 Saina Nehwal, PV Sindhu, Srikanth K. and P. Kashyap are among the 14 Indian shuttlers who have advanced to the Singles pre-quarterfinals of the Syed Modi International Badminton Championships at Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh. In the Women's Singles first round yesterday, top seed Saina defeated Yin Fun Lim of Malaysia, 21-17, 21-12, while third placed Sindhu eased past Ekta Kalia, 21-6, 21-12. In the Men's Singles, top seed Srikanth edged past Malaysian Kian Meng Tan, 18-21, 21-13, 22-20, while Kashyap beat Ankit Chhikara, 21-7, 21-14. Other Indians who have progressed to the last-16 include HS Prannoy, Sai Praneeth, PC Thulasi and Arundhati Pantawane. They will play their pre-quarterfinal matches today |
Highlights from the local media of Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka June 27th, 2016 | Volume: 2 - 17/6 TOP STORIES Afghanistan Still World’s Largest Opium Producer by Far: Report Daily Outlook Afghanistan| 27 th June Afghanistan is by a long way still the world's largest opium producer, accounting for some 70 percent (3,300 tons) of global opium production, according to the United Nations World Drug Report of 2016.Myanmar is the second largest producer of the drug at 14 per cent (650 tons) of global production. According to the UN report, the total value of the illicit opiate economy in Afghanistan was $2.8 billion USD in 2014 — equivalent to 13 percent of the country's gross domestic product (GDP). Maiden joint meeting of Nepal-India EPG next week The Himalayan Times| 26 th June The first joint meeting of the Eminent Persons Group on Nepal-India Relations (EPG-NIR) would be held in Kathmandu on coming Jul...
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