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The Indian Women’s Team, which is currently undefeated in the tournament, is set to face Korea in the Semi-Finals on 4th November, and the anticipation in the stadium is electric.The Indian Women’s Hockey Team’s impressive journey in the tournament, winning all five of their Pool stage encounters and securing the top spot in the points tally with a perfect 15 points, has been nothing short of extraordinary. Their resounding 5-0 victory over Korea in the Pool stage encounter added an extra layer of excitement to the upcoming clash.Notably, seasoned goalkeeper PR Sreejesh, and other players including Nilakanta Sharma Mandeep Singh,…

Bengaluru, Nov 4 (IANS) Fakhar Zaman on Saturday slammed the fastest ODI World Cup Century for Pakistan chasing 402 runs against New Zealand in the 35th match of ICC World Cup 2023 at M. Chinnaswamy stadium.The left-hander reached his hundred off 63 balls in the 20th over of Pakistan’s chase against the Kiwis.Fakhar Zaman surpassed the previous record held by Imran Nazir, who had achieved a century in 95 balls against Zimbabwe in the 2007 Kingston World Cup, marking it as the fastest by a Pakistani batter in World Cup history.Additionally, Fakhar surpassed Nazir’s record for the most sixes in…

San Francisco, Nov 4 (IANS) People who survived childhood adversity, such as abuse or neglect, were more likely to be hospitalised or die from Covid-19 in adulthood, a new study has found.According to the study published in the journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, higher self-reported childhood adversity was associated with a 12-25 per cent increased risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation and mortality.Jamie L. Hanson, a researcher in the US-based Pitt’s Learning Research & Development Center and an assistant professor at the Kenneth P. Dietrich School of Arts & Sciences, looked into the information provided by more than 151,200 adults of…

Kathmandu, Nov 4 (IANS) The death toll from a strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake in Nepal has risen to 145 as the rescue operation is going on, government officials said on Saturday.The shallow quake hit Jajarkot and Rukum West districts at 1147 p.m. on Friday night, which also injured 140 others, Nepal Police said.Nepal’s provincial governments have announced relief packages for the quake-hit areas, while the Nepali Congress and the Rastriya Swatantra Party offered 5 million Nepali rupees ($37,800) and two teams of doctors in aid, respectively.Nepal’s Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha told the media that China and…

While the couple did not reveal their newborn son’s name, they have confirmed that the latest addition to the happy family is a boy and they chose not to reveal his sex due to their own personal reasons, according to People.Before they walked the red carpet at the acclaimed music festival prior to the Maroon 5 singer’s performance, Prinsloo, 35, told The Mother Daze podcast hosts Sarah Wright Olsen and Teresa Palmer had detailed her experience on childbirth, calling it one ‘rollercoaster of emotions’.Stating that Levine was with her through the entire delivery process, she said: “It was his favourite…

According to sources, the incident took place around 2:30 p.m.An official of the Kochi Harbour police station, on condition of anonymity, said what they have been informed is the helicopter was on a routine training flight and was landing when the accident occurred.”We have been told that a Naval official who was on the runway has been killed, while the two on board the aircraft suffered injuries and have been taken to the naval hospital. Our officers are at the site and more details are awaited,” said the police official .A board of inquiry has been ordered to investigate the…

The videos of the incident were also doing the rounds on social media. In one video, 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…

Presiding over a meeting to review the action being taken against the kingpins who have cheated innocent people by luring them of high profits, he added, “I am pained to learn that even the people who have received compensation from the four-lane and national highway projects have parted with huge amounts of their money in lure of quick profit.”He appealed to the people not to invest in the unregulated cryptocurrency market as lack of regulation exposes investors to a higher risk of fraud, market manipulation and security breaches.Agnihotri said people should restrict themselves from falling prey to such Ponzi schemes…

“The book is not published yet. Some review copies have been seen by the press I think. I am withholding its release, as unnecessary controversies have cropped up. The intent of the book is to inspire young people to look at struggles and overcome them,” Somanath told IANS.He said the media has highlighted the portions that are a small part of the book.“I was trying to highlight the challenges one faces while going to the top. This is not telling Dr. Sivan (former ISRO chief) prevented or obstructed me. I wish to disagree with the interpretation in the article,” Somanath…

Justice Subramonium Prasad expressed strong disapproval for the Central Government’s “inaction”, which he deemed an insult to the freedom fighter, Uttam Lal Singh.Singh was declared a proclaimed offender, and his land could have been attached during the proceedings initiated by the then British Government.The court directed the Union Government to release the pension to the freedom fighter within 12 weeks, along with interest at a rate of 6 per cent per annum from August 1, 1980, until the date of payment.In his order, Justice Prasad stated: “For the lackadaisical approach of the Union of India, this Court deems it fit…