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Bengaluru Smashers have now jumped to fourth position in the league table with the 8-7 win over defending champions Chennai Lions.Manika, who lost to reigning national champion Sreeja Akula in the previous contest, looked at her imperious best in the second match (women’s singles) of the tie and clinched a 2-1 win against the Chennai Lions’ paddler.The World No. 35 began the first game with a bang as she startled Sutirtha with her powerful forehands. Later, Manika also used her precise backhands to secure the game by a margin of 11-6.The second game saw Sutirtha making a strong comeback. She…

The government said the probe on alleged irregularities would be completed by August 31, and further action would be initiated on the basis of its recommendations. “Retired Judge of Hon’ble High Court Rajendra Kumar Verma has been appointed to examine Group-2, Sub-Group-4, and Patwari Recruitment Examination conducted through Staff Selection Board. In the investigation, complaints related to the above examination and other relevant points arising during the investigation will also be investigated. Based on the findings of the investigation, appropriate recommendations will be submitted to the state government by August 31, 2023,” a post of the CM’s official Twitter handle…

Under the leadership of Additional Director, Geology, Alok Jain, the officials showed samples of the spot to Director, Mines and Petroleum Sandesh Nayak on Thursday and expressed the possibility that there are abundant reserves of lead, zinc, and silver available in Alwar belt in the state. Nayak said that looking at the deposits, the department is hopeful that veteran players from the country and abroad in the mining sector will come forward to invest in the state. He said that this is the first time when clear signs of lead, zinc, silver deposits have been found in the North Dehli…

An appeal was filed in the high court challenging the conviction by the additional sessions judge of the district court in 2017.The high court bench of Justice A.M. Badar and Justice Harish Kumar gave benefit of doubt to accused Rakesh Ranjan Yadav alias Rocky, Rajiv Kumar alias Teni Yadav and Rajesh Kumar.The incident took place in May 2016 in Gaya when Aditya Sachdeva (18) was killed in a road rage. The family members of the deceased had levelled murder charges against the three accused, following which the Gaya district court held them guilty for the murder of Aditya Sachdeva.The Patna…

During his visit, Bhardwaj said “the Arvind Kejriwal-led Delhi government would soon gift a new hospital to the people of east Delhi, as the construction of the new GTB Hospital building is nearing completion.He also interacted with patients at IHBAS, inquiring about their health and also examined the facilities.The Health Minister directed the hospital administration to ensure affordable and quality healthcare to patients, giving priority to those with severe conditions.During the inspection at IHBAS, Bhardwaj assessed various facilities, including emergency services (psychiatry and neurology), neuro-imaging services (CT scan), neurology ward, and ICU.Additionally, the Health Minister took steps to address the…

Under the influence of the low pressure area, heavy rainfall has started in south and north Odisha and many places in both areas will experience such heavy downpour during next two days, it said. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea along and off the Odisha coast, and the northwest and adjoining west central Bay of Bengal during these two days. Forecasting heavy to very heavy rainfall (7 to 20 cm) on July 21, the IMD has issued an ‘orange’ warning (be prepared) for the districts of Nuapada, Bolangir, Kalahandi, Bargarh, Boudh, Sonepur, and Sambalpur. Similarly, heavy rainfall…

Varun Dahiya, ACP (Crime), said on Thursday that the injured victim has been identified as Dishant, a resident of Koh village in Gurugram, while the suspects have been identified as Omkar Shukla, Mohit Kumar, Saurabh Kumar aka Stoli, and Aniket Kumar Shukla, all residents of Champaran, Bihar.According to the police, Omkar came to Koh village on July 11 to meet his female friend but Dishant caught them during evening hours and beat him up along with his friends.”After the incident, Omkar developed a grouse against Dishant and hatched a plan to kill him along with his companions. On July 17,…

As part of the preparation work for the tournament, the ACC and PCB officials will inspect Pallekele International Cricket Stadium (PICS) in Kandy on Friday and the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS) in Colombo.Kandy is the host for three first round matches, including India’s Group A matches against Pakistan and Nepal on September 2 and 4 respectively. Colombo will take over to host the five Super Fours stage fixtures and the final of the tournament on September 17, with a reserve day for the title clash scheduled for September 18.According to a statement from Sri Lanka cricket (SLC), PCB…

New Delhi, July 20 (IANS) In a big blow to the men’s and women’s national football teams, the Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has made it clear that it will not change its criteria for allowing the teams to compete in the upcoming Asian Games. As a result, Indian football teams will not take part in the marquee event to be held in Hangzou, China, from September 23 to October 8.The reason is failure to meet the Sports Ministry’s criteria for team games of being ranked among the Top 8 sides in Asia. While the men’s team is presently ranked 18th,…

New York, July 20 (IANS) Do you microwave food containers to heat your baby’s food and drink? It could be hazardous, warned a study.Experiments in the lab by researchers from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln showed that microwaving plastic baby food containers can release huge numbers of plastic particles — in some cases, more than 2 billion nanoplastics and 4 million microplastics for every square centimetre of container. Though the health effects of consuming micro- and nanoplastics remain unclear, the Nebraska team further found that three-quarters of cultured embryonic kidney cells had died after two days of being introduced to those…