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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Sports

Delhi Capitals opener Abishek Porel arrested by Hooghly police over rape allegations

Kolkata: Delhi Capitals and Bengalโ€™s keeper-batter Abishek Porel was arrested by Hooghly police on Tuesday, August 11, in connection with a case involving allegations of sexual relations on the promise of marriage. Police took Porel into custody in the morning and questioned him for several hours before formally arresting him in the afternoon. He was subsequently taken for a medical examination and produced before the Chinsurah Court. The case was registered at Mogra police station in Hooghly district. In the meantime, Porel has denied the allegations and described them as false. According to the complaint, the woman alleged that Porel…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
World

Ousted Syrian president Bashar Assad sentenced to death for crimes against humanity

Damascus: A Syrian court on Tuesday sentenced ousted President Bashar Assad to death in absentia over crimes against humanity and war crimes committed during Syriaโ€™s 14-year conflict, which is estimated to have claimed around half a million lives. Assadโ€™s younger brother, Maher Assad, was also sentenced to death in the same case. The court additionally handed down a death sentence to Atef Najib, Assadโ€™s maternal cousin, for his alleged role in leading a violent crackdown in the southern province of Daraa that helped trigger the 2011 uprising and ultimately contributed to the outbreak of Syriaโ€™s civil war. The verdict was…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Lifestyle

Musafir Cafe: Inside Jharipani Castle: What its architecture reveals about life in colonial-era Uttarakhand

Photo: Jharipanicastle.com Some places on screen are so beautiful, you almost forget they're real until you find out they actually are. That's exactly what's happening with Musafir Cafe, Vikrant Massey's new Netflix show, where a cosy hilltop cafe, framed in ivy-covered walls, misty mountains and old stone archways, has viewers convinced they've almost arrived inside a European postcard.Except this isn't Europe at all. It's Mussoorie and is actually real.The dreamy backdrop belongs to Jharipani Castle, a nearly hundred-year-old heritage property that's quietly been standing in the hills for nearly two decades before Netflix ever noticed it. If the show has…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Nation, Politics

Rahul met J’khand protesters; Priyanka seeks Shah’s response

Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday said that Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi had met students protesting in Jharkhand, as the political confrontation over the student agitation continued in Parliament. Priyanka Gandhi made the remarks after arriving at Parliament amid a protest by NDA MPs, who accused the Opposition of running away from discussions in the House." Rahul Gandhi has met the students from Jharkhand," Priyanka Gandhi Vadra said. ย  She also took a dig at the ruling party MPs for staging a counter-protest in the Parliament complex and demanded that Union Home Minister Amit Shah…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Sports

Vidarsa Vinod shares journey from nearly quitting shooting to making India’s Asian Games squad

New Delhi: Vidarsa Vinod from Kozhikode has been selected for the 10m Air Rifle and 50m Rifle 3 Positions in the upcoming Asian Games 2026ย  in Aichi-Nagoya. However, her journey that began with an NCC rifle wasnโ€™t straightforward, as financial difficulties and time away from home only made it more difficult. On top of that, self-doubt crept in when things got worse for the 27-year-old athlete. Notably, Vinod first took up the rifle through the National Cadet Corps in 2018. At the time, her ambitions were limited to exploring the sport and possibly finding a route towards a government job.…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Business

Technocraft Ventures Vs Leap India IPO GMP on last day of subscription, check status and other details

Mumbai: Today is the last day to subscribe to the initial public offering of two companies - Technocraft Ventures and Leap India. While the infrastructure company Technocraft Ventures has so far received 11.46 times subscription on the third day of bidding, supply chain asset pooling firm Leapย India has received a muted response from investors and has been subscribed to only 1.10 times at the time of writing the report. According to data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), Technocraft Ventures' public issue got bids for 9,52,75,670 shares against 83,17,190 shares on offer. The non-institutional investors' portion received 21.32 times…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Sports

Can Cameron Green and Beau Webster coexist in Australia’s playing XI vs Bangladesh? Latter answers

New Delhi: Australia all-rounder Beau Webster has proved his mettle so far in the Test circuit. His performance has earned him a genuine place in Australiaโ€™s top six. However, with Cameron Green also in the mix, Webster is currently not in the sure-shot zone. It solely depends on the combination Pat Cummins and the team management play in the first Test against Bangladesh, starting August 13.ย  However, the 32-year-old all-rounder also sees room for both himself and Cameron Green in Australiaโ€™s XI. He argued that their ability to contribute with bat and ball would give Pat greater flexibility. โ€œI do…
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11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Business

IT stock, which recently signed contract with SpaceX, in focus again ahead of quarterly results: Details

Mumbai: Shares of BSE-listed Indian IT company Blue Cloud Softech surged 15 per cent today even as benchmark indices Sensex and Nifty declined in early trade amid a rise in crude oil prices due to geopolitical uncertainties. While the 30-share BSE Sensex dropped 320.14 points to 78,204.40, the 50-share NSE Nifty dropped 94.35 points to 24,490.85. Despite this, the stock opened gap up at Rs 22.95, with a gain of 2.36 per cent from the previous close of Rs 22.42. Amid buying interest and a spurt in volume by more than 3.86 times, the stock hit an intraday high of…
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GEPL founder Rajan Navani targets Olympics future for e-cricket after IOC’s interest in e-sports
11
Aug
By The Press Editor
Sports

GEPL founder Rajan Navani targets Olympics future for e-cricket after IOC’s interest in e-sports

Pune: Can the Olympics ever have esports in the mix? Itโ€™s not a fresh discussion. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced plans in 2023 to create the Olympic Esports Games. The idea moved an inch closer after the rapid rise of esports over the past decade and in 2025, the IOC tried to build a meaningful relationship with Saudi Arabiaโ€™s Esports World Cup. The Esports World Cup Foundation was later named a founding partner of the project. That partnership, however, came to an end in October 2025. The IOC said it would pursue a new approach and a new partnership…
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