Sexual Harrasment (Representational Image) A shooting coach, who travelled with the Indian team for the Junior World Championships in Suhl, Germany, in June, is in the dock after facing sexual harassment allegations from junior rifle shooters who competed at the tournament.According to NRAI sources, the coach, an employee of the Sports Authority of India (SAI),…
Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level NEW DELHI: Coal stocks at thermal power plants across the country have fallen to less than half the recommended level, with 50 plants classified as having ‘critically low’ inventories as on Sept 2 amid high electricity demand…
Aryna Sabalenka, of Belarus, reacts during a match against Camila Osorio, of Colombia, during the first round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Monday, Aug. 31, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig) Aryna Sabalenka has joked that she might “get high” herself if the cannabis smell keeps drifting around the US Open after briefly…
Ricky Ponting (Getty Images) Australian great Ricky Ponting has suggested a radical change in the way cricket is marketed in the United States, saying administrators should consider dropping the word ‘cricket’ altogether and promoting the sport simply as ‘T20’.With the United States emerging as a key part of the International Cricket Council (ICC)’s global growth…
Belgian PM said India and Europe were now facing similar challenges NEW DELHI/MUMBAI: Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Friday said Europe had been slow to recognise the risks of becoming too dependent on other economies, admitting that Indian PM Narendra Modi had warned it about the problem much earlier but was not heard.De…
Indian cricket team (ANI Photo) New Delhi: If the BCCI decides its cricketers need to stay outside the official Asian Games hotels in Aichi-Nagoya, the board will have to take full responsibility for accommodation, food, transport and ensuring that its players reach the venue on time. The Indian Olympic Association (IOA), meanwhile, will not seek…
Punjab government will raise the Dearness Allowance of around 85,000 government employees Chandigarh, Punjab government will raise the Dearness Allowance of around 85,000 government employees recruited after July 17, 2020 by 18 per cent to 60 per cent, Cabinet Minister Aman Arora said on Friday.Speaking to mediapersons here, Arora said a recommendation in this regard…
East Zone’s Vaibhav Sooryavanshi plays a shot during the Duleep Trophy match. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Former India opener Kris Srikkanth believes Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has the potential to become one of the biggest names in world cricket, with the teenage sensation already generating an unusual level of excitement around the game.Sooryavanshi, just 15, has continued…
Supreme Court freed a man sentenced by lower courts NEW DELHI: For the third time this week, Supreme Court freed a man sentenced by lower courts – in a kidnapping and murder case in the latest instance – questioning their analysis of evidence, and flagging loopholes in the prosecution theory tying the accused to the…
‘Exceptionally rare’ failure of all 3 hydraulics MUMBAI: Aircraft Accident Investigation Bureau’s preliminary report has confirmed what pilots and engineers call an exceptionally rare event, the near-simultaneous loss of all three hydraulic systems on the A320neo aircraft at 36,000 feet. Hydraulic systems are the fluid-pressure circuits that physically move an aircraft’s wing and tail surfaces….
