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Commencing in Hangzhou on September 8, the relay featured 2,022 torchbearers who passed the torch through 11 cities in Zhejiang Province, showcasing splendid Chinese culture and heartwarming stories of ordinary people, reports Xinhua.Throughout the torch relay, various attractions and cultural heritage sites in these cities were featured, along with visits to modern and fashionable landmarks like Hubin Road Pedestrian Street and the West Lake music fountain in Hangzhou.The relay was inaugurated by Luo Xuejuan, the women’s 100m breaststroke winner at the 2004 Olympic Games, and concluded with Wu Yibing, the first player from the Chinese mainland to win an ATP…

Defending champions St Patrick’s High School, Gumla, Jharkhand scored 23 unanswered goals against Air Force School, Bal Bharthi in a Group F match played at the Ambedkar Stadium. Lohit Dikrong HSS, Bhipuria, Lakhimpur, Assam beat tournament debutants DNRM GGHSS, Poonch, Jammu & Kashmir 19-0 in a Group D match at the Subroto Park Football Ground.In another high scoring match, Home Mission School, Aizawl representing National Cadet Corps (NCC) beat Coast Guard Public School, Nani Damn 17-0 played at the Tejas Football Ground.In the match played at GD Goenka School, Gurugram, N Henarita Devi scored 12 goals as L. Nira Chanu…

The NIA took custody of Ratheesh, a resident of Kannaur, Kerala, on his arrival from Dubai.Ratheesh was a fugitive member of a gang involved in smuggling of large quantities of gold from various countries into India through diplomatic channels between 2019 and 2020. The NIA had launched a manhunt for six of the absconding gang members, including Ratheesh, and had filed charge sheets against 20 accused on January 5, 2021.The NIA investigation revealed that Ratheesh, an associate of charge-sheeted accused Hamsath Abdu Salam, had collected the smuggled gold from Thiruvananthapuram and transported it for sale to a person named Nandakumar…

The hike in the export duty will make it difficult to export the vegetable and entails huge losses for the farming community, already reeling under a truant monsoon this year.The strike move, sparking fears of shortages and hike in retail prices ahead of the festival season, evoked sharp reactions with Marketing Minister Abdul Sattar warning of strict action against the traders.Among the demands of the traders are rollback of the export duty on onions, among others.Last month, the onion wholesellers had staged a similar protest but it was called off after the intervention by Union minister Bharti Pawar who belongs…

Addressing a public meeting at Yachuli in Lower Subansiri district, Khandu urged people to vote next year “based on performance” and not “money”.Election to the 60-member Arunachal Pradesh Assembly will be held in the first half of 2024.“We always complain against corruption. But have we ever thought where it begins? It begins when a voter casts his or her valuable vote in exchange of money. Unfortunately, in our state, the candidate who pumps in most cash wins the election. This must be stopped,” he said.Khandu termed the “money culture” as the reason for eligible, capable and honest people losing out…

The 128th Constitutional Amendment Bill was passed after voting, where 454 members voted in favour of the bill, while two AIMIM members voted against it. Speaking to reporters later, Owaisi contended that he voted against the bill as “the justification that is being given for the bill is that more women will get elected to Parliament. If that is the justification, why that justification is not being extended to the OBC and Muslim women whose representation in this august House is minimal”. “We know Muslim women are seven per cent of the population, but in this Lok Sabha their representation…

While the men take on Bangladesh at the Xiaoshan Sports Centre, the women are set to play the Chinese Taipei at the Wenzhou Sports Olympic Centre Stadium.Do-or-die affair against BangladeshIndia came out with all the gusto against hosts China in their opening match of the Games, but ran out of steam in the second half, ultimately losing 1-5 in the process.Despite the result, the Blue Tigers will take heart from the shift they put in till the bitter end, and will hope for a better showing against Bangladesh, with reinforcements coming in in the form of defender Narender Gahlot, and…

Police arrested 25 persons including 13 girls from the hotel named Prince Inn, located just a few metres away from Bihta police station. The other arrested persons are said to be customers and the majority of them were found in compromising positions. Police also seized objectionable items like condoms and tablets from the hotel rooms. The accused were booked under relevant IPC sections and the immoral trafficking act. During investigation, it appeared that the operator of the hotel was involved in immoral activities and was providing girls on demand to highly-paying customers. “We were receiving reports of immoral activities for…

They were jointly carrying a reward of Rs seven lakh, police said. The encounter took place when a joint team of security forces including District Reserve Guards (DRG) was carrying out an anti-Maoist operations in the region. Briefing the press, Dantewada SP Gaurav Rai said that input was received about the presence of Maoists of Darbha division. He said the Maoists opened fire on the security forces and an encounter ensued in the forests of Aranpur. “After the firing stopped, and the cadres retreated into deep forests, security personnel recovered bodies of two women Maoists along with an Insas rifle…

This move comes after a set of pilots abandoned their duties and left without serving their mandatory contractual notice period. This, in turn, forced a disruption of flights between July and September, necessitating last minute cancellations that stranded customers and caused inconvenience to the travelling public. The airline, which operated its first commercial flight on August 7, has been India’s most on-time airline with the lowest cancellation rates for the first 11 months of its operations. Akasa Air had told the high court that it faces the necessity of cancelling a substantial number of flights, approximately 600-700, during the month…