rajampet.Three of the deceased were identified as G. Srinivasulu (62), Basha (65) and Shekhar (45).Two women were yet to be identified.The bus from Kadapa was heading to Tirupati.When it reached near a turning, an oil tanker coming from the opposite direction rammed into it.The oil tanker overturned…

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Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly Vijay Kumar Sinha said: “It is a complete failure of Nitish Kumar government as three persons were gunned down while three others sustained injuries in Muzaffarpur. I am going to Muzaffarpur to console the family members of the victim and then go to Begusarai.”Reacting to the “naked parade” incident of Manipur and the JD-U’s demand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s resignation over it, Sinha said: “It was an unfortunate incident and the Prime Minister has expressed deep concerns over it. Similar incident happened in Begusarai where a Dalit girl was humiliated and stripped. It…

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With another 100-odd still buried under the boulders and sludge, hopes continued to dim for the prospects of any more survivors in the tragedy that took place on Wednesday night.The teams comprising SDRF, NDRF, local volunteers and others have been carrying out daytime rescue operations in the remote hills, hampered by lack of sophisticated equipment.Chief Minister Eknath Shinde had informed the Assembly on Friday that despite the availability of all types of heavy equipment, these cannot be deployed owing to the treacherous hilly terrain and lack of approach roads to the disaster site.The district authorities, police and security forces are…

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He visited the office of the Director General of Police (DGP) here. The activist acknowledged Telangana police’ commitment and dedication to duty, emphasising the importance of treating every victim as their own child and conducting thorough investigations to ensure justice is served.He expressed concern about the increasing sexual abuse of children, particularly due to the availability of explicit content on platforms like YouTube.Satyarthi commended the Telangana Police’s initiatives to trace missing children and reunite them with their parents, stating that their policies have yielded significant results in curbing child trafficking and other related crimes.He also lauded efforts of Telangana DGP…

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Competing on the clay at the ATP 250 event, Ruud caused Musetti problems with his weight and depth of shot. The Norwegian struck his groundstrokes with heavy topspin and earned the decisive break of the second set in the 11th game to advance after one hour and 46 minutes.The top seed Ruud is a former champion in Bastad, having triumphed in 2021. He will compete for his second title at the tournament and 11th overall when he meets Francisco Cerundolo or Andrey Rublev in the final.With his 20th tour-level win of the season on clay, Ruud improved to 1-1 in…

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An expensive Greubel Forsey brand watch was recovered from him at the airport.Later, a raid was conducted at his house which led to the recovery of 34 high-end watches of various premium brands, namely Greubel Forsey, Purnell, Louis Vuitton, MB&F, Mad, Rolex, Audemars Piguet, Richard Mille.”Most of these watches are Limited Edition watches of exceptionally high value. The total market value of all the watches is estimated at more than Rs 30 crore,” the official said.The accused arrived at Kolkata airport from Singapore.The DRI Mumbai Zonal team got a tip-off that one person was in possession of more than 34…

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