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3 min read Last Updated : Aug 07 2024 | 11:56 PM IST

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11:54 PM

Vinesh Phogat appeals against disqualification at Court of Arbitration for Sport

Vinesh Phogat has appealed against disqualification at the Court of Arbitration for Sport. The star grappler asked to be reinstated for the Gold match and then modified her plea to ask for a shared silver. As per media reports, the CAS will give an interim ruling on August 8, Thursday.

10:11 PM

Yemen official says 30 people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding Sanaa

Thirty people have been killed and hundreds displaced in flooding in Yemen's southern city of Hodeidah following several days of heavy rains, the governor said on Wednesday.
Hodeidah Gov. Mugammad Qahim told Houthi-controlled Masirah TV that the floods displaced people from 500 houses. Five people also went missing, Qahim said.
Hodeidah, the southwestern city of Taiz and the northwestern city of Hajjah were all hit hard by floods this week amid Yemen's ongoing seasonal rainfall.
Authorities have not announced a confirmed overall death toll, or given the overall number of people injured or missing.
Yemen's rainy season begins in late March, and rains intensify in July through mid-August.

9:17 PM

'It's part of the game,' Vinesh says after losing Olympic medal

It's part of the game, a brave Vinesh tells Indian coaches after losing Olympic medal.

9:04 PM

Researchers say ocean temperatures around Great Barrier Reef hit highest level in 400 years in past decade

5:52 PM

Mobile internet, bulk SMS services are temporarily suspended in Sirsa till 8th August, 23:59 hrs: Haryana

"...There is an apprehension of causing tension, annoyance, agitation, damage of public & private property and disturbance of public peace & tranquility in the district Sirsa. And whereas, there is a clear potential of disruption of public utilities, damage to public assets and amenities and disturbance of public law and order in district Sirsa on account of misuse of internet services by way of spread of inflammatory material and false rumours...," reads the order by Haryana Government

5:28 PM

Scientists, engineers of Chandrayaan-3 to receive Vigyan Team award

Scientists, engineers of Chandrayaan-3 to receive Vigyan Team award as government announces 33 Rashtriya Vigyan Puraskars.

4:47 PM

Allow indexation benefits for savings such as stocks, fixed deposits: Cong to govt

The Congress today stated that the government's proposal of giving individuals the option to choose between two tax rates for long-term capital gains (LTCG) tax on properties is not enough and it should also allow indexation benefits for other forms of savings such as stocks and fixed deposits. Professionals' Congress Chairman Praveen Chakravarty accused the government of "betraying" the middle and salaried class in the Union Budget through the removal of indexation and higher taxes on their savings and investment gains.

4:38 PM

Swati Maliwal case: SC directs Delhi Police to file reply by Aug 21 on Bibhav Kumar's bail plea

The Supreme Court asked the Delhi Police to file its response by August 21 on the plea of Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal's aide Bibhav Kumar for grant of bail in the AAP Rajya Sabha member Swati Maliwal assault case. Additional Solicitor General S V Raju, appearing for the Delhi Police, told a bench of Justices Surya Kant, Dipankar Datta and Ujjal Bhuyan that he needed three weeks' time to file a reply.

4:36 PM

News update: Supreme Court slams Enforcement Directorate on conviction rate in PMLA cases

"Out of 5,000 cases registered, there have been 40 convictions. Imagine now," Justice Ujjal Bhuyan said today while hearing the petitions.

4:31 PM

Nepal chopper crashes in Nuwakot district; 5 dead

An Air Dynasty helicopter crashed in the Shivpuri area of Nuwakot disctrict in Nepal today, killing five people.The helicopter had departed from Kathmandu and was en route to Syaphrubensi, according to local news outlets.

4:26 PM

Godrej Consumer Q1 results: Net profit up 41% on-year to Rs 451 crore, co declares Rs 5 dividend

Godrej Consumer Products Limited (GCPL) registered a consolidated net profit of Rs 450.69 crore for the first quarter.

4:20 PM

One more arrested in BSP leader murder case

A 32-year-old man has been arrested in connection with the brutal killing of BSP state president K Armstrong last month, police said on Wednesday. The arrested has been identified as N Aswathaman. A police release here said he is a resident of Vyasarpadi in the city. Prior to him, 21 people were arrested as part of the probe into the high profile murder, it said.
 

3:49 PM

Punjab CM Mann visits Vinesh Phogat's home in Haryana

Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann on Wednesday met the family of wrestler Vinesh Phogat, who was disqualified from the Olympics after being found overweight ahead of her women's 50 kg final bout. Mann was in Charkhi Dadri to address a rally.

3:29 PM

It is a loss for the country: BJP MP Karan Bhushan on Vinesh Phogat's disqualification

BJP MP Karan Bhushan, son of  former Wrestling Body Chief Brij Bhushan Singh, called the Olympics disqualification of wrestler Vinesh Phogat as a "loss for the country". Bri Bhushan Singh has been accused by multiple athletes of sexual harassment during his tenure as the President of Wrestling Federation of India.

3:15 PM

X opposes HC's direction on global takedown of content considered defamatory to Rajat Sharma

Social media giant 'X' Corp has told the Delhi High Court that a direction to remove from all countries posts considered defamatory by journalist Rajat Sharma would be contrary to international law and principles of comity of nations and encroach upon the sovereignty of all other countries.  X said the argument that a court can decide what information people in all other countries can see would mean that foreign courts like the courts of Pakistan and China could dictate what the citizens of India can or cannot access on the Internet, based on the laws of Pakistan or China.

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First Published: Aug 07 2024 | 9:05 AM IST