SIR notices issued to Manish Sisodia, LK Advani NEW DELHI: BJP stalwart LK Advani and former Delhi deputy chief minister Manish Sisodia are among the prominent voters whose names figure in the list of 33 lakh people being issued notices over “logical discrepancies” in details furnished during the recent Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise in…
Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal in the women’s 10m air rifle event shooting match in the ongoing Asian Games 2026, in Nagoya, Japan. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated Indian shooter Elavenil Valarivan after she won the silver medal in the women’s 10m air…
Indian cricketers in Japan. (Pic credit: JCA) NEW DELHI: Alan Curr has stopped counting how many hats he’s worn this week.On Sunday morning, with a typhoon on the horizon, the Japan Cricket Association (JCA) COO pulled covers off the wicket. Later, he was putting up hospitality tents, checking security plans and helping transform a quaint…
PM Modi mimicry at Rahul Gandhi event NEW DELHI: The Mamata All India Trinamool Congress on Sunday defended Rahul Gandhi over his mimicry of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the Congress leader’s recent ‘Chhatron Ki Goonj’ programme in Indore, saying that “humour should have a place in politics.”The party’s senior Lok Sabha MP Saugata Roy…
Elavenil Valarivan celebrates after winning silver medal. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Elavenil Valarivan walked away from the Asian Games shooting range with two silver medals on Sunday, but there was also a nagging sense of what might have been after the Indian shooter let a commanding lead slip away in the final stages of the…
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav inspects flood-affected areas from a bridge to assess the ground situation, in Bihar. NEW DELHI: RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav has demanded an immediate Rs 15,000 relief payment for every family hit by floods and drought in Bihar.The demand comes as as the state continues to deal…
India thrashed Uzbekistan 19-0 in their Pool B opener Deepika Sehrawat said India’s focus at the Asian Games is to win the gold medal and secure direct qualification for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics after scoring a record eight goals in the team’s opening match against Uzbekistan on Sunday.The 22-year-old striker produced the best-ever performance…
West Bengal CM Suvendu Adhikari NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday announced that cases registered by the previous government against members of the Kurmi community in connection with a violent protest last year would be withdrawn.Adhikari made the announcement while addressing the grand Kurmi Karam festival at Karadi Maidan in Purulia….
Andros Townsend run over by pitch roller Former England international Andros Townsend was involved in a freak accident during the warm-up before his Thai League One side PT Prachuap’s match against Pattani FC, appearing to be struck and briefly run over by a pitch roller.Footage circulating on social media, reportedly from the warm-up, shows Townsend…
Smriti Mandhana (AFP Photo) Smriti Mandhana made history in the Asian Games 2026 semi-final, becoming the highest run-scorer in women’s T20I cricket. The India opener achieved the milestones during a blistering start against Bangladesh, as India raced to 71/1 in the powerplay in their bid to book a place in the gold-medal match.India captain Harmanpreet…
