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If we're lucky, we may have an Indian challenger to Ding Liren next year: Viswanathan Anand

KOLKATA: India's long wait for a world champion may not be very far as chess wizard Viswanathan Anand hopes that "some Indians" will qualify for the Candidates Tournament next year.

The Times of India

What media coverage of wrestler protests, Malik’s remarks and Mann Ki Baat tells us about press freedom

The ongoing protest by Indian wrestling champions Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia demanding action against the head of the Wrestling Federation of India, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, on charges of sexual harassment, has held up a mirror not just to Indian society but also to the media.

Newslaundry

World Boxing Championships: Narender enters quarters; Govind and Deepak in pre-quarters

NEW DELHI: Narender Berwal posted a stellar victory to move into the quarter-finals of the Men’s World Boxing Championships while Govind Sahani and Deepak Kumar entered the pre-quarters as India dominated the proceedings in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on Thursday.

The Times of India

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Will Pakistan foreign minister’s rare India visit ease tensions?

The South Asian rivals have always had a difficult relationship, but it is now at rock bottom.

Al Jazeera

Eurasian foreign ministers gather in India on regional security

Foreign ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation gathered in India on Thursday to discuss regional security matters, including adding Iran and Belarus to a union of nations seen as a counterweight to Western influence in Eurasia.

Reuters

Pilgrims and tour operators request minister Smriti Irani to issue Haj quota of Private Tour Operators

MUMBAI: Haj pilgrims using services of Private Tour Operators (PTOs) and tour operators have requested union minister of minority affairs Smriti Irani to issue the Haj quota of PTOs. Out of 1,70,000 Haj quota of India this year, 1,40,000 pilgrims will travel through Haj Committee of India while around 35000…

The Times of India

Indian girls beat Vietnam, to meet New Zealand

In the match for the nine-12th places, India will play New Zealand.

The Hindu

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'Unplayable' new spin-serve making waves in the world of badminton

NEW DELHI: In a fast-paced sport like badminton, imagine having an unreturnable serve. That would be a fantastic weapon to have in your arsenal. Isn't that right? Well something like that has been making waves in the world of badminton these days.

The Times of India

Kerala Story: Film on alleged Indian ISIL recruits gets pushback

Rewards offered for proof of film’s claim that thousands of Hindu women forcibly converted and made to work for ISIL.

Al Jazeera

India to talk with China, Russia before Central Asia meeting

India’s foreign minister is expected to hold bilateral talks with counterparts from China and Russia ahead of a Central Asian security forum meeting

The Independent UK

Kohinoor has become prism through which we look at colonialism, says author Anita Anand

The conspicuous absence of the Kohinoor, claimed by India, from the historic Coronation ceremony of King Charles here in London on April 29 reflects a new reality of looking back at Britain's colonial past and to learn more about the truth of the Raj, feels the British Indian co-author behind…

The Times of India

Operation Kaveri | India completes risky evacuation of most of the Hakki Pikki tribe members from Sudan

Completing a particularly high risk part of the ongoing Operation Kaveri, India has evacuated dozens of members of the Hakki Pikki tribe of Karnataka from war torn Sudan.

The Hindu

‘Last bastion of bold investigative journalism in India’: Caravan wins 2023 Shorenstein award

The Caravan magazine has been awarded the 2023 Shorenstein Journalism Award for its “coverage that champions accountability and media independence in the face of India's democratic backsliding”, the Stanford University’s Walter H Shorenstein Asia-Pacific Research Center has announced.

Newslaundry

The very concept of ‘double engine’ government is against spirit of Constitution and is a threat: Sudhindra Kulkarni

They are actually saying that if there is a State not run by the BJP, then it will not have the same kind of treatment as that of the BJP regime. This is blackmail politics, says Sudhindra Kulkarni, a political activist who once worked closely with former Prime Minister A.…

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BCCI's rushed Ekana pitch renovation backfires on IPL

Board curators decided on 'grassing' after India-New Zealand T20I

The Hindu

COVID-19 | Active cases in country dip to 36,244

The active Covid-19 cases now comprise 0.08% of the total infections and the national COVID-19 recovery rate has been recorded at 98.73%, the Ministry said

The Independent UK

Arcturus: What we know about the new Covid variant and its symptoms

XBB.1.16 strain detected in 34 countries so far and is driving up infection rate in India

The Times of India

Rishabh Pant shares update on his recovery, hits gym

NEW DELHI: India's star wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is recovering from multiple injuries sustained in a car accident last year. The left-hander posted a message on his Instagram stories that he visited a gym on Wednesday.

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Need robust ADB that adopts transformational approach for regional development: Finance Minister

FM Nirmala Sitharaman stressed on the need for a robust ADB that adopts a transformational rather than incremental approach

Al Jazeera

Why are top Indian wrestlers protesting on the streets?

Athletes demand action against India’s wrestling body’s chief, whom they accuse of sexually harassing female wrestlers.

The Independent UK

Russia unlikely to face criticism at Central Asian meeting

Russia is unlikely to face backlash over its war in Ukraine from Central Asian foreign ministers and instead could flex its influence at their regional meeting Friday

The Hindu

Plans are afoot to make India a drone hub by 2030, says Andhra Pradesh Governor

Andhra Pradesh Governor S. Abdul Nazeer has said the Central government is planning to make India a drone hub by 2030 and about ₹900 crore would be invested in the sector in the next two years.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | Late night scuffle between wrestlers, Delhi police at Jantar Mantar; Ajay Banga becomes World Bank chief unopposed, and more

The Hindu’s Morning Digest brings readers a select list of stories to start the day

Bangkok Post

Owner has no plans to exit Go First

BANGALORE: Go First Airlines (India) Ltd owner Wadia Group is completely committed to the airline and had no plans to exit it, the airline's chief executive told Reuters in an interview on Wednesday.

ABC News

With staunch religious and political opposition, will same-sex marriage be accepted in conservative India?

India's Hindu nationalist government and religious leaders are staunchly opposing same-sex marriage as a landmark case plays out in the country's Supreme Court, but others say there is nothing to fear.

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