Teenage badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh becomes first athlete suspended after positive dope test at Asian Games 2026 | Asian Games 2026 News

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Thailand’s Pitchamon Opatniputh (AP Photo) Teenage Thai badminton player Pitchamon Opatniputh has become the first athlete to be provisionally suspended from the Asian Games 2026 after testing positive for a banned substance, the International Testing Agency (ITA) said on Monday.The 19-year-old, ranked 18th in the world in women’s singles by the Badminton World Federation, returned … Read more

CBFC member Ricky Kej questions artist Sargam Vaish accusing ‘The Vvaan’ makers of using his song in film’s trailer: ‘How did they get access?’ |

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CBFC member Ricky Kej questions artist Sargam Vaish accusing ‘The Vvan’ makers of using his song in film’s trailer: ‘How did they get access?’ Independent artist Sargam Vaish has accused the makers of ‘The Vvan’, starring Sidharth Malhotra and Tamannaah Bhatia, of using his song ‘Aigiri Nandini’ in the trailer without permission. He has warned … Read more

Inside story of how Zaheer Khan pipped Hemang Badani for CSK head coach job | Cricket News

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Zaheer Khan, Hemang Badani NEW DELHI: There has been much intrigue around the head coach position at Chennai Super Kings ever since the franchise ended its long-term association with Stephen Fleming. The leadership group, under owner Rupa Gurunath, was keen on having an Indian-led support staff, but conversations with multiple candidates didn’t materialise due to … Read more

8 years after Apple executive Vivek Tiwari was shot dead, accused cop gets 10 years in jail | Lucknow News

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Kalpana Tiwari and children with husband Vivek Tiwari (38) LUCKNOW: Nearly eight years after Apple area sales manager Vivek Tiwari (38) was shot dead by a police constable in Lucknow, a sessions court on Monday sentenced constable Prashant Kumar Chaudhary to 10 years of rigorous imprisonment for culpable homicide not amounting to murder.Sessions Judge Malkhan … Read more

Convoy of Congress leaders ‘attacked’ in Assam, Gaurav Gogoi claims stone-pelting by BJP workers | India News

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Congress c​onvoy ‘attacked’ in Assam​ NEW DELHI: Congress MP Gaurav Gogoi on Monday alleged that a convoy of party leaders, including himself, was pelted with stones in Assam by people he described as “BJP workers.”Gogoi, who is from Assam, said former Chhattisgarh chief minister Bhupesh Baghel and Sivamoni Bora, the party’s candidate for the upcoming … Read more

Employee’s bond with security guard at new workplace wins hearts: ‘My first friend at work’ |

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Employee’s bond with security guard at new workplace wins hearts Not every memorable workplace connection starts with a long conversation. Sometimes, it begins with a small act of help and grows through the everyday moments that follow.That is what happened with Komal Kothawale after she moved to Pune for work. She recently shared the story … Read more

Texas recycled 650,000 pounds of discarded oyster shells to rebuild 4.5 acres of reef in St. Charles Bay | World News

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PC: Texas A&M University Corpus Christi​ Discarded oyster shells are being given a second life along the Texas coast, where researchers used them to rebuild reefs. A final report describes how the ‘Sink Your Shucks’ programme collected more than 650,000 pounds of shells from restaurants and oyster farms during the period. Reclaimed shells, once quarantined, … Read more

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Bitcoin Crosses $85,000 for First Time Since January

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Bitcoin prices reached their highest level since January as cryptocurrency market watchers question whether this is the end of the “crypto winter” and the start of a “crypto spring.” Bitcoin surged more than $4,000, or about 5 percent, to above $85,000 before the opening bell to kick off the trading week. The digital token has … Read more

India plans to make its own 350 kmph speed bullet trains by 2030 to match Japan’s E10, first B28 trains to run at 249 kmph from 2027; Mumbai-Ahmedabad project cost tops Rs 2 lakh crore

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The entire 508-km Mumbai-Ahmedabad High-Speed Rail corridor is scheduled to be completed by December 2030. Even as it builds the country’s first high-speed train set for the first time, Indian Railways has already set the ball rolling for another set of bullet trains that will run at 350 kmph.India is planning to develop and manufacture … Read more

Asian Games 2026 Day 2 Medal Tally: Where India stands after four more medals as China continue to dominate in Aichi-Nagoya | Asian Games 2026 News

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CANDID MOMENT: Double silver medallist Elavenil Valarivan takes a selfie with India’s men’s 10m air rifle medal-winning trio. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s wait for a gold medal continued on Day 2 of the Asian Games 2026, but four more podium finishes lifted the country’s tally to six as shooting once again led the charge … Read more