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Newly-crowned world champion Neeraj Chopra was not at his best but still finished second with a final round throw of 85.71m in the men's javelin event of the Diamond League Meeting here on Thursday. The 25-year-old Chopra, also the reigning Olympic champion, produced three legal throws of 80.79m, 85.22m and 85.71m while the remaining three were fouls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/vYXCBLO

Governments of the Philippines, Malaysia, Vietnam, and Taiwan on Thursday joined India in rejecting China's new national map, issuing strongly worded statements accusing Beijing of claiming their territory. China published a new version of its national map on Monday to correct what Beijing has in the past referred to as "problematic maps" that it claims misrepresent its territorial borders. India on Tuesday lodged a strong protest with China over its so-called "standard map" laying claim over Arunachal Pradesh and the Aksai Chin, and asserted that such steps only complicate the resolution of the boundary question. The External Affairs Ministry also rejected China's claims as having "no basis". "Just making absurd claims does not make other people's territories yours," External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said while reacting to the Chinese move. The Philippine government on Thursday slammed China's 2023 edition of its so-cal...

The IAF is going full steam ahead in making the airspace over the Delhi-National Capital Region as impregnable as possible, with fighter jets, surface-to-air missile systems, anti-drone systems, airborne early-warning and control systems (AEW&C) and other sensors being deployed for the G20 summit on September 9-10. from Times of India https://ift.tt/6zyNxkj

MS Dhoni 's popularity is well known. Dhoni's rise from Ranchi to being one of the most well known cricketers on the planet is a stuff of legends. He has one of the most inspiring journeys in sports history. He is the most successful Indian cricket team captain who has won the Cricket Word Cup twice - in the ODI and the T20I formats. Dhoni continues to inspire the young generation with his intact dedication and seriousness towards his goal. This is the reason the fans continue to show their love and respect towards the player despite he retiring from international cricket three years back. Dhoni also has a passion for farming. His video of driving a tractor went viral a couple of months back. Now, Dhoni has became the face of a tractor company. Industrialist Anand Mahindra welcomed him to the family. "Mahi and Mahindra, when it's already in the name, it means our paths were always meant to cross! Join me as we #WelcomeMahi to the Swaraj family. @tractorsswaraj @mahind...

Upholding the order of a trial court, the Orissa High Court on Wednesday sentenced a man to 20 years of imprisonment for repeatedly raping her sister and impregnating her when she was 14. Rejecting the appeal of the convict, Justice S K Sahoo also slapped a fine of Rs 40,000 on him. In default, the convict shall undergo rigorous imprisonment for another two years. The judge lamented that he had to adjudicate such a case on the day of Raksha Bandhan. "It is both shocking as well as ironical to hear this case and render judgment on an auspicious day when a brother takes the solemn pledge not only to protect his sister but also to nurture her till his last breath," Justice Sahoo observed. The man was earlier convicted by the Malkangiri special judge's court for repeatedly raping his younger sister between May 2018 and May 2019 in their village. He was also convicted in January 2020 for threatening his sister not to disclose it to others.  (Except for the headline, this...

The government has received 32 applications for production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme 2.0 for IT hardware, of which 25 are domestic companies, IT Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw told reporters in Delhi on Wednesday. The announcement comes days after the government announced restrictions in laptop imports from November. All of them are driven to gear up manufacturing and bring in supply chains. Mr Vaishnaw said companies like HP, Dell, Lenovo, Thompson, Acer, and Asus will be manufacturing laptops under the scheme. HP, VVDN, Lenovo will be manufacturing servers. He said Apple has not applied under the PLI framework, but the company is already manufacturing components. This move should see a significant reduction in the import of laptops and PCs, Vaishnaw said, adding that "import restrictions are not a worry anymore." "I spoke to all the applicants, and they didn't raise any concern," he said. The minister said incremental production expected is around Rs 3.3...

The much-awaited Raksha Bandha post from Sara Ali Khan is here and it is every bit as adorable as we had anticipated. The actress, who was earlier spotted entering her dad Saif Ali Khan's house, spent some quality time with the Pataudi family and also tied Rakhi on her little brothers Taimur and Jeh's wrists. On Wednesday, she also treated her fans to some inside pictures from the festivity. In several pictures shared, we can see Sara and her brother Ibrahim posing adorably with dad Saif, Kareena, brother Taimur, Jeh, aunts Soha and Saba and Soha's daughter Inaaya. In one particularly adorable picture, Sara Ali Khan can be seen tying Rakhi on little Jeh's wrists. Sharing the images, Sara captioned the post, "Happy Raksha Bandhan." Take a look at the post here:  View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sara Ali Khan (@saraalikhan95) A similar set of pictures was also shared by Kareena Kapoor on her Instagram f...

