- Thursday, March 06, 2025
Olivier Giroud scored the winner while Harry Kane missed a late chance to equalise with a penalty as holders France beat England 2-1 in a tense World Cup quarter-final on Saturday. Aurelien Tchouameni had swept France into a first-half lead only for Kane to level from the spot nine minutes…
Former Himachal Pradesh Congress chief Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu is expected to be the next chief minister of the state with the party's central leadership approving his name. Sources said that the party's central leadership has approved Sukhu's name as the new chief minister of Himachal Pradesh "His name will be…
Opener Ben Duckett scored a steely half-century to put England in poll position in the second Test against Pakistan in Multan on Saturday. The left-handed batter had compiled a solid 58 at the break, his second fifty of the match, to push the visitors to 89-3 and an overall 168-run…
Indian markets regulator SEBI (Securities and Exchange Board of India) on Friday (9) came out with a framework for alternative investment funds (AIFs) raising capital from foreign investors. At the time of onboarding investors, the manager of an AIF would have to ensure that the foreign investor is a resident…
Ushering in a new era in country's sports administration, India's legendary former athlete PT Usha was on Saturday (10) elected as the first woman president of Indian Olympic Association (IOA). The 58-year-old Usha, a multiple Asian Games gold medallist and fourth place finisher in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics 400-metre…
Often do we see people committing bizarre acts, some times just to stay in the headlines. But some of those actions could be potentially dangerous and those who do them need to give it a second thought. Recently, a video was in circulation on social media that showed a man…
Four persons were reportedly killed across the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu after Cyclone Mandous made a landfall on its shores late on Friday (9) night. Those who came on its path experienced a wind speed of 75 kilometres per hour. The cyclone has now weakened into a deep…
Rana Ayyub, the Indian journalist who is known to be a strong critic of prime minister Narendra Modi's allegedly anti-Muslim stance and policies, on Wednesday (8) received the prestigious John Aubuchon Award which was conferred on her by the National Press Club of Washington DC. It is the club's highest…
A rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) was fired at a police station in the border district of Tarn Taran in India's Punjab, officials said on Saturday (10) with director general of police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav describing it as a military-grade hardware. According to preliminary information, it is a military-grade hardware, the DGP…
Tonnes of hazardous waste is lying at the site of the 1984 Bhopal gas tragedy in the central Indian state of Madhya Pradesh and the delay in its disposal contaminates groundwater and soil which is a "direct abuse" of the right to health of survivors and locals, Justice Arun Kumar…
