Indian duo Satwik-Chirag wins historic doubles gold
Hangzhou (PTI): The Indian duo of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty downed South Korea's Korea's Choi Solgyu-Kim Wonho 21-18 21-16 to clinch a historic gold medal at the Asian Games here on Saturday.
The Indian pair made multiple mini comebacks to win the opening game in 29 minutes.
But, in the second game, the Indians put their rivals under pressure and sealed the match that lasted 57 minutes.
Satwiksairaj and Chirag thus became the first-ever Indian badminton doubles pair to win the Asian Games gold medal, having eliminated former world champions Aaron Chia and Soh Wooi Yik in the last-four stage.
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Two men suspected of planning blasts in Hyderabad arrested
Vizianagaram (Andhra Pradesh) (PTI): Andhra Pradesh Police and their Telangana counterparts held a joint operation that led to the arrest of two men suspected of planning blasts in Hyderabad.
Siraj Ur Rehman (29) from Vizianagaram was detained following a tip-off. Explosives, including ammonia, sulphur, and aluminium powder, were seized from his premises during a search, police said on Sunday.
"In the course of the investigation, Rehman revealed details leading to the detention of another individual, Syed Sameer (28), from Hyderabad," police added.
Both accused are in custody and will be produced before a court, police said, urging public cooperation and vigilance.
