IT is still early days to the start of the new Olympic cycle and there's a sense of renewed energy surrounding some of the elite shuttlers in the BWF circuit. That is predominantly the case for Indians as they'll be playing in familiar conditions in front of the home fans at the KD Jadhav Indoor Hall during the Indian Open, which kicks off on Tuesday, in New Delhi.
PV Sindhu will mark her first appearance since her much talked-about marriage. Doubles aces Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty, after reaching the semifinal stage in the season-opener in Malaysia, will be hoping to go the distance after reuniting with Malaysian coach Tan Kim Her.
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Tribal areas inspected to ascertain ST identity
AFTER residents claimed themselves as members of Kattu Naicker and Malaidevan communities, a newly-formed committee of anthropologists inspected the areas over two days and said it was only a preliminary inspection.
CM: Delimitation is BJP's conspiracy to retain power
CONTINUING his tirade against the National Education Policy (NEP) and delimitation of parliamentary seats, Chief Minister MK Stalin called delimitation a conspiracy to \"retain power\" by winning the seats in northern states alone and NEP a \"saffron policy\" formulated to develop 'Hindi' and not India. \"Even if we have to sacrifice our lives, we will never surrender to this fascism of the BJP,\" he said.
After row, new tender for smart meters out
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RBI asks for forex derivative info from banks
Banking regulator is examining derivatives exposures of private and state-run banks which have large forex derivatives
Forest guard injured in gaur attack dies in Kovai
A 54-year-old forest guard who was undergoing treatment at Coimbatore Medical College and Hospital (CMCH) since Monday night, after he was attacked by a gaur, died on Wednesday.
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THE Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) on Wednesday sought a consensus on the issue of delimitation, stressing that the exercise based on the current population would result in a decline of political representation of southern states in Parliament.
Body Burned
AN ex-serviceman, who was missing since March 1, was found to have been murdered and his body was disposed of at a tar plant by the accused.