Vinesh Phogat and Brij Bhushan Saran Singh (IANS Photo) NEW DELHI: Refusing to accept the trial court’s verdict, Vinesh Phogat on Monday said she and the other women wrestlers who accused former Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment will challenge his acquittal before a higher court.Vinesh, who had…
Auqib Nabi (Pic credit: BCCI) MUMBAI: Jammu and Kashmir swing bowler Auqib Nabi was finally rewarded for his consistent performances in domestic cricket on Monday, being named the replacement for the injured Jasprit Bumrah in India’s Test squad for the two-match series in Sri Lanka.The 29-year-old has earned his maiden India call-up and if he…
Kulgam: Security personnel keep a vigil during an inspection of vehicles to maintain public safety following the recent terror attack in Anantnag, at Qaimoh, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir. SRINAGAR: A suspect was arrested Monday in J&K’s Pulwama with a hand grenade, three “anti-national” posters and a mobile phone during a security overdrive spurred by…
HI president Dilip Tirkey (ANI Photo) BENGALURU: What began as a controversy over the Indian hockey team’s switch from its traditional blue jersey to saffron has now snowballed into a governance battle within Hockey India (HI).In a strongly worded letter to the federation’s director general (DG), Cdr RK Srivastava, HI president Dilip Tirkey has raised…
T Dilip (Pic credit: Dilip’s Instagram post) NEW DELHI: T Dilip signed off from his role as India’s fielding coach with an emotional farewell message on Monday, bringing the curtain down on a memorable five-year stint that transformed the team’s fielding culture and coincided with one of its most successful eras across formats.Having joined the…
JAMMU: Two rusted mortar shells were found in two villages near the Pakistan border in Jammu’s Poonch on Monday and were safely destroyed later by the Army’s bomb disposal squad, officials said. Some villagers found one shell in Mankote area and alerted security forces, the officials said. The other shell was spotted on a farm…
Telangana schools likely to get three consecutive holidays from August 8 amid Bonalu festival Telangana schools holiday: Students and teachers in Telangana may get a three-day holiday break in August as a weekend holiday coincides with the state’s major traditional festival, Bonalu. Schools and educational institutions are expected to remain closed from August 8 to…
JAMMU: At least 21 Bangladesh nationals, including four women and seven minors, were detained in J&K’s Ramban district last week. Officials were questioning them to learn who facilitated their movement to the Union Territory, official sources said Monday.The group was caught moving in two vehicles during a checking drive in Banihal on Aug 1, as…
UP PCS 2026 application last date today; apply online before deadline for 500 posts UP PCS 2026 application link: The Uttar Pradesh Public Service Commission (UPPSC) will close the online application window for the Combined State / Upper Subordinate Services (PCS) Examination 2026 today, August 3, 2026. Candidates who have not yet submitted their applications…
NEW DELHI: India performed a record 20,138 organ transplants in 2025, crossing the 20,000-mark for the first time and registered a 6.5% increase over the previous year, according to National Organ and Tissue Transplant Organisation’s (NOTTO) annual report. The figure marks a fourfold rise from 4,990 transplants in 2013.Delhi-NCR recorded the highest number of transplants…
