- India
WFI suspension: Mamata accuses Centre of letting down wrestlers; BJP hits back
Kolkata: Expressing concern over the suspension of WFI by United World Wrestling, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee accused the central government of disregarding the nation’s wrestlers, prompting criticism from the BJP,…
- India
Babies born on day of conquering Moon named after Chandrayaan’ in Odisha
Kendrapara: Several babies born in Odisha’s Kendrapara district shortly after India’s Moon mission reached the surface of the Earth’s natural satellite were named after Chandrayaan’. At least four babies, three boys and…
- India
Google celebrates India’s Chandrayaan-3 feat with special doodle
New Delhi: Search engine giant Google on Thursday celebrated India’s success in its third Moon mission Chandrayaan-3 with a special animated doodle. India scripted history on Wednesday with its touchdown on the…
- India
Kota pressure cooker: No friends, only competitors, say students
Kota: There are no friends but only competitors in the country’s coaching capital popularly known as “Kota factory”, say students and experts as the government struggles to keep a check on the…
- India
From wrestlers’ protest to WFI suspension: Timeline
New Delhi: The following is the timeline of the chain of events that led to the suspension of the Wrestling Federation of India by UWW, the sport’s global governing body. January 18:…
- World
PM Modi, Chinese prez Xi seen having brief exchanges in Johannesburg
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chinese President Xi Jinping were on Thursday seen having brief exchanges ahead of a media briefing by the BRICS leaders in Johannesburg. Modi and Xi…
- Pakistan
Pak court resumes hearing on Imran Khan’s appeal in Toshakhana case
Islamabad: The Islamabad High Court on Thursday resumed hearing on an appeal filed by jailed former Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan challenging his conviction and sentence by a sessions court in the…
- India
SC refuses to cancel bail to ex-Andaman CS in job-for-sex racket case
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas seeking cancellation of bail granted to former Chief Secretary of Andaman and Nicobar Islands Jitendra Narain over allegations of gang-raping a 20-year-old woman…
- India
Himachal Pradesh: 8 buildings collapse as landslide hits Kullu
Shimla: At least eight buildings that had developed cracks and were declared unsafe following recent rains collapsed in Anni area of Himachal Pradesh’s Kullu district on Thursday, throwing up large clouds of…
- India
World wrestling body suspends WFI, wrestlers won’t play under India flag at Championships
New Delhi: UWW (United World Wrestling) the world governing body for wrestling, has suspended the WFI for not conducting its elections on time, a development that will not allow Indian grapplers to…
- India
Mizoram bridge collapse: 23 workers feared dead; 18 bodies found
Aizawl: Of 26 workers present on the under-construction railway bridge that collapsed in Mizoram’s Aizawl district, 23 people are believed to be dead, though the police have recovered only 18 bodies, officials…
- India
RSS chief hails ISRO for successful landing of Chandrayaan-3 on Moon
New Delhi: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday congratulated ISRO on Chandrayaan-3’s successful touchdown on the lunar surface and said India has become the first country to land a spacecraft on the…
- India
MP: Assembly poll schedule awaited, SP joins BJP and BSP in declaring candidates
Bhopal: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday announced its first list of four candidates, all from Bundelkhand and the Gwalior-Chambal belt, for the upcoming assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh. All four constituencies…
- India
Gujarat: Shell Energy India to invest Rs 3,500 cr to set up renewable energy facility
Ahmedabad: Shell Energy India on Wednesday said it will invest Rs 3,500 crore in Gujarat to set up a renewable energy facility, charging stations for electric vehicles, and an LNG regasification terminal,…
- India
Kerala CM releases supplementary textbooks; attacks NCERT over removal of portions
Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Wednesday strongly criticised the NCERT for its recent omission of key portions from school textbooks and said that the move was with the political intention…
