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Jordan Chiles must return the bronze medal she won in the Paris Olympics floor exercise after sport's highest court said her score was judged improperly, the International Olympic Committee confirmed Sunday. The IOC announced early Sunday it was reallocating the bronze from Monday's women's floor final to Romanian Ana Barbosu after the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) said Saturday night it would respect the court's decision and elevate Barbosu to third. The decision came less than 24 hours after the Court of Arbitration for Sport voided a scoring appeal made by Team USA coach Cecile Landi during the competition that had vaulted Chiles onto the podium.

AAP on Sunday demanded that the Supreme Court take note of the allegations levelled by US short seller Hindenburg against SEBI chief Madhabi Puri Buch. Hindenburg Research has alleged that it suspects SEBI's unwillingness to act against Adani Group may be because Madhabi Puri had stakes in offshore funds linked to the conglomerate — an allegation that the SEBI head called «baseless» and an attempt of «character assassination». Addressing a press conference here, AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the SEBI had told a Supreme Court panel that the investigation into the Adani group was «directionless». «SEBI chief and her husband's money was invested in shell companies. Why were these facts hidden from the Supreme Court? The apex Court should take note of the new developments and how facts were hidden,» he said.

Hindenburg controversy was over, the whistleblower who makes money by short-selling shares and bonds of its target companies has added a fresh twist to the unending saga by claiming that Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband had a stake in offshore entities linked to the Adani family. The allegations come one-and-a-half months after Sebi issued a show-cause notice to Hindenburg for violating Indian market regulations and profiting by taking short positions.

SEBI chairperson Madhabi Puri Buch's involvement in the obscure offshore entities in siphoning case. «Group has absolutely no commercial relationship with individuals or matters mentioned,» Adani said reacting to recent Hindenburg report. The Adani Group also rejected these allegations against the company and reiterated that its overseas holding structure is fully transparent.

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PARIS – Phil Kim was the first, and for the foreseeable future, the only Olympic champion in men’s breaking.The 27-year-old from Vancouver, known in his breaking circles as B-Boy Phil Wizard, captured gold at Place de la Concorde on Saturday.The Canadian dominated his final battle with host-country favourite Danis Civil (Dany Dann) of France by winning all three rounds and taking 23 of a possible 27 votes from the judges.The 2022 world champion and reigning Pan American Games champion Kim was a favourite in the performance sport making its Olympic debut in Paris.It isn’t on the menu in Los Angeles in 2028 nor is it certain to return in Brisbane, Australia, in 2032.The sunny, charismatic Kim was that throughout his bouts Saturday, but he shed tears both on the podium during O Canada, in interviews afterward and when he embraced his mother Gilsoo, father Byung Tae and brothers Daniel and John.“I was stressed out of my mind,” Kim said. “Yesterday, I cried my eyes out because I was so scared to do this.“There’s been a lot of pressure and a lot of expectations.

Hindenburg Research as “baseless ”, Sebi chief Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband Dhaval Buch today said the US-based short-seller is resorting to character assasination in response to a show-cause notice issued by the regulator in the Adani controversy. “It is unfortunate that Hindenburg Research against whom SEBI has taken an Enforcement action and issued a show cause notice has chosen to attempt character assassination in response to the same,” the husband-wife duo said in a late night statement.

Paris 2024 Olympics promises an action-packed schedule as 13 gold medals are up for grabs before the Closing Ceremony concludes the Games on Sunday, August 11. With numerous high-stakes events scheduled, fans will have plenty to watch as the Olympics reach its thrilling climax.

Pixel 9 will likely come with a 6.3-inch display and be available in 4 colourways: black, light grey, porcelain and pink. The phone is likely to have the same camera setup as its predecessor and could feature a glossy glass exterior.

Protesters carried American and Bangladeshi flags and held posters demanding that Bangladeshi minorities be «saved.» They chanted slogans of «We want justice» and called for peace amid the recent surge in violence. The crowd, which included activists from various human rights organizations, members of the Bangladeshi diaspora and Indian-American Hindu allies, came from Washington, Maryland, Virginia, and New York.

Andy Macdonald was placed 18th in the list of 22 participants and scored 77.66 in the heat at the men's skateboarding at the 2024 Paris Olympics. He was eliminated, but the crowd there cheered him and screamed as he performed a backflip to finish his work. He received a standing ovation. The British-American who competed for Great Britain in Paris is 51 years old, some of his competitors were 30 years younger than him. Olympics.com has said that Macdonald is the oldest participant in the men's skateboarding event at the Summer Olympic Games.

