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The Palestinian Foreign Ministry earlier slammed the plan to expand Israeli settlements and called for international institutions to confront the move. Israel has intensified the construction of settlements in the West Bank, the Palestinian news agency Ma'an reported. According to the report, 15 new settlement housing units as well as new roads are planned to be built in the area, to the west, south and east of the Ahia settlement in the Palestinian village of Jalud. More agricultural lands are reportedly being bulldozed in the area to clear the construction site. Ghassan Daghlas, the Palestinian official in charge of monitoring the Israeli settlement policy in the northern part of the West Bank, told Ma'an that the new settlement expansion in Ahia included the bulldozing of lands and the construction of infrastructure in the settlement of Amihai, 1 kilometer to the southwest of Ahia. According to Israel’s Channel 10, the plan is part of the so-called "Greater Jerusal...

Awadhe Warriors put behind the absence of their star player Saina Nehwal and took 4-3 lead against defending champions Chennai Smashers on the first day of the third edition of the Premier Badminton League (PBL), with the much-anticipated tournament making its debut in Guwahati. The Warriors won both men’s singles and mixed doubles to take a 4-0 advantage. Parupalli Kashyap won his singles against Daniel S Farid 15-12, 15-8 in the Warriors’ trump match. However, Chennai Smashers came back in the men’s doubles and their trump match of women’s singles to save themselves embarrassment and earn three points. PV Sindhu thrashed Nehwal’s replacement SU Rao 15-10, 15-9 to win their trump match. Here are the key highlights of the opening day: