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Juventus draws Dortmund, Mbappe lifts Madrid

New Delhi The 2025/26 UEFA Champions League began with excitement as Juventus played out a thrilling 4-4 draw with Borussia Dortmund, and Kylian Mbappe led Real Madrid to a comeback win over Marseille. In Turin, Juventus and Dortmund delivered an eight-goal classic, tying t

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Sports

Jaipur Polo team begin tournament with strong victory

Jaipur The Jaipur Polo Team carried their winning momentum into the Sawai Man Guard Cup, starting the tournament with a 7-4 victory over the Aravali Polo Team at the Rajasthan Polo Club on Wednesday. Fresh off their title win at the Chinkara Polo Championship, Jaipur displa

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Sports

Sabalenka withdraws from China Open with injury

Beijing World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka has pulled out of the upcoming China Open due to a minor injury she picked up after winning the US Open. The 2025 China Open is scheduled to run from September 24 to October 5 in Beijing. Sabalenka, who won her second straight US Open tit

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Sports

Messi inspires Inter Miami to strong home victory

Miami Strikes Back Fort Lauderdale Inter Miami CF bounced back in style with a 3-1 home win over Seattle Sounders FC at Chase Stadium. Lionel Messi and Jordi Alba starred, each scoring and assisting, while academy graduate Ian Fray netted his first goal of the season. Th

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Sports

Varun Chakaravarthy becomes top T20I bowler worldwide

Chakaravarthy’s stellar Asia Cup 2025 performances, including economical spells against UAE and Pakistan, propelled him to the top of the world bowling rankings Dubai India’s mystery spinner Varun Chakaravarthy has climbed to the No. 1 spot in the ICC T20I bowlers’ rankings

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Sports

Neeraj Chopra qualifies for World Javelin final

Chopra, despite 90.23m in Doha, has shown inconsistency; his second-best throw is 88.16m Tokyo Olympic champion and defending World Athletics title holder Neeraj Chopra made a confident start at the World Championships, securing his place in the javelin final with his very

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India

Para-Athletes’ Memorabilia Highlight PM Modi E-AuctionNew Delhi

Union Minister of Culture and Tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat announced that sports memorabilia gifted by India’s para-athletes will be a key attraction at the 7th edition of the e-auction of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s mementoes, starting Wednesday. The e-auction coincides w

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India

Congress MP Shinde Calls PM’s Birthday ‘Black Day’

Congress MP Praniti Shinde criticises Modi, Maharashtra government over governance, press freedom, and farmers’ issues. New Delhi Congress MP Praniti Shinde on Tuesday strongly criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the Maharashtra government, calling the PM’s birthday

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Sports

PL Legend Juan Mata joins Melbourne Victory for 2025/26 season

Melbourne Melbourne Victory have announced the signing of former Manchester United and Chelsea star Juan Mata ahead of the 2025/26 A-League men’s season. With one of the finest careers in world football, Mata is a FIFA World Cup, UEFA Champions League and UEFA European Champio

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Sports

Neeraj Chopra Time At World Championships

Tokyo Indian javelin superstar Neeraj Chopra will begin his World Championship title defence with the qualification round in Tokyo, taking on a blockbuster field that also features Olympic gold-winning Arshad Nadeem of Pakistan and Diamond League champion Julian Weber of Germa

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Sports

Smriti Mandhana regains top spot in ICC ODI batting rankings

Mandhana climbs back to No.1 in ICC ODI batting rankings ahead of Women’s World Cup opener DubaiStar India opener Smriti Mandhana has reclaimed the No.1 spot in the ICC Women’s ODI batting rankings, released on Tuesday, following her composed half-century against Australia in

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News

Agentic AI: Autonomous Intelligence Transforming the World in 2025

The rapid progress in artificial intelligence has reached a new frontier in 2025, the era of agentic AI. Unlike earlier generations of AI that respond passively to human commands, agentic AI represents a profound leap: autonomous systems equipped with the ability to initiate acti

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India

Ex-TMC MP Mimi Chakraborty questions ED case

New Delhi Former Trinamool Congress MP and actor Mimi Chakraborty appeared before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on Monday for questioning in a money-laundering case linked to an alleged illegal betting app, officials said. Her statement is being recorded under the Preventio

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Karnataka

DC Urges Sugar Mills to Ensure Timely Payments to Farmers

DC Fauzia directs sugar mills to formalize agreements and ensure timely, fair payments to farmers ahead of the 2025-26 sugarcane season. Kalaburagi  Deputy Commissioner B. Fauzia Tarannum has instructed sugar factories in the district to enter into bilateral agreements with

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Bengaluru

KSPL season 2 jersey launch reveals kits for all 32 teams

KSPL Jersey Launch The Karnataka Softball Premier League (KSPL) Season 2 took centre stage with its official jersey launch, in Bengaluru. The star-studded event saw leading film and television personalities including Shahikumar, Manivatha, Reseshm Naniya, Nikitha Swamy, Preeti

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