NEW DELHI: The Election Commission has withdrawn the additional SIR-related declaration from Form 6 in states where the electoral roll revision exercise has been completed, PTI reported on Wednesday.In states where the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) has concluded, the additional declaration has been removed from the ECINET app and portal, as well as the respective…
Kapil Pokhariya (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: India’s Kapil Pokhariya won a bronze medal after losing his semifinal bout against Uzbekistan’s Turabek Khabibullaev in the men’s 90kg category at the Nishio Gymnasium in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.Kapil went down 1-4 to Khabibullaev in the semifinal and missed out on a place in the gold medal…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held emergency consultations over the incident A Flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv carrying around 180 people was diverted to Saudi Arabia on Wednesday after triggering an apparent hijack scare, with Israeli officials closely monitoring the situation.The aircraft initially signalled an emergency code before changing its transponder code to…
Umar Khalid, Sharjeel Imam denied bail by high court NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court has refused to grant bail to Umar Khalid and Sharjeel Imam in the UAPA case related to the 2020 Delhi riots.Senior Advocate Trideep Pais, appearing for Umar Khalid, submitted that there had been three “small changes in circumstances” since the…
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Neeru Dhanda added another medal to her impressive Asian Games campaign as she teamed up with Kynan Chenai to win the gold medal in the trap mixed event at the Aichi Prefectural General Shooting Gallery in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, on Wednesday.The Indian pair finished on 34…
The bias stays cautious, with yields and Fed policy still the dominant driver even as the pace of losses has slowed. Gold price prediction today: Gold prices are down from recent highs and a firmer dollar is adding to its woes. The bias for gold prices continues to stay cautious, says Vedika Narvekar, Research Analyst…
Visuals of horrifying blaze that eight homes NEW DELHI: A fire that broke out shortly after midnight reduced at least eight houses and several cowsheds to ashes in a remote village in Jammu and Kashmir’s Kishtwar district.The fire erupted in a house in Mungli village in the Warwan area and spread rapidly to neighbouring structures….
Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar (AP Photo) Ravichandran Ashwin has spent years sharing the dressing room with both Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli, but when asked to settle the never-ending debate over who is the better batsman, the former India spinner has a clear answer.For Ashwin, Tendulkar remains ahead of Kohli, and his reasoning goes…
File photo: A student walks past a burning bicycle next to the Baggio High School, blocked in protest of the government’s release of next year’s draft budget, in Lille, France France was hit by a nationwide wave of strikes and student protests, with civil servants walking off the job and high school students blocking hundreds…
Coast guard intercepts Iranian dhow, seizes 526 kg narcotics worth over Rs 3,000cr NEW DELHI: The Indian Coast Guard, in coordination with the Gujarat Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS), seized approximately 526 kg of narcotics from an Iranian dhow in the Arabian Sea west of Lakshadweep, officials said.The Coast Guard said five Pakistani nationals operating the vessel…