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The top-seeded Belarusian was haunted by service problems throughout the match, committing eight double faults against Rybakina’s one, and was broken four times by the fifth seed, reports Xinhua.Rybakina fired 12 aces while Sabalenka only managed four.In the semifinal, Rybakina will face Liudmila Samsonova of Russia, who beat Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-2.World No. 2 Iga Swiatek of Poland and world No. 3 Coco Gauff of the United States will square off in the other semifinal.In the quarterfinals on Friday, Swiatek rallied from one set down to beat Caroline Garcia of France 6-7 (8), 7-6 (5), 6-1, while Gauff eased…

A division bench of A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and Kauser Edappagath, on Thursday, directed the KMCT Law College, Kuttipuram to make all facilities for the convict, P. Suresh Babu, to complete admission formalities online.”The admission formalities of the petitioner/appellant to the 3 year LLB course at KMCT Law College, Kuttipuram shall be done through online mode on Saturday at 12.00 noon. The Jail Superintendent, Open Prison and Correctional Home, Cheemeni, Kannur shall coordinate with the Principal of the KMCT Law College to make necessary arrangements for the video conference,” read the order.Babu has by now undergone five years of imprisonment after…

The investigation by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) found that Snap failed to adequately identify and assess the risks to several million ‘My AI’ users in the UK including children aged 13 to 17.If a final enforcement notice were to be adopted, Snap may be required to stop processing data in connection with ‘My AI’.This means not offering the ‘My AI’ product to UK users pending Snap carrying out an adequate risk assessment, the UK watchdog said in a statement.“The provisional findings of our investigation suggest a worrying failure by Snap to adequately identify and assess the privacy risks…

On Friday, the water level in Mettur dam fell to 32 feet which was against its capacity of 120 feet leading to major concern for the farmers.As a deficit South West monsoon in the catchment areas of dams and the North East monsoon is likely to hit Tamil Nadu only after October 15, the Samba farmers are worried that there won’t be adequate water for agricultural activities.Murugan K.R, a farmer from Thanjavur told IANS, “South West monsoon was a failure for Tamil Nadu and the water level in Mettur dam has fallen to 32 feet as against the capacity of…

The shuttler had a very good tournament defeating some strong opponents en route to finals. He defeated Frace’s Guillaume Gailly in 3 sets in the quarterfinals and also defeated India’s Suhas Lalinakere Yathiraj in the semifinals. Sukant gave a tough fight to Fredy Setiawan. The final score was 12-21 and 8-21.Talking about the same Sukant Kadam said, “I didn’t have a very good match in the finals, I could have played better and executed well. Though I am happy with how I have performed in the tournament. Now my focus in the Asian Para Games and this tournament gave me…

While addressing the media, she emphasised that these notices, if enforced, could potentially spell the demise of these companies. Atishi firmly pledged to advocate for the withdrawal of these notices during the GST Council meeting scheduled to be held later in the day. She also underscored the importance of the online gaming sector, which is often hailed as a burgeoning industry within the startup ecosystem. However, the Minister also expressed her deep reservations about a recent decision made by the GST Council, which imposed a hefty 28 per cent GST rate on online gaming, pushing it into the highest tax…

In a blog post, BBC director of nations, Rhodri Talfan Davies, said GenAI provides opportunities to deliver “more value to our audiences and society”.“We believe Gen AI could provide a significant opportunity for the BBC to deepen and amplify our mission, enabling us to deliver more value to our audiences and to society,” he added.“It also has the potential to help our teams to work more effectively and efficiently across a broad range of areas including production workflows and our back-office,” the BBC executive noted.In August, several top new publications like The New York Times, CNN and the Australian Broadcasting…

Central defender Augusto has impressed this season at Inter Milan, where he is on loan from Monza, while Manchester City right-back Couto has been relishing a loan spell with Spanish side Girona, reports Xinhua.The pair replace Marseille left-back Renan Lodi and Monaco right back Vanderson, who have respective thigh and knee injuries.Brazil will play Venezuela in Cuiaba on October 12 and Uruguay in Montevideo five days later.The five-time world champions began their qualifying campaign for the 2026 World Cup with victories over Bolivia and Peru last month. –IANS cs

However, no injuries were reported in the incident, he added.According to the director of Delhi Fire Service, Atul Garg, the call regarding the blaze was received at 12:44 a.m in a godown located at Kamruddin nagar, behind Hanuman mandir.”A total of 21 fire tenders were rushed to the site and flames were doused. No causality was reported,” said Garg.”The fire has broken out in plastic waste kept in an open area and corrugated rolls. Shed of the godown also partially collapsed in the incident,” the official added.–IANSssh/shb

The silverback’s return to the German national team under newly appointed coach Julian Nagelsmann is far from a surprise but plausible, reports Xinhua.Joining the fraction of returnees for the upcoming internationals against the United States, Mexico, and Turkey along with Thomas Muller and Leon Goretzka, the 34-year-old is expected to play the role of the team’s leader, conductor, and pacemaker.”Mats has a convincing game opening, a sophisticated tactical understanding, and guts. He is to coach our side as he is a gifted communicator,” Nagelsmann stated.Appointing Hummels seems to give proof of Nagelsmann’s attitude on the way to the 2024 UEFA…