Representative photo (Getty Images) NEW DELHI: A 31-year-old former national-level wrestler, who had been on the run for nearly three years after being declared a proclaimed offender in an alleged opium smuggling case, has been arrested by the Delhi Police, officials said.Amit Sheoran, a bronze medallist at the 2013 National Cadet Wrestling competition, was apprehended…
The latest collapse comes after a series of deadly mining accidents along the Central African Republic-Cameroon border. At least 100 people have been killed after a landslide struck an illegal gold mine in the Central African Republic near the border with Cameroon on Tuesday, with rescue teams continuing to search for survivors and victims at…
CCPA fined Amazon Rs 1 lakh for allowing misleading ads selling ordinary sweets as ‘Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad’ NEW DELHI: Central Consumer Protection Authority (CCPA) has imposed a Rs 1 lakh penalty on e-commerce major Amazon for allowing misleading advertisements and listings of sweets falsely marketed as “Shri Ram Mandir Ayodhya Prasad” on its…
Pakistan opener Azan Awais was dismissed off the very first ball of the first Test against England at Headingley on Wednesday, becoming only the second Pakistani opener ever to suffer the unwanted fate.Ollie Robinson produced a superb delivery to trap Awais lbw with the opening ball of the three-match series. The right-arm seamer’s wobble-seam delivery…
Harmanpreet Singh celebrates with teammate after scoring a goal against Pakistan. (Pic credit: Hockey India) NEW DELHI: India may have extended their decade-long winning run against Pakistan with a thrilling 5-3 victory at the FIH Men’s Hockey World Cup on Wednesday, but captain Harmanpreet Singh believes the defensive lapses that allowed their arch-rivals back into…
The government provided Rs 25 lakh in financial assistance to support the family and govt jobs to Ankita’s brother and father NEW DELHI: The Dehradun court today once again rejected the bail pleas of all the accused in the Ankita Bhandari murder case. Due to the strong and effective prosecution by the state government, the…
USA’s Garret Tan, right, is congratulated by India’s Lakshya Sen after winning the men’s singles round of 32 badminton match during the BWF World Championships, at IGI Stadium, in New Delhi. (PTI Photo) New Delhi: On one side of Court 1 at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium was Lakshya Sen, on all fours, having made…
Ukraine has been under martial law since Russia launched its full-scale invasion in February 2022 Ukraine’s recently dismissed former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has called for presidential elections to be held despite the ongoing war with Russia, delivering one of the most direct political challenges to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy since the full-scale invasion began in…
Knowledge of Jinnah’s poor health could have affected the course of events, leading to Partition (Photo: Agencies). Two Mumbai-based Parsi doctors have been posthumously nominated for Pakistan’s highest civilian award, the Nishan-e-Imtiaz, for keeping Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s terminal illness confidential before Partition. The award is scheduled to be conferred at a ceremony in March 2027.Dr…
Ayush Shetty, PV Sindhu qualifes for pre-quarterfinals (PTI Photo) Ayush Shetty and PV Sindhu moved into the pre-quarterfinals of the BWF World Championships 2026 with straight-game wins in New Delhi on Wednesday.However, it was a mixed day for India as Lakshya Sen and Unnati Hooda were knocked out after close battles. Shetty, Sindhu march on…