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Legend at 19: Lekhara becomes first Indian woman to win 2 Paralympic medals

Trailblazing shooter Avani Lekhara on Friday became the first Indian woman to win two Paralympic medals by claiming the 50m Rifle 3 Position SH1 bronze to add to an unprecedented gold she had won earlier in the ongoing Games here. The 19-year-old Lekhara, competing in her debut Games, qualified second for the event with a score of 1176, including 51 inner 10s. In the fiercely contested finals, Lekhara totalled 445.9 to finish ahead of Ukraine’s Iryna Shchetnik, who let slip her grip on the medal spot with a poor third…

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How much time is needed for completing probe into siphoning of RFL funds, SC asks police

 The Supreme Court Friday asked Delhi Police how much time it needed to complete the probe in a case in which former Fortis Healthcare promoter Shivinder Mohan Singh is accused of allegedly misappropriating about Rs 2,400 crore from Religare Finvest Ltd fund. How much time does it take to complete the probe in a criminal case? The accused cannot be kept in jail without trial, a bench headed by Chief Justice N V Ramana observed, asking the police to respond. The bench, which also comprised Justices Surya Kant and Aniruddha…

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BUSINESS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Sensex jumps 250 pts to cross 58K in early trade; Nifty tops 17,300

Equity benchmark Sensex jumped over 250 points in early trade to scale the 58,000-level for the first time on Friday, led by gains in index majors Reliance Industries, Kotak Bank and ICICI Bank amid a positive trend in global markets and sustained foreign fund inflows. Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty too crossed the 17,300-mark in the opening session. The 30-share Sensex was trading 250.75 points or 0.43 per cent up at its lifetime high of 58,103.29, and Nifty advanced 67.65 points or 0.39 per cent to record 17,301.80 in initial…

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Biden says Ida, wildfires show ‘climate crisis’ has struck

 President Joe Biden on Thursday pledged robust federal help for the Northeastern and Gulf states battered by Hurricane Ida and for Western states beset by wildfires with the catastrophes serving as deadly reminders that the climate crisis has arrived. These extreme storms, and the climate crisis, are here, Biden said in a White House speech. We must be better prepared. We need to act. The president said he will further press Congress to pass his nearly 1 trillion infrastructure bill to improve roads, bridges, the electric grid and sewer systems.…

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Arunachal logs 54 new COVID-19 cases, one more fatality

 At least 54 more people tested positive for COVID-19 in Arunachal Pradesh, taking the tally in the northeastern state to 53,156, an official said on Friday. The death toll in the state rose to 261 as a 56-year-old man from the Capital Complex Region succumbed to the infection on Wednesday at a dedicated COVID hospital here, State Surveillance Officer Dr Lobsang Jampa said. “The patient died due to acute respiratory distress syndrome with COVID Pneumonia and was also suffering from hypertension,” the SSO said. Fifty fresh cases were detected through…

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LEGAL NEWS NEWS CATEGORIES 

Digital Media Rules: Supreme Court To Consider Taking Over All Cases

The plea came from the Centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate content on digital news websites. The Supreme Court will consider transferring to itself all cases linked to the new Information and Technology rules for digital media and giving it a combined hearing. The plea came from the centre, which filed a transfer petition days after the Bombay High Court put on hold a part of new rules that seeks to regulate…

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ENTERTAINMENT NEWS CATEGORIES 

3 Doctors For Actor Sidharth Shukla’s Autopsy, Report Tomorrow

Sidharth Shukla, a popular television and film actor who became a household name with his role in the long-running TV show ‘Balika Vadhu’, died on Thursday at 40. A team of three doctors has been formed to conduct a post-mortem following the death of actor Sidharth Shukla, which will be recorded on video, and a report is due on Friday, officials said. According to hospital sources, Siddharth Shukla was brought to Cooper Hospital around 10:30 am by his family. An examination revealed that he had had already died. The cause…

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RT-PCR Test A Must For Arrivals From 7 More Nations Amid New Strain Fear

The move comes after the discovery of a new Covid variant – C.1.2 – which could be more infectious and has shown signs of evading protection provided by vaccines. A negative RT-PCR result not older than 72 hours has been made mandatory for passengers travelling to India from seven more countries, including, China and South Africa. The move comes after the discovery of a new Covid variant – C.1.2 – which could be more infectious and has shown signs of evading protection provided by vaccines. While earlier this rule was…

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NEWS CATEGORIES WORLD NEWS 

ISI Behind Qaeda’s “Jihad” Statement That Has Kashmir: Government Sources

The Al Qaeda statement is still being analysed, but it is a serious cause for concern for India, a senior government official said. After the last American soldier left Afghanistan on August 31 midnight, the terror outfit Al Qaeda released a statement in which it called for “global jihad” to liberate “Islamic lands”, and mentioned Kashmir. The inclusion of Kashmir and omission of Chechnya and Xinjiang exposes the hand of Pakistan in Qaeda’s ominous statement, government sources said today. “The Qaeda statement talking about transnational jihad is a cause for…

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Bengal Approaches Supreme Court Against CBI Probe Into Post-Poll Violence

On August 19, the Calcutta High Court had ordered a CBI probe into “heinous crimes of murder and rape” in Bengal after the assembly elections The Bengal government has challenged a Calcutta High Court order for a CBI probe into post-poll violence in the Supreme Court, saying the agency will not conduct a fair investigation.  “The Central Bureau of Investigation is working at behest of the Centre, don’t expect a fair investigation,” said the government of Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee, which has been at loggerheads with the agency for several…

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