Morning Digest | India to host UNSC meet on counterterrorism; Sri Lanka’s woes to persist till year-end, says President Wickremesinghe, and more

[ad_1] India to host UNSC meet on counterterrorism in October In a first, India will host diplomats and officials from all 15 countries of the United Nations Security Council, including China, Russia and the United States, for a special meeting on terrorism, in Delhi and Mumbai in October. Sri Lanka in ‘great danger’; hardships to […]

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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Weightlifter Gurdeep Singh bags bronze in +109kg

[ad_1] Gurdeep Singh wasn’t off to the best of starts as he fluffed his first snatch attempt of 167kg Gurdeep Singh wasn’t off to the best of starts as he fluffed his first snatch attempt of 167kg Gurdeep Singh rounded off India’s weightlifting campaign with a bronze medal in the +109kg event at the Commonwealth […]

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Commonwealth Games | Indian women’s cricket team maul Barbados by 100 runs, qualify for semifinals

[ad_1] Barbados were dismissed for 64 in their nine-wicket defeat against Australia in an earlier match Barbados were dismissed for 64 in their nine-wicket defeat against Australia in an earlier match Medium pacer Renuka Singh ran through Barbados’ top order with a four-wicket haul as India beat their lowly opponents by 100 runs to qualify […]

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Sports psychologist has been of immense help, says paddler Harmeet

[ad_1] CWG gold medallist Harmeet Desai explains how Gayatri Vartak’s involvement in the set-up has helped India retain its first table tennis gold CWG gold medallist Harmeet Desai explains how Gayatri Vartak’s involvement in the set-up has helped India retain its first table tennis gold Less than a year since tying the knot with fellow […]

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Commonwealth Games 2022 | Tulika Mann wins silver in women’s 78kg judo event

[ad_1] Tulika initially trailed in the semifinal match against Andrews but performed an ‘Ippon’ to humble the New Zealander Tulika initially trailed in the semifinal match against Andrews but performed an ‘Ippon’ to humble the New Zealander Indian judoka Tulika Maan gave her all but came up short against Scotland’s Sarah Adlington in the final […]

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Saurav Ghosal wins historic bronze medal in CWG squash

[ad_1] Breaking a long-standing jinx, Saurav Ghosal on Wednesday claimed India’s first ever singles medal in squash — a bronze — at the Commonwealth Games. World No.15 Ghosal dominated the contest against England’s James Willstrop from beginning to end, winning 11-6 11-1 11-4 in the bronze play-off. It is Ghosal’s second CWG medal, having won […]

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Kidambi Srikanth falters as India settle for silver with loss to Malaysia

[ad_1] Kidambi Srikanth came up with an underwhelming performance as India succumbed 1-3 to Malaysia and settled for a silver in the mixed team badminton event at the Commonwealth Games on Tuesday. Srikanth lost to lower-ranked Tze Yong Ng in three games to put the defending champions on the backfoot in the final. P.V. Sindhu […]

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Defending title makes it sweeter than 2018 gold, says paddler Sathiyan

[ad_1] G. Sathiyan, India’s highest-ranked paddler in the squad, was chuffed with the team winning its second successive gold medal G. Sathiyan, India’s highest-ranked paddler in the squad, was chuffed with the team winning its second successive gold medal The men’s team championship gold may have been India’s seventh table tennis gold in the Commonwealth […]

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Commonwealth Games 2022 Indian Medal Winners

[ad_1] Here’s the list of Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham so far Here’s the list of Indian medal winners in the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham so far 1. Mirabai Chanu – GOLD (Weightlifting, Women’s 49kg class) Star weightlifter Mirabai Chanu went on a record-smashing spree, claiming four of them […]

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Morning Digest | Killing of al-Qaeda leader is long-sought justice, says Biden; GST levies on food items won’t burden poor, says Nirmala Sitharaman, and more

[ad_1] Top al-Qaeda leader al-Zawahri killed in Afghanistan in U.S. operation A CIA drone strike has killed al-Qaeda leader Ayman al-Zawahri in Afghanistan, according to five people familiar with the matter. Current and former officials began hearing Sunday afternoon that al-Zawahri had been killed in a drone strike, but the administration delayed releasing the information […]

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