First round exit! India’s Lakshya Sen bows out after French Open Super 750 badminton tournament defeat | Badminton News

India’s Lakshya Sen (PTI Photo/Ravi Choudhary)( India’s Lakshya Sen exited the French Open Super 750 badminton tournament after losing to Ireland’s Nhat Nguyen in the men’s singles first round. The straight-game defeat ended with scores of 7-21, 16-21 against world number 29 Nhat.Despite defeating Nhat in three games at the Denmark Open last week, the…

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Budget 2026: STMAI urges PLI scheme for seamless pipe exports; calls for higher customs duty

The Seamless Tube Manufacturers’ Association of India (STMAI) on Thursday urged the government to introduce a production-linked incentive (PLI) scheme covering at least 10 per cent of exports of their products, ahead of the Union Budget. STMAI President Shiv Kumar Singhal also urged stricter measures to curb illegal imports of seamless pipes, which are affecting…

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VP elected, politics continues: BJP takes ‘conscience’ swipe over cross-voting; opposition claims ‘votes were bought’ | India News

NEW DELHI: Did some INDIA bloc MPs cross-vote in the vice-presidential elections held on Tuesday? Well, the NDA is certain that they did. Parliamentary affairs minister Kiren Rijiju on Wednesday rubbed salt into opposition’s wounds as he extended special thanks to the INDIA bloc MPs who voted with ‘conscience’. “Special thanks to some MPs of-…

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Many of you will be arrested: West Bengal CM Mamata warns TMC workers | India News

KOLKATA/KHANDAGHOSH: Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee warned of “operations” starting Sunday night to arrest Trinamool workers ahead of assembly polls less than a fortnight away, urging them to be careful under an administration now under the EC. Mamata vowed to resist BJP’s attempt “to break Bengal through delimitation” that is slated to start following the…

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