Daniil Medvedev (AP Photo) Daniil Medvedev has been handed a hefty $42,500 fine by the US Open following his explosive first-round defeat to France’s Benjamin Bonzi, with the penalties eating up more than a third of his $110,000 prize money.Tournament referee Jake Garner imposed a $30,000 sanction for unsportsmanlike conduct and a further $12,500 for…
Punjab police bust Rs 92 crore ‘digital arrest’ scam (Image credits: ANI) NEW DELHI: Punjab Police have busted a nationwide Rs 92-crore “digital arrest” racket, exposing two organised gangs running elaborate cyber-enabled financial frauds. The breakthrough came after coordinated raids across Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, and Gujarat, which led to the identification of ten suspects. Six…
NEW DELHI: The Agra and Uttarakhand police, in a joint effort, have arrested six individuals linked to the Chhangur gang, an international religious conversion racket operating out of Pakistan and Dubai. Confirming the arrests on Saturday, Dehradun senior superintendent of police (SSP) Ajay Singh also revealed how the accused, Chhangur Baba, tried to bypass the…
Security forces in Manipur have launched an intensified investigation into a transnational arms smuggling racket, following the arrest of a senior leader from a Valley-based insurgent group. The operation exposed a wider network suspected of trafficking weapons from Myanmar and distributing them across India using forged documents and registered gun houses.The case came to light…
Jannik Sinner at the Terra Wortmann Open 2025 (Image by Thomas F. Starke/Getty Images) World No.1 tennis player Jannik Sinner has found an unexpected new stage — lending his voice alongside legendary tenor Andrea Bocelli in a stirring new single titled ‘Dust and Glory’, released on Friday. The track, which beautifully weaves Italian and English…
Photo credit: X/@keyakahe NEW DELHI: Photos of Shweta Khan, also known as Fultusi, who is accused of running a pornographic racket in West Bengal’s Howrah district, have surfaced online with several Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders. This has led to a political controversy, with the BJP attacking chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s government and raising questions about…
Rafael Nadal won the 10th of his 14 French Open titles in 2017. Rafael Nadal‘s tennis racket from his historic 2017 French Open victory has set a new auction record, selling for $157,333.20 (Rs 1.34 crore) including buyer’s premium at a Prestige Memorabilia auction on Sunday. The Babolat racket, used during his straight-sets win against…
Novak Djokovic with officials as he plays Mackenzie McDonald of the U.S. during their first round match of the French Tennis Open, at the Roland-Garros stadium (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) Tennis superstar Novak Djokovic was spotted cycling around the iconic Arc de Triomphe in Paris during a nighttime ride, less than 24 hours before his scheduled…
Punjab Police constituted on Friday a four-member special investigation team (SIT) to conduct “a comprehensive and effective investigation” into illegal human trafficking/illegal migration. The move comes after the deportation from the US of Indians residing illegally there.In Haryana, state police have decided to probe the complaints made by the deportees or their kin.There were 33…
Cameron Norrie accidentally struck a fan with his racket in Auckland. (Image: Screenshot/TennisTV) Cameron Norrie avoided disqualification and apologised after his tossed racket accidentally hit a spectator during an ATP Tour tournament in Auckland on Tuesday.Britain’s Norrie, who was born in Auckland, was down match point against Argentina’s Facundo Diaz Acosta when he lightly tossed…