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Rio de Janeiro, Sep 19 (IANS) Teenage Indian rifle shooter Nischal bagged silver in the Women’s 50m Rifle 3 Positions (3P) at the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) World Cup Rifle/Pistol stage here to give India a second medal on the final day of the tournament. Her achievement becomes even more credible given this was her very first senior World Cup final. Nischal finished behind Norwegian Rifle ace Jeanette Hegg Duestad with a score of 458.0 in the final late on Monday night. Duestad is the reigning Air Rifle European Champion and 300m 3P World Champion and has 12 ISSF…

Bengaluru, Sep 19 (IANS) Indian men’s hockey team on Tuesday left from Bengaluru airport for Hangzhou to take part in the 19th Asian Games. India will kick off their campaign in the marquee event on September 24 against Uzbekistan.India are placed in Pool A, alongside Pakistan, Japan, Bangladesh, Singapore, and Uzbekistan. Pool B consists of Korea, Malaysia, China, Oman, Thailand, and Indonesia. The top two teams from each Pool will qualify for the semifinal. Harmanpreet Singh, the charismatic defender, has been tasked with leading the squad once more, with Hardik serving as his deputy.”The team has been rigorously preparing for…

San Francisco, Sep 19 (IANS) Jack Dorsey has now been appointed Head and Chairperson of his tech company Block (earlier Square) he co-founded in 2009.Dorsey’s title changed from “Chief Executive Officer, President and Chairperson” to “Block Head and Chairperson,” effective immediately.“There will be no changes in Dorsey’s roles and responsibilities, and he will continue to serve as principal executive officer of the company,” Block said in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).The current CEO of Square is leaving the company so Dorsey will handle the additional responsibilities at the company.The change happened at Dorsey’s request, according…

Tokyo, Sep 19 (IANS) At least five people were injured when steel beams fell at a construction site in downtown Tokyo on Tuesday, local authorities said.The incident occurred at 9.30 a.m. local time, when the steel beams plummeted from the 10th floor to the 4th floor at a construction site near Nihongbashi, Xinhua news agency reported.As per the Chuo police station, some of the victims might have been trapped beneath the fallen steel beams.Four injured, who appeared to be construction workers on-site, suffered cardiac arrest. One person sustained injuries but remained conscious.For rescue operations, a total of 27 emergency response…

Lima, Sep 19 (IANS) At least 24 people were killed when a passenger bus plunged into a ravine in Peru’s Huancavelica region, local media reported.The incident occurred on Monday around 1:30 a.m. local time (0630 GMT) in the mountainous area in Churcampa province, Xinhua news agency reported.There victims included minors, News broadcaster Radio Programas del Peru reported, citing the Churcampa Integrated Health Network.The injured were rushed to hospitals in the towns of Huancayo, Pampas and Ayacucho.The district mayor of Anco, Manuel Zevallos, told the radio station that the road has been in poor condition for at least a month as…

An educational society is also on their radar, the sources added.The search operations were conducted at the premises of three renowned builders group in NCR.The sources said that search operations were carried out at the premises of ROF, Orris group andPioneer Group.As of now the income tax department has not officially commented on the matter.–IANSatk/dpb

The ‘Riverdale’ actress has criticised unrealistic standards of beauty and insisted most of the “skinny” limbs people see on pictures are only a natural size on teenagers as she said she regretted having “wasted” so much time worrying about her own biceps and triceps, reports aceshowbiz.com.”I wish there were more average sized arms represented in mainstream media for women. My body dysmorphia has been going crazy because I feel like my arms need to be half the size they are currently?” she wrote on X (formerly Twitter).”We’ve glamorised these skinny arms that, for most of us, can only be achieved…

Bengaluru-headquartered HireMee will deploy its competence in offering a 100-minute assessment test that enhances employability of the youth.The facility will help jobseekers to self-assess their suitability for a job through aptitude test being offered free of cost.The candidates can also upload 3 video profiles of 20 seconds each, to garner employer’s attention.The employers too will benefit from this association as they can view the scores of aptitude tests and easily do the first level of scrutiny of potential candidates, thereby cutting down selection time, the company said in a statement.“As a founder who sought to help companies discover diamonds from…

Locals said the fire was first noticed at around 2.30 a.m. Tuesday following which they informed the nearby fire services office. By the time a couple of fire tenders reached the spot, the fire had taken a devastating shape engulfing the entire office.Fortunately, the fire broke out at early hours and because of the empty office there was no casualty. Finally, the fire was brought under control at around 9 am. on Tuesday following hours of rigorous fire-fighting by as many as 11 fire tenders.However, following the fire, questions are being raised on whether the fire was a matter of…

Majid Hyderi was arrested last week from his residence in Peerbagh outskirts of Srinagar city on a court order and was bailed out on Monday.He was arrested immediately after his release on bail and was booked under the PSA.Sources said he has been shifted to a jail in Jammu district where he will remain lodged till the PSA detention order lasts.PSA is a harsh law which is normally used against anti-national and subversive elements.The law provides for a maximum of two years detention without any trial.A PSA detainee can, however, challenge his detention in the high court.PSA was originally enacted…