Czech 31st seed Barbora Krejcikova secured her first Women’s Singles final at Wimbledon after a comeback victory over Kazakhstan’s Elena Rybakina in the semifinals in London last night. Krejcikova defeated Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, setting up a final clash with Italy’s Jasmine Paolini scheduled for tomorrow, July 13. In another semifinal, seventh-seeded Italian Jasmine Paolini…
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In cricket, England’s all-rounder and skipper Ben Stokes has reached a milestone by taking 200 Test wickets. He becomes only the third player in the history of the game to achieve the double of 200 wickets and 6000 runs. Stokes reached this landmark by dismissing Kirk McKenzie in the second innings of the first Test…
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The United States was hit by 15 climate disasters in the first half of this year, each with losses exceeding one billion dollars. According to a report released this week by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the country’s premier meteorological agency, the disasters consisted of 13 severe storm events and two winter…
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Kathmandu July 12 2024 : A devastating landslide early this morning along the Madan-Ashrit Highway in Nepal has resulted in two buses being swept into the Trishuli River, leaving 63 people missing. The incident occurred around 3:30 am amidst heavy rainfall in the region, impacting the Kathmandu-bound Angel bus and Ganpati Deluxe. Chief District Officer…
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Another batch of 4,434 pilgrims left the Bhagwati Nagar Yatri Niwas base camp in Jammu for the Kashmir valley to perform the pilgrimage to the Amarnath Cave Shrine. The pilgrims departed in a cavalcade of 165 vehicles early this morning. This batch included 3,330 men, 915 women, 28 children, 133 sadhus, and 28 sadhvis (female…
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The Central Bureau of Investigation has detained Rakesh Ranjan, also known as Rocky, who is suspected of being the kingpin in the NEET paper leak case. He has been held in the CBI’s custody for ten days. Rocky is also related to another significant figure in this racket, Sanjeev Mukhiya, who has been involved in…
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New Delhi July 12 2024 : The Supreme Court has issued an interim bail order for Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in the Enforcement Directorate’s (ED) money laundering probe. This decision follows the court’s referral of Kejriwal’s challenge against his ED arrest to a larger bench, emphasizing concerns over the necessity and proportionality of arrests…
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The Central Government has established a single-member committee to investigate the candidature claims and other details of Puja Khedkar, a probationary IAS officer recently embroiled in controversy over her alleged misuse of power. The Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances, and Pensions announced that the committee, headed by an Additional Secretary-level officer, will submit its findings…
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New Delhi , 12 June , 2024 :The Vice-President, Shri Jagdeep Dhankhar today noted with concern that “all is not well with the Indian political system and it is functioning under great strain.” Stating that the primacy of debate, dialogue, deliberation and discussion in legislatures has yielded to disruption and disturbance, VP remarked that weaponizing…
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NEW DELHI JULY 11 2024 : Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla emphasized the need for reforms in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) and highlighted the role of parliaments in promoting progress and sustainable development. Speaking at the 10th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in St. Petersburg, his first foreign visit since being re-elected as the presiding…
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