NEW DELHI: Facing criticism over the quality of highway construction, with contractors bagging projects at abnormally low costs cited as one of the reasons, NHAI on Wednesday announced special inspections of 17 under-construction NH projects where bids were awarded at more than 15 per cent below the authority’s estimated cost.The first round of inspections will…
Srinath Narayanan, captain of the silver-winning Team India in the Open section NEW DELHI: “Don’t blame me for keeping the board order in suspense. I had it on chess-results right from September 1.” The message, though posted with a playful emoji from Srinath Narayanan’s own social media handle the moment India’s board order for the…
India captain Shubman Gill created history on Wednesday, becoming only the second batter in the history of ODI cricket to score multiple double-centuries in the format.Gill reached the milestone in the 39th over, during India’s mammoth chase of 406 runs in the second ODI against West Indies in Guwahati.Before Gill, only Rohit Sharma (3) had…
NEW DELHI: The INDIA bloc, led by the Congress, has announced a mega action plan to take forward its campaign against “vote chori” and Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar. The key stakeholders of the INDIA bloc met today in the national capital to chalk out a roadmap for nationwide protests against the Election Commission’s “flawed…
Rohit Sharma added another milestone to his illustrious ODI career during the second match against West Indies in Guwahati on Wednesday, becoming the seventh batter to score 12,000 runs in Men’s One Day Internationals.The India opener reached the landmark while India were chasing a daunting 406-run target. He got there with a single off Roston…
A rescuer walks past a church destroyed by a Russian air strike, (Photo: Reuters). Overnight Russian drone and missile attacks on the power grid and areas around Kyiv left seven people dead, officials said on Wednesday.According to the AP, the assault caused power cuts and raised questions over whether it signalled the start of Russia’s…
“We need to find a solution by which we can give a specified time,” the SC bench said. NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it would not impose a blanket ban on firecrackers in Delhi-NCR, but would also not permit fireworks throughout the day, saying a balance had to be struck between public…
Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai won gold in the mixed team trap event (PTI Photo) NEW DELHI: India moved up to eighth place in the Asian Games medal standings after reaching the 10-gold mark on Wednesday, with a golden sweep by the compound archers and another gold in shooting powering a big jump in the…
Men sit in front of an advertising board promoting military service under contract in the Russian Armed Forces and informing about payments, against the skyline of downtown Moscow, Russia NEW DELHI: The ministry of external affairs has issued a fresh advisory cautioning Indians against joining the Russian armed forces, warning of the “mortal dangers” involved…
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday said that he had a “productive conversation” with US President Donald Trump and reviewed bilateral cooperation between New Delhi and Washington in various sectors.In a social media post on X, PM Modi said the leaders agreed to maintain close engagement to take their Comprehensive Global Strategic Partnership…