Wednesday, Aug 17, 2022
Jul 10, 2021 Associated Press (AP) Barty is the first Australian woman to win the singles trophy at the All England Club since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
Jul 10, 2021 Associated Press (AP) If Djokovic wins the Sunday final, that will put him three-fourths of the way to a calendar-year Grand Slam, something only two men have done, most recently Rod Laver in 1969.
Catch the match stats, telecast details of the men’s singles final between Novak Djokovic and Matteo Berrettini here
Jul 10, 2021 Outlook Web Desk Catch the match and telecast details of the women’s singles final between Ashleigh Barty and Karolina Pliskova here
This will be Djokovic's 30th major final as he beat No. 10 Denis Shapovalov 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, while for Berrettini it will be his first.
Novak Djokovic secured a hard-fought 7-6 (3), 7-5, 7-5, win which extended his unbeaten run in Grand Slams to 20 matches
Seeded No 7 Berrettini defeated No. 14 Hubert Hurkacz 6-3, 6-0, 6-7 (3), 6-4, to become Italy's first Grand Slam finalist in 45 years
For Pliskova it could be her first major title, while Barty will be eyeing her second Trophy in the women's singles final
Barty is the first woman from Australia to reach the title match at the grass-court major since Evonne Goolagong in 1980.
Angelique Kerber has a 2-2 career record against Ash Barty, but their last meeting came in 2018 and they have never played on grass
Roger Federer lost in straight sets to 14th-seeded Hubert Hurkacz in the quarterfinals.6-3, 7-6 (4), 6-0
14th seed pair of Jean Julien-Roger and Andreja Klepac defeated the Indian pair 6-3, 3-6 [11-9]
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Kerber, 33, will next go up against No. 1 Ash Barty, who defeated 75th-ranked Ajla Tomljanovic 6-1, 6-3
Pliskova lost only 13 points on her serve as she beat unseeded Viktorija Golubic 6-2, 6-2 to advance to the semifinals.
Raducanu, 18, stopped playing while trailing in the second set of her fourth-round match against Ajla Tomljanovic on Monday night.
First-timers on the men's side included Denis Shapovalov, Matteo Berrettini, Marton Fucsovics and Karen Khachanov, who won a bizarre fifth set to beat Sebastian Korda on his 21st birthday
Before the tournament started the club had said it would be able to have full crowds only for the two singles finals
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Federer ,39, will next face No 23-seeded Lorenzo Sonego of Italy on Monday.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
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Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
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A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
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Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
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He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz 
