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Economic Times | 25 Jul, 2021 | 08.26AM IST
Tokyo Olympics News Updates Live: Indian shuttler PV Sindhu wins opening round against Israel's Ksenia Polikarpova
Sindhu beat her opponent 21-7, 21-10 in her first game at the Summer Olympics in Tokyo. The Indian badminton player is a 2016 Rio Games silver medallist
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US wins three swim medals, including first gold
Chase Kalisz led a medal haul by the powerhouse American team at the Olympic pool, taking gold Sunday in the men's 400-meter individual medley. Host Japan claimed its first swimming gold, and Tunisia also got a stint atop the medal podium.
Shuttler PV Sindhu wins opening match against Polikarpova
Australians may face longer lockdown after mass protests
Australia's New South Wales logged its second-highest daily increase in locally acquired COVID-19 cases of the year on Sunday amid fears of a wave of new infections after thousands of people joined an anti-lockdown protest. "In relation to yesterday's protests, can I say how absolutely disgusted I was. It broke my heart," Gladys Berejiklian, the premier of the country's most populous state, told reporters. "I hope it won't be a setback, but it could be," she said.
Mann ki baat today
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Thailand reports daily record of 15,335 coronavirus cases
Thailand also reported 129 new deaths, bringing total fatalities to 4,059
Maharashtra: 112 dead, 99 missing in rain-related incidents
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India has broken into the top 10 list of Agriculture produce exporters as per WTO report. The Indian growth story is now being reflected across all the sectors from the ease of doing business to exports and from Startups to Services, India is taking giant leaps in each sector
- Union Minister Piyush Goyal
Brazil reports 1,108 new coronavirus deaths
Cases rose by 38,091 to 19,670,534
South Africa sweeps three-match T20 series against Ireland
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Did not know about content of Hot Shots app: Shilpa Shetty
Bollywood actor Shilpa Shetty told police that she had no idea about the content of the `Hot Shots' app through which her husband Raj Kundra allegedly distributed pornographic films. Kundra, a Mumbai-based businessman, was arrested by the Mumbai police on July 19 for alleged production of pornographic films and their dissemination through apps.
