‘My courage is broken… goodbye, wrestling’ Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat’s story of resilience is one to be told for generations to come. Which is why her announcing her retirement is perhaps as painful—if not more—as the news of her disqualification from the Paris Olympics. The wrestler had a billion hearts cheering her on as she became the first Indian woman to qualify for an Olympic wrestling final on Tuesday. She was forced to rest her medal dreams after she failed a weigh in on Wednesday morning by a mere 100…
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Forest staff seize disposable plastics at three checkpoints inside the Amrabad Tiger Reserve, where 17,000 kg of recyclable and 33,000 kg of non-recyclable waste was collected by ragpickers from a local tribal community in 2023-24. The reserve was declared plastic-free on July 1. [ad_2] Source link
EAM Jaishankar reaches Laos for ASEAN meet | India News
External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Thursday reached here to participate in the ASEAN meeting and said he looked forward to deepening ties with the bloc as India marks a decade of its Act East Policy. Jaishankar was invited by Saleumxay Kommasith, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Lao People’s Democratic Republic, to participate in the Foreign Ministers’ Meetings under the ASEAN framework in the format of ASEAN-India, East Asia Summit (EAS) and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF). “Arrived in Vientiane, Laos to take part in the ASEAN-mechanism meetings. Look…
Israeli forces step up military pressure on Gaza amid new ceasefire bid | World News
Israeli forces killed at least 18 Palestinians on the second day of a stepped-up military offensive in the Gaza Strip on Tuesday that Islamist militant group Hamas said was jeopardizing ceasefire talks. Qatari and Egyptian mediators, backed by the United States, have accelerated their efforts this week to seal a ceasefire deal aimed at ending the Gaza war and releasing Israeli hostages in Gaza in return for Palestinians prisoners jailed in Israel. On Tuesday, Israeli tanks deepened their incursion into some Gaza City districts such as Shejaia, Sabra and Tel…