Monthly Archives: August 2024

LA Olympics journey has already started: Manu Bhaker

New Delhi, 7 Aug: Paris Olympics double medallist pistol shooter Manu Bhaker on Wednesday said that she has already set her sights on the...

Tough challenge awaits Chopra in his bid for another piece of history

Paris, 7 Aug: His stunning monster throw of 89.34m in the qualification round made quite a statement but a tough challenge awaits defending champion...

Demoralised India need to regroup quickly to win consecutive Olympics bronze medals

Paris, 7 Aug: A heart-wrenching defeat in the semifinals, notwithstanding, a demoralised Indian men's hockey team will have to regroup quickly and aim for...

Nishikori wins in Montreal for first victory in an ATP Masters 1000 tournament since...

MONTREAL, 7 Aug: Kei Nishikori rallied to beat Alex Michelsen 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of National Bank Open, earning...

Afghanistan cricketer Ihsanullah Jannat banned for 5 years for match-fixing

ISLAMABAD, 7 Aug: Afghanistan international Ihsanullah Jannat has been banned from all forms of cricket for five years for match-fixing, the Afghanistan Cricket Board...

Naseem Shah back in red-ball cricket after 13 months as Pakistan names squad for...

ISLAMABAD, 7 Aug: Pakistan fast bowler Naseem Shah will return to red-ball cricket following a 13-month absence after the selectors named a 17-member squad...

Bianca Andreescu beaten by Lesia Tsurenko in Toronto in first hard-court match of the...

TORONTO, 7 Aug: Bianca Andreescu’s strong start turned into an early exit to her first hard-court tournament of the year, as the Canadian was...

Hamas names Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7 attacks, as its new leader...

BEIRUT, 7 Aug (AP) — Hamas on Tuesday named Yahya Sinwar, its top official in Gaza who masterminded the Oct. 7 attacks in Israel,...

US, Australia, Canada, Philippines stage naval and air force maneuvers in disputed South China...

MANILA, Philippines, 7 Aug (AP) — The United States, Australia, Canada and the Philippines held air and naval maneuvers Wednesday in a show of...

A tanker ship catches fire off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving 5 crew dead and...

DENPASAR, Indonesia, 7 Aug (AP) — A tanker ship caught fire Wednesday off Indonesia’s Bali island, leaving five crew members died and 15 others...

Chinese court upholds ruling against unmarried woman who sued hospital for right to freeze...

BANGKOK, 7 Aug (AP) — A court in Beijing has ruled against an unmarried Chinese woman’s right to freeze her eggs, ending a fight...

Nobel laureate Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after unrest ousted Hasina

DHAKA, Bangladesh, 7 Aug (AP) — Nobel laureate Muhammad Yunus will head Bangladesh’s interim government after longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina fled the country...

Thai court dissolves progressive Move Forward Party, which won election but was blocked from...

BANGKOK, 7 Aug (AP) — A court in Thailand on Wednesday ordered the dissolution of the progressive Move Forward Party, which finished first in...

5 people killed in a helicopter crash in the mountains northwest of Nepal’s capital

KATHMANDU, Nepal, 7 Aug (AP) — All five people on board a helicopter were killed when it crashed Wednesday in the mountains just northwest...

Turkey to submit request to join genocide case against Israel in UN court

ANKARA, Turkey, 7 Aug (AP) — Turkey will file a request with a U.N. court on Wednesday to join South Africa’s genocide lawsuit against...

Putin accuses Ukraine of a ‘large-scale provocation’ in southwestern Russia

KYIV, Ukraine, 7 Aug (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday described a Ukrainian incursion into the country’s southwestern Kursk region as a...

Pro-government fighters attack areas of US-backed fighters in east Syria; 2 killed

QAMISHLI, Syria, 7 Aug (AP) — Fighters backed by Iran and the Syrian government have attacked areas controlled by U.S.-backed fighters in eastern Syria,...

Orgs oppose demand for repeal of APDBE&P Act

ROING/CHANGLANG, 6 Aug: The Idu Mishmi Cultural and Literary Society (IMCLS) in Lower Dibang Valley HQ Roing has expressed vehement objection to the demand...

No boundaries for hip-hop artist Mawa

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: They say that music has no boundaries, and it seems true for Pisa Chipai, known as 'Mawa' in the hip-hop world. The...

Yajik selected for 56th Asian Championship

ITANAGAR, 6 Aug: Hillang Yajik of Arunachal Pradesh has been selected to participate in the 56th Asian Bodybuilding and Physique Sports Championship, 2024-25, scheduled...