India’s Tejaswin Shankar crosses the finish line to place first in the 1500m and win bronze in the men’s decathlon. (Reuters Photo) NEW DELHI: Tejaswin Shankar capped a demanding two days of competition with a victory in the final event, the 1500m, to secure the decathlon bronze at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Sunday.The…
India secure medals at Chess Olympiad (Photos by FIDE) NEW DELHI: Chess came to the Baskar household not through Savitha Shri but through her older brother, Mugesh, whom their father had originally set out to build a chess career around. Savitha’s own interest came from watching him play.By the time both children were training under…
(Representative image): CISF will carry out access-control and screening measures, including frisking with X-ray baggage screening machines and Door Frame Metal Detectors (DFMDs). NEW DELHI: The National Testing Agency (NTA) has tightened security around its examination work with 39 CISF personnel deployed at its New Delhi office. The force will monitor confidential areas, control access…
Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda (IANS/PTI Photos) NEW DELHI: India’s boxing campaign at the Asian Games 2026 received a major boost on Sunday as Ankush Panghal and Parveen Hooda stormed into the semifinals of their respective weight categories, assuring the country of two medals.Ankush became the first Indian boxer to secure a medal at the…
US tightens H-1B scrutiny. The H-1B visa programme could undergo major changes over the next year as the Trump administration expands a nationwide investigation into alleged foreign-labor fraud, worker exploitation and potential human trafficking.Labor Department Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito said the foreign-labor visa system could look substantially different a year from now, signalling tougher scrutiny…
Suvendu Adhikari on Bengal’s ‘changed winds’ NEW DELHI: West Bengal chief minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday said the situation in the state had changed, asserting that people could now recite the Bhagavad Gita “fearlessly”.The first BJP chief minister of Bengal made the remarks at a Bhagavad Gita recital event in Kolkata, where around 11,000 people…
NEW DELHI: India’s Harita Bhadra secured a hard-fought bronze medal in the women’s 200m at the Asian Games 2026 on Sunday, edging Japan’s Abigeirufuka Ido in a thrilling photo-finish.Harita clocked 23.20 seconds to finish third, just 0.01 seconds ahead of Ido, who was timed at 23.21s. Indonesia’s Shanti Pereira won the gold in 22.78s, while…
In the video shared by AAP leaders, Verma can be seen slapping him across the face with his right hand. NEW DELHI: Delhi PWD Minister Parvesh Verma was seen slapping a young man during a road inspection in Tilak Nagar on Sunday.In the video shared by AAP leaders, Verma can be seen pulling down the…
priyanka gandhi vadra demands CEC resignation NEW DELHI: Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday said protests had been held across the country against CEC Gyanesh Kumar and demanded his resignation over former Kerala chief secretary’s allegation that Kumar had offered him a BJP ticket.Calling the alleged offer “completely illegal and unethical”, Priyanka said it…
PV Sindhu has criticised the badminton schedule at the Asian Games after playing three singles matches in less than 24 hours.The Indian shuttler played twice on Saturday, with her third-round match finishing after midnight. She was back on court on Sunday afternoon for her quarterfinal against China’s Chen Yufei, which she lost.“Not really, because the…