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News in brief from India on July 5: Twitter moves…

HERE are some news in brief from India on Tuesday, July 5: Twitter moves Indian court challenging Modi government’s orders to take down content: Social media giant Twitter has approached the Karnataka High Court challenging the Narendra Modi government’s order to take down content from its platform under the new…

Why Djokovic dashed at Jannik Sinner over the nets at…

TOP seed Novak Djokovic rushed to the aid of his opponent Jannik Sinner during a hard-fought quarter-final at the Centre Court in Wimbledon 2022 on Tuesday (5) after the latter tumbled and appeared to have twisted his ankle. The Italian beat the Serb in the first two sets 7-5, 6-2…

French defence major Safran Group to set up production unit…

FRENCH defence major Safran Group on Tuesday (5) announced the setting up of a production facility in Hyderabad to produce parts and components for advanced aircraft engines with an investment of Euro 36 million, besides a big-ticket joint venture with state-run aerospace behemoth HAL (Hindustan Aeronautics Limited). After a meeting…

Edgbaston Test: Police investigation launched into racist abuse of Indian…

WHILE the world remained glued to the 22 yards as England and India battled for the laurels in the delayed fifth Test of the 2021 series at Edgbaston, there were allegations of racist behaviour in the stands on the fourth day of the match when the home team wrested the…

‘Nupur Sharma not arrested but Mohammed Zubair is’: Former Indian…

DEEPAK Gupta, a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India, on Tuesday (5) questioned the impartiality of the Delhi Police saying the latter arrests journalist Mohammed Zubair for allegedly hurting religious sentiments but suspended Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member Nupur Sharma was roaming free despite making controversial remarks on…

India economy & business news in brief for July 5:…

Here are some news in brief related to India’s economy and business for Tuesday, July 5, 2022: Indian rupee plunges 41 paise to record low of 79.36 against US dollar: The Indian rupee on Tuesday fell by 41 paise to close at a fresh lifetime low of 79.36 (provisional) against…

Sri Lanka to hold donor conference of friendly nations like…

SRI LANKAN prime minister Ranil Wickremasinghe on Tuesday (5) told the country’s parliament that Colombo will organise a donor conference of friendly nations such as India, China and Japan once a staff-level deal is made with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on a bailout package, as the island-nation ravaged by…

Bhutan flag carrier Drukair resumes flights from Indian state after…

BHUTAN-based Drukair, after almost a gap of two years, has resumed scheduled flight services between Paro and Bangkok via Bagdogra in West Bengal, officials said on Tuesday (5). The airline had suspended its operations on the route due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The scheduled flights on the Paro-Bagdogra-Bangkok sector restarted…

Badminton Asia apologises to PV Sindhu over ‘human error’

BADMINTON Asia Technical Committee chairman Chih Shen Chen has apologised to two-time Olympic medallist P V Sindhu for the "human error" committed by the referee during the women's singles semifinal match of the Badminton Asia Championships in April. Sindhu had been left in tears after an "unfair" call by the…

Odisha best Indian state for National Food Security Act implementation

THE eastern Indian state of Odisha has topped in the state ranking for implementation of the National Food Security Act (NFSA) through ration shops, followed by Uttar Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh, the Indian government said on Tuesday (5). The country's food and consumer affairs minister, Piyush Goyal, released the 'State…