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Anahat, the 15-year-old Delhi girl, who had won the girls’ U-17 gold medal in the Asian Junior Squash Championship in Thailand last month, proved too good for Nirupama, who was often caught on the wrong foot. Anahat showed great touch and charged to a quick 11-2, 11-3, 11-2 victory.Second seed Janet Vidhi of Maharashtra also advanced to the semifinals defeating her statemate Bijali Darvada 11-4, 11-6, 11-5. Tamil Nadu’s 3-4th seed Rathika Suthanthira Seelan also booked her place in the last four with an easy 11-8, 11-4, 11-2 victory against Maharashtra’s Reiva Nimbalkar and will meet Janet in the next…

JU insiders said that in the meeting, the UGC representatives pointed out that following the recovery of the fresher’s body on the morning of August 10, several incidents of utter mismanagement and lack of supervision surfaced. In view of this, they have asked for regular monitoring of the affairs at the students’ hostels. However, sources added that the JU authorities are quite skeptical on how far this suggestion for regular monitoring of the students’ hostels can be followed true to its spirit. “Besides those staying at the hostels that are directly under the control of JU, several other students coming…

Rain had earlier brought the proceedings to a halt at 8:20 pm local time, with the entire ground almost covered. By 9:20 pm, the rain stopped and all covers were removed, with ground staff working hard to make the ground fit for play.At 10 pm, on-field umpires Paul Wilson and Ruchira Palliyaguruge had a quick inspection and spoke with the curator, following which the ground was deemed fit to resume play from 10:15 pm, five minutes before the cut-off time of 10:20 pm.India have already made 17 for no loss in 2.1 overs, leaving 128 runs needed off 125 deliveries…

“I am not quite clear on why and on what grounds he made such comments. He is a junior politician. So I do not want to exactly condemn what he said. But at the same I would like to say that everyone should be careful of the comments that he or she makes that might hurt the sentiments of the people of any religion,” she said.Banerjee said that although she respects the people of Tamil Nadu and the entire south India, she is not in agreement with what Udhayanidhi Stalin, the son of Chief Minister and DMK chief M.K. Stalin,…

Pallekele, Sep 4 (IANS) Ravindra Jadeja and Mohammed Siraj picked three-wicket hauls as Aasif Sheikh and Sompal Kami played gusty knocks to guide Nepal to a competitive total of 230 against India in the Asia Cup Group A match at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Monday.On a two-paced pitch that aided spinners more, Nepal put up a much-improved batting display after being skittled out for 104 against Pakistan last week. Aasif, the wicketkeeper-batter, was brilliant in his 58 off 97 balls, laced with eight fours.After an hour’s rain interruption, Kami during his 56-ball 48 struck a few shots to…

New Delhi, Sep 4 (IANS) The 92nd Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) will be held on September 25 in Goa, ahead of the upcoming Men’s ODI World Cup happening on home soil from October 5 to November 19. As per a report in Cricbuzz, a key decision at the AGM will be to appoint three new members to the Governing Council of the Indian Premier League (IPL). It added that BCCI Secretary Jay Shah has provided an 18-point agenda for the AGM in a circular to all 38 members, with the…

The court had earlier noted the challenges faced by transgender individuals who choose to undergo sex reassignment surgery and then encounter difficulties in obtaining a fresh passport due to the change in their appearance.“I don’t want to let go of this matter till some streamlining is done for many others who probably can’t approach the courts if they need to,” Justice Subramonium Prasad said on Monday, adding that the respondents are requested to expedite the process to ensure the petitioner is in a position to travel.The counsel for the Centre informed the court that police verification is pending in the…

“Keeping in view the security arrangements of the G-20 Summit- 2023, all SHOs/Metro Unit are hereby directed to ensure that all parking Lots in Metro Unit will remain closed & vehicles may be removed from it well in time in c/w G-20 Summit-2023 from 07.09.2023 at 0600 hours to 11.09.2023 till 1200 hours,” read the order issued by DCP (Metro) G Ram Gopal Naik.“All the parking contractors must be directed to do the same at the earliest. All ACSP/Metro shall also ensure this. It may be given ‘top priority’,” the order further read.Regarding metro services, a senior police official said…

Kanoria is allowed to travel to Boston for the treatment of epilepsy from September 6 to 18.However, the court has imposed strict conditions, including the deposit of a bank guarantee of Rs 100 crore with the court and two sureties of Rs 100 crore each from individuals residing in India.The court said that this decision does not make any observations on the merits of the case, as it could potentially prejudice both parties.”…while considering the present application for permitting the petitioner (Kanoria) to go abroad, this court does not want to make any observations on the merits of the case…

Boochatham picked a three-wicket haul during the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Asia Region Qualifier game against Kuwait, her figures to 3/3 taking her tally to 100 wickets in T20Is, becoming the first player, male or female, from an Associate nation to get to the landmark.The Thailand off-spinner has been in incredible form in the Asia Region Qualifier being played in Bangi, Malaysia, registering figures of 5/5, 2/2 and 3/3 in her last three matches.The milestone helped Boochatham become the 11th bowler in women’s T20Is to get to 100 wickets.She joined the likes of Nida Dar (126) of Pakistan, Anisa…