The exercise brought together 254 participants from 26 countries NEW DELHI: A four-day multinational maritime security training engagement, Operation Southern Readiness 26-2, commenced at the Southern Naval Command in Kochi on Monday. Hosted by the Indian Navy’s Southern Naval Command, the engagement is being conducted under the aegis of the Navy-led Combined Task Force 154…
Four Indian nationals were killed after a commercial vessel, MV Golden Leo, came under attack NEW DELHI: India summoned Russian charge d’affaires, Vladimir Ladanov, to protest the attack on a commercial vessel in Ukraine that left four Indian seafarers dead. The ministry of external affairs (MEA) said in a statement that it conveyed India’s grave…
Tilak Varma responds to criticism (Image: ANI) India’s T20I vice-captain Tilak Varma has hit back at criticism surrounding his strike rate during the recent T20I tours of Ireland and England, insisting that he always bats according to the team’s requirements rather than personal milestones.The left-hander faced scrutiny after scoring 178 runs in seven T20Is across…
Harjit Singh Grewal is the second Sikh to head the body under the Modi govt after Iqbal Singh Lalpura NEW DELHI: After remaining without a chief for 15 months, National Commission for Minorities (NCM) Tuesday saw its new chairman Harjit Singh Grewal, assume charge. He is the second Sikh to head the body under the…
New Delhi: Supreme Court judge Shree Chandrashekhar on Tuesday recused himself from hearing the bail plea of lawyer-activist Surendra Gadling in the 2016 Gadchiroli arson case. He is the third judge to recuse himself in the case after Justice Atul Chandurkar and Justice MM Sundresh, reports Amit Anand Choudhary.At the outset of the hearing, which…
Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez during the World Cup final against Spain. (AP Photo) Argentina goalkeeper Emiliano “Dibu” Martinez has hinted that his international career could be nearing its end after issuing an emotional apology following Argentina’s heartbreaking 1-0 extra-time defeat to Spain in the 2026 FIFA World Cup final.The 33-year-old, one of the architects of…
Pasha with an injured 85-yr-old ‘Images still haunt’, P 16 Pasha with an injured 85-yr-old ‘Images still haunt’, P 16 Pasha with an injured 85-yr-old The December 2025 attack at Sydney’s Bondi Beach brought global infamy to Hyderabad after a father and son from the city were named key accused in the shooting that left…
SC set aside conviction and death sentence of an accused in Rajasthan’s 1996 Samleti bus blast case NEW DELHI: Holding that legitimacy of a judicial verdict is measured not by severity of the punishment but by the fairness of the processes through which guilt is determined, Supreme Court Tuesday set aside the conviction and death…
Murali Sreeshankar (AFP Photo) NEW DELHI: Just over two years ago, Murali Sreeshankar feared he might never compete again. A ruptured patellar tendon during training in April 2024 forced the Indian long jumper to miss his biggest dream – the Paris Olympics – despite having already secured qualification.Doctors, coaches and many around him believed his…
NEW DELHI: Two protesters injured on Monday remained hospitalised on Tuesday, with the rest being discharged. While a 21-year-old woman on ventilator support at RML Hospital is showing signs of improvement, doctors said she continues to be in critical condition, and it is too early to make any prognosis.Another protester, Sheikh Irshad, underwent surgery at…