New Delhi: The decision of India and the US to end their six trade disputes at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) will help boost two-way commerce and strengthen economic ties, experts said. They also said that both the countries should put in place a proper and strong mechanism to resolve trade related issues bilaterally so…
Bengaluru: A 4-0 hammering of Pakistan giving them the perfect start, India will have a wonderful opportunity to move closer to the semifinals of the SAFF Championship when they face Nepal here on Saturday. On paper, the hosts hold all the aces, evidenced by an overwhelming 16-2 overall head-to-head record in 23 matches played between them,…
Bengaluru: Head coach Igor Stimac will return to the India dug out in the game against Kuwait on Tuesday after serving one-match ban for his red-card offence against Pakistan in the home side’s SAFF Championships opener here. South Asian Football Federation (SAFF) General Secretary Anwarul Huq told PTI that Stimac’s offence was not serious enough to…
New Delhi: Veteran batter Cheteshwar Pujara and senior pacer Umesh Yadav were on Friday dropped from India’s Test squad for the West Indies tour starting July 12 while three players got maiden call-ups. Young batters Yashasvi Jaiswal and Ruturaj Gaikwad as well as seamer Mukesh Kumar were named for the first time in the 16-member team….
New Delhi: Top Indian wrestler Vinesh Phogat on Friday said the wrestling world will remember Yogeshwar Dutt for being a spineless lackey of outgoing WFI president Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, hours after the London Olympic medallist questioned the exemption granted to her and five others from the Asian Games and World Championships trials. Phogat also alleged…
New Delhi: Most of them were raw, some hadn’t even held a leather ball in their hands before, forget about knowing the variations of grip. The Punjab Cricket Association (PCA), with an aim to create ‘pace bowling bank’, tried out more than 1000 bowlers in open trials between June 10-21 to tap into village talent. PCA…
Patna: Opposition parties are together going to defeat the BJP in the 2024 general elections, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Friday and claimed a battle was on between his party’s “‘Bharat Jodo’ ideology and the BJP’s ‘Bharat Todo’ thinking”. Underscoring the importance of unity in party ranks, he also claimed the Congress would emerge victorious…
Jaipur: Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar on Friday took a dim view of “some people” taking to the streets and indulging in violence and arson when found on the wrong side of the law. Speaking at an event at the Malaviya National Institute of Technology here, Dhankhar, however, did not mention any particular incident or name any…
Bengaluru: Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah will be felicitated in Maharashtra by the state’s Pradesh Congress Committee as well as ally NCP on Sunday, to mark the massive victory of the Congress in last month’s Assembly elections. According to the itinerary released by the Chief Minister’s office, Siddaramaiah will fly from here to Kolhapur, from where he…
Bhawanipatna (Odisha): BJP president J P Nadda on Friday said that leaders who were jailed by former prime minister Indira Gandhi during Emergency were now welcoming her grandson Rahul Gandhi. The BJP leader was referring to the opposition meeting in Patna which was organised by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and attended by his ally…
