Paris: India skipper Harmanpreet Singh once again came to his side’s rescue, scoring a late equaliser to salvage a hard-fought 1-1 draw against Argentina in their second men’s hockey pool match at the Paris Olympics here on Monday. Lucas Martinez gave Argentina the lead in the 22nd minute before Harmanpreet converted India’s 10th and last…
New Delhi: Rahul Gandhi, the Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, on Monday used the chakravyuh metaphor as a leit motif to hammer home his message that an atmosphere of fear pervades in the country. He also went on to allege that the budget’s sole aim was to strengthen the framework of monopoly capital, political…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday orally observed that it was unable to digest the 2018 Tuticorin police firing against anti-Sterlite protestors, in which 13 persons were killed. A division bench comprising Justices S S Sundar and N Senthilkumar made the observation while hearing a petition from social activist Henri Tiphagne, seeking to reopen…
Thiruvananthapuram: Health Minister Veena George will accept the first shipment of miltefosine, a vital drug for treating the lethal amoebic meningoencephalitis, arranged by Dr. Shamsheer Vayalil, Chairman of VPS Lakeshore. This follows a landmark medical achievement where doctors successfully saved a child—the first such case in India—from this devastating disease. The increased availability of miltefosine…
Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has urged the Central government to amend Section 184 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) to ensure that adult rape victims are examined only by female doctors, to safeguard their right to privacy. Justice M G Uma of the single-judge bench directed the Central and State governments to ensure…
Tokyo: In a significant move, the four-nation grouping Quad on Monday announced a plan to expand its ambitious Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness (IPMDA) programme to the Indian Ocean region that would facilitate monitoring of the strategic waters. The announcement following a Quad foreign ministerial meeting came amid concerns in New Delhi over China’s growing forays…
New Delhi: There is no need for concern about job losses, Union Labour Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Monday adding that the country’s unemployment rate would come down below 3 per cent in the future. The current unemployment rate is 3.2 per cent. It came down from 6 per cent in the 2017-18 period and…
Paris: Red, white, and blue. And green. American tennis player Danielle Collins isn’t just getting support from her own country at the Paris Olympics. Irish fans have adopted her as one of their own, too. Collins started to realize the extent of her new fanbase when she was warming up before her first-round victory over…
Paris: India’s Harmeet Desai suffered a 0-4 loss against world no.5 Felix Lebrun of France in the second round of the men’s singles table tennis competition, ending his maiden Olympic campaign here on Sunday. The 31-year-old from Surat couldn’t settle into a rhythm to go down 8-11 8-11 6-11 8-11 against the 17-year-old local hopeful…
Paris: Star Indian shuttler Lakshya Sen’s victory over Kevin Cordon in the opening men’s singles Group L match won’t be counted as his Guatemalan opponent pulled out of the Paris Olympics due to a left elbow injury. “Guatemalan men’s singles player Kevin Cordon has withdrawn from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games Badminton Competition due to…
