Opposition leaders and activists were detained at Jantar Mantar during a protest against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and the SIR exercise NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the Centre over the detention of opposition leaders and activists during protest against Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) exercise…
Nihal Sarin looks back at his Chess Olympiad loss to Uzbekistan NEW DELHI: World champion Dommaraju Gukesh was patiently following the game between his compatriot Nihal Sarin and Uzbekistan’s Nodirbek Yakubboev in Round 6 of the 2026 Chess Olympiad in Samarkand.The other three boards had already ended in draws, Gukesh’s own game against Shamsiddin Vokhidov…
High gold prices have made the precious metal out of reach for several people. (Image for representative purpose only) This festive season, Indians may opt to buy silver instead of gold as prices of the yellow metal stay high despite the recent fall. Silver, traditionally playing a supporting role to gold in India’s jewellery market,…
PM Modi attending interfaith prayer meeting, pays floral tributes to Mahatma Gandhi at Gandhi Smriti NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday attended a special interfaith prayer meeting at Gandhi Smriti in New Delhi on the occasion of Mahatma Gandhi‘s birth anniversary, where he paid floral tributes to the Father of the Nation.Earlier in…
India’s Neha competes for the ball with China’s Fan Yunxia during the women’s hockey gold medal match at the Asian Games in Gifu, Japan, Friday, Oct. 2, 2026. (AP) They came close in 1998, then again in 2018, but finished runners-up on both occasions after losing to South Korea and Japan respectively. But the Indian…
India’s Neeru Dhanda celebrates after helping the women’s trap team win silver at the 2026 Asian Games in Nagoya. Dhanda also qualified for the individual final after finishing joint-second in qualification with a score of 118/125. NEW DELHI: Trap shooter Neeru Dhanda finished the Asian Games 2026 with two gold medals and a silver, emerging…
On Gandhi Jayanti, Mamata Banerjee paid tribute to Mahatma Gandhi, underscoring his timeless principles for strengthening India. The former West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Friday said that every step towards building a stronger India should be guided by the ideals of Mahatma Gandhi.In a social media post marking Gandhi Jayanti, Banerjee paid tribute…
Sujeet Kalkal (Image credit: X) NEW DELHI: Sujeet Kalkal ended India’s wait for a wrestling gold at the Asian Games 2026 with a stunning comeback in the men’s freestyle 65kg category on Friday.The 23-year-old Indian defeated Tajikistan’s Abdulmazhid Kudiyev 10-9 in a dramatic final at the Nagoya City Inae Sports Center.Kalkal was trailing 2-9 for…
Fourth-generation F-16s and Rafales flying in formation during an exercise. (image credit: French Air & Space Force) Even as the world’s air forces race towards fifth- and sixth-generation stealth fighters, a parallel and equally significant trend is unfolding; nation after nation continues to place large orders for fourth- and 4.5-generation aircraft.France’s Rafale, the US F-15EX…
Three alleged operatives were arrested as Delhi Police uncovered threats to two businessmen and a suspected plan to carry out a shooting NEW DELHI: Delhi Police has busted an alleged India-Dubai extortion network linked to the Goldy Brar gang and arrested three operatives, foiling a plan to open fire at the residence of a Delhi…