Ningbo (China): Double Olympic medallist PV Sindhu fought valiantly but was outperformed by sixth seed Han Yue of China in a gruelling pre-quarterfinal of the Badminton Asia Championships here on Thursday. Sindhu, who is desperately seeking to rediscover her form ahead of the Paris Olympics, fought hard for an hour and nine minutes before losing…
New Delhi/Thiruvananthapuram: Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor on Thursday dismissed the BJP’s claim of a strong performance in south India in the Lok Sabha polls as a product of its “propaganda mill”, and said the narratives that the ruling party harps on in the north, such as communalism, religious division and nativist social cleavages, do…
Jaipur: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi hit out at the BJP-led Centre on Thursday, saying farmers are asking for a minimum support price (MSP) for their crops, youngsters are seeking employment and women want relief from inflation, but no one is listening. The upcoming Lok Sabha polls are about protecting the country’s Constitution and democracy, the…
Srinagar: A terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pulwama district on Thursday, police said. Security forces launched a cordon and search operation at Fressipora village in Rajpora area of the south Kashmir district following inputs about the presence of terrorists there, they said. They said the search operation…
New Delhi: The Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Thursday raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the current fiscal to 7 per cent from 6.7 per cent earlier, saying the robust growth will be driven by public and private sector investment demand and gradual improvement in consumer demand. The 2024-25 growth estimate is, however, lower than…
Tanuku (WG-AP): TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu on Wednesday said the NDA alliance of the TDP, BJP and Janasena uses political power to serve people while the YSRCP chief uses it as a license to “exploit and loot public wealth”. The TDP chief made these allegations at the Tanuku town in the West Godavari district…
Nagpur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday accused the INDIA alliance of spreading lies that the Constitution would be changed if he gets a third term in office and asserted this sustained narrative shows the opposition bloc is facing “bankruptcy” of new ideas. Addressing an election rally at Kanhan town of Nagpur district in support…
Balurghat (WB): Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday accused West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee of “misleading” people on the CAA and giving “a red-carpet welcome to infiltrators” for vote bank politics, emphasising that refugees should apply for citizenship without apprehension. Addressing an election rally in Balurghat, his first in Bengal since the Lok…
Jaipur: Gujarat Titans pulled off a thrilling three-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals in the IPL here on Wednesday. Riyan Parag (76) and Sanju Samson (68 not out) slammed cracking fifties and shared a 130-run partnership to power RR to a challenging 196 for three. In reply, GT looked down and out at 157 for six…
New Delhi: More trouble is in store for yoga guru Baba Ramdev and his associate Acharya Balkrishna for allegedly violating the Supreme Court’s order by publishing misleading medical advertisements. An angry Supreme Court on Wednesday slammed them and said it cannot let them off by accepting their apology, adding that a message has to go…
