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Over 90 killed in Iran protests over Mahsa Amini's death
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Tehran [Iran], October 2 (ANI): At least 92 people have been killed nationwide in Iran amid protests over the death of a 22-year old Mahsa Amini in police custody, media reports said citing the Norway-based Iran Human Rights (IHR) NGO.
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National Games round up: Rosy Paulraj, Ajith share spotlight with National
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Rosy Meena Paulraj got into a good rhythm, and improved her personal best from 4.00m to 4.20m to break VS Surekha's National and National Games records set in 2014 and 2015 respectively. Ajith broke the National Record in the Clean and Jerk with a lift of 174kg to push National Games record
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"How much blood must still flow?": Pope Francis appeals to Putin, Zelensky
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Vatican City [Italy], October 2 (ANI): Taking a dim view of the "grave" situation that has arisen in recent days, Pope Francis made an appeal to Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war and also to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky "to be open to serious proposals" for peace, rep
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Amlan Borgohain fastest man of National Games, Yarraji fastest woman
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Andhra Pradesh's Jyothi Yarraji stunned a star-studded field, including Dutee Chand and Hima Das, to win the Women's 100m gold in a thrilling race. Amlan Borgohain had registered a timing of 10.28s in the semifinals and though he could not improve on that performance he was more than happy.
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Badminton star Prannoy returns to court with a facile victory
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
HS Prannoy has been in good form since helping India win their maiden Thomas Cup title in May this year. His best came when he made it to the final of the Swiss Open, a BWF Super 300 event. He also had two semifinal appearances in the Malaysia Masters and Indonesia Open.
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National Games Swimming preview: India's best will make waves in Rajkot po
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Sajan Prakash emerged the Best Male Athlete of the 2015 National Games in his home state after bagging a phenomenal six gold and three silver medals. Besides him and backstroke specialist Srihari Nataraj, who is aiming to shine in the Freestyle sprints, Siva Sridhar (Karnataka) and a host of
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Desperately wanted to take part in National Games: Bajrang Punia
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bajrang Punia is highly impressed with the efforts put in by the organisers of the 36th National Games, saying that the standard here matches the international tournaments, he has been a part of.
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Study: Urban forests have fewer bird species than rural
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 2 (ANI): According to a new study conducted by Lund University in Sweden, cities have a negative impact on bird diversity. Even if the forest areas are of equal quality, urban woodlands have far fewer bird species than rural forests.
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Arrest of former Chinese employees strengthens Xi Jinping's hold over Comm
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Beijing [China], October 1 (ANI): As the 20th National Congress comes closer, the arrest of former Chinese public service employees, involved in bribes, will be helpful for China's President Xi Jinping to consolidate his authority over the party, a media report said citing analysts.
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Karnataka government to utilize services of senior citizens: CM Bommai
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Bengaluru (Karnataka) [India], October 1 (ANI): A special scheme will be evolved to make use of the experience of senior citizens wherever it is necessary in the government works, said Karnataka Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai on Saturday.
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Indore tops list of 10 cleanest cities in India as per govt survey, check
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 1 (ANI): Ranked first in the Swachh Survekshan 2022 Awards for the cleanest city in the country, Indore retained the tag for the sixth time in a row in the Centre's annual cleanliness survey, while Madhya Pradesh held on to the tag of the cleanest state.
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Putin hails millions in annexed territories for 'heroically' defending the
Updated : 3 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 1 (ANI): Russian President Vladimir Putin said that the millions of ordinary citizens, whose culture has been "destroyed", carried the "love for their historical homeland in their hearts" and in the heat of the battle, "heroically" came to the referendum and made the
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