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All 12 boys and coach rescued from Thai cave

July 10, 2018 strong0 comment

The final five members of a young football team were rescued from a flooded Thai cave today after spending 18 harrowing days trapped deep inside, completing an astonishing against-the-odds rescue mission that captivated the world. Elite foreign divers and Thai Navy SEALs extracted the final batch of four boys, plus the 25-year-old coach, today afternoon via a treacherous escape route that required them to squeeze through narrow, water-filled tunnels. “All 12 ‘Wild Boars’ and coach have been extracted from the cave,” the SEALs said in a Facebook post, referring to…

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Justin Bieber, Hailey Baldwin confirm engagement

July 10, 2018 strong0 comment

A day after news portals reported the engagement of Justin Bieber and Hailey Baldwin, the couple has officially confirmed the news.After multiple reports of their engagement flooded the Internet, they took to social media to seal the deal todayAccording to CNN, the singer popped the question to the model during a trip to Bahamas over the weekend.Bieber, 24, shared a picture of Baldwin, whom he described as “the love of my life”, planting a kiss on his cheek.The singer wrote a mushy post for her wherein he appears to be…

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Asian Jr wrestling: MHA put Pakistan’s participation on hold

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The Home Ministry has given green light to the Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) for hosting the Asian Junior Championship but has put on hold participation of grapplers from Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iraq, according to officials. WFI assistant secretary Vinod Tomar confirmed that the MHA has given a go ahead for the event but said Pakistan’s participation was “subject to clearance from security agencies.” While Tomar informed only about Pakistan’s participation, the PTI has learnt that clearance has been put on hold also for wrestlers from Iraq and Afghanistan. The MHA…

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Trump names Kavanaugh as nominee for next supreme court justice

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US President Donald Trump today nominated conservative Brett Kavanaugh as the Supreme Court Judge to succeed Justice Anthony Kennedy, triggering an epic partisan war over the court’s future as Democrats vowed to oppose his choice. Trump picked Justice Kavanaugh from an original list of 25 judges, which also included prominent Indian-American judge Amul Thapar.Announcing Kavanaugh’s nomination, Trump described the 53-year-old from Maryland, currently a judge in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, as one with “impeccable credentials and one of the finest legal minds of our…

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Madras HC stays order directing redo of JEE Advanced rank list

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The Madras High Court today stayed an order directing IIT-Kanpur to redo the rank list of JEE Advanced exam held in May, giving preference to candidates who followed original instructions given by the institute and not based on the clarification issued afterwards.When an appeal filed by IIT-Kanpur came up, a division bench of Justices Huluvadi G Ramesh and Dhandapani held that the July 2 order of the single judge was “totally unwarranted” since the evaluation of the exam was already done.’ The bench then posted the matter after three weeks.…

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India is a stakeholder in Korean peace process: PM Modi

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said India is a stakeholder in the peace process in the Korean peninsula after he held wide-ranging deliberations with South Korean President Moon Jae-in that focused on deepening strategic cooperation between the two countries.In the talks, the two sides agreed to significantly enhance cooperation in a range of areas including defence and security, artificial intelligence, trade besides resolving to work together for regional peace and prevent proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.The two countries inked a total of 10 agreements covering a broad spectrum of…

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Sensex reclaims 36K-mark in early trade ahead of key earnings

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The benchmark Sensex advanced by over 200 points to reclaim the 36,000-mark in early trade today led by gains on IT, realty and capital goods counters, ahead of key quarterly results scheduled later in the day. The 30-share index rose for the third straight day by gaining 203.87 points, or 0.57 per cent, at 36,138.59 in early trade. IT, realty, capital goods, oil and gas, metal, tech, auto, PSU, power and banking stocks led the upward movement, by rising up to 1.16 per cent. The gauge had gained 360.17 points…

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First ever Grand Slam quarterfinal for Divij and Sitak

July 9, 2018 strong0 comment

Divij Sharan has reached the Grand Slam quarterfinals for the first time in his career as he combined with Artem Sitak to stage yet another dramatic comeback after being by down by two sets to defeat Jonathan Erlich and Marcin Matkowski at the Wimbledon Championships, here today. Sharan and New Zealand’s Sitak prevailed 1-6 6-7(3) 6-4 6-4 6-4 over the Isralei-Polish combination after a gruelling men’s doubles third round which lasted three hours and fifty minutes. Reaching the third rounds at Australian Open this year and at French Open…

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Morgan laments batting collapse, says England were 20-30 runs short

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England captain Eoin Morgan said his side was 20-30 runs short in the lost third T20 International against India and blamed the death-overs’ batting collapse for the score, which wasn’t enough despite being steep. Rohit Sharma scored his third T20I hundred as India chased down 199 with seven wickets in hand to pocket the three-match series 2-1. “We were probably 20-30 runs short. 225 or 235 would have been more of a difficult chase (on that ground). India never really got away from us, but we struggled to take wickets…

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I didn’t know the man: Robin Wright on allegations against Kevin Spacey

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Actor Robin Wright has weighed upon the sexual assault allegations against her “House of Cards” co-star Kevin Spacey. In an interview with Savannah Guthrie on NBC’s “Today”, Wright was asked if there was any red flag regarding Spacey’s alleged behaviour on the show’s sets. “We were coworkers, really. We never socialized outside of work. (It was a) respectful, professional relationship. He was so great with me. He was never disrespectful to me, so that’s my personal experience. That’s the only thing that I feel I have the right to…