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,…
Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka among 260 were detained as Delhi Police say INDIA bloc march had no permission NEW DELHI: Congress MP Pawan Khera on Tuesday warned the government that the INDIA bloc’s protest against chief election commissioner (CEC) Gyanesh Kumar was only the beginning, shortly after opposition MPs were released from New Police Lines in…
Lionel Messi (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Lionel Messi’s final appearance for Argentina ended with victory, emotion and one last unforgettable night at the Monumental as the South American side defeated Benin 3-0 on Wednesday.The occasion was as much about Messi as the result. The stadium was packed long before kick-off, with the Argentine captain receiving…
Pune Rural police arrested Motiram Marathe on the charge of shooting dead his grandson Abhay Marathe (33) on Monday. PUNE: A family’s account of a Lonavla lawyer’s death as an accidental shooting began to unravel after police examining his body found that the bullet wound did not appear consistent with the version they had been…
The agency seized evidence and details of transactions (representative image) NEW DELHI: Enforcement Directorate has unearthed a bribery racket involving top executives of at least 40 public sector undertakings and government banks, besides some corporate houses engaged in siphoning off and laundering hundreds of crores of corporate social responsibility (CSR) funds channelled through multiple charities…
Bhuvneshwar returns in India colors Bhuvneshwar Kumar’s return headlines the changes in India’s T20I squad for the upcoming New Zealand series, with the veteran pacer coming back into the national setup after a prolonged absence.India have made two changes to the squad currently featuring in the ongoing T20I series against West Indies. Bhuvneshwar returns, Ravi…
‘North by Northwest’ star Eva Marie Saint passes away at 102. (Instagram) Eva Marie Saint, one of the silver screen’s most graceful stars, has passed away. She left for her heavenly abode at 102. The Oscar-winning actress, Marie, was well known for her work in films like ‘On the Waterfront,’ ‘Exodus,’ ‘Nothing in Common,’ and…
File photo: Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann NEW DELHI: The alleged Rs 5 crore bribery allegation against Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann‘s wife Gurpreet Kaur has taken a new turn with ED summoning his brother-in-law Amardeep Singh Grewal for questioning in the case.Grewal, a prominent Punjabi film personality, was asked by ED to appear before it Wednesday,…