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Lakshya Sen vs Zii Jia Lee Badminton Bronze Medal Match LIVE Updates: Lakshya Sen is trailing in the second game against Malaysia’s seventh seed Zii Jia Lee in the badminton men’s singles bronze medal match at the Paris Olympics 2024. Lakshya Sen won the first game 21-13. If he wins the match, Lakshya will become the first Indian male shuttler ever to win a medal at Olympics. Lakshya Sen holds a 4-1 head-to-head advantage over Lee prior to this all-important game. In the semi-final, after winning five games in a row, Lakshya suffered defeat to reigning Olympic gold medalist Viktor Axelsen…

Shortly after Sheikh Hasina resigned as the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and fled the country, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, the Chief of Army Staff, announced that he would form the interim government. With the world’s cameras pointing at him, he stood in front of a podium stating, “I am taking full responsibility.” The 76-year-old Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled Ganabhaban, the palatial residence of the Bangladeshi PM while protesters stormed its premises. General Waker-Uz-Zaman, donning his military fatigues and cap, spoke to the nation via state television. “We will form an interim government,” he said, confirming the resignation of Sheikh Hasina. “The…

Sheikh Hasina has quit as Bangladesh Prime Minister and the Army is moving to take control amid violent protests demanding her exit. Bangladesh Army chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman told the media that the Army will form an interim government and has appealed to the protesters to return to the path of peace. “There is a crisis in the country. I have met Opposition leaders and we have decided to form an interim government to run this country. I take all responsibility and promise to protect your life and property. Your demands will be fulfilled. Please support us and stop violence. If…

The Indian Gaganyatri’s or astronaut designates set to fly to the International Space Station (ISS) have reached the United Stated and joined their training at Houston based American commercial company Axiom Space. ISRO has assigned Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla and Group Captain Prasanth Balakrishnan Nair – part of India’s Gaganyaan Mission – for training at Axiom Space and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center and SpaceX. While Group Captain Shukla is the primary astronaut for the Axiom mission, Group Captain Nair is the back-up astronaut for the project. The upcoming flight is designated as the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission. Axiom Space said the…

In our childhood, we were taught that democracy (Loktantra) means “of the people, by the people, for the people”. We proudly proclaim India as the world’s largest democracy. After years of struggle against British rule and countless sacrifices by freedom fighters, we achieved independence. Our forefathers chose democracy as the path forward, aiming to rebuild a nation that could become a beacon of hope for the world. This vision was made possible by our visionary leaders and architects of the Constitution, who were dedicated to creating institutions capable of keeping the country united even in the most challenging times. Indian…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned today and left the country following more than a month of deadly anti-government protests. Army chief General Waker-Us-Zaman said that an interim government would be formed. The 76-year-old leader is said to have flown in a Bangladesh military aircraft with her sister, reports said. Footage from airline tracker Flight Radar showed an aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force – Lockheed C-130J Hercules – flying over India. The plane was seen flying over Jharkhand. Earlier, some reports claimed that Ms Hasina would fly to West Bengal but as per the airline data, the aircraft bypassed the…

With India’s Independence Day just days away, let’s take a look at the country’s economy. This year, the world economy is expected to grow at 3.%. But India is expected to grow at 7%, which is over twice as fast. We can be happy that India has become the fifth-largest economy in the world and look forward to becoming the third-largest soon. But in per capita terms, India could have done a lot better, if not for mistakes of the past. Our per capita GDP is $2,731, which is only 20% of the world GDP per capita of $13,840. This…

Thousands of Bangladeshi protesters defied curfew and stormed the Prime Minister’s palace in capital Dhaka after reports surfaced that Sheikh Hasina has resigned and left the country. Jubilant looking crowds waved flags on the streets of Dhaka, before hundreds broke through the gates of Sheikh Hasina’s official residence. The crowd also vandalised Ms Hasina’s father and former Bangladesh President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman statue in Dhaka. Soldiers and police with armoured vehicles in Dhaka had barricaded routes to Ms Hasina’s office with barbed wire, AFP reporters said, but vast crowds flooded the streets, tearing down barriers. Local media estimated as many…

Sheikh Hasina once helped rescue Bangladesh from military rule, but her time in power has seen the mass arrest of her political opponents and human rights sanctions against her security forces. Since July, the autocratic premier has faced mass protests that began as university student-led rallies against civil service job quotas, but which have morphed into some of the worst unrest of her 15-year tenure, with opponents demanding she step down. The protests were largely peaceful until attacks on demonstrators by police and pro-government student groups, sparking international condemnation. The 76-year-old won a fifth term as prime minister in January,…

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today resigned and left the capital Dhaka amid violent clashes as vast crowds of angry protesters demanded her resignation. “She and her sister have left Ganabhaban (the Prime Minister’s official residence) for a safer place,” the source told AFP. “She wanted to record a speech. But she could not get an opportunity to do that,” the source said. Hundreds of thousands of protesters defied curfew, marching on the capital’s streets and later storming the Prime Minister’s palace. Visuals showed crowds running into the premier’s official residence in Dhaka, waving to the camera as they celebrated.…