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Blinken to raise human rights with Indian officials during visit to New Delhi

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Secretary of State Antony Blinken will raise issues of human rights and democracy with Indian officials during his first visit to New Delhi as the two nations have more values in common on those fronts than otherwise, according to a senior US official. Blinken is scheduled to arrive in New Delhi late on July 27. During his stay in the country, he will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar. The Ministry of External Affairs said in New Delhi that National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will…

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Mizoram extends total lockdown in Aizawl Municipal Corporation till July 31

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The Mizoram government on Friday extended the total lockdown in Aizawl Municipal Corporation (AMC) and imposed certain COVID-19 restrictions in other parts of the state till July 31 to curb surging infections, officials said. The ongoing shutdown was scheduled to be lifted on Saturday. The state government, in an official release, said the present COVID-19 positive detection rate is “extremely high” despite stringent measures taken to arrest rising cases. “It is felt necessary to continue with the current restriction for prevention of the further spread of coronavirus, and to facilitate…

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Sensational Mirabai Chanu snatches silver at Tokyo Olympics

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Mirabai Chanu ended India’s 21-year wait for a weightlifting medal at the Olympics by clinching a silver medal in the 49kg category to open the country’s account here on Saturday The 26-year-old lifted a total of 202kg (87kg+115kg) to better Karnam Malleswari’s bronze in the 2000 Sydney Olympics. With this, she exorcised the ghosts of the 2016 Games where she had failed to log a single legitimate lift The gold went to China’s Hou Zhihui with an effort of 210kg (94kg+116kg) , while Aisah Windy Cantika of Indonesia took home…

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Archery: Deepika ninth in ranking round; Koreans dominate

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Star Indian archer Deepika Kumari finished ninth in the women’s individual ranking round to secure an easy first-round clash in the main event as the country’s Olympic campaign kickstarted at the Yumenoshima Park here on Friday. The world No.1 finished with 663 points, while 20-year-old Korean prodigy An San (680) topped the qualification round with an Olympic record score of 680. Deepika will now have an easy first-round outing against world No.193 Karma of Bhutan, who finished 56th in the ranking round. The Indian might run into San in the…

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Sensex drops over 100 pts in early trade; Nifty slips below 15,800

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Equity benchmark Sensex tumbled over 100 points in early trade on Friday, tracking losses in index majors HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and L&T amid sustained foreign fund outflow. After opening over 150 points higher, the 30-share BSE index pared all gains to trade 141.67 points or 0.27 per cent lower at 52,695.54 in initial deals, while the broader NSE Nifty declined 42.05 points or 0.27 per cent to 15,782. L&T was the top loser in the Sensex pack, shedding around 1 per cent, followed by Sun Pharma, Bajaj Finance, HDFC…

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US carried out airstrikes in Afghanistan: Pentagon

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The US carried out airstrikes across Afghanistan in the last several days as part of an effort to support the Afghan security forces fighting Taliban insurgents, the Pentagon has said. The news of US airstrikes in Afghanistan came a day after America’s most senior military officer admitted that the Taliban had gained strategic momentum, with their forces now controlling about half of Afghanistan’s more than 400 district centres. The Pentagon, however, refrained from giving any specifics of its airstrikes in Afghanistan. Without speaking to specifics, I can say that in…

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Naidu flays tearing of copy of Minister’s statement in House

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Rajya Sabha Chairman M Venkaiah Naidu on Friday described the snatching and tearing of the copy of the IT Minister’s statement in the House as an assault on the country’s parliamentary democracy. Expressing anguish over the frequent disruptions in the House after the laying of papers, Naidu made a passionate appeal to members to allow the smooth functioning of the House so that more meaningful discussions like the one on COVID-19 issue could be held. He also posed several questions to the members to ponder over the developments that have…

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Our aim is to be in 2023 Asian Cup in China: Jhingan

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Star Indian defender Sandesh Jhingan, who was named the AIFF Men’s Footballer of the Year on Wednesday, said there’s a lot of hunger in the national team to qualify for the Asian Cup in China in 2023. India had a disappointing finish to their 2022 World Cup Qualifiers, finishing third in the group with seven points and failed to advance into the next round. But, they managed to make the third round of the Asian Cup Qualifiers slated to be held from February to September next year. “Our aim is…

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Rohit Saraf on handling success: I don’t want to over-think and be unhappy

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 Rohit Saraf says he owes his new found fame to his fans but at the same time, the actor believes that he has a responsibility towards himself to be happy and enjoy the work he is doing. After featuring in films like Shah Rukh Khan and Alia Bhatt-starrer “Dear Zindagi” (2016) and the 2019 drama “The Sky is Pink”, Saraf became popular for his portrayal of a lovestruck guy in Anurag Basu’s crime-comedy “Ludo”. The 24-year-old actor followed the film with the Netflix series “Mismatched” the same year where his…

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HC asks authorities to look into complaint of encroachment at graveyard

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The Delhi High Court has asked the Delhi government, Delhi Waqf Board and SDMC to look into the grievances of an organisation alleging encroachment and unauthorised construction at a graveyard at Bahadur Shah Zafar Marg here. A bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Jyoti Singh said if there is any encroachment found at the graveyard by the authorities, the decision shall be taken after giving adequate hearing to the owners or occupiers of the premises. The court said if any encroachment is found, it shall be removed…

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