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New Delhi: Deepa Malik, India’s first woman Paralympic medalist has exuded confidence of the country winning medals in double digits at the Tokyo Paralympics next year.

New Delhi: All India football Federation along with several former and present players mourned the sudden demise of defender Laishram Manitombi Singh, who they recall, "was an absolute fighter" on the pitch.

Much of the world is facing a crisis around the use and abuse of various sorts of substances. Headlines around the world show many deaths each day due to overdoses. In the U.S., approaches to this issue have typically involved prohibition, enforcement, and corrections. Other jurisdictions such as the Netherlands and Portugal have successfully tried legalization and drug therapies for users. A new six-part documentary series debuted July 14 on Netflix, entitled The Business of Drugs.

Late last month, Bolivia’s transitional government decided to postpone elections yet again, propelling the country into its most profound political crisis in decades.

A hitherto-unprecedented sharing of intelligence data between Pakistan and China on Afghanistan is underway. It serves basically China which has two objectives: undermining the US interests and stifling of outcry over its persecution of the Uighur minority inside China. The Uighur province where the Muslims comprise an overwhelming majority is on the eastern frontiers of China and Pakistan.

In what could be the launch of yet another showdown between the BJP-led Centre and the Mamata Banerjee-led West Bengal government, the former has decided to send a team to audit the state’s expenditure under the 100 days Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) job scheme.

In the absence of Union minister Giriraj Singh, the BJP M.P. from Karnataka, Teshvi Surya, has provided the Big Picture of the BJP’s worldview. Just as Singh regretted that an exchange of Hindu-Muslim populations did not take place in the subcontinent in 1947, Surya has emphasized the value of “dharma” for the Hindus in the context of the foundation stone laying ceremony of the Ram temple.

After ICICI Bank and YES Bank, it is now HDFC Bank to feature in the operational misconduct involving the biggest ever outstanding loan under a single function. HDFC Bank, the country’s most valued bank, faces the charge of operational misconduct by its vehicle financing unit carrying outstanding loans of over Rs 1.2 trillion ($16 billion) as of June 30, 2020. Surprisingly, little is known to the public about the nature and extent of the ‘misconduct’ or fraud and their impact on the bank’s books.

New Delhi: Australian footballer great Tim Cahill has lavished praise on former goalkeeper Subrata Paul for his “work ethic and commitment” which enabled the “Indian to stay at the top his game” all throughout.

New Delhi: In an effort to promote grassroots football across the country, the All India Football Federation (AIFF), on Saturday organised a webinar for representatives from the Cerebral Palsy Sports Federation of India (CPSFI) as well as members from the International Federation of Cerebral Palsy Football (IFCPF).