Chennaiyin FC advances to quarters of Durand Cup

Guwahati, (UNI) Chennaiyin FC have continued their dominance in the ongoing Durand Cup 2023 with a commanding 3-0 victory against Tribhuwan Army to advance to the quarter-finals at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium here on Monday. The opening goal was scored in the 22nd minute after Connor Shields set up winger Farukh Choudhary with a…

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Dravid impressed with Jaiswal, Tilak, Mukesh

Florida, (UNI) Although India lost the T20I series 2-3 against the West Indies, performances of a few debut players like Yashasvi Jaiswal and Tilak Varma has left India Coach Rahul Dravid impressed. He also had a word of praise for debutant Mukesh Kumar’s abilities as he acquitted himself very well by bowling at hard-hitting West…

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Danish FM expresses regrets, apologies for Quran burning

Algiers, Aug 15 (UNI) Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen on Monday called his Algerian counterpart Ahmed Attaf, and expressed his “regrets and apologies” for the burning of the Islamic holy book of Quran in the Danish capital Copenhagen. The Danish diplomat said these acts were “intolerable and unacceptable,” and had run contrary to Denmark’s…

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7 dead in central China rockslide

Wuhan, Aug 15 (UNI) Seven people were dead in a rockslide Monday night in the suburbs of Yichang City, central China’s Hubei Province, the local government confirmed. Falling rocks hit a passing van on a country road in Xingshan County at around 8:30 p.m. and all the seven people on board were killed, the county…

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3k people evacuated due to wildfire in France

Paris, Aug 15 (UNI) Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as a violent wildfire broke out Monday evening near Saint-Andre, a commune in the department of Pyrenees-Orientales in southern France. The fire broke out at about 5:15 p.m. local time (1515 GMT), French news channel BFMTV reported, citing local fire department. According to the local…

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Far-right Argentine lawmaker Milei Secures surprise win in presidential primary

Buenos Aires, (UNI) A far-right Argentine presidential candidate, libertarian economist Javier Milei, has surprised many by winning the primaries, with his opponents close behind, voting results showed on Monday. Argentina’s presidential election is scheduled for October 22. The main contenders for the presidency are Sergio Massa, the incumbent economy minister running for the ruling Union…

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