Kumamoto (Japan): (Nov 12) India’s Lakshya Sen stormed into the second round of the men’s singles event at the Kumamoto Masters Japan badminton tournament after registering a straight-game win over Koki Watanabe here on Wednesday. Sen, seeded seventh here, took just 39 minutes to breeze past his world no.26 Japanese opponent 21-12 21-16. The world…
Kolkata: In-form wicketkeeper-batter Dhruv Jurel will play the opening Test against South Africa, and all-rounder Nitish Reddy is likely to sit out, India’s assistant Ryan Ten Doeschate said on Wednesday. The opening Test begins here on Friday. “I think we have got a pretty good idea of the combination. Given the way Dhruv has gone…
New Delhi: An analysis of dump data retrieved from the mobile phone of Dr Muzammil Ganaie, who was arrested after police busted a white-collar terror module recently, showed that he conducted multiple reconnaissances of the Red Fort area in January this year, officials said. Police said they suspect these recces were part of a larger…
Patna: RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed the exit poll predictions that the NDA would return to power in Bihar, claiming that such forecasts were made at the “direction” of the BJP’s top leadership. Addressing a press conference here, he also exuded confidence that the opposition INDIA bloc will form the government in the…
Mumbai: Bollywood actor Govinda has been admitted to the CritiCare hospital in suburban Juhu after he fainted at home around midnight, his legal advisor and friend Lalit Bindal said. The 61-year-old actor is undergoing tests at the hospital, Bindal added. “He fainted in the evening and called me. I brought him to CritiCare hospital. He…
Mumbai: Veteran Bollywood star Dharmendra was discharged from Breach Candy hospital on Wednesday morning after the family decided to take him home for treatment, his treating doctor told PTI. The 89-year-old has been in and out of the hospital for weeks. “Dharmendra ji was discharged from the hospital around 7.30 am. He will be treated…
New Delhi: Two cartridges, including live ammunition, and samples of two different types of explosives are among more than 40 samples that have been collected by the Forensic Science Laboratory (FSL) team from the blast site near the Red Fort, officials said on Wednesday. Preliminary analysis suggests that one of the explosive samples appears to…
Srinagar: After a gap of seven years, global humanitarian and spiritual leader Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar returned to Kashmir on Monday, carrying a message of peace, communal harmony, and hope. His visit, eagerly awaited by thousands, culminated in a historic gathering at Bakshi Stadium, where more than 20,000 students from 50 colleges and four…
New Delhi: Bihar has registered an overall voter turnout of 66.91 per cent, its highest since the first state polls in 1951, the Election Commission said on Tuesday, adding that the state also recorded the highest female voter turnout in its history. In a statement issued here, the poll watchdog noted that in the first…
New Delhi: Sports Minister Mansukh Mandaviya reiterated the government’s commitment to make India a top-five sporting nation in the world by 2047 as he unveiled the King’s Baton for the 2026 Glasgow Commonwealth Games at a colourful ceremony here on Tuesday. “Today India is organising world-class tournaments and winning medals also. We will grow further…
