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SSCB’s Aakash Badhwar began the day’s proceedings in the 46kg category. Continuing his top notch form, he delivered another 5-0 win; this time against Rishi Singh of Manipur.In the 66kg category, SSCB’s Prashant exhibited a dominant display of speed and sharpness as he comfortably defeated Delhi’s Ronit Tokas in an unanimous decision win. On the other hand, Jasandeep (57kg) got the better of Chhattisgarh’s Ansh Kumar Yadav in a hard fought 4-1 win.As many as six SSCB boxers won their matches with an referee stopping the contest (RSC) decision. They include Hemant Sangwan (80+kg), Sahil Baord (52kg), M Kabiraj Singh…

Colombo, July 12 (IANS) Captain Chamari Athapaththu slammed a whirlwind 80 not out off just 47 balls as Sri Lanka thrashed New Zealand by ten wickets in the third and final T20I at the P Sara Oval, here on Wednesday. This was a consolation victory for the hosts, who had already lost the first two matches of the three match series. New Zealand ended the tour by winning the T20I trophy, after Sri Lanka had won the ODIs 2-1.After Inoka Ranaweera took 3/15 while Sugandika Kumari struck twice as New Zealand were restricted to 140/9, Chamari came out all guns…

San Francisco, July 12 (IANS) Meta’s Indian-origin executive Vishan Shah, who oversees Meta’s metaverse project, has claimed that the “hype” around the metaverse is dead.He said that the metaverse was part of a “hype cycle” that attracted many investors, reports Fortune.“I think the metaverse hype is dead. I think we were in a hype cycle. Like any new thing, and those invested last year, because it wasn’t the hype. We didn’t invest for the hype, we have been investing in the space for years; the Oculus acquisition was 2014,” Shah was quoted as saying.Moreover, the report stated that the metaverse…

London, July 12 (IANS) The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday formally approved US-based hardware company Broadcom’s $61 billion acquisition of desktop virtualisation software major VMware, with certain conditions.The Commission found that the proposed acquisition, as modified by the commitments, would no longer raise competition concerns and would maintain competition on the market for FC HBAs (Fibre Channel Host-Bus Adapters).The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by Broadcom.Broadcom holds a very strong position in the market for the supply of certain hardware components. VMware is a key server virtualisation software provider.“By acquiring VMware, Broadcom could restrict or…

Incidentally, a local court in May had denied interim bail to Sivasankar, who was arrested by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in connection with the alleged Life Mission bribery scam case.Sivasankar had approached the high court and on Wednesday, the counsel for the accused informed the court that his client needed immediate medical attention and hence he should be granted interim bail.But the court after pursuing the documents orally remarked that even though the counsel is making these claims, the documents submitted don’t say anything about them, and moreover the trial court has also said nothing in the matter.Incidentally, Sivasankar had…

Police said that around 11 cases of murder, some of them were blind murder cases filed in different police stations of Gurugram. While working on these cases, the police arrested 23 criminals and cracked all the cases.Similarly, 20 cases of loot and dacoit were also reported in the city, while tracing the culprits the police nabbed 37 suspects and solved 14 cases.The police also apprehended six accused in connection with the snatching cases and recovered six mobile phones, one motorcycle, jewelry and Rs 6,000 from their possession.The crackdown comes following the direction of Gurugram Police Commissioner Kala Ramachandran.Varun Dahiya, ACP…

As reported by Billboard, ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’, has sold over 575,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. with over 400,000 being album sales and 225,000 being vinyl copies, in its first four days of release between July 7 to July 10.’Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ is the follow-up to the country-pop singer’s re-recorded ‘Red and Fearless’ albums, released in 2021.According to Billboard, if ‘Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)’ debuts at No. 1 on the July 22-dated Billboard 200 chart (which reflects the tracking week ending July 13), Swift’s count of No. 1 albums will rise to 12.This will surpass Barbra Streisand…

BJP MLC Y. A. Narayanaswamy raised the issue of Puneeth Kerehalli, a Hindu activist who was served notice by the police department. Kerehalli had organised a special worship programme of Nag devta in Bengaluru.The BJP MLCs raised slogans against the Congress government and demanded that the police officer who served the notice should be suspended.Amid ruckus, Chairperson Basavaraj Horatti adjourned the House for 10 minutes.Narayanaswamy maintained that the issue has hurt the religious sentiments of Hindus.Senior BJP leader Kota Srinivas Poojari questioned does one needs permission to perform worship, and demanded suspension of the police officer, after which the Chairperson…

Primarily influenced by the private equity (PE) segment, the automotive industry in India has entered a transformative phase, embracing alternative fuel technologies and innovative mobility solutions in the EV era, according to the report by Grant Thornton Bharat.The sector recorded a 21 per cent growth (year-on-year) in domestic sales in FY 2022-23 across all vehicle categories and exhibited a strong presence within the EV sector, crossing the 1 million mark in sales and registering an exceptional 154 per cent YoY increase this fiscal year. However, the PE trend experienced a decline of 20 per cent in deal volumes and an…

The streamer has joined forces with the Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser (PSA), to create ‘Mission Start Ab’.The seven-episode series will show entrepreneurs, focussed on scaling made-for-India innovations with the potential to impact socio-economic change, undertake a series of challenges in pursuit of scaling their business and securing funding for their ventures.The series also brings together three renowned investors who will search for India’s next Unicorn, by putting these 10 early-stage founders through a series of intense exercises and simulations that will test their entrepreneurial, management, communication and crises management skills.Speaking about the same, Ajay Kumar Sood, Principal Scientific…