Former CDS General Anil Chauhan (Retd) pays homage to the Second Lt Puneet Nath Datt after the installation of his bronze statue at a park in Defence Colony on Monday NEW DELHI: A bronze bust has been installed at a park in Defence Colony in honour of Second Lt Puneet Nath Datt of 1/11 Gorkha…
Apex court acquits 1996 blast accused after he spends 23 years in prison NEW DELHI: Supreme Court Wednesday acquitted a man accused in the 1996 Rajasthan bomb blast case after finding no evidence against him, though he had already spent 23 years in jail. The court found the prosecution case against him “to be woefully…
Kuldeep Yadav (File Photo) India spinner Kuldeep Yadav has signed with Yorkshire as an overseas player for the remainder of the English domestic season. The left-arm wrist-spinner will play five One-Day Cup matches before returning in September for three County Championship games. His stint begins with Friday’s 50-over clash against Glamorgan.In the club’s statement, Kuldeep…
Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily Several wildfires burned across the Italian island of Sicily on Wednesday, prompting the evacuation of residents as firefighters worked to contain the spread. Other European countries are also battling wildfires fuelled by hot, dry weather, with scientists warning that climate change is increasing the frequency and…
PM Modi meets NCP (SP) President Sharad Pawar, at Parliament House, in New Delhi. NEW DELHI: A day after reaching Jantar Mantar to express solidarity with CJP protesters, NCP (SP) chief Sharad Pawar and his daughter Supriya Sule met PM Narendra Modi on Wednesday.NCP (SP) sources said the meeting focused on Maharashtra’s agrarian crisis, with…
NEW DELHI: PV Sindhu‘s impressive resurgence continued at the China Open on Wednesday as the two-time Olympic medallist battled past rising Indian teenager Unnati Hooda to book her place in the second round, while Ayush Shetty stole the spotlight with a stunning upset over world No. 11 Alwi Farhan.Just days after ending a two-year title…
IPL founder Lalit Modi has announced he will be returning to India (File photo) TOI correspondent from London: IPL founder Lalit Modi, who fled to London in 2010 after the cricket tournament was embroiled in alleged match-fixing and illegal betting, has announced he will be returning to India.On Tuesday the appellate tribunal under SAFEMA in…
Police officials carry the mortal remains of the Police constable who was killed in a terrorist attack SRINAGAR: A terrorist shot dead a J&K police head constable in Lal Chowk market of south Kashmir’s Anantnag town when it was bustling with shoppers around 12.30pm Wednesday. This marks the first attack in Kashmir since the Pahalgam…
India’s KL Rahul and Virat Kohli (PTI Photo/Kamal Kishore) Former India opener Wasim Jaffer has made a bold comparison between KL Rahul and Virat Kohli, saying the Indian wicketkeeper-batter possesses the same level of talent and technical ability as the batting great. However, Jaffer believes it is Kohli’s unmatched mentality and relentless consistency that have…
Jaishankar with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi External affairs minister S Jaishankar underlined the significance of fair market access, trade balance and supply chain reliability in a meeting with his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi, while welcoming recent measures to normalise Sino-Indian ties like the upgrading of the visa framework and resumption of direct flights, Kailash pilgrimage…