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No fairytale ending for Sania Mirza, mixed doubles pair loses finals at Australian Open

Melbourne, 27/1: Sania Mirza was denied a fairytale farewell as she suffered a loss with Rohan Bopanna in the Australian Open mixed doubles finals against Brazil’s Luisa Stefani-Rafael Matos in MelbourneThe Indian pair lost 6-7, 2-6 to Brazil’s Stefani and Matos in the finals.   Mirza had won her first Grand Slam at this very…

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Student groups screen BBC documentary on PM Modi, The Kashmir Files film at Hyderabad varsity

Hyderabad, 27/1: The Students Federation of India (SFI) on Thursday organised the screening of the controversial BBC documentary on the 2002 Gujarat riots at the University of Hyderabad (UoH) here even as the RSS’ student wing, ABVP showed the controversial film The Kashmir Files, on the campus.   The Fraternity Movement in UoH campus, a…

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Foundation Stone laid for JSP’s 100 Bedded Multispeciality Hospital at Angul

Angul, 26/1: Fulfilling its commitment for improving healthcare facility for people of Angul, JSP Foundation, the social arm of Jindal Steel & Power (JSP), laid the Foundation Stone for a 100 bedded Multispeciality hospital at Jindal Nagar, Angul.   Chairman of JSP Shri Naveen Jindal and Chairperson of JSP Foundation Smt. Shallu Jindal performed the…

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74th Republic Day Celebrated at Barbil, Tensa & Kasia Units of Jindal Steel & Power

Joda/Barbil: Jindal Steel & Power (JSP) celebrated the 74th Republic Day of India at its Pellet Plant and Iron Ore mines at Tensa and Kasia with lots of enthusiasm and patriotic fervour. Shri M.D. Purushotham and Shri Ajit Kumar Patra, the Unit Heads of Barbil Pellet Plant and Kasia Iron Mines, and Shri Kamalakanta Nanda,…

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Union Minister Mansukh Mandaviya launches Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine iNCOVACC

New Delhi, 26/1: Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya and Science and Technology Minister Jitendra Singh launched Bharat Biotech’s nasal Covid vaccine, iNCOVACC, on the occasion of Republic Day on Thursday. The world’s first made-in-India intranasal vaccine was launched at Mandaviya’s residence here. The nasal vaccine — BBV154 — had received the Drugs Controller General of…

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Nari shakti dominates Republic Day parade at Kartavya Path

New Delhi, 26/1: Nari shakti and women empowerment dominated the theme of tableaux of Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Tripura at the Republic Day parade here on Thursday.   Kerala presented the tableau of “Nari Shakti and Folk Traditions of Women Empowerment” that includes Kalaripayattu, a martial art with more than 2,000 years history,…

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Pakistan captain Babar Azam named as ICC Men’s ODI Player of the Year 2022

Dubai, 26/1: Pakistan captain Babar Azam was named as winner of the ICC Men’s ODI Cricketer of the Year 2022 award, winning the coveted honour for the second year in a row. He had competition from Australia’s leg-spinner Adam Zampa, West Indies’ opener Shai Hope and Zimbabwe’s off-spin all-rounder Sikandar Raza.     Azam played…

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As India celebrates 74th Republic Day, Google Doodle depicts elements of parade with intricate artwork

New Delhi, 26/1: As India celebrates its 74th Republic Day, Google commemorated the occassion with a Doodle, illustrated by Gujarat-based guest-artist Parth Kothekar, on many elements of the parade in the national capital.     The Google Doodle has been crafted from intricately hand-cut paper, making sure the different elements of Republic Day find a…

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