- Sports
Retired Olympic hockey hero Sreejesh predicts successor will emerge soon
Paris: Just-retired PR Sreejesh, who stood like a wall defending the goal for nearly two decades before bowing out on a high with a second Olympic hockey bronze medal here, believes India…
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Indian shooting icon Abhinav Bindra awarded Olympic Order
Paris: Indian shooting icon Abhinav Bindra was awarded the prestigious Olympic Order in recognition of his “distinguished contribution” to the Olympic movement. Bindra, who became India’s first-ever Olympic individual gold medallist in…
- World
Stopped recruiting Indians into military since April: Russian embassy
New Delhi: The Russian embassy on Saturday condoled the “unfortunate instances” of Indian casualties in the course of Moscow’s “special military operation” in Ukraine and said recruitment of Indians into its armed…
- India
SEBI chief, husband denies Hindenburg allegations as baseless
New Delhi: Capital markets regulator Sebi Chairman Madhabi Puri Buch and her husband on Saturday denied allegations levelled against them by short seller Hindenburg as baseless and asserted that their finances are…
- India
SEBI head Madhabi Buch linked to offshore funds in Adani scandal: Hindenburg
New Delhi: US short-seller Hindenburg Research launched a fresh broadside against market regulator SEBI chairperson Madhabi Buch, alleging she and her husband had stakes in obscure offshore funds used in the Adani…
- India
Jaishankar inaugurates Maldives’ largest India-funded water and sanitation projects
Male: External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar on Saturday handed over to the Maldives a massive water and sanitation project worth USD 110 million funding from India at 28 islands covering seven per…
- India
Hope Bangladesh interim govt will take forceful steps to instill confidence in minorities: Congress
New Delhi: The Congress on Saturday expressed concern over reports of targeted attacks on minorities and their places of worship in Bangladesh and hoped the interim government there would take forceful steps…
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DU UG Admission 2024-25: Physical trials for ECA quota to commence from Aug 12
New Delhi: The Delhi University on Saturday released its physical trial schedule for those seeking admission in the 2024-2025 undergraduate academic session through Extra Curricular Activities (ECA) quota. According to the schedule,…
- Sports
Medal or no medal, I hope people never forget what Vinesh did for country: Neeraj
Paris: Star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra is keeping his fingers crossed for wrestler Vinesh Phogat as she awaits a verdict on her appeal against disqualification from the Games but at the same…
- India
BPCC to launch statewide agitation against Centre for denying special category status
Patna: The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (BPCC) on Saturday announced a statewide agitation from August 12 in protest against the Centre’s refusal to grant special category status to the state. Bihar Congress…
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Finance Secretary T V Somanathan named new Cabinet Secretary
New Delhi: The Centre on Saturday named Finance Secretary T V Somanathan as the new cabinet secretary for a tenure of two years. He will succeed incumbent Rajeev Gauba, who completes his…
- India
‘Rahul has become synonymous with politics of deception, propaganda, lies’: BJP
New Delhi: The BJP on Saturday hit out at Rahul Gandhi, alleging non-fulfillment of his party’s poll promises in Karnataka and Himachal Pradesh, and said the Congress leader has become synonymous with…
- India
PM to release 109 varieties of seeds developed by ICAR: Union minister
Bhopal: Prime Minister Narendra Modi will on Sunday release 109 varieties of seeds that have been developed by Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) for different climatic zones and are area specific,…
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Wayanad Landslide: Kerala ministers hope PM Modi to support state’s request
Wayanad: Kerala Ministers, who took part in the evaluation meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi here in the aftermath of the July 30 landslides, on Saturday expressed hope that the Union…
- India
350 people detained during Vidarbha statehood protest in Nagpur
Nagpur: The police detained 350 people during a protest march here demanding statehood for the Vidarbha region on Saturday, an official said. Activists of the Vidarbha Rajya Andolan Samiti (VRAS), led by…
