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CJP supporters gathered in Mumbai on Friday to protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and demand suspension of the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls
Ankush Panghal became the first Indian man to win a boxing gold medal at the Asian Games on Friday. The Haryana boxer beat South Korea's Minseong Kim 5-0 in the men's 80kg final and brought India's boxing campaign at the Games to a close. The 21-year-old started fast, taking the opening round 4-1. He kept control in round two, with all five judges scoring it in his favour. Panghal finished in style with another 4-1 round to seal a comfortable win and the gold medal. He reached the final after coming from behind to beat Uzbekistan's reigning 75kg world champion Fazliddin Erkinboev 4-1 in the semi-final. That made Panghal the first Indian male boxer since Amit Panghal to win Asian Games gold. Amit Panghal won at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta.
India's wait for a Greco Roman style Asian Games champion stretched further on Thursday as Nitesh Siwach settled for silver after Japan's Yuri Nakazato outplayed him 4-0 in the final here. The result denied India a long-awaited gold in the discipline. Nitesh struggled to launch attacks and Nakazato kept him under pressure throughout. The Japanese ended the first period 2-0 ahead while keeping Nitesh in a head lock position towards the end. The gap widened late. Nakazato disbalanced Nitesh with a push and turned that into a successful 'take down' for a 4-0 lead.
Parveen Hooda won the women's 65kg boxing gold at the Asian Games, defeating Chinese Taipei's Chen Nien-Chen 3-2 in a tense final to mark a strong comeback. After taking the opening round 5-0 with clever counters and body shots, Parveen faced a strong response as Chen leveled the scores by winning the second round. In a hard-fought final round, Parveen absorbed early pressure, relied on quick combinations, and utilized effective counter-punching to edge the bout and secure the gold.
Lovlina Borgohain ended a 12-year wait for an Indian women's boxing gold at the Asian Games, beating China's Ziyi Bao 5-0 in the 75kg final on her birthday. This makes her only the second Indian woman after Mary Kom to win Asiad boxing gold, upgrading her previous silver. Utilizing her height advantage, Lovlina navigated a messy, clinch-heavy contest against the aggressive 20-year-old. After edging a tight 3-2 first round with heavy punches, Lovlina controlled the distance in the second to take it 4-1. The third followed a similar script, with Bao throwing plenty but rarely landing cleanly as Lovlina secured a historic victory.
Members of Congress, veterans and historic preservationists launched protest, arguing that the Trump administration need to scrap plans for a 250-foot arch between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington National Cemetery, stating that construction without congressional approval would be illegal.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, LoP Rahul Gandhi, Rajnath Singh and other leaders paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi and Lal Bahadur Shastri on their birth anniversaries in New Delhi
Opposition parties and members of student groups AISA, SFI and NSUI staged a protest near Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Friday, demanding Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over alleged irregularities and mass deletion of voters during the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Defending champions India survived a scare before Abhishek struck with 45 seconds remaining to beat arch-rivals Pakistan 4-3 in the Asian Games hockey semifinal on Thursday and book a place in the final. Harmanpreet converted two penalty corners in the 5th and 13th minutes and Sukhjeet Singh scored from field play in the 23rd as India raced into a 3-0 lead. Pakistan then fought back with goals from Abu Mahmood in the 30th minute, Hannan Shahid in the 45th and Waheed Rana in the 49th to drag the game level. With time running out, India finally found a way through. Abhishek got the decisive touch near the goalmouth, and the deflection off Pakistan defender Sufiyan wrong-footed Ali Raza to send India into the final, where they will meet the winner of the other semifinal between South Korea and Malaysia.
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