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The Supreme Court Wednesday asked the Centre to take a “pro-active role” in the All India Football Federation (AIFF) matter for facilitating the holding of the Under-17 Women’s World Cup in India and the lifting of the suspension of the country’s apex football body by FIFA. The top court deferred till the August 22 hearing on the AIFF matter after the Centre said it is in discussion with the International Football Federation (FIFA) over the holding of the U-17 Women’s world cup in India. A bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna, and JB Paridwala said, “We would impress upon the Union of India to take a pro-active role in the matter so that the holding of the Under-17 World Cup and the lifting of the suspension of AIFF, in order to achieve that object, is duly facilitated”. ALSO READ | ‘Bangladesh Tour Highlighted Their Growth’: Former Selector Warns India, Asks Not to Take Zimbabwe Lightly At the outset, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Centre, … [Read more...] about SC Asks Centre to Take Pro-active Role in Facilitating Holding of U-17 Women’s World Cup

Kate Middleton and tennis champion Roger Federer have teamed up in a collaboration that will see the Laver Cup, a tournament that Federer co-founded, donate proceeds from a charity day in London to two of the organizations patronized by the duchess. The partnership announced on Wednesday will see Federer and Kate attend a special pre-Laver Cup tennis event in East London where young people aged 8 to 15 who work with the charities of which Kate is patron will take part. No date for the event has been officially announced but it is expected to take place shortly before the Laver Cup's practice day on September 22. The Laver Cup is a unique tennis tournament that sees 12 of the world's top male tennis players split into two teams to compete against one another. The players are divided into Team Europe and Team World with three players on each team selected based on their international rankings. The additional three players on each side are selected by the team captain. Federer is … [Read more...] about Kate Middleton burnishes athletic prowess with Roger Federer collaboration

The Make In India ambition in India has got a new boost in the form of the Bharat Watch smartwatch which has been designed and manufactured by a startup called Agatsa in India. This company is credited with launching world’s smallest ECG called SanketLife. Bharat Watch has been developed in partnership with Goodify. Besides the make in India tag, Bharat Watch also claims to have pro-grade ECG technology which helps people detect their heart activities on the move. The company suggests that the market for affordable wearables is growing across the globe and it hopes to expand the reach of the products to the African market among others. The company has not shared the full details about the smartwatch, but we expect to hear more from them in the coming weeks. Rahul Rastogi, CEO and Co-Founder of Agatsa, said “We have a high pedigree of making professional-grade, patented Healthtech devices, with nearly 2 million ECGs being done already on our platform globally, and we are … [Read more...] about Bharat Watch Affordable Smartwatch With ECG Launched In India: All Details

Nam Jeong-ho The author is a columnist of the JoongAng Ilbo. There has been much discussion about President Yoon Suk-yeol not making time to meet visiting U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who flew to Seoul on Aug. 3 after she defied Beijing to make a visit to Taiwan where she lambasted China for human rights violations. Critics speculated that Yoon had avoided a problematic meeting with Pelosi citing his summer break so as not to irk Beijing. They say that Yoon not meeting with Pelosi impairs the South Korea-U.S. alliance. Although they have a point, Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan must not be interpreted as a move representing the U.S. government. President Joe Biden as well as his foreign and security aides, military and mainstream U.S. media like the New York Times and the Washington Post have all opposed her visit to Taiwan. They did not think it was wise to unnecessarily provoke China at a time the U.S. was engaged indirectly with a war with Russia over its invasion of Ukraine. … [Read more...] about A different angle on Pelosi’s trip