India wins 17 medals at U-23 Commonwealth fencing Championship
New Delhi: India secured 17 medals, including four gold at the U-23 Commonwealth Fencing Championship, dominating both the men’s and women’s individual events currently underway in Lagos, Nigeria. Team India captured four gold, four silver, and nine bronze medals after the opening day of the event which began on Sunday and will run till August…
Bengal CM meets kin of TMC worker who died in police custody, orders magisterial probe
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Monday met the family of a TMC worker who allegedly died in police custody in the North 24 Parganas district and said a magisterial inquiry has been ordered into the incident. He also announced a Rs 10 lakh aid from the CM Relief fund to the bereaved…
Deadlock in Parliament will continue till HM Shah gives statement: Priyanka Gandhi
New Delhi: Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Monday asserted that the deadlock between the opposition and the government in Parliament will continue till Union Home Minister Amit Shah makes a statement over alleged police excesses on students. With only four days of the Monsoon session remaining, the fate of major bills on women’s reservation,…
BJP backs Jharkhand student protest, slams opposition for ‘double standards’
New Delhi: The BJP on Monday slammed Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his party’s “double standards” on the ongoing student protest in Jharkhand, saying those who tried to “politically hijack” the students’ agitation in Delhi are now silent on the stir in the state. The remarks came after thousands of job aspirants, protesting alleged irregularities…
PM meets CWG medallists: Lauds Lovlina for objecting to distorted India map in Glasgow
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi applauded Commonwealth Games gold-winning boxer Lovlina Borgohain for objecting to a distorted map of India at a restaurant in Glasgow during his light-hearted interaction with the CWG medal-winners here. The PM cracked jokes and heard from the medallists about their experiences building up to the Games and during their…
Two militants involved in extortion arrested in Manipur
Imphal: Security forces arrested two militants with allegiance to different proscribed outfits and involved in extortion from Manipur’s two valley districts, police said on Monday. Konsam Sanatomba (44), United National Liberation Front (Koireng), was apprehended from Lamlong in Imphal East district on Sunday, an official said, adding that he was involved in extortion and threatening…
TN CM moves resolution in Assmebly mandating Tamil Thaai Vazhthu rendition at govt events
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay moved a government resolution in the Assembly on Monday mandating the rendition of Tamil Thaai Vazhthu at the commencement of government events. Piloting the resolution, he said his Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam government will not compromise on Tamil Nadu’s linguistic and cultural rights. “Tamil is not only a…
High jumper Pooja, women’s 4x400m team disappoint; India end WA U20 C’ships with 3 medals
Eugene (USA): National senior record holder high jumper Pooja Singh failed to live up to the expectations, finishing seventh in the final, as India ended their World Athletics U20 Championships campaign with three medals here. The 19-year-old Pooja could only clear 1.84m, way below her national senior record height of 1.93m. She failed to sail…
HCA ‘Controversial’ Club Secretary’s ‘Confession’ raises more questions than answers
Special Correspondent Sometimes, a lengthy defence does more damage than the allegation itself. The latest response of the “controversial” club secretary of the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA), ostensibly questioning why this e-paper chose to highlight the controversy surrounding his club, is a classic example. Instead of addressing the substantive issues raised, he appears more concerned…
Bharat’s China counter-punch
China has long believed in the power of nomenclature. Rename a place, repeat the invented name often enough, publish it in official documents and maps—and perhaps, over time, fiction can be made to resemble fact. Beijing has tried precisely this game with Arunachal Pradesh. India has now delivered an appropriate counter-punch—not with a military manoeuvre,…
