File photo of Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao. (ANI) NEW DELHI: The higher-ranking Sports Ministry officials, including Sports Secretary Hari Ranjan Rao, have cancelled their plans to travel to Aichi-Nagoya for the ongoing Asian Games. It has been reliably learnt that the top brass will remain in the country to oversee the BRICS Traditional and…
Umesh Yadav is set to join Punjab from Vidarbha. NEW DELHI: Punjab are turning to experience in its quest to end a 34-year wait for the Ranji Trophy, making a significant departure from their traditional approach by signing 38-year-old India pacer Umesh Yadav as a guest player for the 2026-27 domestic season. The move is…
‘PM Modi uses Gyanesh Kumar to steal elections’: Rahul Gandhi on SIR irregularities NEW DELHI: Leader of Opposition and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Wednesday questioned the legal immunity granted to Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and alleged that Prime Minister Narendra Modi uses him to “steal elections”.In a post on X, Gandhi wrote, “Q….
The Indian team defeated China 238-237 in a thrilling final to clinch the gold medal. (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India continued their strong run in archery at the Asian Games 2026 as the trio of Kushal Dalal, Sahil Jadhav and Ganesh Mani Ratnam won the gold medal in the men’s compound team event in…
India captain Shubman Gill won the toss and opted to field first against West Indies in the second ODI in Guwahati. India have made one change, with Auqib Nabi making his ODI debut in place of Nitish Kumar Reddy.Gill said the Barsapara pitch has “a bit more grass” and looks “a little bit patchy”, adding…
NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration from Form 6 in states where the electoral roll revision exercise has been completed, PTI reported on Wednesday.In states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has concluded, the additional declaration has been removed from the ECINET app and portal, as well as the respective…
India’s Anahat Singh, Abhay Singh, Joshna Chinnapa, Velavan Senthilkumar and others pose for photographs (PTI photo) India’s men’s and women’s squash teams marched into the Asian Games semifinals with convincing quarterfinal victories over Kuwait and Singapore respectively on Wednesday, guaranteeing the country another medal in the team events.The top-seeded Indian men’s team, which is also…
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail by high court NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the UAPA case related to the 2020 Delhi riots.Senior Advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Umar Khalid, submitted that there had been three “small changes in circumstances” since the…
Nagoya: Gold medallist, from left, India’s Prithika Pradeep, Chikitha Taniparthi and Jyothi Surekha Vennam during the medal ceremony for the (PTI Photo) India’s medal tally at the 2026 Asian Games climbed to 56 medals on Wednesday, with the country adding three gold medals and a bronze. India now have 9 gold, 21 silver and 26…
India vs West Indies Live Score, 2nd ODI: The India-West Indies ODI series shifts from Thiruvananthapuram to Guwahati for the second match, with both teams carrying different priorities into the contest. India, having won the opening ODI, can seal the series at the Barsapara Stadium, while West Indies need victory to keep the three-match series…
