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Competing under the roof on Centre Court, the 20-year-old Spaniard showcased his deft touch and devastating power to become the third Spanish man to reach the title match at SW19, joining 1966 champion Manuel Santana and two-time titlist Rafael Nadal.”It was a dream for me, playing a semi-final here, and now playing a final here at Wimbledon, I can’t believe it. I am going to enjoy this amazing moment,” Alcaraz said.”It was really, really difficult to close the match. I had to be really, really focused. He fought until the last ball. He is an amazing fighter. I had to…

During a hearing in the matter on Friday, Justice Sinha observed that since all related documents and information are available in the open forum, what was the purpose of the central agencies to send a separate notice to the municipal authorities seeking information about the details of municipalities’ acts. “Was this a part of the probe in this matter,” Justice Sinha questioned the ED.She also sought a list of names of the investigating officers of the two central agencies probing the municipalities’ recruitment case. “I will review all the aspects in the matter and if necessary, I will order the…

In a statement, Congress General secretary (organisation) KC Venugopal said: “Congress President (Mallikarjun Kharge) has approved the proposal for the constitution of the Campaign Committee of the Telangana Pradesh Congress Committee with immediate effect.”He said that Goud has been made the chairman of the campaign committee with former MP Ponguletu Srinivasa Reddy as co-Chairman and Syed Azmathullah Husseini as its convenor.The party also named a 37-member executive committee.Earlier on Friday, Kharge also approved the proposal for the appointment of AICC Lok Sabha observers to oversee the election preparations for the ensuing Telangana Assembly polls.The Congress is looking to make a…

North Goa Superintendent of Police Nidhin Valsan said that a raid was conducted at Sinquerim- Bardez, where the accused person was found with ganja.”Calangute Police received information from sources that one person would come to deliver narcotic substances to his prospective customers at Sinquerim Bardez Goa. Accordingly, a raid was conducted and 8 kg of greenish coloured leafy substance suspected to be ganja was found,” the police officer said.The accused person was identified as Deepak, 35.–IANSsbk/pgh

Titas was the Player of the Match in the final of inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World Cup for her spell of 2/6 and was recently a member of the ACC Women’s Emerging Asia Cup winning team in Hong Kong.Kanika was Titas’ team-mate in Hong Kong, hitting 30 not out in the final and emerged as a lower-order batting option in some of her knocks for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in the inaugural edition of Women’s Premier League (WPL).Left-arm spinner Rajeshwari Gayakwad and wicketkeeper-batter Richa Ghosh return to the side after missing the recent tour of Bangladesh, with all-rounders Harleen Deol…

Police said that a woman had lodged a complaint against an unknown person for kidnapping her minor daughter aged 16 from Mapusa in North Goa.Several teams were set up to investigate the case and were sent to Karnataka’s Belagavi and Davanagere to locate the accused person and victim girl.The accused person was identified as Mohammad Rajaballi, 23, native of Davangere. “He has arrested for kidnapping and sexually abusing the minor girl,” police said, adding that an offence under Sections 363 of the IPC and 8 of Goa Children Act has been registered. –IANSsbk/vd

The reconstitution comes after a 15-month hiatus following the dissolution of the previous board. The newly-constituted SBWL consists of prominent conservationists, ecologists and environmentalists as its members.Notable additions to the board include Dhanraj Nathwani, Senior Vice-President of Reliance Industries; Suresh Bhatt, a trustee of Lakhota Nature Club in Jamnagar; Sanjay Kelaiya from the Natural Heritage Conservation Society in Junagadh; Chandravijaysinh Rana, former wildlife warden of Jamnagar; Rohit Shashikant Vyas, a former member of SBWL from Vadodara; and Devvratsinh Mori from Wadhwan, Surendranagar.The board also features two former forest officers – R.D. Kamboj and C.N. Pandey, who is associated with IIT…

Roseau (Dominica), July 14 (IANS) India declared their first innings on 421/5 in 152.2 overs, taking a 271-run lead in the first Test against West Indies at Windsor Park Stadium, here on Friday. India’s declaration post lunch means that West Indies have an hour and nearly eight minutes to bat in the second session.With the ball turning and bouncing, it will be a difficult prospect for the West Indies to make India bat again, especially when Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja come out to bowl.In the second session, Virat Kohli was out for 76 off Rahkeem Cornwall when he tried…

New Delhi, July 14 (IANS) Teenaged fast-bowling all-rounder Titas Sadhu and lower-order batter Kanika Ahuja are among the new faces in India women’s T20 team, which will take part in the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, China. Titas was the Player of the Match in the final of inaugural Women’s U19 T20 World Cup for her spell of 2/6 and was recently a member of the ACC Women’s Emerging Asia Cup winning team in Hong Kong.On the other hand, Kanika was Titas’ team-mate in Hong Kong and emerged as a lower-order batting option in some of her knocks for Royal…

Dev, who is also one of the members of the Trinamool delegation, said that they have decided to visit the ethnic violence-hit state on July 19-20. “We have to go to the crisis-ridden state to listen to the hapless affected people and to see the ground situation in the state,” Dev told IANS. She said that what is the prevailing situation in Manipur is easily understandable as when the BJP government can fail to provide security to five MPs, how they would secure the lives and properties of the people. The Trinamool announced it was sending a five-member delegation led…