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Nikhat, who won the World Championship in 2021 and 2023 and the Commonwealth Games gold medal in Birmingham in 2022, was expected to face a tough fight from the Vietnamese boxer as Nikhat had defeated the same boxer in the World Championships final in March this year.However, the Indian boxer came out with aggressive intent and dominated the proceedings, against Nguyen Thi Tam, who is also a two-time Asian champion, winning the match on the cards of all five judges.Nikhat landed a combo of punches in the first round that had the referee giving her opponent a standing eight count.…

Hangzhou, Sep 24 (IANS) Excellence in sports is a byproduct of hard work and perseverance; sportspersons usually have to overcome many hurdles to succeed. Indian rowers Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal Jat are prime example of how hard work and perseverance pays in the end as they crossed two major hurdles to win a silver medal for India in the Asian Games here on Sunday.Arvind Singh and Arjun Lal Jat finished second behind a Chinese pair in Men’s Lightweight Doubles Sculls at the Fuyang Water Sports Centre here in Hangzhou on Sunday to open India’s medal account at the Asian…

Tokyo, Sep 24 (IANS) Increased body temperature suppresses virus replication and excessive inflammatory responses, finds a study that showed the missing link between body temperature and infection resistance.The study by researchers at The University of Tokyo in Japan showed that the high-body-temperature-dependent activation of gut microbiota boosts the serum and intestinal levels of bile acids.This suppresses virus replication and inflammatory responses that follow influenza and SARS-CoV-2 infections.Clinical evidence suggests that elderly individuals are at a higher risk of contracting viral infections.Quite notably, the older people also have lower mean body temperatures.However, the effects of increased body temperature on fighting viral…

Kathmandu, Sep 24 (IANS) Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ on Sunday arrived in Beijing to attend the Nepal-China Business Summit. After arriving here, he attended the opening of 19th Asian Games. He is scheduled to address the Nepal-China Business Summit later in the day.More than 100 industrialists are expected to take part in the summit, organised by Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) and China Council for the Promotion of International Trade (CCPIT), The Himalyan Times reported.Nepal’s ambassador to China Bishnu Pukar Shrestha will host a dinner in honour of Dahal and the Nepali entourage…

A student of Hyderabad Public School, the 11-year-old is running seven libraries for children at different places in the city.Her libraries have more than 6,000 books.The Prime Minister mentioned her work in his monthly radio programme Mann Ki Baat on Sunday.In 2021, Akarshana had donated a library full of children’s books for children suffering from cancer at MNJ Cancer Hospital so that they can spend time fruitfully.Akarshana got her inspiration when she visited the hospital with her parents. The children asked her for colouring books.Touched by this, she decided to gather books from neighbours and relatives and set up the…

There is no doubt that NDA will contest the elections next year, claiming that it created history by passing the Women’s Reservation Bill. But the way the leaders of RJD and JD-U from INDIA are trying to rake up the issue of OBC reservation and caste census in women’s reservation, it may put BJP in trouble.Till now, RJD has been opposing women’s reservation. But after the passage of the quota bill, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said that “instead of 33 per cent, you (BJP) should give reservation to 50 per cent women.”He said, “People belonging to OBC don’t easily accept…

AIADMK leader urged the government to direct the police to drop cases registered against youth.He said that Police has registered cases against youth as they had protested in the constituency of Chief Minister M.K. Stalin. EPS who is also the Leader of Opposition in Tamil Nadu said that police should not engage in any action that would spoil the future of the youth.He also said that while he was Chief Minister, several protests were carried out but the then government did not take any coercive action but instead had moved legally.The former chief minister also urged the state government to…

The fire that erupted at a golf factory in Pingtung County on Friday has claimed ten lives and injured over 100.On receiving report, local fire authorities deployed firefighting crews to the scene on Friday evening, local media reported.The initial fire triggered subsequent explosions, causing the collapse of the factory structure in which numerous firefighters and factory employees were trapped, Xinhua news agency reported.–IANSint/svn

Every department and agency has its own set of plans and procedures. That guidance includes information on how many employees would get furloughed, which employees are essential and would work without pay, how long it would take to wind down operations in the hours before a shutdown, and which activities would come to a halt. Those plans can vary from shutdown to shutdown, CNN reported.The Office of Management and Budget reminded senior agency officials Friday to update and review shutdown plans.Should Congress fail to pass a short-term spending bill to keep the proverbial lights on, a shutdown could have enormous…

IRCTC will not be charging any convenience fees from the customers booking international as well as domestic flight tickets on its website from September 25 to 27.Customers will be able to avail this offer by booking their tickets through IRCTC’s air ticketing portal www.irctc.co.in as well as IRCTC Air mobile app.Along with the zero convenience fees, IRCTC has also launched other offers on this occasion with discounts up to Rs 2,000 on air tickets on card transactions of different banks.Apart for the limited period offers, IRCTC Air also offers defence fares and leave travel concession (LTC) tickets for government officials,…