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Harmanpreet, Mandeep score hat tricks as India storms into semifinals

Skipper Harmanpreet Singh and Mandeep Singh slammed a hat-trick each as India mauled Bangladesh 12-0 to storm into the semifinals of the men's hockey competition at the Asian Games here on Monday. Harmanpreet (2nd, 4th, 32nd minutes) converted three penalty corners, while Mandeep (18th, 24th, 46th) also found the net thrice as India remained unbeaten in Pool A. Lalit Kumar Upadhyay (23rd), Amit Rohidas (28th), Abhishek (41st, 57th), Nilakanta Sharma (47th) and Gurjant Singh (56th) were the other goal getters for India. India will play the second-best team of Pool B in the semifinal on Wednesday. It was complete dominance by India from start to finish as they scored goals from both penalty corners and field play. The Indians pumped in seven field goals and converted five out of 11 penalty corners earned in the match. India mounted continuous raids throughout the match to pump in six goals in each half. It took India two minutes to take the lead when Harmanpreet converted the firs

Ghosal progresses into quarterfinals, Joshna exits from Asian Games

Star Indian squash player Joshna Chinappa made a shock exit from the women's singles event but veteran Sourav Ghosal sailed into the quarterfinals of men's singles at the Asian Games here on Monday. Taking the court first, Chinappa lost 1-3 to lower-ranked Heo Mingyeong of South Korea in the pre-quarterfinals. The 37-year-old, who received a first-round bye, went down 4-11, 12-10, 9-11, 8-11 in 37 minutes to the South Korean, ranked 158th, in the round of 16. The result is a major upset as Joshna was a medal favourite. The Chennai player had won a singles bronze in the 2018 edition. She also has two silver medals and as many bronze in team events at the Asian Games, including the one she picked up in this edition last week. She has been hit by injuries recently and lack of game time has pushed Joshna to as low as 70 in the world rankings. The other Indian in the fray, Tanvi Khanna progressed to the quarterfinals with an easy 11-1, 11-3, 11-2 win over Arichaya Chujit of Thailand.

Upping WhatsApp's payload: How Meta is monetising users in India

Its might in India is at the forefront of Meta's drive to monetise messaging with payments

Asian Games 2023: India bag 3 silver and 4 bronze medals on Day 9

The Indian contingent added seven medals, with three silver and four bronze, on Monday as it retained its fourth position on the overall tally

India bow out in quarterfinals of women's basketball against North Korea

The Indian women's basketball team lost 57-96 against Noth Korea to bow out in the quarterfinals of the Asian Games here on Monday. The Indian women cagers were no match for North Korea as they lost all the four quarters 20-26, 6-26, 17-22, 14-22 at the Shaoxing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium. The Indians started impressively and gave North Korea a fight in the first quarter but were completely outplayed in the remaining three quarters. Earlier, India finished second in Group A, beating Indonesia 66-46, Mongolia 68-62 before losing 53-111 against defending champions China. North Korea will play China in the semifinals on Tuesday.

Maldives election: The implications of pro-China Muizzu's win for India

In a pivotal election in the Maldives, opposition candidate Mohamed Muizzu has triumphed over incumbent Ibrahim Mohamed Solih, signalling potential geopolitical shifts in the Indian Ocean region.

Dominican Republic V-P Raquel Pena Rodriguez to visit India from Oct 3-5

"The visit is significant as it takes place at a time when India-Dominican Republic bilateral relationship is entering its 25th year," said MEA

Gadkari announces Urban Extension Road 2 opening during Prague visit

Minister Nitin Gadkari also said that India has set a target to become world's number one automobile manufacturing hub in the next 3 to 4 years

LA Mayor urges India to open consulate in America's 2nd-largest city

Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and the Indian-American community have urged the Indian government to open a consulate in the second-largest US city and the entertainment capital of the world. Currently, there are five Indian consulates in the US in New York, San Francisco, Chicago, Houston and Atlanta. During the historic State Visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in June, it was announced that India would open two new consulates in the US, one of which would be in Seattle. A group of Indian American organisations and the Los Angeles (LA) Mayor are urging that the second consulate should be opened in their city. I ask that you consider the City of Los Angeles for a new Indian Consulate. It would be my honour to work with you to open and provide continued support for this important platform for engagement and exchange, Bass wrote in a recent letter to India's Ambassador to the US, Taranjit Singh Sandhu. Tourism between India and Los Angeles is another source of mutual benefit, and Lo

