Varun Sanyal (Special Arrangement) NEW DELHI: By the time Varun Sanyal finally reached his room in Nagoya, nearly 12 hours had passed since landing in Japan. He had flown from London to Mumbai, collected his Asian Games accreditation card, travelled via Singapore, spent hours proving he was a registered athlete, and then found himself sharing…
TTP suspicion after 3 traffic cops killed in Pakistan gun attack (ANI file photo) Three traffic police officers were killed and three others injured in a gun attack in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province on Monday, the Associated Press cited police.The attack took place in Wazirabad Bazaar in Tank district when suspected militants on motorcycles opened…
Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) co-convener Ashutosh Ranka . (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) spokesperson Ashutosh Ranka, who was detained along with several party leaders alleged on Monday that the Assam Police action was “completely illegal.”Ranka, who was later released, alleged that CJP members were picked up from private property without being informed…
Bronze medalists Pincky Balhara of India (AP Photo) Three family deaths in quick succession could have brought Pincky Balhara’s sporting journey to a halt. Instead, the Delhi athlete carried her grief into the competition arena, turned her father’s dream into motivation and went on to win an Asian Games medal.Eight years after her historic silver…
J&K assembly passes Omar’s statehood resolution amid BJP walkout NEW DELHI: The Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly on Monday passed a resolution demanding the urgent restoration of full statehood to the Union Territory, amid strong protests and walkout from BJP legislators.The resolution was moved by chief minister Omar Abdullah and was passed despite opposition from…
SC directs EC to settle TMC faction dispute over name, ‘flowers and grass’ symbol NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Monday directed the Election Commission to decide the dispute between two rival factions of the All India Trinamool Congress (TMC) over the party’s name and its “flowers and grass” election symbol within three months.A bench…
India’s Rahi Sarnobat competes during the rapid stage of the women’s 25m pistol qualification event. (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India were left ruing a costly and extraordinary lapse by experienced shooter Rahi Sarnobat after a rare miss in the women’s 25m pistol team event derailed their medal hopes at the Asian Games 2026 in Aichi-Nagoya…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who himself has an arrest warrant by International Criminal Court, has asked an inter-ministerial team to prepare a potential case for ICC against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan over Turkey’s treatment of Kurds and alleged support for Hamas.According to…
Six member delegation to visit Parliament street police station over Jantar Mantar curbs NEW DELHI: A six member delegation comprising activists and politicians, including Neha, Prashant Bhushan, Yogendra Yadav, Nandita Narain, RJD leader Manoj Jha and Nikhil Dey, is scheduled to visit the Parliament Street Police Station in Delhi at 3 pm on Monday over…
India’s Pincky Balhara, right, competes against South Korea’s Mo Sumin in the women’s 78kg kurash semifinal. (AP Photo) NEW DELHI: India’s Pincky Balhara secured her second Asian Games medal in kurash, clinching bronze in the women’s -78kg category after losing 0-5 to South Korea’s Sumin Mo in the semifinals at Aichi-Nagoya on Monday.The 27-year-old thus…