New Delhi: The Congress Sunday accused the central government of practicing “double standards” in allocating funds to flood-afflicted states, alleging that it was exacting “revenge” on the people of Himachal Pradesh for not voting for the BJP in the assembly elections. Congress general secretary (In-charge, Communications) Jairam Ramesh said, “Yesterday, the self-anointed non-biological Prime Minister…
Paris: India’s Sumit Nagal crashed out of the Olympics men’s singles tennis competition after a hard-fought three-set loss to Corentin Moutet of France in a first-round match here on Sunday. The 26-year-old Indian number one lost 2-6, 6-2, 5-7 in the match that lasted 2 hours and 28 minutes. Each player won the first two…
Paris: The India women’s archery team of Ankita Bhakat, Bhajan Kaur and Deepika Kumari put up a tame show in the quarterfinal and went down 0-6 against the Netherlands at the Paris Olympics on Sunday. The start was close for India as it went down 51-52 in the opening set. However, two six-point shots from…
Dambulla: SrI Lanka won the Women’s Asia Cup 2024 title after beating India by eight wickets in the final at the Rangiri Dambulla International Stadium. India had it easy in the group stage and the semi-final against Bangladesh, but Sri Lanka made them sweat. Chamari Athapaththu and Harshitha Samarawickrama kept India on their toes in…
Mumbai: The Maharashtra government has asked Telangana to inform it in advance about discharging water from Medigadda dam amid heavy rainfall. Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, who holds the water resources portfolio, said Telangana has been witnessing heavy rains, which could necessitate the release of water from the Medigadda dam. He said the water resources…
Paris: Indian table tennis ace Achanta Sharath Kamal made a shock exit from the Paris Olympics men’s singles competition, losing 2-4 to lower-ranked Deni Kozul of Slovenia in a round of 64 match here on Sunday. The 42-year-old Sharath Kamal, who was making his fifth Olympics appearance, lost 12-10 9-11 6-11 7-11 11-8 10-12 to…
Bengaluru: Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud on Sunday said the trial judges prefer playing safe by not granting bail on important issues of crime when it is looked at with a degree of suspicion. The Chief Justice underlined the need for a ‘sense of robust common sense’ to look at the nitty-gritty of…
Nanterre (France): India’s swimming campaign at the Paris Olympics came to an end with both Srihari Nataraj and Dhinidhi Desinghu failing to progress to the semifinals of their respective events here on Sunday. Nataraj finished joint-second in the slower heat with a timing of 55.01s but the 23-year-old was 33rd in the overall standing for…
Chateauroux (France): Indian shooter Arjun Babuta secured a spot in the 10m air rifle final of the Olympic Games after finishing seventh in the qualification round here on Sunday. The 25-year-old Babuta shot a series of 105.7, 104.9, 105.5, 105.4, 104.0 and 104.6 to make the cut with a score of 630.1 points. He will…
Paris: Two-time world champion Nikhat Zareen powered into the women’s 50kg Olympics pre-quarterfinals with a tenacious victory over Germany’s Maxi Carina Kloetzer here on Sunday. Trailing on three cards after the first round, the 28-year-old Indian prevailed by a 5-0 margin against the German in a rather messy round of 32 contest at the North…
