India’s Coach Gautam Gambhir, right, with Ajit Agarkar (PTI Photo) India head coach Gautam Gambhir bid farewell to outgoing chief selector Ajit Agarkar, praising his conviction and highlighting the three ICC trophies India won during his tenure.“Dear Ajit Bhai, an absolute honour to work with you. Those 3 ICC trophies are testimony of your conviction:…
PM Modi marks 25 years as head of government, says ‘I bow before people’ NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday addressed the ‘Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha’ programme organised to mark 25 years of his public service, first as Gujarat chief minister and later as the country’s prime minister. People welcomed PM Modi on…
Savitha Shri speaks about Chess Olympiad NEW DELHI: Savitha Shri Baskar emerged as India’s golden girl at the 2026 Chess Olympiad, but there was a point when her chess career was funded by her father’s gold jewellery, pawned to cover a national tournament’s entry fee.Baskar, an electrician in Singapore at the time, would go on…
A Rudra weapons system integrated variant of the Advanced Light Helicopter during a live fire exercise. (Image credit: IAF) Defence minister Rajnath Singh has inaugurated a second production line for Shakti helicopter engines at Hindustan Aeronautics Limited’s Koraput division, an event that also marked the delivery of the facility’s 2,000th aero-engine. The Rs 218 crore…
File photo: INDIA bloc ‘vote chori’ protest NEW DELHI: A day after INDIA bloc MPs marched towards the Election Commission and Rahul Gandhi staged an hours-long sit-in, Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge is set to host opposition MPs for lunch in Delhi.Kharge has invited INDIA bloc MPs for lunch at 1.30 pm at Sagar Ratna on…
Shreyas Iyer breaks Virat Kohli’s T20I captaincy record; Babar Azam still ahead on the list NEW DELHI: Captain Shreyas Iyer created a new record for India in T20I cricket after scoring a stunning unbeaten century against the West Indies in Lucknow on Tuesday evening. With the score, he surpassed one record held by legendary Virat…
File photo: US vice president JD Vance speaks to reporters before boarding Air Force Two US vice president JD Vance has said Iran must make a “meaningful” reduction in its nuclear enrichment capacity for Washington to agree to an end to the seven-month war.In an exclusive interview with Reuters, Vance said the US remained open…
Rajya Sabha member seeks Ashok Chakra for Indian pilot Smit Machchar NEW DELHI: Rajya Sabha member Kartikeya Sharma has written to PM Modi, urging him to consider awarding the country’s highest peacetime gallantry award, the ‘Ashok Chakra’ to flydubai pilot Captain Smit Machchar for his courage and presence of mind midair during a hijacking attempt…
Neeru Dhanda, left, and Kumkum Mohod (Agency Image) New Delhi: India’s 21-gold campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games has thrown up an interesting set of numbers: champions who reached the continental podium despite receiving relatively modest targeted financial assistance under the govt’s elite-athlete programmes.Their stories do not diminish the broader support extended to Indian sport….
PM offers prayers at Shri Vinayak Temple in Delhi NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday visited Shri Vinayak Mandir in New Delhi’s Sarojini Nagar, and offered prayers to Lord Ganesha as he completed 25 years as the head of a government.After the prayers, PM said on X that he prayed for the happiness,…