Paris: India’s key defender and first rusher Amit Rohidas will miss Tuesday’s Olympic men’s hockey semifinal against Germany after he was handed a one-match suspension following his red card against Great Britain in the quarterfinal. This means India will have only 15 players available for the key clash, which is big set back for the…
Colombo: Leg-spinner Jeffrey Vandersay starred in the second ODI, he scored 6/33 as Sri Lanka defeated India by 32 runs. In pursuit of a 241-run target, India was bowled out for 208. Rohit went after he scored 64 off 44 balls, while the other Indians failed to deliver encouraging performances. Sri Lanka captain Charith Asalanka won the toss…
New Delhi: In the last leg of an illustrious career he might be but PR Sreejesh continues to be the point of difference for the Indian men and #39;s hockey team when the big moment comes calling. Just when you think you have seen enough of him, the genial goalkeeper from Kerala would conjure something…
Kurukshetra: Haryana Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini on Sunday announced the procurement of all crops in the state at minimum support price and the waiving of Rs 133 crore in outstanding canal water irrigation charges, as the BJP launched its assembly election campaign in the state. After the ruling party suffered a setback in the…
New Delhi: Heavy rains lashed western and central parts of India on Sunday while a cloudburst in Jammu and Kashmir led to the closure of the arterial Srinagar-Leh national highway, cutting off the Kashmir Valley from Ladakh and rendering the Baltal base camp for the Amarnath Yatra inaccessible. Five people died in rain-related incidents in…
Hyderabad: Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president and former IT minister KT Rama Rao (KTR) extended his best wishes to Chief Minister Revanth Reddy and Industries and Commerce Minister D Sridhar Babu, who are currently in the USA to attract foreign investments to Telangana. The delegation, led by CM Revanth Reddy, will also visit South…
New Delhi: The Congress on Sunday attacked the Centre over the implementation of the PM-KUSUM initiative, launched in 2019 to increase the agricultural use of solar energy across the country, and said the Modi government cannot persist with such “cavalier” implementation of schemes. Congress general secretary in-charge communications Jairam Ramesh said the Ministry of New…
Paris: India beat Great Britain 4-2 in penalty shoot-out to enter the semifinals of the men’s hockey event at the Paris Olympics, having played with 10 men for more than 40 minutes here on Sunday. This is their second consecutive semifinal appearance at the Games. India were reduced to 10 men after Amit Rohidas was…
New Delhi: In a move likely to spark heated debates and become a significant political issue for the Opposition, the Modi government is reportedly preparing to introduce a Bill in Parliament proposing 40 amendments to the Waqf Act. The proposed amendments received the NDA-III government’s nod during a late evening meeting of the Union Cabinet…
Tehran: Iran’s Revolutionary Guard on Saturday accused the United States of supporting the attack which it blamed on Israel, state TV reported. The televised statement, which reiterated a call for retaliation, said a rocket with a seven-kilogram (about 15-pound) warhead was used to target the residence of Hamas’ political leader in the capital Tehran on…
