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New Delhi: India’s Kidambi Srikanth delivered a commanding performance on Friday night to storm into the men’s singles semifinals of the Canada Open Super 300 badminton tournament in Calgary. The former World Championships silver medallist stunned top seed and world number six Chou Tien Chen of Chinese Taipei with a straight-game victory, winning 21-18, 21-9 in just 43 minutes. Currently ranked 49th in the world, the 32-year-old Srikanth continued his resurgence in form after reaching the Malaysia Masters final earlier this year. Against Chou, he came in with a 4-6 head-to-head record but had beaten him in their last two…

New Delhi:Mohammed Siraj carved a unique place for himself in Indian cricket history on Friday, July 4, by becoming the first Indian bowler to claim a six-wicket haul in a Test match both in England and South Africa. Playing in the ongoing second Test against England at Edgbaston in Birmingham, Siraj produced a stunning performance, taking 6 wickets for 70 runs in the first innings. Siraj’s feat places him in elite company, as he now joins a list of Indian bowlers who have taken six or more wickets in a single innings in either country. However, he is the only…

New Delhi: Yashasvi Jaiswal etched his name into the record books on Friday, July 4, during the third day of the ongoing second Test between India and England in Birmingham. The young left-handed batter became the fastest Indian—by number of matches—to score 2,000 runs in Test cricket, surpassing the legendary Sunil Gavaskar. Jaiswal achieved the milestone in just his 21st Test, breaking Gavaskar’s long-standing record of 23 matches. Needing just 10 runs in the second innings to reach the mark, Jaiswal brought up the milestone in style by smashing a boundary off Brydon Carse on the first ball of the…

Team Goemkarponn ANMOD’:Traffic along the Belagavi–Goa Highway was severely disrupted after a section of the road on the Goa side of Anmod Ghat caved in late Friday night, following heavy and persistent rainfall. The damaged portion lies about 10 km from Mollem, near the Dudhsagar temple—a stretch where cracks had been noticed earlier in the day. Authorities, anticipating trouble, had installed barricades and restricted traffic to a single lane while pouring concrete into the cracks in an attempt to stabilise the weakened section. However, the ongoing rains thwarted efforts to build a new retaining wall in time, leading to the eventual…

New Delhi: In a historic milestone for gender inclusion in the armed forces, Sub Lieutenant Aastha Poonia has become the first woman to be inducted into the Indian Navy’s fighter stream. The announcement was made in an official statement by the Indian Navy on Friday, hailing her achievement as a breakthrough for women in naval aviation and a powerful step toward gender equality. Sub Lt Poonia received the prestigious ‘Wings of Gold’ from Rear Admiral Janak Bevli, Assistant Chief of Naval Staff (Air), during a graduation ceremony for the Second Basic Hawk Conversion Course at the Naval Air Station INS…

Team Goemkarponn VALPOI: Panic gripped patients and staff at the Valpoi Community Health Centre after a section of the ceiling near the patient registration area collapsed on Saturday. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The incident occurred during regular working hours, prompting immediate response from the hospital staff, who evacuated the affected zone as a precautionary measure. Sources said the debris narrowly missed individuals standing nearby. Health officials have initiated a structural assessment to determine the cause of the collapse and ensure the safety of other sections of the building. Temporary repairs are expected to be carried out, and services at…

New Delhi: During her address at the ‘Governors Seminar’ in Rio de Janeiro on the theme “Challenges for Financing Sustainable Development for the Global South,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that India has shown how development at scale can be achieved without sacrificing speed. She noted that India, as both a leading emerging economy and a global influencer, is uniquely positioned to lead transformative efforts not only for itself but also for other nations with similar developmental aspirations. Sitharaman highlighted that accelerating development is essential for India to provide housing, healthcare, education, and livelihoods to millions. However, she also pointed…