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Meghalaya: A disconcerting disconnect




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PM Modi on Chess Olympiad gold medals: ‘A new chapter in India’s sports trajectory’




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Heroes’ Homecoming: Gukesh, Praggnanandhaa, Vaishali, and Srinath’s touchdown amid fanfare

Both the Indian men's and women's teams scripted history on Sunday (September 22, 2024), winning their maiden gold medals in the Chess Olympiad in Hungary.




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Chess | India’s young talent could do better with more sponsorship and government support




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Champions line up for Hero Women’s Indian Open golf




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Chess | Vantika happy to have redeemed herself and aided in her team’s victory




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Deeply concerning: Usha slams executive committee members for not felicitating Olympic medallists

India secured six medals, including two historic bronze by young shooter Manu Bhaker, but Usha said the "EC does not want to celebrate their success" and it makes her "very sad."




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India stays on top of medals table




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Is football messing up women’s basketball in Malappuram?

For the second year in a row, Malappuram District could not field a team in the Kerala State senior basketball championship which begins here on Tuesday.




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Weight management is athlete’s responsibility, says Mary Kom on Vinesh Phogat’s Olympic disqualification

Vinesh Phogat, who was being seen as gold medal contender in Paris Olympics, was disqualified from competing in the final of the 50kg weight class for being 100 grams over the permissible limit




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GCL | Carlsen succumbs to time pressure; Knights increase lead at the top




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World junior shooting championship | Aashima Ahlawat misses trap medal by a whisker




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The uncertainties in games at the Global Chess League is great for the sport: Giri




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Celebrated Indian gymnast Dipa Karmakar announces retirement

The 31-year-old Dipa, who became the first female gymnast from the country to compete at the Olympics, finished fourth in the vault event to lose an Olympic medal by just 0.15 points.




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Arctic Open Super 500: Sindhu, Sen eye comeback after Paris setback

This tournament marks the first outing for Sindhu and Sen since the Olympic Games, and they are keen to reset their goals




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Raja wins men’s 61kg with record lifts




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Women’s T20 World Cup: How Pakistan can help India to qualify for semifinals even after Australia defeat 

India, on four points after two wins and two losses, hopes that Pakistan defeats New Zealand on Monday (October 14, 2024) to leave the second semi-final place to be decided on net run-rate




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Women’s T20 World Cup: It may have been different if we took some chances, says India coach Muzumdar after Australia defeat

The Indian team delivered a lackluster performance on the field, ultimately resulting in a nine-run loss to defending champions Australia in their must-win game on Sunday (October 14, 2024)




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Approach is to treat every game with utmost respect: Gukesh




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Denmark Open badminton: Indian challenge ends in women’s and mixed doubles

Both the Indian pairs is action — Treesa Jolly and Gayatri Gopichand (women’s doubles) and B Summeth Reddy and N Sikki Reddy (mixed doubles) — suffered heartbreak three-game defeats in their opening contests




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From missing big medals to nailing the bigger one — the Swapnil story

The 50-metre rifle 3-position shooter, who lost the plot after being in pole position at major events in the run-up to the Olympic Games, turned it around with a podium performance in Paris as expert guidance, diligent preparation and Himalayan patience do the trick




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We have to go all the way back to Karpov and Kasparov on the top two boards to find something like India’s dominance: Peter Svidler

In this chat, Russian GM Svidler talks about India’s historic Olympiad, his experience of coaching Praggnanandhaa, his love affair with Test cricket and his assessment of the Global Chess League, not just as a chess player but also as a cricket fan who follows the IPL




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Women’s Indian Open golf | Manon De Roey jumps to joint lead with Alice Hewson

The Belgian carves out seven birdies to be on par with the ever-so-consistent Alice Hewson of England




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GOLF | Liz Young emerges champion after a roller coaster ride




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Under-23 World Wrestling Championships: Chirag Chikkara clinches gold as India shines with nine medals

Chirag Chikkara becomes the second Indian man, after Paris Olympics bronze medallist Aman Sehrawat, to win the gold at the U23 Championships.




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Harmeet clinches a double in Venezuela




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Is Tanvi Patri the next big thing in Indian women’s badminton?