A coordination committee of the opposition INDIA bloc is set to be announced at the alliance’s meeting that will be held in Mumbai on August 31 and September 1, said Shiv Sena (UBT) members. The committee is likely to have prominent members from across the parties which are part of the alliance, and it will plan details for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls. from Times of India https://ift.tt/V6Dnjld

A video has surfaced on the internet which shows two men pretending to be maintenance workers trying to break in by kicking the front door. The two men were armed with handguns. However, the men were greeted by a barrage of bullets from the homeowner. The wild scene was captured by a doorbell camera. The video starts with one of the suspects, Aaron Contreras, knocking on the apartment door of Ethan Rodriguez. He claimed to be a maintenance worker there to check on the filters in his air conditioner, according to the New York Post. Mr Rodriguez answered the door via a digital doorbell app on his phone and said that no one was home. A few minutes later, the suspect came back with a handgun and tried to kick down the front door. Another man appears wearing a mask trying to kick in the door. However, things soon took a dramatic turn when Mr. Rodriguez tried to fend them off by opening fire from inside his apartment through the front door. The footage shows the men running away from the ...

The police in Gujarat's Surat city on Tuesday arrested a man who allegedly posed as a scientist with the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) and gave interviews to local media outlets claiming that he designed the lander module for the Chandrayaan-3 moon mission, an official said. A complaint was lodged against the accused, Mitul Trivedi, after he was seen giving interviews after the Vikram lander successfully made a soft-landing on August 23, claiming to have designed the lander module of Chandrayaan-3, the official said. Trivedi allegedly posed as the "assistant chairman" of ISRO's "Ancient Science Application department" and even produced a fake appointment letter dated February 26, 2022, he said. "A thorough investigation revealed that the man was in no way connected to ISRO's Chandrayaan-3 mission and had made false claims of being an ISRO employee," the police said in a statement. He even produced a fake letter about being the ...

Can Rasika Dugal's Onam post get any better? We guess not. On Tuesday, celebrities across the film industry celebrated the harvest festival with their family and friends. While many treated their social media family to wonderful pictures from their Onam Album, our heart is set on Mirzapur star Rasika Dugal's post. On Tuesday, the actress posted some pictures of herself, feasting on some sumptuous Onam food while dressed in a beautiful saree. Sharing the candid pictures, Rasika wrote , "Some things have my complete focus. Thank you for the delicious meal @enjay29 #NaveenNair. Happy Onam everyone!" Take a look at the wholesome post: View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rasika (@rasikadugal) In an earlier conversation with Humans Of Bombay, Rasika Dugal opened up about her aspirations, her days of struggle and more. Rasika's breakout performance came in the form of Nandita Das' Manto. Rasika recalled the ...

After successfully landing a spacecraft near the south pole of the Moon, India's next cosmic quest - the Sun. ISRO has announced that its first solar mission, Aditya-L1, will be launched on September 2 at 11:50 am from the Sriharikota space centre. According to ISRO , Aditya-L1 will observe the solar corona from a remote location at the Sun-Earth Lagrange point L1, which is about 1.5 million kilometres from Earth. Named after Joseph-Louis Lagrange, a French mathematician who first studied them in the 18th century, Lagrange Points are points in space where the gravitational forces of two large bodies, such as the Sun and the Earth, balance out, creating a region of equilibrium that can be used by a spacecraft to reduce fuel consumption. "A satellite placed in the halo orbit around the L1 point has the major advantage of continuously viewing the Sun without any occultation/eclipses. This will provide a greater advantage of observing solar activities and their effect on space ...

An investigation by the UK's healthcare agency NHS has linked the arrest of a nurse to death of three babies under suspicious circumstances at the hospital where she worked. According to The Telegraph , the nurse used to work at Birmingham Children's Hospital but her identity has not been released. The 28-year-old was arrested on suspicion of administering poison with intent to endanger life. This comes shortly after the conviction of another nurse named Lucy Letby on charges of murdering seven babies. Though the probe was launched last year, after the baby's death, the nurse remained under investigation this weekend. She has not yet been taken back by the hospital, and the regulator too has suspended her, which means she cannot work as a nurse elsewhere. All the families of the children involved in the review in Birmingham have been informed, said The Telegraph . "In May 2022, a child on the paediatric intensive care unit at Birmingham Children's Hospital deter...

