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Sindhu finishes runner-up at Indonesian Open

Star badminton player PV Sindhu had to be content with a runner-up finish at the Indonesia Open after losing the title clash in straight games to Japan's Akane Yamaguchi, in Jakarta on Sunday.

Sindhu lost the final of the BWF Tour Super 1000 tournament 15-21 16-21 to the fourth seed.


The Olympic silver medallist had come into the contest with a favourable 10-4 head-to-head record against the Japanese.

Nevertheless, it was season's best performance for the world number five Indian, who had reached the semifinals at Singapore and India Open earlier.

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UK set to abandon mandatory digital ID plan

THE UK government is set to drop plans to make it mandatory for workers to hold a digital identity document, according to reports on Tuesday, in what could be another policy U-turn by the Labour government.

Prime minister Keir Starmer announced in September last year that every employee would be required to have a digital ID as part of efforts to tackle illegal migration and reduce the threat posed by the Reform UK party.

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