Karnataka plans global quantum platform with 2027 Bengaluru summit
Bengaluru: Karnataka is preparing to scale up the second Quantum India Bengaluru Summit in 2027 into a major global platform for quantum research, innovation, industry collaboration and investment, Minister for Science & Technology Ajay Dharam Singh said on Sunday. He said the state has set a target of a USD 20-billion quantum economy by 2035….
Elavenil Valarivan doubles up with individual silver in 10m air rifle
Nagoya: India’s Elavenil Valarivan added an individual silver to the team silver she won earlier in the day, finishing runner-up in the women’s 10m air rifle event at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games here on Sunday. The 2025 world championship bronze medallist shot 252.4 points in the final to finish behind Japan’s Hinata Taichi, who won…
Senior journalist Payal Mehta passes away; PM Modi, Union ministers offer condolences
New Delhi: Payal Mehta, a senior journalist with CNN-News18, passed away in the early hours of Sunday in Mumbai. Mehta (46) was on a visit to Mumbai when she developed uneasiness early in the morning. She was rushed to a hospital, where she later passed away. In a post on X, senior journalist Sheela Bhatt…
Deepika scores 8 goals as Indian maul Uzbekistan 19-0 in women’s hockey
Kakamilgahara (Japan): Deepika slammed as many as eight goals as the Indian women’s hockey team thrashed lowly Uzbekistan 19-0 in their opening Pool B match at the Asian Games, here on Sunday. It was expected to be a one-sided affair, and it turned out exactly that way as Uzbekistan’s defence had no answer to India’s…
India open Asian Games women’s table tennis campaign with 3-0 win over Indonesia
Toyota: India began their women’s team table tennis campaign at the Aichi-Nagoya Asian Games with a dominant 3-0 win over Indonesia in their opening Group F fixture, here on Sunday. Sreeja Akula put India ahead in the opening rubber, beating Ni Maharani 3-1. After dropping the second game 8-11, Sreeja bounced back to win the…
Rishabh Das qualifies for 100m backstroke final
Tokyo: India’s Rishabh Das produced an impressive show by qualifying for the final after finishing fifth overall in the men’s 100m backstroke heats at the Asian Games here on Sunday. Rishabh clocked 54.85 seconds, finishing 0.63 seconds behind second-placed Japanese swimmer Hidekazu Takehara and 2.22 seconds behind the heat leader, China’s Asian record holder Xu…
BCCI planning India vs Rest of the World XI match to celebrate 100 years
Mumbai: The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is reportedly planning to conduct a match between India and a Rest of the World XI to mark the celebration of its 100th anniversary. After the Annual General Meeting (AGM) in Mumbai on Friday, the BCCI stated in a release that the board’s general body…
Not Kohli or Rohit! Pat Cummins names toughest Indian batter he faced
Melbourne: Australia Test captain Pat Cummins described bowling to Cheteshwar Pujara as “death by a thousand paper cuts” and described the former Indian cricketer as the hardest Indian hitter he has ever faced. During a recent encounter, Cummins was asked to name the toughest opponents he had faced from different nations during his trophy-laden career….
Ajinkya Rahane points out major challenge for Gambhir-Shreyas over Vaibhav Sooryavanshi
New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane defended the team management, consisting of head coach Gautam Gambhir and captain Shreyas Iyer’s decision not to give Vaibhav Sooryavanshi a chance in the playing XI during India’s three-match T20I series against Afghanistan, as the team went back to Abhishek Sharma and Sanju Samson as their opening pair despite the 15-year-old…
Welcome tighter H-1B scrutiny, but not at the cost of American innovation: FIIDS
Washington: The Foundation for India and Indian Diaspora Studies (FIIDS) has welcomed tighter scrutiny of H-1B visa applications, but cautioned that it should not come at the cost of American innovation, as jobs requiring highly specialised skills cannot always be filled immediately from the available domestic labour pool. The statement from FIIDS, an advocacy group,…
