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Poom fired an equally impressive 64 here at Macau Golf and Country Club, with Korea’s Jaewoong Eom two back following a 65, thanks to a brilliant eagle on 18.New Zealand’s Ben Campbell (68) and Meenwhee Kim (69) from Korea are four strokes further adrift.Playing aggressively and with supreme confidence 25-year-old Lee, brother of LPGA Tour star Minjee Lee, made an eagle, five birdies and one bogey – which was only his second dropped shot of the week – to put himself in position to win for the first time in two years and claim his maiden Asian Tour title.He was…

The actress had essayed the role of Sita briefly last year. Vedvati, according to Hindu mythology, is the previousbirth of the goddess Sita, who had cursed Ravana that she would become the reason for his death in another life.According to the organisers, Bobby Malik, director of Ayodhya Ramlila, said: “Each episode of Ramlila will be telecasted live on YouTube channel, Doordarshan and other social media platforms while many senior artistes from Delhi and Mumbai will be performing here.”Malik also claimed that last year, this Ramlila of Ayodhya was watched by over 25 crore spectators on social media.Political and Bollywood celebrities…

The proposal will be voted at the 141st IOC session in Mumbai, India.”We are encouraged by this crucial step forward in our efforts to secure the dreams of millions of young weightlifters around the world,” said IWF president Mohammed Jalood, as quoted by Xinhua news agency.The IWF said it has many months of productive dialogue with IOC teams to have “the wide-ranging governance reform and significantly reinforced clean sport programs being implemented following the election of a new IWF president and Executive Board in June 2022.””On behalf of those athletes, and everyone throughout the global weightlifting family, we wish to…

An official said that the incident occurred around 1.15 a.m. when the passenger bus was proceeding from Buldhana to Nashik via Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar (Aurangabad) after a pilgrimage.”The bus was coming from Buldhana to Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar and had halted for some time on the side of the highway, and suddenly the truck rammed it from behind. At least 12 passengers have perished in the crash and 23 more injured,” the official added.The victims were en route to their homes in Nashik after performing a pilgrimage at the famed Sailani Baba Dargah in Buldhana.The injured have been rushed to hospitals in Chhatrapati…

Tunis, Oct 15 (IANS) Tunisia has foiled 12 illegal immigration attempts to cross the Mediterranean to Italy over the past two days, according to a statement by the Tunisian National Guard.The statement on its Facebook page said on Saturday that those immigration attempts were thwarted off the coast of the Sousse, Nabeul and Msaken provinces, Xinhua news agency reported.Thirty-nine Tunisian nationals were rescued from sinking boats, said the statement, without giving the total number of the immigrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian island of Lampedusa.Situated a mere 80 km from the Tunisian coastline, Lampedusa island…

The statement on its Facebook page said on Saturday that those immigration attempts were thwarted off the coast of the Sousse, Nabeul and Msaken provinces, Xinhua news agency reported.Thirty-nine Tunisian nationals were rescued from sinking boats, said the statement, without giving the total number of the immigrants who were trying to cross the Mediterranean toward the Italian island of Lampedusa.Situated a mere 80 km from the Tunisian coastline, Lampedusa island is often chosen as the first stop for the illegal sea voyages toward Italy.–IANSint/khz

The popular temples of Naina Devi in Bilaspur; Chintpurni in Una; Baba Balak Nath in Hamirpur; Brajeshwari Devi, Jwalaji and Chamunda Devi in Kangra; and Bhimakali and Hateshwari in Shimla district were tastefully decorated and witnessed huge rush to seek the blessings of the Goddess.A majority of the pilgrims came from Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi.”We are expecting over 20,000-25,000 devotees at the temple daily,” an official at the hilltop Naina Devi shrine told IANS over phone.Devotees would be able to watch online live “darshan” of Brajeshwari Devi, Naina Devi, Chintpurni and Jwalaji temples. They would also be able to…

They were killed at 5:30 p.m. local time when a Turkish drone attacked their vehicle on a road near the town of Amedi in Duhok province, the statement added on Saturday.The Turkish forces frequently carry out ground operations, airstrikes, and artillery bombardments in northern Iraq against the PKK, especially in the Qandil Mountains, the main base of the group as quoted by Xinhua news agency report.The PKK, listed as a terrorist organisation by Turkey, the US and the European Union, has been rebelling against the Turkish government for more than three decades.–IANSint/khz

Razvi added that the culture and the teachings of Islam are based on peace and teaches how to respect one another as human beings, there is no place for violence and killings of civilians by anyone.”Any mistreatment of women, children and the elderly is strictly prohibited and condemned by Islam,” he said.The cleric advised the people to maintain calm and peace, and also appealed to the United Nations, the Indian government and global players to act and intervene actively and immediately to halt the hostilities.”Relations between people of India and Palestine have always been very deep, close and respectful. In…

The arrest was made on October 13, the officials said.The arrest comes as a result of an ongoing investigation into an international drug racket, shedding light on Kolesnikov’s counterfeit documents and activities within the country.Kolesnikov, originally hailing from Russia, had been residing in Goa since his arrival on a tourist visa in 2014.However, the tourist visa had lapsed in 2020, raising questions about his continued stay in the country.Apart from his alleged involvement in the drug trade and visa forgery, Kolesnikov’s extended stay in India beyond the expiration of his visa has raised suspicions of his engagement in other illicit…