The Supreme Court on Monday disposed of a plea filed against demolition drive near Krishna Janmabhoomi in Mathura to remove alleged encroachment on government land and refused to grant any protection to those removed from the land and asked them to raise their grievances before lower court where the suit is pending. from Times of India https://ift.tt/PST142H

As Vikram and Pragyan, the Chandrayaan-3 lander and rover, continue to do science on the Moon, Isro has set the date for the launch of its solar mission — 11.50am, on September 2. The agency has completed the integration of the Aditya-L1 spacecraft — India’s first solar observatory mission — with its workhorse launch vehicle, the PSLV, at Sriharikota. from Times of India https://ift.tt/H4QtXbu

Actress Esha Deol has been making headlines ever since an image of the actress with her half-brothers Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol went viral on social media. The image was clicked at the screening of Sunny Deol's  Gadar 2 . For context, Sunny Deol and Bobby Deol are legendary actor Dharmendra's sons with his first wife Prakash Kaur, while Esha Deol is his elder daughter with actress Hema Malini. Given that the family is fiercely private and the half-siblings are rarely pictured together, the photo went viral in no time.  Speaking to ETimes about the image, Esha Deol said that she does not feel like she needs to go the extra mile to justify her relationship with Sunny Deol. About the viral image, she said, “Honestly, the picture happened very organically. It was not planned. We are very private as a family. We are very respectful towards each other. I feel that whether I tie him Rakhi or not is none of anyone else's business. But I think because we are actors, people want ...

The Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT), guided by a Supreme Court (SC) order issued in April, has sent out comprehensive instructions to tax officials regarding reopening of past cases under the Income-tax (I-T) Act. The instructions dated August 23 — aimed at ensuring a uniform practice — state that there will be no reopening and reassessment of completed cases only where the decision of the appellate authorities has become final. from Times of India https://ift.tt/FBEGaXN

A Dalit man attacked by six persons in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar, has told reporters that he and three others were urinated on and told to lick shoes on which their assailants had spat. The man, alongwith the others -- accused of stealing some goats and pigeons -- were also allegedly beaten up and hung upside down from a tree. A video of the ordeal shot and circulated by one of the attackers has sparked outrage and a political row. A shutdown was observed today in Haregaon village as part of a protest. "I was hung upside down by a rope around my legs. I had three small children with me, they were also beaten up. We are their neighbors. We are from a lower caste (Mahar). They were angry... They peed on us. We were asked to lick shoes on which they had spat," said Shubham Maghade, who later filed a complaint with the police. The 20-year-old has also named his attackers -- Pappu Parkhe, Raju Borge, Yuvraj Galande and Nana Patil.  He said the men came and took him to the hou...

PM Modi invoked “mutual trust” and “democratic values” to pitch for investments in India, as he cited disruptions in the supply chain during Covid to hit out at China. “A profitable market can be sustained when there is a balance in interests of producers and consumers. Treating other countries only as a market will never work. It will harm producing countries sooner or later. Making everyone equal partners in progress is the way forward,” he said at B20 meet. from Times of India https://ift.tt/BbnOUWm

Neeraj Chopra is among the highly rated sportspersons in India. The star javelin thrower, who rose to fame at a young age, has become the cynosure of all eyes ever since his gold medal feat at the Tokoyo Olympics. As Chopra continues to strive to become better and better with each passing day, his efforts are also showing noticeable results. At the age of 25, Chopra has almost achieved what an athlete would desire to win in his or her entire career. Here is a look at Chopra's achievements so far - An Olympic gold Neeraj is the only Indian to win a gold medal in the track and field event at the Olympics in 2021. Overall, he is the second player from the nation following now-retired sport shooter Abhinav Bindra to win an individual gold medal at the quadrennial event. The top honour in Commonwealth Games Neeraj is the first Indian javelin thrower to win a gold medal at the Commonwealth Games. He claimed the top honour at Gold Coast in 2018. Overall, he became the fourth Indian t...