The polls of likely voters by The New York Times and Siena College showed Democratic presidential candidate Harris leading her Republican rival Trump by an identical 50 percent to 46 percent margin in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin. Under the US electoral college voting system, those three populous Midwestern states are considered key to victory for either party.

study abroad platforms including CollegeDekho, iSchoolConnect, Leverage.biz, Career Mosaic, among others told ET that Indian colleges have lately become safer bets or at least a back-up option for students considering international markets for education. The reasons: protests escalating into violence, political unrest, tighter visa policies, geo-political tensions and economic slowdown in many of the study abroad destinations for Indian students, said experts. Nations like Canada, Australia and the UK that are home to the bulk of Indian students have tightened visa policies leading to higher rates of rejection. Others like Russia, Ukraine, Bangladesh and even some regions in the UK and the US are grappling with either public unrest or geopolitical tensions, making them unattractive.

Paramount Global is set to reduce about 15 percent of its US workforce in the coming weeks, according to company executives on an earnings call Thursday, as per a report on AFP. The move comes ahead of a planned merger with Skydance Media, which had been announced in July and marked a key step forward for the movie studio after it co-produced the 2022 Tom Cruise blockbuster «Top Gun: Maverick» with Paramount. Paramount had previously identified cost savings across the company, and the layoffs are part of its efforts to realize them, said Chris McCarthy, who heads Showtime/MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount Media Networks.

Ana Barbosu to third in the Paris Olympics 2024 women's floor exercise final Saturday, potentially forcing American gymnast Jordan Chiles to return the bronze she won in the event, as per an AP report. It’s unclear whether Chiles will be compelled to send back medal. The federation, known as FIG, said while it has restored the initial order of finish — with Barbosu third, Romanian teammate Sabrina Maneca-Voinea fourth and Chiles fifth — the allocation of medals was up to the International Olympic Committee. Also Read: Incredibles 3: When will the third installment release and what to expect?

Opel Astra? It was India’s first tryst with German technology on the roads. With automatic transmission — a rarity in those days — ventilated disc brakes and a CFC-free air-conditioning system, Astra quickly became the car to dream for. It single-handedly launched the premium luxury sedan segment in India. Opel, then owned by Detroit, US-based auto major General Motors, doubled down, launching Corsa with an ad campaign that auto enthusiasts still remember—“Achtung Baby”—flaunting its German origins. The Opel cars scored high on product satisfaction, but the sheen wore off quickly, thanks to expensive maintenance and sub-par after-sales experience, all of which affected the resale value. Opel exited India in 2006, 10 years after its entry. French manufacturer Peugeot was another early mover in the 1990s and launched the 309 —a boxy sedan with 80s design language—in India. Not even the choice of the TUD5 engine, a legendary motor, could save the Parisian car maker. You would think that after initial hiccups, things would have become different in the new millennium and the Europeans would have made the most of their early-mover advantage. But that was not to be.

Rush Doshi, a key architect of US President Joe Biden’s China policy, served in the National Security Council in 2021-24. Author of an acclaimed book, The Long Game: China’s Grand Strategy to Displace American Order, he speaks to Seema Sirohi on the US, India and China. Edited excerpts: How do you view the India-China border situation? What would US do if there was another Galwan-type situation? First, the Biden Administration has repeatedly noted the need for China to refrain from aggressive activity around the Line of Actual Control. Second, the US is not only more public about the border dispute but even includes it alongside the South and East China Seas, Taiwan Strait, as examples of provocative Chinese activity.

2024 Paris Olympics? With 33 gold medals each, the US and China are tied for the topmost position on the medla taly. Only two days are left before the curtain falls on the game and the players vow to meet again after four years. However, both the US and China have opportunities to win many gold medals so all eyes will remain on the players of these two teams.

Vinesh Phogat's appeal to award her a joint silver medal. «The ad hoc division of CAS has extended time till 6:00 p.m. on August 11, 2024, for the Sole Arbitrator Hon. Dr Annabelle Bennett in the Vinesh Phogat vs. United World Wrestling & the International Olympic Committee to issue a decision. The reasoned order will be issued at a later date,» said IOA in a statement. Phogat had filed an appeal on August 7 challenging the Olympics disqualification she faced for weighing more than 50 Kg by 100 grams, leading to the Olympics committee revoking her silver medal win.

It's an open secret that vendors are offering one of the world's most sought-after technologies: the microchips that create artificial intelligence, which the United States is battling to keep out of Chinese hands. One vendor said he could order the chips for delivery in two weeks. Another said companies came to the market ordering 200 or 300 chips from him at a time. A third business owner said he recently shipped a big batch of servers with more than 2,000 of the most advanced chips made by Nvidia, the U.S. tech company, from Hong Kong to mainland China. As evidence, he showed photos and a message with his supplier arranging the April delivery for $103 million.

House Of The Dragon" is likely to have season 3 and season 4. However, the show needs to have 10 episodes each to cover «Dance of the Dragons» events as suggested by «A Song of Ice & Fire» book series author, screenrant reported. "House Of The Dragon" is a prequel series which already has two seasons. «Dance of the Dragons» will require two seasons to showcase events, including Battle of the God's Eye, and Storming of the Dragonpit. However, nothing has been confirmed officially.