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Paris, Nov 2 (IANS) World No 3 tennis player Daniil Medvedev has denied delivering a middle-finger gesture to the Parisian crowd after being booed by local fans during his defeat to Bulgarian Grigor Dimitrov at Paris Masters.The Russian, who was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (2) in the round of 32 on Wednesday, was booed by the crowd during the second set for throwing his racket and even stopped playing in the until the boos stopped, before receiving a code violation for delaying the match.Asked about his gesture towards the crowd as he walked off court, the former world number…

Mies(Switzerland)’ Nov 2 (IANS) Six teams from China, Serbia, France, and the United States have booked their spots in the 3×3 basketball competition at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, the International Basketball Federation (FIBA) has announced.The Serbian men’s team, French women’s team, and both men’s and women’s teams from China and the United States secured their placings based on the world rankings. According to the Olympic qualifying rules, the top three teams per gender on the FIBA 3×3 Federation Ranking as of November 1, 2023, secured tickets to Paris 2024, Xinhua reports.Serbia, the reigning bronze medalists from Tokyo 2020, finished…

It is estimated that Rs 5,618 crore will be spent on this project.Union Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav and Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar will attend a ‘Bhoomi Pujan’ event for the construction of Section A of the Project near Pataudi Road Toll Plaza of KMP in Gurugram on November 3.This is a major project which passes through Gurugram district.The project will not only reduce traffic congestion in Gurugram but will also change the face of the IMT Manesar Industrial area. The corridor will pass close to IMT and Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar.Chief Project Manager of Haryana Orbit Rail…

Swiatek is now 2-0 here, but has not officially qualified for the semifinals after Ons Jabeur beat Marketa Vondrousova in straight sets, WTA Tour reports.The Pole is now in an excellent position to win the Chetumal Group and advance to the semifinals, pending the result of the later match. Gauff, meanwhile, will likely have to defeat Vondrousova on Friday to have a chance to lock down the second spot in the group.With loss on Wednesday night, Gauff ended a 0-for-7 streak against Swiatek in the Cincinnati semifinals, but their past two matches have been one-sided. Gauff, 19, has been scorching…

Varun Raj Pucha, who was studying computing and information sciences in Valparaiso University, has been battling for his life after a 24-year-old man drove a knife into his head at a public gym last week.He was rushed to a hospital in Fort Wayne where the doctors attending him reportedly gave a zero to 5 per cent chance of survival as the knife was driven into his temple and ultimately the brain stem.“We are shocked and saddened by the attack on Varun Raj Pucha. At Valparaiso University, we consider each other family, and this incident is horrifying for us all. Our…

“The summons is illegal and politically motivated,” sent at the behest of the BJP, he said.”Notice was sent to ensure that I am unable to go for election campaigning in four states. ED should withdraw the notice immediately,” the AAP leader asserted.His remarks came ahead of his appearance before the ED in connection with the now-scrapped excise policy.Kejriwal is scheduled to appear before the ED during the day for questioning in the case, in which AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have already been arrested.This is the first time that the Chief Minister has been summoned by the central…

Merchants can identify themselves with a new small business attribute on Search and Google Maps.Products in Search sold by businesses with that attribute will have a “small business” label on them, as will businesses on Maps, said the company.“These new labels will make it easier for shoppers to narrow down their searches and be intentional about shopping with their favourite,” Google said late on Wednesday.The company is rolling out Product Studio — a set of AI tools to help merchants create and manage product imagery — to all Merchant Center Next users in the U.S.“That includes our experimental AI-powered scene…

The AQI at Dhirpur with PM 2.5 was at 369, under ‘very poor’ category. In Pusa and Delhi University the AQI recorded PM 2.5 at 328 and 379 ‘ very poor’ category.At Lodhi Road, the Air Quality Index with PM 2.5 concentration was at 338 in the ‘very poor’ category and the PM 10 stood at 253 in the ‘poor’ category.At IIT Delhi station the PM 2.5 was at 335, a ‘very poor’ category while the PM 10 reached 215 in the ‘poor’ category.The Air Quality Index at the city’s Mathura Road was under ‘very poor’ category with PM 2.5…

“The President and First Lady will pay respects to the victims of this horrific attack and grieve with families and community members, as well as meet with first responders, nurses, and others on the front lines of the response,” CNN quoted the White House as saying in statement.On the night of October 25, 40-year-old US Army reservist Robert Card opened fire at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston city, killing 18 people and injuring 13 others.The victims ranged in age from 14 to 76.Card was found dead on October 27 from “an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound”near the Androscoggin…

Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) national convener Arvind Kejriwal is expected to visit Rajghat at 10 a.m. before leaving for the ED office for questioning in alleged excise policy scam case, in which AAP leaders Manish Sisodia and Sanjay Singh have been arrested.A senior police official said that the security personnel, including para military forces have been deployed to maintain law and order situation amid anticipation of gatherings.Kejriwal has been summoned by the ED in the alleged excise policy scam for the first time. He was earlier questioned by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) in the case…