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Playing for experience is over, now is the time to win

My level is certainly high — that of Challengers which offer a prize-money of $12,000 and $15,000. I want to finish on top in such events; Saurav Ghosal helps me decide which PSA tournament I should play and takes care of drills and matches; he is not my coach but a mentor of sorts




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Trump announces golf partner and former Georgia senator will co-chair inaugural committee

Donald Trump announced on Saturday that his inaugural committee will be chaired by Florida real estate investor Steven Witkoff and former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler




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Qatar halts its mediation efforts on Gaza, says the Hamas office ‘no longer serves its purpose’

In Washington, a U.S. official said the Biden administration informed Qatar two weeks ago that the Hamas office's continued operation in Doha was no longer useful and the Hamas delegation should be expelled




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Trump rules out former Cabinet members Mike Pompeo, Nikki Haley in his administration

Pompeo served as the CIA Director and Secretary of State in his first term, Haley served as his ambassador to the United Nations in the first two years of Trump’s presidency




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Gunmen kill 10 in central Mexico bar attack, one suspect detained

The attackers opened fire inside the Los Cantaritos bar in the city's historic district, according to the head of Queretaro's public security department Juan Luis Ferrusca.




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Soldier with Yemen's exiled government opens fire, killing two Saudi troops, wounding another

Police in the area published pictures of the soldier, saying there was a 30-million-Yemeni-rial reward for information leading to the soldier's arrest




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Sri Lanka’s BRICS membership application not rejected: Foreign Ministry

Sri Lanka had applied for membership and the Foreign Minister Vijitha Herath had written to his counterparts expressing Sri Lanka’s interest to join BRICS.




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Bangladesh interim government to seek Interpol support to repatriate Sheikh Hasina from India

Officials said a Red Notice is not an international arrest warrant, but rather a global request for law enforcement agencies to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition, surrender, or similar legal action




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The Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time

An Afghan official says the Taliban will attend a UN climate conference for the first time since their takeover of Afghanistan in 2021




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Haiti replaces Prime Minister, marking more turmoil in the democratic transition process

Alix Didier Fils-Aimé is the former President of Haiti’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry and in 2015 ran an unsuccessful campaign for Senate




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Canadian Foreign Ministry denies blocking Indian-diaspora media outlet Australia Today

The news site and video of media comments by both India’s Foreign Minister Jaishankar and Australia’s Foreign Minister Wong can be easily and freely viewed in Canada, the Ministry said




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Egyptians exhume the dead as city development takes over cemeteries in Cairo

Since 2020, thousands of graves have been demolished at the UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site




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President-elect Trump to appoint former ICE director Tom Homan as U.S. 'border czar'

Mr. Homan, who served in the Trump administration for a year and a half during his first term, is also a contender for secretary of homeland security




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Japan’s parliament re-elects struggling leader Ishiba as Prime Minister

Japan’s parliament has reelected struggling Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after his governing coalition suffered its worst election loss in more than a decade




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After storm over allegations, Australia Today clarifies ban was by Meta platforms, not Canadian government 

The Ministry of External Affairs, which had slammed Canada over the allegations last week, has been silent over clarification




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Japan’s record number of women MPs still a minority

Japan ranks 118th of 146 in the 2024 World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap report




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Israeli strikes set off explosions in Beirut suburbs and kill 14 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say

The strike came hours after the Israeli military announced an expansion of the zone, where it has told Palestinians evacuating from other parts of Gaza to take refuge




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South Korea's Yoon practises golf to prepare for future Trump meets

Analysts said Mr. Yoon may seek to find a way to capitalise on a personal friendship with Mr. Trump to advance Seoul's interests as Trump's "America First" foreign policy plan




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Trump picks Kristi Noem for Homeland Security Secretary: report

Noem faced widespread backlash in April when she wrote in a memoir that she shot to death an "untrainable" dog that she "hated" on her family farm




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Bangladesh asks Interpol for help in arresting ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

A special tribunal in Bangladesh has asked the international police organization Interpol to issue a red notice for the arrest of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in connection with the deaths of hundreds of protesters




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Chittoor district hails B.R. Naidu’s appointment as TTD chairman

B.R. Naidu hails from the remote village of Punepalli in Penumuru mandal, falling under Gangadhara Nellore Assembly constituency of Chittoor district




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Argument over ‘extramarital’ relationship leads to death of three men in family in Kakinada

The police registered a case and the investigation is on