PV Sindhu is the lone Indian singles player to be seeded at the much-anticipated World Championships, scheduled to be held from 25 to 31 August in Paris, France. Sindhu is seeded 15th out of 16 players in the women’s singles bracket, which is led by defending champion An Se Young. India had two men’s singles…
NEW DELHI: Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to examine a proposal to make ‘none of the above (NOTA)’ choice available to voters even when a single candidate is in the fray to enable them to express their approval of him/her, and countermand the elections if NOTA votes exceed votes polled by the candidate.Despite Centre and…
NEW DELHI: India’s only centurion in the Lord’s Test, KL Rahul, took to social media to reflect on the 22-run defeat that saw the visitors fall 1-2 behind in the five-match Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy series. Calling some matches “more than wins and losses,” Rahul shared his thoughts in a heartfelt Instagram post.Rahul, along with vice-captain Rishabh…
Unmukt Chand (Pic credit: LAKR) “Cricket is a universal game and even though the means might change, the end goal is still the same – to play cricket at the highest level,” Unmukt Chand had written in his retirement post in 2021.Unmukt has endured one too many swings of misfortune in his cricketing sojourn. From…
India captain Shubman Gill was finally introduced to the rigours of leading a Test team on Day 2 of the first match against England at Headingley, Leeds as he was put to the test by England’s Bazball approach. The hosts finished the day well in control of their first innings on 209/3 with Ollie Pope…
New video of Ahmedabad crash survivor NEW DELHI: A new video of last week’s deadly Air India crash shows Vishwas Kumar Ramesh, the sole survivor, walking away from the crash site.In the video, some bystanders are seen shouting, as smoke billows in the background. Suddenly, Ramesh emerges from the burning wreckage, and is spotted by…
Photo/Agencies NEW DELHI: Authorities have so far matched the DNA of 11 victims of the Air India plane crash in Ahmedabad with their family members, a government doctor confirmed on Saturday.“DNA samples of 11 deceased have matched till now. The mortal remains of one of the deceased have been handed over to the family… Two…
Ruckus in J&K assembly (ANI photo) NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly was adjourned for three hours on Wednesday after a heated scuffle that broke out between the BJP legislators and the lone AAP MLA Mehraaj Malik over the demand for a discussion on the Waqf Amendment Act. This marked the third consecutive…
SRINAGAR/JAMMU: Opposition MLASajad Lone walked out of the J&K assembly Tuesday objecting to the words “J&K UT” (Union Territory) in the first bill brought and passed by the Omar Abdullah-led National Conference (NC) govt, saying it endorsed the “catastrophic event” of Article 370’s abrogation.Peoples Conference member Lone was joined by PDP MLA Waheed Parra, who…
NEW DELHI: The demise of Manmohan Singh saw his Sikh identity being played up, with Congress, AAP and SAD fusing it into their demand for a memorial for the former PM, reports .“Govt has insulted a global icon and first PM from Sikh community, Dr Manmohan Singh, by getting him cremated at Nigambodh Ghat,” leader…