Mysuru (K’taka): Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Tuesday held a massive roadshow in Krishnarajanagara here waving at a large enthusiastic crowd along the route, seeking people’s support ahead of the May 10 Assembly polls in Karnataka. Standing atop a specially-designed vehicle, she was greeted by the crowd gathered on the sides of the roads…
Mangaluru: The controversial issue of Muslim girls wearing ‘hijab’ in educational institutions, which had hit national headlines last year with a government pre-university college in Udupi banning it inside classrooms, does not appear to be a serious campaign issue for the May 10 elections to the Karnataka Assembly. The BJP government in the state had in…
Hyderabad: Former left-hand celebrity Ranji star Khalid Abdul Qaiyum, who is back from the US, has plans to set up a world-class cricket academy, partnering with another former Salamth Ali, in a bid to produce good cricketers and bring back the past glory of Hyderabad. Speaking to newsmen, Khalid and Salam said they propose to take…
Bengaluru: Kolkata Knight Riders will be desperate to bring their flagging campaign back on track while Royal Challengers Bangalore will look to shrug off the overdependence on its top three batters when the two teams clash in the IPL here on Wednesday. The two-time champions have looked clueless in their last four outings, losing at…
New Delhi: Ajinkya Rahane, who has added a dash of aggression to his batting style, made a comeback to the Indian team on Tuesday for the World Test Championship (WTC) final against Australia as the BCCI announced a 15-man squad for the one-off contest. The WTC final will be played in London at the Oval from…
Dubai: Top Indian shuttlers, including double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu, will hope to find their rhythm as they begin their campaign in the main draw of the Asia Badminton Championships, here on Wednesday. The 40th edition of the prestigious continental competition started here on Tuesday with the qualifying rounds, while the main draw comprising all the…
New Delhi: The Badminton Association of India (BAI) has decided to conduct a selection trial from May 4 to 7 to pick the team for the upcoming Asian Games. The Asian Games, which was originally scheduled for September last year, will be held in Hangzhou, China from September 23 to October 8 this year. According to…
New Delhi: Several politicians, including former Haryana Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, and ‘khap’ leaders on Tuesday met with the protesting wrestlers and extended their support to them. Hooda, Udit Raj, another Congress leader, CPI leader Brinda Karat, who was stopped from joining the stir by the wrestlers in January, were welcomed by the wrestlers, a…
Kolkata: Khalin Joshi and Amandeep Drall grabbed the lead on the first day of the Asian Games trials for golf which began at the Royal Calcutta Golf Club here on Tuesday. Joshi from Bengaluru had a superb streak of birdies from the first to the fourth and added a fifth on hole number six on…
New Delhi: Realty firm Smartworld Developers on Tuesday said it achieved sales bookings of Rs 3,500 crore in the last fiscal. In a statement, Smartworld Developers said it has sold about 1,438 residential units and 2.87 million square feet of area in 2022-23. The company, which is part of real estate firm M3M Group, did…
