NEW DELHI: “Super Saina, Saina vs China (laughs), Badminton Queen — ye sabb naam mere saath hamesha rahenge. Bahot pyaar mila mujhe [These are names that will always stay with me. I have received so much love],” an emotional Saina Nehwal said as she sat quietly, reliving the unforgettable glory of 2012, the year she…
India’s Shreyas Iyer and Rohit Sharma (AP/PTI) Former India captain Rohit Sharma has admitted that watching the T20 World Cup from the sidelines for the first time in his career will feel “strange”, as he reflected on life away from the format and the difficult decisions that shaped his leadership years. Rohit, along with Virat…
The first signs appeared quietly last spring. The Trump administration moved to cancel visas and deport dozens of international students across the country, including a handful enrolled at the University of Wisconsin–Madison.The cancellations were later reversed. But the episode triggered alarm inside university administrations that depend heavily on students from abroad. At Wisconsin, where roughly…
NEW DELHI: Pursuant to the Jan 19 SC direction, Election Commission on Wednesday instructed the Bengal CEO to ensure that names of electors listed under “logical discrepancies” and “unmapped” categories under the SIR exercise are displayed by Jan 24 at gram panchayat bhawans, public places in talukas, block office of talukas as well as in…
MUMBAI: RBI has said that the first advance estimates of real GDP growth for 2025-26 reflected the resilience of the Indian economy, driven by domestic factors amid a challenging external environment, adding that high-frequency indicators for Dec pointed to continued buoyancy in growth impulses with demand conditions remaining upbeat. In its State of the Economy…
Sanskar Saraswat and Arsh Mohammad (Instagram Post) NEW DELHI: Badminton has grown big in India, especially over the last two decades, ever since Saina Nehwal won a bronze medal at the 2012 London Olympics and PV Sindhu became a double Olympic medallist in the next two editions, making it one of the most popular sports…
India T20I skipper Suryakumar Yadav during a practice session. (ANI Photo) NAGPUR: Over the last two years, India in T20Is have been an irresistible force. Powered by a batting unit packed with big-hitters and attacking stroke-makers, a balanced bowling attack with full of variety, the reigning World T20 champions have won 72% of the matches…
Chicago suburb students walk out to protest ICE actions Students from various high schools in the Chicago suburbs held walkouts on Tuesday in a show of solidarity against the activities of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and to express their concerns regarding immigration policies during the Trump administration. The walkouts by high school students…
NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said illegal mining continues in the Aravali hills and ranges despite its ban, causing irreversible ecological damage, and ordered Delhi, Haryana and Rajasthan to take all measures to stop it. “There are people who are incorrigibly engaged in illegal mining, which has devastating consequences for Aravalis. Illicit mining…
NEW DELHI: Union cabinet on Tuesday approved the continuation of Atal Pension Yojana (APY) up to 2030-31, along with extension of funding support for promotional and developmental activities and gap funding. PM Narendra Modi said the decision will ensure old-age income security for low-income group and workers in unorganised sector. APY offers a guaranteed pension…
