At least 91 people, including 14 policemen, were killed and hundreds injured on Sunday in fierce clashes between protesters demanding Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s resignation and the ruling party supporters in different parts of Bangladesh, forcing authorities to cut off mobile internet and enforce a nationwide curfew for an indefinite period.
Day: August 5, 2024
Lakshya Sen lost to Denmark’s defending Olympic champion Viktor Axelsen 20-22, 14-21 in the men’s singles semifinal on Sunday.
Italy’s 2016 Rio Olympics gold medallist Diana Bacosi also failed to clear the qualifications, finishing just below Maheshwari at 15th place with a total of 117.
Indian shooters Vijayveer Sidhu and Anish Bhanwala gave a good account of themselves in the qualifications but could not enter the final of the 25m rapid fire men’s pistol event at the Olympic Games here on Sunday.
Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay’s magical six-wicket haul robbed the roar from Rohit Sharma’s brutal fifty as Sri Lanka etched an emotional 32-run win over India in the second ODI here on Sunday.
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is likely to keep the key interest unchanged at 6.5 per cent on Thursday, and wait for more macroeconomic data before taking a call on rate cut in line with expectations, experts said.
Google and Temasek-backed social media unicorn Sharechat is closing a $16 million fundraise, while firing about 5 percent of its workforce (around 30-40 employees) after a bi-annual performance review, according to sources.
Google is set to enhance its Chrome browser with a new AI-driven feature that brings Google Lens capabilities to desktop users.
Schizophrenia is a neuropsychiatric disorder characterised by recurrent episodes of psychosis, including hallucinations, delusions, and disorganised thinking, and given that it runs in families, researchers are focusing on genetic testing and analyses to pinpoint risk factors.