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London, July 6 (IANS) Rising teenager Mirra Andreeva advanced to the third round of Wimbledon in her debut appearance after No.10 seed Barbora Krejcikova retired from their match due to injury, here on Thursday. The 16-year-old qualifier was leading Krejcikova 6-3, 4-0 when the Czech tennis player retired due to a left leg injury.”It’s not the way I wanted to win the match, of course. She had some problems with her foot. Of course, I wish her a speedy recovery,” Andreeva said in her post-match press conference.Andreeva, who was runner-up at the Junior Australian Open earlier this year, has played…

Groups of two senior leaders in Narasmpet constituency in the district clashed publicly, adding to the problems of the saffron party in Telangana.Supporters of Revuri Prakash Reddy and Rana Prataph attacked each other in the party office, as what started as an argument snowballed to a full-blown fight in the presence of senior leader and former MP Jithender Reddy.The BJP office was also ransacked in the fight between the two groups.The clash began after the two factions had a heated argument over mobilising people for the July 8 public meeting in Warangal. The clashing groups damaged furniture and broke window…

The ED, however, did not comment officially on the arrest but sources have confirmed the development.The ED has claimed in its previous chargesheet that Arora gave Rs 82 lakh to Sisodia as the collection of party funds for the assembly elections in Delhi.The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) had moved a plea before a special court seeking permission to make him an approver in the case.On June 1, Sharath Chandra Reddy of Aurbindo Group turned an approver in the ED case. He was previously named by the ED in its chargesheet in connection with the matter.The ED had claimed in…

As England and Australia fought hard for being ahead in the Headingley Test, Wood and Marsh stood up in playing the longer format after a long time to mark their comebacks in Test cricket memorable.Marsh, playing his first Test match since 2019 as Cameron Green sat out due to a hamstring niggle, smashed his third Test hundred, a run-a-ball 118, to help Australia recover from a wobbly start.But Wood, playing in a Test match for the first time since December last year, used his searing pace to great effect and proved to be too hot for Australia’s lower order as…

Sada was in Jehanabad district where he had chaired a meeting of district officials. After the meeting, a reporter asked about what instructions he has given to officers in the “review” meeting and what the “findings” had come out of it. The minister purportedly failed to understand the meaning of review and findings and hence, asked the reporters and camera persons to stop the recording. But the incident was captured in the mobile phones. Ratnesh Sada eventually took the help of a reporter who explained the meaning of review and findings to him in Hindi and then he answered. “During…

After a nondescript grass season (2-3, across three events), Andreescu found some rhythm against Bondar. In her fourth appearance at the All England Club, the 23-year-old Canadian advances to the second round for only the second time.Next up for Andreescu is No.26 Anhelina Kalinina, who defeated Jessica Bouzas Maneiro 6-4, 6-3. Kalinina and Andreescu have never played.In another women’s singles match, Jule Niemeier displayed enormous resilience to upset Karolina Muchova 6-4, 5-7, 6-1 in the first round.Niemeier, a quarterfinalist here a year ago, forged 19 break points in the match and converted four of them — enough to set up…

Officials said that the Chief Minister directed that all out efforts must be taken to supply the fertilisers and other agricultural inputs to the farmers, specially those living in the violence hit areas. After the meeting, the Chief Minister tweeted: “Held a meeting with the Ministers, MLAs and concerned officials at my secretariat. Discussed the distribution of fertilisers to the farmers. As stated before, the State Government’s main priority is the restoration of normalcy and continuation of basic activities of the people.”On the direction of the government, the Assam Rifles and other central and state security forces are providing security…

The State Disaster Management Authority advised citizens not to venture into the flood-prone areas.It also appealed to people to contact the control rooms set up to handle emergency cases related to rain.As heavy to very heavy rainfall was predicted by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Goa, the state government announced a holiday for schools on Thursday.Due to incessant rainfall, many streets were water-logged, leading to traffic disruptions.The IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall on Friday.–IANSsbk/arm

Both the leaders denied any differences and vowed to work together to bring BJP to power in the state in the Assembly elections due to be held later this year. Union Tourism and Culture Minister Kishan Reddy, who was named new state BJP president replacing Bandi Sanjay two days ago, addressed his maiden press conference. Bandi Sanjay, who earlier arrived from Delhi to a warm welcome by his supporters, joined him to show that the party is united. Congratulating Kishan Reddy on his appointment as the party President, he said that under Kishan Reddy’s leadership, all will work together to…

Special Judge M.K. Nagpal of Rouse Avenue Courts, however, directed mediapersons to maintain a safe distance from Sisodia, who is in judicial custody in connection with the excise policy case, and not conduct interviews with him.The judge’s decision was prompted by an incident on June 1 when the senior AAP leader claimed that he was manhandled by security personnel during a court appearance.Following Sisodia’s allegation of mistreatment by security personnel, the Delhi police filed an application requesting permission to produce him only via video conference, citing chaos caused by the presence of AAP supporters and media in the corridors when…