NEW DELHI: Congress leader Syed Naseer Hussain on Saturday claimed that IIM Jammu is demanding explanations from students who missed an event on Prime Minister’s Narendra Modi birthday, warning them with a Rs 500 fine if they do not reply.On September 17, IIM Jammu hosted a “Deepak Lighting Ceremony” to mark PM Modi’s 76th birthday….
NEW DELHI: Former India captain Rohit Sharma has revealed the unlikely comfort food he would turn to during sleepless nights in the middle of Test matches, recalling how the pressure of his favourite format often left him nervous and craving a late-night snack.Rohit, who played 67 Tests for India between 2013 and 2024, opened up…
NEW DELHI: Olympic champion Neeraj Chopra on Saturday sent his best wishes to the Indian contingent as the 20th Asian Games officially got underway in Aichi-Nagoya, Japan, expressing confidence that the athletes would make the country proud.Chopra, who will miss the continental showpiece after an ankle ligament injury ended his 2026 season, took to X…
MoS Kirti Vardhan Singh on Russian sactions NEW DELHI: India will take decisions in the best interests of its people and will continue to follow an independent foreign policy, minister of state for external affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said while responding to a question on the Russian Sanctions Bill and its possible impact on India.“The…
Pawan Sehrawat and Manu Bhaker (Image credit: X NEW DELHI: India kabaddi star Pawan Sehrawat could not sleep after learning that he would carry the Indian flag at the Asian Games 2026 opening ceremony.Sehrawat was named India’s co-flag-bearer alongside double Olympic medallist Manu Bhaker after a late change. Tajinderpal Singh Toor, who was earlier named…
Pakistan’s women still behind in workforce NEW DELHI: Pakistan has ranked 143rd among 145 economies in the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) Global Gender Gap Report 2026, placing it third from the bottom with 59.5% of its gender gap closed. Its score improved by 2.8 percentage points from 2025, marking the country’s strongest year-on-year improvement in…
Anojan Sivarasa’s family has claimed that he was sentenced to death over a social media post allegedly amounting to blasphemy A Sri Lankan opposition lawmaker on Saturday urged President Anura Kumara Dissanayake to seek Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s intervention in the case of a young Sri Lankan Tamil facing judicial proceedings in Saudi Arabia.In making…
NEW DELHI: Shooting ace Manu Bhaker has urged her fellow Indian athletes to put the organisational issues surrounding the Asian Games behind them and focus on competition, saying the continental showpiece represents a “once in a lifetime opportunity and experience”.The build-up to the Games in Japan has been marred by complaints from athletes and officials…
Drone sightings disrupt airports. (Representative image) Luxembourg Airport suspended all arrivals and departures on Friday after unauthorised drone activity was detected near and over the airport, disrupting flight operations.The airport, Luxembourg’s only international airport, said the suspension was imposed as a precautionary measure to ensure the safety of passengers, airline crews, airport personnel and aircraft,…
Both Modi and the UAE president discussed new measures to further deepen the strategic partnership, including energy, defence, technology, investment and health NEW DELHI: UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed with PM Narendra Modi the West Asia situation and cooperation to promote regional peace and stability, as he dialled the Indian PM…