India won the fifth and final Test vs England at The Oval (Getty Images) Australia cricket chief Todd Greenberg on Wednesday said a reduced Test calendar could help smaller nations, as the five-day format thrived most “where it means something.” With 100 days to go until the home Ashes series against England begins in Perth,…
Indian Olympic Association (IOA) President PT Usha on Tuesday extended her unequivocal support to the National Sports Governance Bill, saying it would end decades of “stagnant status quo” and bring “transparency and accountability” to the country’s sports administration. Speaking in the Rajya Sabha during the discussion on the bill – passed by the Lok Sabha…
NEW DELHI: In his bellicose speech where he threatened to nuke India, Pakistan Army chief Asim Munir put a target on Reliance Industries Ltd’s refinery — the world’s largest single-site refining complex — at Jamnagar in Gujarat in any future military conflict with New Delhi, indicating for the first time the intent to hit India’s…
NEW DELHI: After launching the world’s costliest earth observation mission NISAR in collaboration with the US on July 30, India is set to launch a US communication satellite —Block-2 BlueBird — weighing 6,500 kg in a couple of months, Isro chairman V Narayanan disclosed on Sunday.The Block 2 BlueBird satellite features large communication arrays, up…
RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat (ANI) NEW DELHI: RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Sunday expressed concerns over the increasing commercialisation of healthcare and education while speaking at an event in Indore. He said that both sectors, once considered acts of service, have now become unaffordable and inaccessible for the common man.“Health and education are extremely important…
NEW DELHI: The Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) of Karnataka has sent notice to leader of opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi, seeking documents to back his allegations of voter fraud during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rahul Gandhi has been asked to provide evidence on which he based his claim that a voter named…
Vinay Prasad is returning to his role overseeing vaccine, gene therapy and blood product regulation at the US Food and Drug Administration a little more than a week after he left the agency. “At the FDA’s request, Dr Vinay Prasad is resuming leadership of the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research,” US Health and Human…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi offered fresh insights into Operation Sindoor, describing it as a high-stakes “game of chess” fought in the “grey zone” of warfare. Speaking at IIT Madras on Saturday, during the inauguration of the Indian Army Research Cell, Dwivedi explained that the operation was a carefully calibrated military…
NEW DELHI: Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Saturday took a swipe at Pakistan over its claim of winning the May clashes with India following Operation Sindoor.While speaking at IIT Madras, Dwivedi said that narrative management plays a key role in war. “If you ask a Pakistani whether you lost or won, he’d…
NEW DELHI: Haunted by the “ghosts of Balakot”, IAF chief Amar Preet Singh on Saturday came fully armed with more visual proof of the precision airstrikes carried out deep inside Pakistan during Operation Sindoor, showcasing the extent of damage inflicted on key military and terror infrastructure. From high-value airbases to the headquarters of ISI-backed terror…