Nagoya: The Indian combination of Neeru Dhanda and Kynan Chenai qualified for the trap mixed team final at the Asian Games on Wednesday. A total of four teams out of 12 in contention qualified for the final and India finished in fourth place with a score of 136. China topped the qualification with a score…
Washington: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted restrictions on the deportation of immigrants to countries that are not their own, while agreeing to hear the issue on its merits in December. The conservative-dominated high court granted an emergency request by the Trump administration to suspend a lower court ruling that restricted, but did not…
Ahmedabad: The Indian Coast Guard, in a joint operation with the Gujarat ATS, has seized 526 kg of methamphetamine and heroin valued at more than Rs 3,000 crore from an Iranian boat in the Arabian Sea, officials said on Wednesday. Five Pakistani nationals operating the vessel were also detained in the operation carried out near…
Cleanse First, Then Vote Special Correspondent In Part I of this series, the central question was simple but uncomfortable: why has justice and meaningful reform moved so slowly in Hyderabad cricket despite years of litigation, judicial interventions, committees and repeated assurances? Part II must confront the more difficult question: what should happen now? The answer…
The Narendra Modi government appears to have finally decided that demographic change cannot remain a subject of political whispers, partisan accusations or selective outrage. The Union Home Ministry’s decision to seek detailed, district-wise and religion-wise information from States and Union Territories is therefore significant—not because it prejudges the outcome, but because a nation of Bharat’s…
Nagoya: The Indian women’s compound archery team produced a sensational performance to outclass China 238-234 and retain its Asian Games gold medal with a world record-equalling score here on Wednesday. The Indian team comprising Jyothi Surekha Vennam, Chikitha Taniparthi and Prithika Pradeep dominated the summit clash to secure the top spot on the podium. The…
New Delhi: India got off to a strong start in the ODI series with a win over the West Indies in the opening game and now moves Guwahati for the second ODI, where they will look to build on that momentum. Abhishek Nayar dissected Shubman Gill’s adaptability, Rohit Sharma’s struggles against Alzarri Joseph, Virat Kohli’s evolving…
New Delhi: The High-Level Committee on Demographic Changes (HLCDC) under the Union Home Ministry has sought from the states and Union Territories the details regarding “visible changes” in religious demography in districts, industrial clusters and border districts for last 15 years, officials said. In a letter to states and UTs, the Committee has sought “time…
Washington: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio virtually addressed a conference of American ambassadors from South and Central Asia in New Delhi. The Ambassadors Regional Conference was hosted in New Delhi on Tuesday by US envoy to India Sergio Gor. “Earlier today, I called into our Ambassadors Regional Conference in India, hosted by Ambassador Sergio…
New Delhi: The Defence Services Staff College (DSSC) fosters jointmanship among the course attendees from the three services and teaches the skill to communicate effectively, IAF Chief Air Marshal A P Singh said on Tuesday. Air Chief Marshal Singh is also an alumnus of the DSSC — India’s premier defence service training institution located in…
