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Seven Republican candidates clashed at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in California on Wednesday night where Ramaswamy was asked “what legal premise” he would use to expel undocumented immigrants and their US-born children from the country.“I favour ending birthright citizenship for the kids of illegal immigrants in this country,” the biotech entrepreneur told Univision host Ilia Calderon. Born to immigrant parents from India, the 38-year-old said that the children of undocumented immigrants born in the country are not entitled to US citizenship as their parents “broke the law” to be in the country. Asserting that he has “read” the 14th…

It has been on a rising trajectory over the past several years in the Global Innovation Index (GII), from a rank of 81 in 2015 to 40 in 2023.This year, NITI Aayog, in partnership with industry body CII and the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), is hosting virtually, the India Launch of the GII 2023 on September 29, 2023.The launch session will be graced by many senior dignitaries, including vice-chairman NITI Aayog Suman Bery, member V. K. Saraswat, CEO B.V.R. Subrahmanyam, and director general of WIPO Daren Tang among others.The GII is a reliable tool for governments across the world…

Members of the Cell visited the MLA’s home constituency of Karimganj North on Thursday and interrogated a few people. According to sources, the land tax of the tea garden is also pending after it was purchased. Purkayastha is a three-time MLA and is also the working president of the Congress party in the state. Talking to IANS, he denied any sort of irregularities in the purchase of the tea garden. “The locals there requested that I purchase the tea garden earlier. But I did not have enough money to buy it. Later, I purchased the tea garden with some of…

Hangzhou, Sep 28 (IANS) The Indian trio Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal won a gold medal in the 10m Air Pistol Team shooting in the Asian Games on Thursday as India continued to reap medals at the shooting range at the Fuyang Yinhu Sports Centre, here.After a sensational day on Wednesday when the Indian shooters won 7 medals including two gold, the pistol shooters continued India’s brilliant run by winning the fourth gold medal in shooting here.Sarabjot Singh, Arjun Singh Cheema and Shiva Narwal finished with a combined score of 1734, with a whopping 50 hits in…

Hyderabad, Sep 28 (IANS) Pakistan captain Babar Azam was overwhelmed with the love and support from the Indians when the Men in Green landed here for the ICC World Cup 2023, to be held in India from October 5 to November 19.Babar took to his social media account and wrote, “Overwhelmed with the love and support here in Hyderabad.”Earlier, Shaheen Shah Afridi also lauded the Indians for their warm reception for the Pakistani cricketers.The Pakistan cricket team landed in Hyderabad on Wednesday night amid tight security. The team flew into the city via Dubai for the first tour to India…

Johannesburg, Sep 28 (IANS) Royals Sports Group-owned franchise Paarl Royals completed their squad of 19 players which is set to represent them at Season 2 of South Africa’s T20 league — the SA20 — which will be held from January 10, 2024.South African-born English talent John Turner was the first signing for the franchise at the Auction, with the pacer from Hampshire being picked up for his base price of R425,000. The 22-year-old made his T20 debut earlier this year for Hampshire, and was also involved at The Hundred with the Trent Rockets, impressing with figures of 1/22 with an…

Dubai, Sep 28 (IANS) Babar Azam’s lead at the top of the ODI Batting Rankings continues to diminish with India star Shubman Gill making further inroads on the Pakistan skipper on the latest update.Gill has been in superb touch for India during the first two matches of their ODI series against Australia, with the in-form opener having amassed a total of 178 runs for the series during the opening two contests.The right-hander hit a quickfire 74 during the opening match of the series in Mohali and backed that up by scoring the sixth ODI century of his career in Indore…

Dubai, Sep 28 (IANS) 24-year-old Afghanistan youngster, Naveen ul Haq, has announced his decision to step away from ODIs at the conclusion of the 2023 ICC Men’s Cricket World CupNaveen ul Haq, who made a surprising return to Afghanistan’s ODI squad for the World Cup, has announced on social media that he would be retiring from the fifty-overs format at the end of the tournament in India.Naveen had made a return after a two-year absence from the format in Afghanistan’s World Cup squad, and is still only 24 years old.The pace bowler has played only seven ODIs but has become…

Geneva, Sep 28 (IANS) FIFA has released its list of the 16 stadiums which will host matches during the 2026 World Cup in Canada, Mexico and the United States.The 2026 tournament will be the first World Cup to take place across three countries, with the number of participating teams set to increase from the current 32 up to 48, reports Xinhua.Canada will see Toronto and Vancouver host matches, while Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey will each have one stadium in Mexico.The United States will stage games across 11 stadiums in Seattle, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Kansas City, Dallas, Atlanta, Houston,…

Madrid, Sep 28 (IANS) Girona are the new leaders of La Liga after a 2-1 win away to Villarreal.Although Dani Parejo’s 48th-minute penalty had put Villarreal ahead, the Catalonian side saw Artem Dovbyk’s header draw them level in the 55th minute, with new FC Barcelona loanee Eric Garcia following up with a winning header from a free kick, reports Xinhua.Real Madrid move second with a 2-0 win at home to Las Palmas, with Brahim Diaz justifying his first start of the season by putting them ahead in first-half injury time.Joselu sealed the win for Real Madrid early in the second…