- Monday, February 24, 2025
THE majority of private schools across India have reported a dip in revenue by 20 to 50 per cent, thanks to the Covid-19 pandemic, and it has led to reduction in teachers’ salaries at many of those institutes, a new report has said. The report by the Central Square Foundation…
A MAJOR malfunction in her pistol on Sunday (25) cost India’s ace shooter Manu Bhaker dearly as she lost almost 20 minutes during her qualifications, leading to a disappointing exit from the women’s 10-metre air pistol event at the ongoing Tokyo Olympics. She finished 12th in the qualification round, four…
REIGNING badminton world champion PV Sindhu made an authoritative launch of her campaign at Tokyo Olympics on Sunday (25), beating Israel’s Ksenia Polikarpova 21-7, 21-10 in a one-sided game in the women’s singles Group J game at Musashino Forest Sport Plaza in Chofu, Tokyo. Sindhu, who won a silver at…
PRIME minister Narendra Modi on Sunday (25) addressed the nation through his monthly radio programme ‘Mann Ki Baat’ (inner thoughts) in which he spoke on a number of issues, ranging from the coronavirus pandemic to India’s campaign at the ongoing Olympic Games in Tokyo to the upcoming Kargil Vijay Divas…
EIGHT-TIME hockey gold winners India were off to a flying start at the Tokyo Olympics as they beat New Zealand 3-2 by coming from behind in their opening game in Pool A of men's hockey at the Oi Hockey Stadium in Tokyo on Saturday (24). Harmanpreet Singh scored two goals…
JAPANESE tennis star Naomi Osaka lit the Olympic cauldron as the Tokyo Games opened on Friday (23) after a year's pandemic delay and lingering coronavirus threats. Osaka lifted the torch to the gleaming cauldron, which had unfurled at the top of a ramp representing Mount Fuji, in the highlight of…
THE third ODI between India and Sri Lanka held in Colombo on Friday (23) is only the second instance in history when India handed debuts to five players in a 50-over match. After sealing the three-match series on Tuesday (20), five rookies - aggressive left-handed batsman Nitish Rana, leggie Rahul…
FORMER Indian National Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Friday (23) accused prime minister Narendra Modi and Union home minister Amit Shah of using the Pegasus spyware against India, its institutions and democracy and said “the only word for this is treason”. The 51-year-old leader, who recently slammed the government after…
RELIANCE Industries Limited (RIL), India’s largest company by market capitalisation, on Friday (23) reported a June quarter profit at Rs 13,806 crore ($1.8 billion), up by more than 66 per cent year-on-year (YoY), with normalised tax provision. While the revenue of the conglomerate stood at Rs 1.44 lakh crore ($19.3…
NAVJOT Singh Sidhu on Friday (23) took over as the new chief of the Punjab unit of the Indian National Congress, India’s main opposition party. He took over the reins from Sunil Jakhar at an event in Chandigarh which was also attended by the state’s chief minister, Captain Amarinder Singh.…
