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Parmjeet’s historic milestone, which also meant his elevation from bronze to gold at the World Championships, came a day after Honey Dabas clinched the first-ever gold at the Junior level for India at the Hilton Dubai, Al Habtoor City.Demonstrating strength and determination, the 31-year-old Parmjeet Singh from Punjab successfully lifted weights of 150 kg, 155 kg, and 157 kg, achieving a total of 462 kg, which was enough to outshine his Colombian competitor, Morales Gonzalez, who secured the silver medal with a total lift of 444 kg.Expressing his happiness on achieving this historic feat, Paramjeet said the medal was the…

A bench comprising of Justices Aniruddha Bose and S.V.N. Bhatti issued notices to NIA and others on the application filed by Sen, through her advocate Nupur Kumar, seeking interim release for medical reasons. “Leave granted. Let notice be issued on the application for interim bail,” the bench ordered, while adjourning the matter to October 4. In March this year, Sen had approached the Supreme Court against the order of the Bombay High Court where her plea was disposed of and she was asked to apply afresh for bail before the Special NIA court after the anti-terror agency had filed chargesheet…

Following the mission’s success, Congress President Mallikarjun Kharge and party leader Rahul Gandhi congratulated the team of the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO), saying that it is a collective success of every Indian, and “we have displayed our scientific prowess to the world”.In a statement, Kharge said, “The success of Chandrayaan-3 is the collective success of every Indian. An elated nation with 140 crore aspirations witnessed today yet another achievement in its six-decade long space programme.”Hailing the hard work of the researchers and the scientists, the Congress President said, “We are deeply indebted to the remarkable hard work, unparalleled ingenuity…

Tiktok-star-turned politician Phogat’s murder case is still under investigation by the CBI, and the family has been seeking justice.On her first death anniversary, the family members alleged that they are still waiting for proper answers. What was the motive behind her murder? Why was she killed?On the intervening night of August 22-23 last year, Sonali Phogat died of a drug overdose in Goa. Sonali’s brother Rinku Dhaka and her brother-in-law who got the message of her death, reached Goa for the identification purpose and held Sonali’s PA Sudhir Sangwan responsible for her death.”On August, 22 my sister Sonali Phogat visited…

Baku (Azerbaijan), Aug 23 (IANS) India’s 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa played out a 30-move draw with World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the second game in their two-game final in the FIDE World Cup here on Wednesday, taking the summit clash into the tiebreaker.Praggnanandhaa, who was held to a draw with white pieces in the first game on Tuesday, held the Norwegian five-time World Champion in Classical Chess to another draw, this time with black pieces, as they remained tied 1-1 after two games.The second successive draw means, the two players will come back to the board on Thursday to play shorter…

Dublin, Aug 23 (IANS) The toss for the third T20I between India and Ireland has been delayed due to rain at the Malahide Cricket Club on Wednesday. India have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.“The toss in the third T20I between Ireland and India has been delayed due to rain. Here’s hoping it clears up soon,” tweeted Cricket Ireland from its social media accounts.There’s a mood of jubilant celebration in India after the successful soft landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 on the moon and a victory in the third T20I will lead to a 3-0 series win for…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Amanpreet Singh won the Men’s 25m Standard Pistol competition to give India their fifth gold medal in the ongoing International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The Women’s Standard Pistol trio picked up a bronze in the team competition, to swell the country’s tally to five gold and four bronze medals.With this, India have now moved back to the second on the medal tally behind China, who are in the lead with 24 medals, 13 of them gold.Amanpreet shot 577 in the Men’s Standard Pistol, a clear three points ahead…

New Delhi, Aug 23 (IANS) Rajeshwari Kumari shot the day’s second-best score of 73, on day one of the Women’s Trap shooting qualifiers at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Championship (All Events) in Baku, Azerbaijan. As a result, she ended the day favourably placed fourth. London Olympics champion Jessica Rossi of Italy was leading the 75-strong field with a perfect score of 75.Rajeshwari and the others will come back on Thursday to shoot two more rounds of qualification before the top six make the finals, which follow on the same day.Rajeshwari missed just two targets on the day…

Baku (Azerbaijan), Aug 23 (IANS) India’s 18-year-old Rameshbabu Praggnanandhaa played out a 30-move draw with World No.1 Magnus Carlsen in the second game in their two-game final in the FIDE World Cup here on Wednesday, taking the summit clash into the tiebreaker.Praggnanandhaa, who was held to a draw with white pieces in the first game on Tuesday, held the Norwegian five-time World Champion in Classical Chess to another draw, this time with black pieces, as they remained tied 1-1 after two games.The second successive draw means, the two players will come back to the board on Thursday to play shorter…

Dublin, Aug 23 (IANS) The toss for the third T20I between India and Ireland has been delayed due to rain at the Malahide Cricket Club on Wednesday. India have an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-game series.“The toss in the third T20I between Ireland and India has been delayed due to rain. Here’s hoping it clears up soon,” tweeted Cricket Ireland from its social media accounts.There’s a mood of jubilant celebration in India after the successful soft landing of ISRO’s Chandrayaan 3 on the moon and a victory in the third T20I will lead to a 3-0 series win for…