Protesters attacked police and started fires in the northeast English city of Sunderland on Friday as violence spread to another northern city following Monday’s killing of three children in Southport. Anti-immigrant demonstrators threw stones at police in riot gear near a mosque in the city before overturning vehicles, setting a car alight and starting a fire next to a police office, the BBC said. Northumbria Police Chief Superintendent Helena Barron said in a statement, “The safety of the public is our utmost priority and when we became aware that a…
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After two medals at Paris Olympics, national shooting coach comes home to demolition notice | Delhi News
Returning from the Paris Olympics where he guided shooters Manu Bhaker and Sarabjot Singh to victory, national pistol shooting coach Samaresh Jung was met with distressing news when he arrived at his residence in Delhi’s Khyber Pass Thursday evening — his ancestral home, where his family has lived since before independence, is set to be demolished Saturday morning. “After the euphoria of Indian shooters winning two Olympic medals, I, the team coach, just returned home from the Olympics to the disheartening news that my house and locality is to be…
Trump hits out at Google over claims that it was censoring news related to him | World News
Former US president Donald Trump has lashed out at Google over reports that was censoring news and photos of the Republican presidential candidate. “Google has been very bad. They’ve been very irresponsible and I have a feeling that Google is going to be close to shut down because I don’t think Congress is going to take it. I really don’t think so. Google has to be careful,” Trump told Fox News in an interview. Early this week, Trump alleged that it was virtually impossible to find pictures or anything about…
Delhi Confidential: New Address | Delhi Confidential News
Bungalow number 12 at Safdarjung Road will soon be Union Agriculture Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s new address in Lutyens’ Delhi. Chouhan has been staying at a guesthouse in the Pusa complex since he became a minister on June 8. For the initial few days, he stayed at the Madhya Pradesh Bhawan in Chanakyapuri. Chauhan’s predecessor at 12, Safdarjung Road was Minister of State for Panchayati Raj Kapil Moreshwar Patil, who lost the Lok Sabha elections from Bhiwandi to Suresh Mhatre of NCP(SP). Unwanted Visitor An “intruder” posed a challenge for…
Masked assailants ransack Venezuela opposition’s headquarters as post-election tensions mount | World News
Half a dozen masked assailants ransacked the headquarters of Venezuela’s opposition Friday in an escalation of violence against President Nicolás Maduro’s opponents after several countries called for proof of his claim he had won the disputed presidential election. Assailants broke down doors and hauled away valuable documents and equipment in the raid around 3 am, opposition leader Maria Corina Machado’s party said. Images published by Machado’s party on social media show several walls covered in black spray paint. The raid follows threats by top officials, including Maduro, to arrest Machado,…
India at Paris Olympics 2024, Day 8 schedule: Manu Bhaker in contention for historic 3rd medal, boxer Nishant Dev eyes podium spot | Sport-others News
If Thursday was a day of heartbreaks, then Friday brought some cheer. India missed out on a historic archery medal as Ankita-Dhiraj fell short in the bronze medal match. But there were some significant results, most importantly Manu Bhaker qualifying for a third final of the Games. Saturday isn’t a hectic day for Indians, but it promises to be exciting. SHOOTING25m Pistol Women’s Final: 1pm ISTManu Bhaker It has been an incredible campaign for Manu Bhaker already in Paris. Two finals, two medals. And she did exceptionally well on Friday…
Paris Olympics, hockey: Abhishek’s half-turn goal ends half a century of hurt as Australia overturned | Hockey News
First, it was against Belgium. Indian forward Abhishek stole the ball high up the pitch after a defender’s miscontrol, ran into the box, steadied himself to find some space with his back facing the goal, and unleashed a shot. It was so powerful that a goalkeeper as good as Vincent Vanasch didn’t see it go past him. Then, it was against Australia. After Lalit Upadhyay’s shot was parried by Andrew Charter into Abhishek’s path. The 24-year-old from Sonepat once again had his back towards the Australian goal, before unleashing a…
Govt approves 8 high-speed road corridor projects of Rs 50,655 cr | India News
The government on Friday approved eight national high-speed road corridor projects of length 936 km entailing investment of Rs 50,655 crore to improve logistics efficiency and connectivity across the country, an official statement said. The implementation of these eight important projects will generate an estimated 4.42 crore mandays of direct and indirect employment, it said. The projects approved by the Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs include 6-Lane Agra-Gwalior National High-Speed Corridor, 4-Lane Kharagpur-Moregram National High-Speed Corridor, 6-Lane Tharad-Deesa-Mehsana-Ahmedabad National High-Speed Corridor, 4-lane Ayodhya Ring Road, 4-Lane Section between Pathalgaon and…
Heavy rainfall likely in Himachal till Aug 6, 115 roads closed for traffic | India News
The meteorological office here on Friday issued a ‘yellow’ alert for heavy rain, thunderstorms, and lightning in isolated places in ten out districts of Himachal Pradesh till August 6. A total of 115 roads — 46 in Mandi, 38 in Kullu, 15 in Shimla, six each in Kangra and Sirmaur, three in Kinnaur, and one in Lahaul and Spiti — are closed for vehicular traffic following heavy rains in the state. According to the state emergency operation centre, 225 transformers and 111 water supply schemes have been affected. Rain-related incidents…
Paris Olympics boxing gender debate: Why was Imane Khelif allowed to compete against Angela Carini? | Explained News
On Thursday (August 1), Italy’s 66kg boxer Angela Carini withdrew from her bout against Algeria’s Imane Khelif after just 46 seconds. Carini’s reason for pulling out: She had never been punched so hard. Her withdrawal made news because Khelif is one of the two boxers allowed to compete at the Paris Olympics despite failing a gender eligibility test at the International Boxing Association’s (IBA) World Championships in New Delhi in March last year. What are the International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) rules regarding eligibility for female competitions and how does it…