Kathmandu, July 27 (IANS) Nepal’s first road tunnel officially came into operation on Monday, marking the country’s entry into the era of tunnel roads. Minister for Infrastructure Development Sunil Lamsal formally inaugurated the Nagdhunga-Sisneri Tunnel, a 2.68-km section of the Prithvi Highway at the western gateway to the Kathmandu Valley, during a ceremony attended by government officials and diplomats.The tunnel, built with concessional loan assistance from the Japanese government, is expec…
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Gandhinagar, July 27 (IANS) Gujarat will have its largest-ever representation at the Asian Games, with nine athletes and one reserve player selected to represent India at the 20th Asian Games in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya from September 19 to October 4, 2026.The selection marks a significant increase from the 2014 Asian Games, when only three athletes from Gujarat represented the country.State officials said the latest contingent reflects the steady expansion of Gujarat’s presence across multiple spor…
Ontario, July 27 (IANS) Indian men advanced to the pre-quarterfinals of the World Squash Junior Team Championships as group toppers, while the women also made a winning start. The fifth-seed Indian men’s team of Gurveer Singh, Yusha Nafees and Aryaveer Dewan swept the Netherlands (Freek Bonnema, Jesper Hempenius and Quinten van Es) by 3-0 margin in Group 5.In the match against Brazil, Purav Rambhia came in place of Gurveer as the Indians defeated the team of Bernardo Jorge Guimaraes, Matheus Fra…
New Delhi, July 27 (IANS) US-based multinational technology company Nvidia is in talks to provide around $250 billion in financing guarantees to OpenAI as part of a massive artificial intelligence (AI) data centre project in the US, according to a report.As per report published in The Wall Street Journal, the proposed backing would help the ChatGPT maker lease a 10-gigawatt data centre campus being developed by SoftBank’s energy subsidiary in southern Ohio.It further showed that the project is e…
Harare, July 26 (IANS) India skipper Shreyas Iyer described leading his side to a 3-0 series sweep against Zimbabwe as a ‘special feeling,’ and lavished high praise on the team’s youngsters for their fearless attitude and high energy levels throughout the short trip.After suffering series defeats in Ireland and England, Iyer registered his maiden series victory as India’s T20I captain after the visitors sealed a clinical 35-run win in the third and final T20I here at the Harare Sports Club o…
New Delhi, July 26 (IANS) During the 136th edition of his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi highlighted the achievements of Dr Ronaldo Laishram from Manipur, saying his journey is an inspiration for young Indians as it demonstrates how global success can go hand in hand with a deep connection to one’s roots. Speaking during the programme, the Prime Minister said the scientist’s accomplishment has brought international recognition not only to Indian sc…
Ipswich, July 25 (IANS) Japan forward Daizen Maeda has completed a move to Premier League club Ipswich Town from Scottish champions Celtic, signing a contract that will keep him at Portman Road until the summer of 2029.The 28-year-old becomes Ipswich’s fifth signing of the summer transfer window and the club’s first-ever Japanese player. Financial details of the transfer were not disclosed.Maeda arrives after an impressive spell at Celtic, where he scored 79 goals in 212 appearances and helped t…
New Delhi, July 25 (IANS) US-based AI giant OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT faced a global technical disruption on Saturday, with more than 1,500 users reporting issues on the platform.As of around 3 pm, Downdetector recorded 1,535 user reports, indicating widespread problems with ChatGPT services.According to the outage tracker, about 80 per cent of users reported issues with ChatGPT, while 8 per cent experienced problems with the mobile app and another 8 per cent reported disruptions with the API.Tho…
Changzhou, July 24 (IANS) China suffered a double blow in men’s singles at the 2026 China Open in Changzhou on Friday as Shi Yuqi and Weng Hongyang both crashed out in the quarterfinals, leaving the host nation without a representative in the last four.World No. 1 Shi Yuqi fought hard for 61 minutes against Chinese Taipei’s Chou Tien-chen, but could not lock down the key points late on. The home favourite lost the three-game clash 21-14, 12-21, 21-15.Weng also had no luck in his quarterfinals ti…
Seoul, July 24 (IANS) North Korea on Friday accused South Korea, the United States and Japan of exploiting this week’s Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) forum to “incite” hostility by seeking to promote a US-led security bloc and force the regime to denuclearise despite it no longer being a viable path.The North’s foreign ministry made the comments in a dispatch carried by its state media, referring to the series of meetings that took place in the Philippines this week led by the 11…