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Manama : His Majesty King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa today deputised His Highness Shaikh Nasser bin Hamad Al Khalifa, HM the King’s Representative for Humanitarian Work and Youth Affairs, Chairman of the Supreme Council for Youth and Sports (SCYS), to attend the closing ceremony of the sixth edition of the “Nasser bin Hamad Marine Heritage Season”. His Highness Shaikh Khalid bin Hamad Al Khalifa, SCYS First Deputy Chairman, General Sports Authority Chairman and Bahrain Olympic Committee President, also attended the ceremony, organised today by the Bahrain Inherited Traditional Sports Committee (Mawrooth), at the outdoor arena of the Bahrain National…

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Gokulam Kerala FC will be looking to win their first I-League match of the season when they host Neroca FC at the EMS Stadium in Kozhikode on Sunday.The Malabarians were on course for a win in their campaign opener against Inter Kashi. However, they lost their focus towards the end of the match and conceded a last-gasp goal. Eventually, they had to settle for a point as Inter Kashi held them to a 2-2 draw.Understandably, it was heartbreaking for Gokulam Kerala. At the same time, though, they need to count the positives. Gokulam Kerala played…

New Delhi, Nov 4 (IANS) Australia batter Mitchell Marsh will join back up with the Australia squad at the World Cup in Mumbai on Sunday evening, after missing their game against England in Ahmedabad on Saturday.Marsh returned home citing personal reasons after his grandfather Ross, passed away on Friday. Australia’s players wore black armbands during the England game as a mark of respect for Marsh’s grandfather.Australia’s next fixture against Afghanistan is at the Wankhede Stadium on Tuesday and Cricket Australia confirmed that Marsh is likely to be available for selection.”Mitch Marsh will re-join the Australian squad in Mumbai tomorrow evening,”…

The home side now have two wins from two in the league this season.Real Kashmir have made it a habit of putting in tough, physically draining gritty performances at home early in the season and this was no different. In the early days of the season, the Snow Leopards gameplay often resembles that of a heavyweight boxer happy to win on points, rarely looking for a knockout blow, but also ensuring they aren’t at the receiving end of one.The first half was a perfect example of this. With lesser possession, RKFC actually ended up with more shots on goal, 10…

In the other semi-final, Services will take on Kerala. Both the penultimate round matches will be played on MondayIn the last two Group B matches on Saturday, November 4, 2023, at Fatorda, Manipur made the grade after a resounding 8-3 victory over Maharashtra.The winners, who led 2-0 at the half time, pumped in six more in the second session to throw Maharashtra out of the competition.Samson (3), Phijam Sanathoi Meetei (2), W Sadananda Singh (2) and Somishon Shirak scored for the winners.Shanon Pereira, Umesh Peramba and Sufiyan Shaikh were Maharashtra goalscorers. In the other match, Kerala and Meghalaya played a…

The videos of the incident were also posted on social media. In one of the videos, a bus was observed dragging a car, an e-rickshaw, and a bike that it had collided with.The bus continued moving until it finally came to a stop, during which it also crashed into several scooters parked near the sidewalk.A separate video of the same incident captured bystanders fleeing for safety as the bus collided with the bicycles and scooters. Startled onlookers, their hands raised above their heads in disbelief, hurried to the scene to assess the condition of those who had been struck by…

On police’s request, Special Judge Hardeep Kaur of Patiala House Courts adjourned the matter. Last week, NewsClick editor-founder Prabir Purkayastha and Chakraborty had moved court seeking release of electronic devices seized by the police and bail, respectively.On Tuesday, Kaur granted time till November 10 to Delhi Police to file a reply to Purkayastha’s application.On Thursday, the court sent Purkayastha and Chakravarty to judicial custody till December 1.The duo’s police custody, which the police had sought on October 25, got over on Thursday.On October 25, Kaur had sent the duo to police custody after they told the court that they have…

Odisha’s Javelin star Kishore Kumar Jena also won bronze in the men’s javelin event.Odisha scripted history winning their first ever bronze medal in Women’s Fours at the Lawn Bowl event as well. In men’s hockey, Odisha defeated West Bengal 12-0, while the Odisha men’s and women’s team began their Kho-Kho campaign with victories.The silver medal winning team at the K2 M+1000m event comprised Tomrhilnganba Ngashepam & K Hangembam Nanao Meitei while Borisha Singh and Avinash Shingham won bronze in C2M-1000m.The third placed Women’s Four Lawn Bowl team featured Roshni Sahu, Rajeswari Seth, Bishnupriya Bohidar and Padmasinee Putel.Coach Laishram Johnson Singh,…

The bank has been making the provision in the second quarter assuming a 14 per cent increase in wages.The bank has been setting aside money for a likely salary revision effective from November 2022 and it has so far provided a cumulative Rs 8,900 crore for the same, Khara said at a press conference after the declaration of SBI’ssecond quarter results in Mumbai.”Profits have been a bit muted because of this one-time provision that we had to make. Otherwise we expect the growth momentum to continue at 16 per cent to 17 per cent in the next fiscal. Domestic demand…

The barrage had been constructed by L&T Construction, as per the design provided by the authorities to the quality and standards for the state of Telangana and handed over in 2019. The barrage has since been in operation, having withstood the last five flood seasons, the company said in a statement.“The matter is under investigation and deliberation by competent authorities. L&T will take appropriate action to restore the damaged portion as soon as the competent authorities conclude on the remedial measures,” it said.The statement came a day after the report of a committee of National Dam Safety Authority (NDSA) became…