Washington: US Vice President Kamala Harris, who is of Indian and African heritage, was declared the 2024 presidential nominee of the ruling Democratic Party on Friday after she won enough votes from Democratic delegates in a virtual roll call. Harris, 59, would face Republican presidential candidate and former president Donald Trump, 78, in the general…
Chateauroux/Paris: Manu Bhaker looked primed to become a legend at 22 as she placed herself in contention for an unparalleled third successive medal at the ongoing Olympics, while shuttler Lakshya Sen looked a man possessed during his march into the semifinals on a roller-coaster Friday for India at the Games. Adding to the joy was…
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Friday transferred the probe into the drowning of three civil services aspirants at the basement of a coaching centre here from Delhi Police to the CBI “to ensure the public has no doubt over the investigation”. A bench headed by Acting Chief Justice Manmohan asked the Central Vigilance…
Dehradun: The recent monsoon rains in Uttarakhand have wreaked havoc, claiming 13 lives and leaving the toll still climbing. In a recent tragedy, 16 people went missing after a cloudburst triggered landslides on the Kedarnath pedestrian route late Wednesday night. The State Meteorological Center reports that the state has shattered its 58-year rainfall record. The…
Paris: Abhishek opened the scoring as Harmanpreet scored twice to help India men’s hockey team beat Australia 3-2 in their last group stage Pool B match of the Paris Olympics at the Yves-du-Manoir Stadium on Friday. The Indians started their campaign on a shaky note with a close 3-2 win over New Zealand and then…
Los Angels: Hollywood superstar Tom Cruise is expected to make an appearance at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics on August 11. The action star, known for blockbusters such as “Mission Impossible” series, “Top Gun” and “Edge of Tomorrow”, will reportedly perform a stunt at the event as the Olympics flag is handed over…
Paris: Simone Biles huddled with Sunisa Lee. She looked to her husband Jonathan Owens in the stands. Lost in the moment. And maybe a touch frantic. The American gymnastics star knew she was trailing Brazil’s Rebeca Andrade and Algeria’s Kaylia Nemour through two rotations during the Olympic all-around final Thursday. After a sloppy uneven bars…
New Delhi: Due to the escalating tensions in the Middle East qwing to the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, Air India has announced the suspension of all flights to and from Tel Aviv until August 8. “In view of the ongoing situation in parts of the Middle East, we have suspended scheduled operation of our flights to…
New Delhi: On Friday, the Supreme Court declined to entertain four Public Interest Litigations (PILs) seeking a court-monitored Special Investigation Team (SIT) probe under a retired SC judge into alleged quid pro quo money trails and the awarding of contracts linked to significant political donations via electoral bonds. Chief Justice of India (CJI) D Y…
Paris: Indian recurve mixed team of Ankita Bhakat and Dhiraj Bommadevara produced an excellent performance to rally past Indonesia and enter the quarterfinals at the Paris Olympics here on Friday. The Indians notched a 5-1 (37-36 38-38 38-37) win over their Indonesian opponents Diananda Choirunisa and Arif Pangestu. Dhiraj and Ankita consistently shot 9s and…
