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Gagan Narang to be Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent in Paris Olympics; PV Sindhu & Achanta Sharath Kamal to be flag bearers during opening ceremony

The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) has named Gagan Narang, four-time Olympian and 2012 Olympic Games men's 10 meter Air Rifle bronze medalist, as the the Chef-de-Mission of the Indian contingent to compete in the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, starting on 26th July. He will replace MC Mary Kom.   ...

July 9, 2024 1:59 PM July 9, 2024 1:59 PM

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All arrangements in place for by-election tomorrow in Punjab, Bihar & Uttarakhand

In Punjab, all preparations have been made for the by-election to be held tomorrow in the Jalandhar West reserved assembly constituency. The polling will start at 7 AM and continue till 6 PM.   A total of 15 candidates are in the fray, although the main contest is between the ruling Aam Aadmi P...

July 9, 2024 1:50 PM July 9, 2024 1:50 PM

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Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Secy Rajesh Aggarwal addresses 6th Conference on Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Accessible & Assistive Technology 

Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment Secretary Rajesh Aggarwal today said that Employment, Education and Assistive Technology are the three pillars for raising the living standards of the differently-abled.   ng the 6th Conference on Empowering Persons with Disabilities through Accessible...

July 9, 2024 1:32 PM July 9, 2024 1:32 PM

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Stock markets open on a high, auto & pharma shares lead

Benchmark equity indices opened on a positive note today, with Sensex crossing the 80,000 mark again led by auto and pharma stocks.   BSE Sensex was trading 317 points or 0.4 percent to trade at 80,278 points, while the NSE Nifty rose 74 points or 0.3 percent to trade at 24,397, when the report...

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Kathua attack: Joint search operations launched to track down terrorists

In Jammu and Kashmir, a massive joint search operation was today launched by the security forces to track down terrorists responsible for the deadly terror attack in Machedi area of Kathua district yesterday that left five army personnel dead and five others injured.   Akashvani Correspondent r...