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Today's News Headlines.

1.Defending champions India beat Singapore 3-1 to claim the elusive gold, once again, in table tennis men's team event on Tuesday at the Commonwealth Games 2022. It was India's first medal in the sport at the CWG 2022 and second on Day 5 after the historic gold in Lawn Bowls, which took the nation's medals tally to 11 - five gold, three silver and three bronze.-hindustantimes.com

2.US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi has landed in Taiwan amid Chinese warnings. Her flight landed in Taipei as China closed the east coast airspace around Xiamen.After landing in Taiwan, Pelosi said that the United States continues to oppose unilateral efforts to change the status quo.-dnaindia.com

3.Those Who Play With Fire Will Perish By It, Warns China.-Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed Wednesday to punish those who offend Beijing, state media reported, as the country seethes over US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan. “This is a complete farce. The United States is violating China’s sovereignty under the guise of so-called ‘democracy’… those

4.Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih during his visit to India said that it would have been difficult for Maldives to recover after COVID without India’s assistance. In a joint press statement, President Solih said, “Maldives-India relationship goes beyond diplomacy.-dnaindia.com

5.British politician Rishi Sunak is vying to become the first Indian-origin prime minister of the country but has been trailing rival Liz Truss as per earlier polls. However, a latest poll has revealed that the race to 10 Downing Street is closer than previously thought.-dnaindia.com

6.Raghuram Rajan, the former chief of the Reserve Bank of India, today said India is less of a liberal democracy now than it was 10 years ago. Tracing the economic troubles of neighbouring Sri Lanka in an exclusive interview with NDTV, Mr Rajan said part of the island nation's problems lie in the troubled history of minorities and their place in what once was "quite a successful middle-income economy".-news18.com

7.The Centre has requested the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi to explore the possibility of setting up a campus in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), the education ministry said in the Lok Sabha on Monday.-hindustantimes.com

8.The recent results revealed by Time Out’s survey crowned Edinburgh as the best city in the world. The survey that takes into account thousands of votes made a list of 53 best cities in the world with Mumbai ranked 14th. Edinburgh was followed by Chicago, Medellín, Glasgow and Amsterdam.-news18.com

9.Qatar Tourism successfully conducted its first roadshow in India since the pandemic. The events in Delhi and Mumbai were attended by notable participants from the Indian travel industry, including trade partners, associates, and travel affiliates. Around 120 travel industry companies from Delhi and Mumbai attended the event, which aimed to connect local travel agents with destination management companies, hotels, and attraction operators in Qatar.-hotelierindia.com

10.India leads Asia-Pacific in its intent to travel in the second half of 2022 with 50% Indians expressing the desire to spend more money on booking a vacation in the world’s largest survey of travel intentions from Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) in a post-pandemic setting.-hospitalitybizindia.com

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