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The likes of Saniya Sheikh Khan and Areeba Khan produced below-par scores as Indian shooters drew a blank in the women's skeet event of the ISSF Shotgun World Championship here. Saniya was the best-placed Indian with a score of 112 to finish in the 30th position. Other Indians in fray, Areeba and Kartikki Singh Shaktawat finished far behind in the 47th and 50th spots respectively with scores of 109 and 108. Reigning Olympic champion Diana Bacosi of Italy won the women's skeet competition. Hosts Italy... Читать дальше...

Senior BJP leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan said Thursday that Rahul Gandhi resigning as Congress president was akin to captain of the ship jumping out when it is sinking. The former Madhya Pradesh chief minister was addressing a press conference here. "The Congress president has rendered his resignation. I had heard that when a ship sinks, its captain tries to save it till the end. But here the captain himself has jumped out," Chouhan said. "Mahatma Gandhi had said immediately after independence... Читать дальше...

Walmart International President and CEO Judith McKenna has met Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal to discuss local sourcing norms for the domestic market. "Minister @PiyushGoyal met president & CEO of Walmart International, Judith McKenna and discussed local sourcing and boosting sales of 'Made in India' products, which will benefit local businesses and the overall domestic market," a tweet by the minister's office has said on Wednesday. The meeting assumes significance as the government... Читать дальше...

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GAME OF THRONES has begun filming its new prequel series after season eight finished airing in May. The brand new series currently has the working title of Bloodmoon and is set thousands of years before the story we know so well. But will the Starks and the Lannisters be in the new series in some form?

The Bombay High Court Thursday said the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) was duty-bound to ensure all the sewage generated in the city was treated before being discharged into the Arabian Sea. A bench of Chief Justice Pradeep Nandrajog and Justice N M Jamdar also directed the Maharashtra Pollution Control Board (MPCB) to seek quarterly reports from the BMC over laying down of new sewer lines to ensure that all the waste generated was treated before being discharged into the sea. The direction... Читать дальше...

Max Armstrong shares some insight on the rising attention of the restaurant industry to meat substitute products

A major fire has erupted at an electricity generating power station in Moscow.

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3. Buttigieg, Struggling With Black Voters, Releases Plan to Address Racial Inequities  The New York Times
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White House hopeful Pete Buttigieg on Thursday unveiled new details of a plan aimed at tackling "racist structures and systems," promising to invest in policies to help African Americans.Dubbed the Douglass Plan, a...

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Outlining his administration’s action plan, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday set out 12 key priorities and a new model of governance in the first session of the new cabinet. 

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The Health department has launched an awareness campaign on Japanese Encephalitis (JE) in Tripura after outbreak of the disease in neighbouring Assam, a senior official said on Thursday. Health secretary Dr Debasish Basu said, "We have informed all the Chief Medical Officers of the districts to remain alert about the spread of Japanese Encephalitis after the disease affected some parts of neighbouring Assam. We have also directed our officials to create awareness about it". Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of North Tripura district... Читать дальше...

As the government in Karnataka faces an existential crisis with the resignation of 16 legislators of the ruling coalition, the state Cabinet that met Thursday resolved to face the situation "bravely" and "withstand" it unitedly. Expressing confidence that the government would survive, the cabinet that met under the leadership of Chief Minister H D Kumaraswamy said it was ready to face a no-confidence motion, if moved by the opposition BJP. "Political developments were discussed, what was ... Читать дальше...

Researchers said that belted female occupants have 73% greater odds of being seriously injured in frontal car crashes compared to belted males.

Smartphone maker Motorola has just launched a new color variant for its Motorola One Vision. The company just launched a Bronze Gradient variant of its Motorola One Vision. Similar to other color variants for the device, the new Bronze Gradient is also priced starting at Rs 19,999. If you are interested in buying this new […]

Top seed Abhishek Pradhan and second seed Abhishek Agarwal steamrolled their respective rivals to set up the mens title clash of the GSC-All India Squash Open here Thursday. On a day when almost all the favourites in different age groups justified their standing, Pradhan defeated his Maharashtra teammate Aishwary Singh 11-9, 11-5, 11-3 in straight games. Agarwal, also from Maharashtra, outplayed his state mate Rohit Kadam 11-4, 11-3, 11-7 to breeze into the summit clash at the suburban Goregaon Sports Club. Читать дальше...

Telecom operator Bharti Airtel has joined hands with online educator Shaw Academy to offer popular online courses to its mobile customers as the telco looks to expand the range of benefits under the revamped 'AirtelThanks' programme. "Shaw Academy offers courses focused on developing practical skills and popular subjects include music, photography, language, fitness, financial trading, digital marketing, nutrition, mobile app development, web designing...," Airtel said in a statement. Shaw Academy... Читать дальше...

Amazon.com is expected to announce on Thursday it plans to retrain a third of its U.S. workforce to help its employees move into more advanced jobs.

Kate Edwards has released the latest list of 50 game developers who are over 50 years old and have accomplished great things.

The wife of former All Blacks superstar, Jonah Lomu, has sent her "thoughts and love" to the family of James Small after the Springbok wing's untimely passing.

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The Supreme Court asked the Karnataka Assembly Speaker K R Ramesh Kumar to decide "forthwith" on Thursday about the resignation of 10 rebel Congress-JD(S) coalition MLAs, allowing them to meet him at 6 pm. A Bench headed by Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi said the decision taken by the Speaker has to be intimated on Friday when the court takes up the matter again. The bench, comprising Justices Deepak Gupta and Aniruddha Bose, also directed the Karnataka DGP to provide protection to the 10 MLAs from Bengaluru... Читать дальше...