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New Delhi, Sep 12 (IANS) Bengaluru has been added as a host city for the Subroto Cup Football Tournament, in addition to Delhi and Gurugram, taking the oldest national inter-school football tournament to the South of India for the first time.The 62nd edition of the prestigious football tournament for school children will be held from September 19 to October 23.This will be the first time, the tournament will be played outside the national capital region (NCR). While the U-17 Junior Boys and Girls tournaments will be held in Delhi/NCR, the U-14 Sub-Junior Boys competition will be hosted in Bengaluru.An official…

Geneva, Sep 12 (IANS) While 2020 saw a double-digit growth in Internet connectivity, the number of people offline worldwide continues to decline to 33 per cent in 2023, according to the latest data from ITU, the UN tech agency on Tuesday.In 2023, the number of people not connected to the Internet decreased to an estimated 2.6 billion or 33 per cent from the estimated 2.7 billion people offline in 2022. Only 67 per cent of the world’s population, or 5.4 billion people, are online in 2023, the report said.“This improvement in connectivity is another step in the right direction, and…

Sri Lanka spin trio of Dunith Wellalage, Charith Asalanka, and Maheesh Theekshana took all the 10 wickets as for the first time India has been on the receiving end of that. Also the 14th match in a row that Sri Lanka has bowled out their opposition in ODIs.After a jubilant display of batting against Pakistan, India fell prey to the Sri Lankan spinner’s web. After a solid start by Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill, who raised 80 runs for the first wicket, Wellalage struck thrice in each of his first three overs.However, Rohit Sharma scored his second half-century in two…

The Assam Mob Lynching Prevention Bill, 2023, was introduced by AIUDF lawmaker Aminul Islam on the second day of the House’s Autumn session.Islam noted numerous recent incidences of mob lynching in the state and claimed that there is always a call for legislation to prevent it.The Opposition MLA claimed that among other measures to stop violence, the proposed law will include a provision for the incarceration of anyone participating in a mob lynching incident.In response to the proposed bill, Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pijush Hazarika acknowledged that it deals with a significant subject, with mob lynching being one that no civilised…

PCOS is a pervasive endocrine disorder that affects millions of women globally, impacting their hormonal balance, fertility and overall well-being. It is difficult to treat, with widely varying symptoms and mysterious, complex underlying causes.The result of the new study, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, promises a novel therapeutic approach that uses mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles (EVs), also known as exosomes: tiny, free-floating packages of molecules released by stem cells.“Current PCOS treatments merely address the symptoms, and the most common treatments — oral contraceptives — do not address patients’ struggles with infertility,” said Hang-Soo Park, PhD, staff scientist at University…

He also demanded that the royal descendants – Chhatrapati Udayanraje Bhosale and Chhatrapati Sambhajiraje Bhosale – should mark their presence along with Deputy CMs Devendra Fadnavis, Ajit Pawar and all cabinet ministers.”I am ready to break my hunger strike, but I will continue the agitation from this very location… I will not step into my home or see my children till the Maratha reservations are granted by the government,” declared Jarange-Patil before the media this evening.Allowing the government a month’s time to decide on the quotas, he said from the 31st day thereafter, the authorities should start issuing the Kunbi…

Chang Jae Bok made the remarks while addressing a press conference here at the Korean Culture Centre.He said: “North Korea is kind of playing survival game with nuclear arsenal. And if North Korea provides some weapons or arsenals to Russia, it will be very dangerous, so we are very cautious about that.”He made the response to a question when asked about North Korea’s Kim Jong Un scheduled to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin.”We will see, and have already issued a warning to the North Korean regime,” he said.He also thanked India for being a wonderful host for the G20 Summit…

A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Sanjeev Narula expressed satisfaction with the efforts made by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to locate and apprehend Dixit. A petition was filed in 2017 by NGO Foundation for Social Empowerment, which alleged that Dixit had illegally confined several minor girls and women at his “spiritual university” and thatthe girls were not allowed to meet their parents.The court perused the status report submitted by the CBI, which outlined the progress made in their pursuit of Dixit. Notably, the agency identified certain bank accounts linked to the fugitive. The court…

Babil Khan is among the talented star kids who has proved that acting runs in his genes. The actor, who was recently seen in ‘Friday Night Plan’, spoke about the film, working with Juhi Chawla, pressure of social media and much more.Babil’s two projects — ‘Qala’ and ‘Friday Night Plan’ — have released on OTT, while his next — ‘The Railway Men’ — will also release on OTT. When asked if he has the hunger to be on the silver screen, Babil said, “Obviously I want to be there, but I am in no rush to be on the big…

Chandrababu Naidu is currently lodged in prison on charges of corruption. Addressing reporters, Nara Bhuvaneshwari said: “I fear for his security in the prison. Naidu is also not given proper facilities and he has been given cold water for taking the bath. “He (Chandrababu Naidu) stood for the people of the united Andhra Pradesh. To make his state number one state in terms of development, he had dedicated his life. He always maintained that people are important for him over the family. That person is now imprisoned in the same building he had built and inaugurated.” “I request the people…