India, Bangladesh discuss preparations to start talks for free trade pact

India and Bangladesh have discussed preparations to start talks for a free trade agreement between the two countries to promote economic ties, an official statement said on Sunday. It was discussed during an official-level meeting of the Joint Working Group on Trade (JWG) between India and Bangladesh, which was held last week in Dhaka. The meeting "discussed a host of bilateral issues such as removal of port restrictions, ground work on commencement of Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), harmonization of standards, and mutual recognition of standards, supply of essential commodities to Bangladesh," the commerce ministry said. CEPA is a kind of free trade agreement, under which two trading partners significantly reduce or eliminate customs duties on the maximum number of goods traded between them. Besides, they also ease norms to promote trade in services and investments. They also deliberated upon issues related to development of road and rail infrastructure, regio

Asian Games: Three Gold, 15 total; India fourth in medals tally on day 8

India won 15 medals across sports on the day, their biggest haul in a single day of the Asian Games over all editions and athletics was the biggest contributor in that

Indian badminton team bags first-ever silver medal in Asian Games

The Indian pair Rankireddy and Shetty were absolutely on their A-Game throughout the match

US-India ties built on shared ideas, values: US deputy secretary of state

The US-India relationship is built on shared ideas and shared values, and top among those is a commitment to democracy and social justice, a top Biden Administration official has said. Richard Verma, the Deputy Secretary of State for Management and Resources - the highest ranking Indian-American ever in the US State Department, made the remarks on Saturday at an event at the Indian Embassy held to celebrate the diversity and vibrancy of Indian culture and India-US relationship. The event at the Indian House was attended by top Indian-American officials from the Biden Administration and eminent Indian American community leaders from across the US. Honouring the life and legacy of Mahatma Gandhi, Verma said the US-India relationship is built on shared ideas and shared values. "Top among those is a commitment to democracy and social justice. Gandhi would write to President Roosevelt in 1942 that he had profited greatly by the writings of Thoreau and Emerson and some years later, Dr. .

India allows Nepal to sell electricity in its real-time energy market

India has allowed Nepal to sell electricity generated through two hydropower projects in its real-time energy market starting Saturday midnight, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). It is for the first time that India granted project-wise approval ensuring that Nepal could sell hydroelectricity in India's Real-Time Market (RTM). The Central Electricity Authority of India has allowed the trading of 44 MW of electricity generated from the 19.4 MW Lower Modi and 24.25 MW Kabeli B-1 hydropower projects in the real-time market in the first phase, according to Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai, the spokesperson at the NEA. Bhattarai said approval had been received for the sale of electricity from two projects in both the day-ahead and the real-time markets. Earlier, we had to wait for a day for the import and export of electricity, said Bhattarai. "Now we can trade by bidding just one hour and fifteen minutes before the sale. Now we can buy or sell power in case of a sudden shutdo

India needs stronger armed forces to be developed nation by 2047: Rajnath

India needs stronger armed forces with modern equipment to become a developed nation by 2047, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday while underlining the need for effective utilisation of financial resources by the three services. Singh made the remarks after launching several digital initiatives of the Defence Accounts Department (DAD) during its 276th annual day celebrations at Delhi Cantonment. Describing the DAD as the "guardian of defence finance", he emphasised the need to bolster the internal vigilance mechanism so that any suspicious activity can be detected and reviewed immediately. This, he said, will not only help in dealing with the problem quickly but also increase the trust of the people in the department. "If we wish to create a developed nation, we will need stronger armed forces with modern arms and equipment. Therefore, it is necessary to effectively utilise the financial resources available to us," Singh said. "There should be a fine balance between the

Decision to shut down Afghan embassy not because of India: Former envoy

Underlining the Taliban takeover in Afghanistan, Bhaswati Mukherjee noted that the decision was triggered by internal Afghan politics

Illicit trade casts shadow on India's $5 trn economy aim progress: Thakur

To do so, we must strengthen our law enforcement agencies, enhance international cooperation, and enact stringent measures to combat illicit trade at its roots," he said

India took up G20 presidency with approach of bringing world together: EAM

"Our theme: One Earth, One Family, One Future is represented so well today before us culturally," the EAM said

Asian Games: Manika Batra becomes 1st Indian singles player to reach TT QFs

She will be playing Wang Yidi for a spot in the final four and an assured medal

Canada committed to 'closer ties' with India, says PM Justin Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said Canada is "very serious" about building closer ties with India as it is a growing economic power and important geopolitical player, but wants New Delhi to work with Ottawa to ensure that they get the full facts about the killing of Hardeep Singh Nijjar. Tensions flared between India and Canada following Trudeau's explosive allegations of the "potential" involvement of Indian agents in the killing of Khalistani extremist Nijjar on his country's soil on June 18 in British Columbia. India had designated Nijjar as a terrorist in 2020. India angrily rejected the allegations as "absurd" and "motivated" and expelled a senior Canadian diplomat in a tit-for-tat move to Ottawa's expulsion of an Indian official over the case. Trudeau said despite credible allegations against India, Canada is committed to building closer ties with it, The National Post newspaper reported. Speaking at a press conference in Montreal, Trudeau said that he thinks it is extrem