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Chiang Mai (Thailand), Sep 8 (IANS) Having succumbed to a defeat against Iraq on penalties in the Kings Cup semifinals, Team India now has the opportunity to right the wrongs in the third-place playoff on Sunday.India will meet Lebanon in the third-place play-off on Sunday and captain Gurpreet Singh Sandhu said the team, following its superb performance against Iraq, would aim to build on that and come up trumps against Lebanon.”We need to build on this performance because we have another game coming up. We need to make sure that we rest well, eat well, and get ready for that,”…

Lausanne (Switzerland), Sep 8 (IANS) The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has announced its plans to amend the Olympic Charter over human rights commitments, which will be taken up during the 141st IOC Session in Mumbai next month.The IOC also brought in a change in Rule 40, allowing participants at the Olympics to enjoy freedom of expression in keeping with the Olympic values and the Fundamental Principles of Olympism and made it mandatory for them to respect and comply with the Olympic Charter, the World Anti-Doping Code and the Olympic Movement Code on the Prevention of the Manipulation of Competitions.The first…

New Delhi, Sep 8 (IANS) India and the US on Friday, while sharing a vision of secure and trusted telecommunications, resilient supply chains, and global digital inclusion, welcomed the signing of a pact between Bharat 6G Alliance and Next G Alliance, operated by Alliance for Telecommunications Industry Solutions, as a first step towards deepening public-private cooperation between vendors and operators.In a joint statement issued by India and the US after the bilateral discussions between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and US President Joe Biden, the endeavour towards building resilient global semiconductor supply chains was re-emphasised. In this respect, the two leaders…

The case was filed by advocate Sunil Singh following 243 deaths in hooch tragedies in dry state Bihar since 2016. The complainant had filed a PIL on the basis of RTI reply from the state government where it was mentioned that 243 persons have died so far since liquor ban was imposed in Bihar in April 2016. The complainant claimed that due to ill implementation of liquor prohibition act under the rule of Nitish Kumar, hooch tragedies have happened in Bihar and 243 persons have lost their lives. The case was filed in the chief judicial magistrate of Muzaffarpur district…

Ahead of the summit’s formal commencement on Saturday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday evening held bilateral discussions with leaders, including Biden, and his counterparts from Bangladesh and Mauritius.After the bilateral talks, the G20 leaders were treated with an Indian vegetarian platter with various delicacies.The dignitaries were treated to vegetarian food, with the menu including tossed Indian green salad, pasta and grilled vegetable salad, sundal soup, roasted almond and vegetable broth, and in the main course, paneer lababdar, potato lyonnaise, subz korma, kaju matar makhana, penne in arrabiata sauce, jawar dal tadka, pyaz jeera ki pulao, tandoori roti, butter naan,…

BJP leader and state minister Sudhir Mungantiwar told the media that he will visit London between September 29 and October 3 to sign a memorandum with the concerned authorities there.The ‘wagh-nakh’ is part of folklore when Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj deployed it to kill Afzal Khan of the Adil Shahi dynasty of the Bijapur Sultanate, at the Pratapgad Fort in Satara 364 years ago.Made of iron, with four sharp claw-like protrusions attached to a bar and two rings built to fit on two fingers, the deadly tiger-claws are currently in custody at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London, which is considered…

Slamming the government, Congress General Secretary Jairam Ramesh in a post on X (formerly Twitter), said: “The very first international conference in New Delhi was held even before our independence, between March 23 and April 2, 1947. It is known as the Asian Relations Conference and many books have been written on it. Twenty-eight countries participated.”In the current ruling dispensation, the External Affairs Minister would alone understand its significance and impact — even if he chooses to devalue it today,” the Rajya Sabha MP said.He said that the first international conference was held publicly under a big pandal in Purana…

The young Indian pair of Manav and Manush went down to Fan Zhendong and Lin Gaoyuan of China in their quarterfinal match, going down 3-0 in straight games.The Indian pair, who had reached the last-eight stage by beating the Uzbek combine of Abdulaziz Anorbov and Kutbidillo Teshaboev, went down 5-11, 3-11, 5-11 in the quarterfinal clash in Pyeongchang Dome.In the other men’s doubles quarterfinal, the duo of Ma Long and Wang Chuqin overcame Wong Chun Ting and Ho Kwan Kit of Hong Kong, China with set scores of 8-11, 11-8, 11-3, 11-3.Saturday’s semifinals will feature two Chinese pairs against two…

Superintendent of Police Nidhin Valsan told mediapersons that the sex racket was busted with the collaborative efforts of Anjuna Police in North Goa and an NGO named ARZ.The accused persons have been identified as Maria Dorcas (28) and Wilkista Achista (22), both natives of Kenya.The five rescued women, all natives of Kenya, have been lodged at a shelter home in Merces.According to the police, young, educated and vulnerable Kenyan women were falsely promised jobs in the hospitality industry by agents working on behalf of the traffickers based in Goa. “After being brought to India, the traffickers seized the women’s passports…

Furthermore, the order, issued on Wednesday, specifies that the security passes should only be utilised at G20 duty locations, and any failure to adhere to these guidelines will be treated as a serious matter.”All officers/officials deployed for duty in connection with the G20 Summit are hereby directed not to take photos of G20 venues, security passes, vehicle passes and never share the photo with anyone through social media,” read the order.”No one should use the security pass elsewhere except G20 duty points. Any misuse of these passes will attract disciplinary action. Non-compliance of the order will be viewed seriously,” the…