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SANIA MIRZA, BOPANNA DEFEAT ANKITA RAINA, RAMANATHAN TO ENTER WIMBLEDON 2ND ROUND

July 3, 2021

LONDON Star India player Sania Mirza and her mixed doubles partner Rohan Bopanna defeated compatriots Ankita Raina and Ramkumar Ramanathan in the first round of the ongoing Wimbledon Championships on Friday. Sania and Bopanna beat Ankita and Ramanathan in two straight sets 6-2, 7-6. The first set was rather easy...

ROGER FEDERER BREEZES PAST GASQUET TO REACH THIRD ROUND

July 3, 2021

LONDON Swiss tennis maestro Roger Federer breezed past Richard Gasquet to reach the third round of the Wimbledon here at the center court. 39-year-old Federer became the oldest man since Ken Rosewall in 1975 to make the last 32 after his 7-6(1), 6-1, 6-4 victory over Frenchman. In a nervous...

IND VS ENG: KOHLI AND BOYS TO PLAY WARM-UP GAME FROM 20-22 JULY

July 3, 2021

NEW DELHI The Indian team will play a warm-up game from July 20 to 22 against a team that is being arranged by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) after a request from the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI). Speaking to ANI, sources in the know...

UP ALLOWS CINEMA HALLS, MULTIPLEXES, STADIUMS TO OPEN FROM 5 JULY

July 3, 2021

The Uttar Pradesh government on Friday allowed cinema halls, multiplexes and stadiums in Uttar Pradesh to open from 5 July while following Covid-19 protocols. The Yogi Adityanath government took this decision after considering their problems sympathetically. Operators will have to strictly follow the guidelines issued by the government in cinemas...

Our anti-drone technology can prevent Jammu-like attacks: DRDO

July 3, 2021

NEW DELHI: The counter-drone technology developed by Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) could help Army swiftly detect and destroy drones that pose a security threat to the country. As per Dr Jillelamudi Manjula, Director General- Electronics and Communication Systems (ECS), DRDO, the D-4 drone system could detect close-range attacks...

86% decline in Covid cases, pregnant women now eligible for jabs

July 3, 2021

The Union Health Ministry on Friday said that there has been 86% decline in Covid cases in India since the peak of the second wave in the country. It also announced that pregnant women are eligible for Covid-19 vaccination. Addressing a press conference, Health Ministry Joint Secretary Lav Agarwal said,...

Uttarakhand CM resigns, BJP MLAs meet today

July 3, 2021

Less than four months after he took oath, Uttarakhand Chief Minister Tirath Singh Rawat handed in his resignation to BJP president J.P. Nadda on Friday, party sources say. The state is staring at the Assembly elections next year. Sources say that Rawat, who had been in Delhi for the past...

Drone spotted over High Commission in Islamabad; India seeks probe

July 3, 2021

A drone was spotted over the Indian High Commission complex in Islamabad last week and Pakistan has been asked to investigate the incident and prevent recurrence of such “breach of security”, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said on Friday. The MEA confirmed that a drone was spotted at the...

Xi Jinping warns foreign foes not to mess with China

July 2, 2021

Chinese President Xi Jinping, in his bellicose speech delivered in Beijing to mark 100 years of the ruling Communist Party of China (CPC), on Thursday warned that enemies will find themselves on a collision course with a “great wall of steel” if they attempt to bully or influence China. In...

England will fancy their chances against India if ball moves around: Alastair Cook

July 2, 2021

Former England captain Alastair Cook reckons India will be in trouble if the ball moves around in the upcoming five-match Test series in the UK, notwithstanding their formidable batting line-up. Cook pointed out India’s weakness against the moving ball. “India are a great side. England will always fancy their chances more if...

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