KOLKATA: Protesters blocked train tracks, stopped buses and shouted slogans in the eastern Indian state of West Bengal on Wednesday, the latest in a series of protests that have rocked the state since the rape and murder of a trainee doctor. Police fired tear-gas and water cannon to disperse protesters marching towards the state secretariat on Tuesday, prompting Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is in opposition in the state, to call for a 12-hour state-wide strike on Wednesday, to protest against what it said were police atrocities. Thousands of protesters, most of them BJP workers,…
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An owner of a tyre shop was booked over the presence of dengue larvae during outdoor dengue larvae surveillance here on Wednesday. Dengue virus is a mosquito-borne viral disease that has rapidly spread in recent years around the world. Dengue virus is transmitted by female mosquitoes mainly of the species Aedes aegypti and, to a lesser extent, Ae. albopictus. According to official sources,the anti-dengue teams carried out inspections at Kabari Bazaar and found larvae in the tyre workshop. The team got registered a case against the owner Amanullah. On June 23, the District Health Authority Rawalpindi, detected larvae at 8,064 sites during…
Meta Platforms CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the Biden administration had pressured the company to “censor” Covid-19 content during the pandemic, apparently referring to White House requests to take down misinformation about the coronavirus and vaccines. In a letter dated August 26, Zuckerberg told the US House of Representatives Judiciary Committee that he regretted not speaking up about this pressure earlier, as well as other decisions he had made as the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp around removing certain content. In July 2021, President Joe Biden, a Democrat, said social media platforms like Facebook “are killing people” for allowing misinformation…
India’s Jay Shah will succeed New Zealander Greg Barclay as chairman of the International Cricket Council (ICC) later this year, the governing body said on Tuesday. The 35-year-old Shah, son of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s home minister Amit Shah, will be the youngest ever ICC chairman when he begins his tenure on December 1. Barclay decided against seeking a third term and Shah, considered the game’s most influential administrator as the secretary of the world’s richest cricket board, was the sole candidate, the ICC said. Shah, also president of the Asian Cricket Council, said he was committed to…
NEW YORK: Iga Swiatek overcame a slew of unforced errors to secure her spot in the second round of the US Open with a 6-4, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Russia’s Kamilla Rakhimova on Tuesday. Swiatek, who counts the 2022 US Open among her five Grand Slam titles, converted three of six break-point chances but also racked up 41 unforced errors en route to securing the victory in one hour and 52 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium. The top-seeded Pole built a 4-0 double break lead and looked poised to run away with an easy win but Rakhimova consolidated a break…
BAIONA: Wout van Aert won the 10th stage of the Vuelta a Espana on Tuesday to seal a hat-trick of victories on his debut in the Spanish Grand Tour. The Belgian Visma-Lease a Bike rider worked with Quentin Pacher on the way to the finish in Galicia, with the French rider leading out but soon accepting defeat against the sprint king. Australian Ben O’Connor keeps the overall lead from Primoz Roglic on a relaxed afternoon for the red jersey rider, as the peloton rolled in five-and-a-half minutes down on Van Aert. It was a tricky 160 kilometre ride from Ponteareas…
LAHORE: Moeed Mustafa, Pakistan’s former international swimmer, has died in Canada at a young age of 31, his family said on Tuesday. Moeed’s sister Mozian Mustafa, who was also a national swimmer, told Dawn that her brother passed away in Canada while adding that the cause of demise was yet to be known. Moeed represented Pakistan at the 2007 Asian Swimming Championship held in Islamabad where he bagged a silver medal. He also participated in the Asian Junior Age Group Swimming held in Bangkok, where 25 Pakistan swimmers had gone on self-finance basis as the federation had no funds. However, the Olympic…
LAHORE: In a warm-up match ahead of the Asian Champions Trophy, Pakistan and China played to a 4-4 draw on Tuesday. The event is scheduled to take place in Hulunbuir City, China, from Sept 8 to Sept 17. The first half concluded with the score tied at 2-2. For Pakistan, Sufyan scored twice from penalty corners, while Abdul Rahman and Emad Butt each contributed a goal. In a logistical setback, the Pakistani team faced considerable travel difficulties on Tuesday morning. Their flight from Beijing to a nearby city was cancelled, forcing them to undertake a road journey of approximately 300…
PARIS: The Paris Paralympics begin on Wednesday with a spectacular opening ceremony in a city still on a high after the highly successful Olympics. A new generation of Paralympians will join seasoned veterans competing in many of the same venues that hosted Olympic sports. A total of 18 of the 35 Olympic venues will be used for the Paralympics, which run until Sept 8, including the Grand Palais which scored rave reviews for its hosting of the fencing and taekwondo under an ornate roof. The La Defense Arena is back as well, hosting the 141 gold-medal events in para-swimming, as…
