- Monday, February 24, 2025
AT a mega sporting show like the Olympics, there is no dearth of incidents ever, sometimes funny or embarrassing too. The ongoing Tokyo Games have been no exception. Here are some incidents related to the 2021 Olympics that made the headlines for various reasons. Follow 2021 Tokyo Olympics news here…
Indian shuttler PV Sindhu failed to keep the momentum she had been gaining at the Tokyo Olympics on Saturday (31) when she lost to World No.1 Tai Tzu-ying 18-21, 12-21 in the semi-finals. The reigning world champion and the World No.7 gave her opponent from Chinese Taipei a strong fight…
INDIA is emerging as a rapidly growing consumer of the Tokyo Olympic Games, with the biggest digital engagement of any country and potential for further growth, Olympic broadcasting chief Yiannis Exarchos said on Friday (30). While India, with its 1.35 billion population almost equalling that of China, is by no…
INDIA will take over the presidency of the United Nations Security Council on Sunday (1) and host signature events in three major areas during the month, including maritime security, peacekeeping and counterterrorism. In January, India formally began its eight term (two years) as a non-permanent member of the Security Council…
ENGLAND'S Ben Stokes is to take an indefinite break from all forms of cricket to "prioritise his mental well-being", the England and Wales Cricket Board announced on Friday (30), with the allrounder the latest high-profile sports star to step away from the pressures of competition. Stokes has withdrawn from England's…
US PRESIDENT Joe Biden has nominated Rashad Hussain, an Indian-American attorney, as the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, the White House said on Friday (30). If the appointment is approved by the Senate, the upper chamber of the US Congress, the 41-year-old Hussain will be the first Muslim to head…
PRAHLAD Modi, the brother of Indian prime minister Narendra Modi and vice president of All-India Fair Price Shop Association, on Friday (30) asked traders not to pay the Goods and Services Tax (GST) till the authorities met their demands and also advised them to launch an agitation over the message…
DISCUS thrower Kamalpreet Kaur on Saturday (31) produced one of the best performances by an Indian athlete at the Olympic Games and made the finals. The 25-year-old from Patiala in the northern Indian state of Punjab, who was competing in qualification B, sent the discus to a distance of 64…
ESSAR Oil (UK) Ltd, the firm that owns and operates the Stanlow refinery in the UK, on Friday (30) announced the setting up of the company’s first advisory council. “The new four-person council comprises highly experienced senior leaders from across the legal, financial and diplomatic sectors. The group will be…
THE ongoing border tension between the northeastern Indian states of Assam and Mizoram turned has worse as the police in Mizoram has registered a first information report (FIR) against Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and six top officials of the state on charges of attempt to murder and assault.…
