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Welfare of tea garden workers a state responsibility: Union govt

| August 9, 2024

Trinamool Congress MP Dola Sen raised a written question in the Rajya Sabha to the Ministry of Labour and Employment regarding the working conditions of tea garden workers in north Bengal. She inquired whether the Union government is aware of the hardships faced by these workers. In response, the Union minister of state representing the …

Vinesh Phogat announces retirement. IOA appeals to CAS

| August 9, 2024

In a heartfelt message on X (formerly Twitter) on Thursday, August, 29-year-old Vinesh Phogat announced her retirement from wrestling. Her shocking disqualification from the final because of being over her weight category limit of 50 kg by a mere 100 g, and that too, after a valiant all-night effort by her and her coaching and …

Neeraj wins silver at Paris 2024

| August 9, 2024

Neeraj Chopra had to be satisfied with a silver medal in his second Olympic Games. His throw of 89.45 metres was a great effort by itself, no doubt, but was far from the gold medal throw—92.97 metres by Pakistan’s Arshad Nadeem. Anderson Peters of Grenada won the bronze with a throw of 88.54 metres. Though …