Days after leading the country’s elite space agency to do the most difficult task in the world of landing a spacecraft on the most difficult terrain on the lunar south pole where nobody has ventured before, Isro chairman S Somanath said on Sunday that India has the “best picture of the Moon”. from Times of India https://ift.tt/ER5knab

A teacher of a government school has been arrested for thrashing a class 10 student for writing a religious slogan on a classroom board in Kathua district of Jammu and Kashmir, an official said on Saturday. According to police, the principal of the Government Higher Secondary School (Bani) is also accused of physically assaulting the teenager and is absconding. They said the victim student is undergoing treatment at a hospital. Deputy Commissioner, Kathua, Rakesh Minhas has constituted a three-member committee to probe the incident which sparked protests by students and parents on Saturday. On August 25, police said a complaint was made by Kuldeep Singh alleging that his son was beaten up by teacher Farooq Ahmad and school principal Mohd Hafiz. A case was registered at Police Station Bani under relevant sections of the Juvenile Justice Act and a team headed by the local SHO visited the school premises and arrested the teacher, they said. "The principal is absconding and a sea...

An 11-member coordination committee will be finalised at the meeting of the opposition INDIA alliance on September 1. The panel, comprising members of the principal parties, is expected to run the affairs of the bloc that is looking to challenge BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. from Times of India https://ift.tt/hF7aypx

A hotel owner in Wales was left stunned after a couple of her guests stole everything from their room, including electric appliances, before checking out. According to the BBC , the owner of the Dolphin Hotel in Pembroke Dock accused two of her guests of stealing 200 pounds of items after checking in their stay on Saturday.  The 43-year-old landlady, Natalie Newton, said that the couple seemed "super friendly" while checking in, but she was still suspicious because they did not have any luggage with them.  Ms Newton claimed that all in all, the guests made off the kettle, an electric fan, luxury towels, two lamps, the tea and coffee container, a charging tower and other stuff, the BBC reported.  "This will cost at least 200 pounds to replace everything but it also meant I couldn't rent the room out again until it was all replenished," the 43-year-old said, as per Metro .  She further stated that crime could not have come at a worse time for the business whi...

Tragedy struck as a private train coach caught fire in the early hours of Saturday, resulting in the deaths of nine pilgrims from Uttar Pradesh at a railway yard about 1km from Madurai junction in Tamil Nadu. Railway authorities said the fire is suspected to have originated from a gas cylinder, smuggled into the coach for cooking meals. from Times of India https://ift.tt/LAbKxih

Billionaire Elon Musk is always in the news. Be it for the changes he is making to his microblogging website X (formerly known as Twitter), or for his comments on current affairs. However, this time, the Tesla and SpaceX owner shared an adorable picture of his son X AE A-XII standing in front of a large X logo.  Posted on X, the image shows Mr Musk's son, whom he lovingly addresses as 'Lil X', standing in front of the huge X logo, wearing white t-shirt with knee length khaki pants. He is also seen holding a tumbler in his hand while looking at the camera with a huge smile on his face.   Take a look below:  pic.twitter.com/gcSXLMwsua — Elon Musk (@elonmusk) August 25, 2023 The SpaceX CEO shared the image just a few hours ago and it has already captured the attention of many on social media. The picture has accumulated more than 56 million views and over 810,000 likes. The post also received several comments with users expressing their adoration for the child. "L...

The Asia Cup 2023 is all set to kick off on August 30. India have already annouced the squad for the continental event. The 17-member team, excluding reserve Sanju Samson , picked by the selection committee was much-awaited as more or less this squad will only feature in the ODI World Cup 2023 that is set to take place in October-November in India. The selection of young batter Tilak Varma , who recently made his India debut and the axing of spinner Yuzvendra Chahal were the highlights of the squad picked by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. Former Pakistan spinner Danish Kaneria has however pointed out what he believes was an "unfair" selection. He said that Samson should have been picked in the main squad and KL Rahul , who has made it to the team, should have been the reserve instead. "KL Rahul didn't perform well in Test cricket, which led to him losing his place. He then failed to score in the IPL as well. He was injured and got an entry into the te...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was conferred with the prestigious Grand Cross of the Order of Honour by Greek President Katerina N Sakellaropoulou on Friday, a special honour reflecting the strength of the India-Greece partnership. The honour is bestowed by the Greek president to prime ministers and eminent personalities who, by reason of their distinguished position, have contributed to enhancing the stature of Greece. In a tweet, Prime Minister Modi thanked President Sakellaropoulou, and the Government and people of Greece for conferring upon him The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour. I thank President Katerina Sakellaropoulou, the Government and people of Greece for conferring upon me The Grand Cross of the Order of Honour. This shows the respect the people of Greece have towards India. @PresidencyGR pic.twitter.com/UWBua3qbPf — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) August 25, 2023 "This shows the respect the people of Greece have towards India," he said, sharing a picture o...