Javelin thrower DP Manu could be in dope net; NADA asks AFI to stop him from competing
Javelin thrower DP Manu has been asked to stay away from competitions by the Athletics Federation of India on the instructions of the National Anti-Doping Agency as the Olympic hopeful is suspected to have been caught in the dope net. The 24-year-old Manu, who won a silver medal at the 2023...
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Wockhardt aims to launch antibiotic with USD 25 bn mkt potential by early FY26
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‘Pak can target TTP sanctuaries in Af under new counter-terrorism op’
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1 Indian, 2 Indian-origin persons charged in $2.75-bn fraud
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EU leaders agree on top officials to be face of largest trading bloc
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Xi lauds relevance of Panchsheel to put an end to world conflicts
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ISIS ideology resonates in Southeast Asia: Minister
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Japan’s space agency delays launch of upgraded observation satellite
29 June 2024 | AP
Iranians vote to replace prez killed in helicopter crash
Iranians were voting Friday in a snap election to replace the late President Ebrahim Raisi, killed in a helicopter crash last month, as public apathy has become pervasive in the Islamic Republic after years of economic woes, mass protests and tensions in the Middle East. Voters face a choice between hard-line...
SC allows cities to enforce bans on homeless people
(): The Supreme Court decided on Friday that cities can enforce bans on homeless people sleeping outdoors in West Coast areas where shelter space is lacking.The case is the most significant to come before the high court in decades on the issue and comes as a rising number of people...
5 missiles land near ship in Red Sea in latest Houthi attack
A ship travelling through the Red Sea came under repeated missile fire on Friday in a likely attack launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, authorities said, the latest targeting the crucial maritime route. Five missiles landed near the vessel as it traveled off the coast of the rebel-held port city of Hodeida...
Olympian Bindra, Malik honoured with special award in UK
India’s first individual gold medallist, Abhinav Bindra, and Paralympian Deepa Malik have been honoured with Special Recognition Awards at a ceremony celebrating Indians who have made a significant impact globally. India Global Forum’s (IGF) annual UK-India Awards 2024 at Fairmont Windsor Park, near London, on Thursday evening, honoured the sporting legends...
China’s Chang’e-6 collects nearly two kgs of samples from Moon’s far side
China’s Chang’e-6 mission, which returned this week from the far side of the Moon, has brought back nearly two kilogrammes of samples for research which will further enhance the understanding of lunar evolution, the country’s space agency announced on Friday. Based on the preliminary measurement, the Chang’e-6 mission collected 1,935.3 grams...
Israel allows 19 wounded children to leave Gaza in first medical evacuation
Israeli authorities say 68 people — 19 sick or wounded children plus their companions — have been allowed out of the Gaza Strip and into Egypt in the first medical evacuation since early May, when the territory’s sole travel crossing was shut down after Israel captured it. The nearly nine-month Israel-Hamas...
Mongolia commences voting for expanded 126-seat parliament
(): Voters in the youthful democracy of Mongolia are electing a new parliament on Friday in the landlocked Asian democracy that is squeezed between China and Russia, two much larger authoritarian states. At stake are 126 seats in an expanded parliament, 50 more than in the previous election in 2020....
