- Monday, February 24, 2025
REIGNING world champion PV Sindhu continued with her top form at the Tokyo Olympics on Friday (30) when she beat Japan’s Akane Yamaguchi 21-13, 22-20 in the quarter-finals to storm into the semi-finals. This is her second successive Olympic semi-finals after the 2016 Rio edition and the third consecutive Olympics…
SRI Lankan leg spinner Wanindu Hasaranga registered his career-best bowling figures (four wickets for nine runs) in the third and deciding Twenty20 game against India at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo that helped the hosts beat a depleted Indian side by seven wickets to pocket the series 2-1. The…
ACTIVISTS were up in arms after the Indian government on Friday (30) told the parliament that no death has been reported in the country owing to manual scavenging. According to the critics, people were being robbed of dignity even in their deaths and accused the government of hiding the reality.…
THE Supreme Court of India has weighed into the case related to the death of additional sessions judge in Dhanbad in the eastern Indian state of Dhanbad which the police suspect was a planned hit-and-run incident. On Thursday (29), Chief Justice of India NV Ramana said he spoke to the…
INDIA were assured a second medal at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics on Friday (30) when boxer Lovlina Borgohain entered the semi-finals of the women’s welterweight category by beating Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chin at the Kokugikan Arena by a split decision. India’s only medal so far at the Games has come…
A PANEL that investigated a breach of the bio-secure coronavirus bubble by three players during Sri Lanka's limited-overs series in England has recommended bans of up to two years for those players, sources said on Thursday (29). The five-member panel told Sri Lanka Cricket that vice-captain Kusal Mendis and opening…
SPORT often heals scars left in society and South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker’s feat at the ongoing Olympics in Tokyo has been no exception. The 24-year-old, who won a silver in the 100-metres women’s butterfly event in her very first Olympic finals, hopes her prize could bring some joy back…
AIR India, the national carrier of India, has sold its 115 properties for Rs 738 crore ($99 million) since 2015 to offset its debt, minister of state for civil aviation V K Singh said on Thursday (29). The carrier had a debt of around Rs 60,000 crore ($8 billion) as…
INDIAN prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday (28) welcomed the Joe Biden administration’s commitment to strengthen partnership between India and the US while speaking with US secretary of state Antony Blinken during his two-day visit to New Delhi that concluded the same day. ALSO READ: Blinken meets Dalai Lama representative…
THE International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised forecast for the UK economic growth for this year to seven per cent in line with other major advanced economies. The latest forecast was 1.7 percentage points higher than the IMF forecast in April. IMF lowers India economic growth forecast to 9.5% British…
