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With India throwing its hat in the ring to bid for the 2028 World Indoor athletics championships, a team of World Athletics (WA), including head of bidding Mark Hurst and director of competitions and events Marton Gyulai, inspected the infrastructure at the Kalinga Stadium here on Wednesday.Accompanied by WA vice-president Adille Sumariwalla, the two WA representatives met Odisha Sports Minister Suryabanshi Suraj and other top bureaucrats of the state and inspected the indoor venue on the Kalinga Stadium campus and took stock of other facilities such as hotels and airport.“They were here to evaluate different parameters. The response from the…
Sovereign King and Buckingham excelled when the horses were exercised here on Sunday (Jan. 11) morning. Inner sand: 600m: Scaramouche (T.S. Jodha) 40. Easy. Scorcher (T.S. Jodha), Ricochet (P. Vinod) 39. Former was two lengths better. Rivayat (Nirmal), Pentimento (Mosin) 39. Former finished six lengths ahead. Highland Spirit (Hamir), Starlink (Neeraj) 41. Former better. Minari (Nirmal), Wise Approach (Mustakim) 39. Former ended four lengths in front. Seneca (Akram) 39. Easy. Nostalgia (Hamir), Epic Endeavour (Mustakim) 39. Pair moved together freely. 800m: Midas Touch (Bharat), Kaima (Bhawani) 55, 600/41. They were easy. Latios (Prasad) 52, 600/38. Moved well. Credence (Zeeshan) 53,…
Oh Junsung of Korea, ranked 22 in the world and Miwa Harimoto (Japan), world ranked seven, have been given the top billing in the men’s and women’s singles respectively in the WTT Star Contender to be held at the Tamil Nadu Physical and Sports University here from February 10 to 15, according to the World Table Tennis (WTT) website. Manav Thakkar of India, with a World ranking of 33, is seeded five in men’s singles. In fact, Junsung and Miwa won their maiden Star Contender crowns in Chennai in March 2025. The seedings of men’s, women’s doubles and mixed doubles…
Today invites you to harness inner strength as everyday irritations come to the fore. Maintain a balanced approach to health by pacing yourself, and make your travel effortless. In your personal relationships, practice patience, as tensions may rise; sidestep unnecessary disagreements. Career-wise, remain on guard against unspoken rivals, but channel your energy into productive studies. Your day needs quiet strength, not loud moves. The Moon stirs the hidden corners of your chart, and that’s why small irritations can feel bigger than they are.Health may not fully support you, so pace yourself. If you’re travelling for work or running errands, keep…
A photograph that many social media users may have come across last week shows a man lying by the roadside in Mumbai, dressed in a yellow T-shirt and grey shorts, stretched out on a pile of rags. In one hand, he holds a Sidney Sheldon novel; in the other, a beedi. The image, shared on Reddit’s r/Mumbai subreddit, went viral within hours and triggered a wide range of reactions from the users on social media. While many admired the man’s concentration, focus, and evident love for reading, there were others who expressed discomfort at the sight. For some it was…
Britain seeks ‘reset’ in copyright battle between AI and creatorsLONDON, – British technology minister Liz Kendall said on Tuesday the government was seeking a “reset” on plans to overhaul copyright rules to accommodate artificial intelligence, pledging to protect creators while unlocking AI’s economic potential.Creative industries worldwide are grappling with legal and ethical challenges posed by AI systems that generate original content after being trained on popular works, often without compensating the original creators. Britain, which Prime Minister Keir Starmer wants to turn into an AI superpower, initially proposed relaxing copyright laws to allow developers to train models on any material…
In a swift demonstration of effective administrative coordination and emergency preparedness, a girl child from the cut-off Bagtore area of Gurez in district Bandipora was timely airlifted on Sunday after sustaining injuries in a fall from a height of approximately 16 feet, ensuring her immediate access to advanced medical care.An emergency case involving a minor girl was received at NTPHC Bagtore and on clinical evaluation, the child was found to have swelling in the temporal region of the head accompanied by drowsiness, indicating a possible serious head injury.Recognizing the gravity of the situation, the attending doctor administered immediate first aid…
Guwahati: Assam Congress chief and Lok Sabha MP Gaurav Gogoi on Sunday hit back at chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma over the press conference and termed it “worse than a C-grade cinema”. Gogoi said: “I pity the journalists from Delhi and Assam who had to suffer the most flop press conference of the century. This was worse than a C-grade cinema. Most mindless and bogus points offered by the so-called politically shrewd chief minister.””This super flop is in contrast to our Xomoy Parivartan Yatra which has been a hit in uncovering the 12,000 bighas of land occupied by the chief…
New Delhi: AIIMS Raipur has completed 100 robotic-assisted surgeries within four months of launching its robotic surgery programme, marking a significant milestone in the adoption of advanced surgical technology in public healthcare in Central India.The robotic programme was launched in August 2025, making AIIMS Raipur the first government hospital in Central India to offer robotic-assisted surgery. The initiative aims to expand access to minimally invasive procedures for patients in Chhattisgarh and neighbouring states, while also strengthening structured training for surgeons.According to the institute, a total of five surgeons have been trained on the da Vinci robotic platform, supported by round-the-clock…
The delegation also met the Congress president and Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha, Mallikarjun Kharge, on the Parliament premisesHyderabad: The All India Joint Action Committee of Teachers’ Organisations (AIJACTO) urged the central govt to swiftly intervene in the Supreme Court judgment that mandates all teachers appointed prior to the implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act to pass the Teacher Eligibility Test (TET) within two years or face removal from service. This ruling is expected to impact nearly 30 lakh teachers across the country.On Friday, AIJACTO representatives met Union education minister Dharmendra Pradhan in Parliament and submitted…