Kolkata: A ‘Go To’ man in Kolkata Knight Riders for more than a decade, Sunil Narine will have to play out of his skin to justify his place in the playing eleven when his team face Punjab Kings in a must-win Indian Premier League game, here on Monday. The Trinidad man, who has played 158…
Jinju (Korea): Indian weightlifter Jeremy Lalrinnunga won a silver in snatch but could not register an overall total as he failed to lift the weight in any of his three clean and jerk attempts in a disappointing show at the Asian Championships here on Sunday. Competing in his first tournament since winning the gold at the…
New Delhi: Triple jumper Praveen Chithravel shattered the national record and breached the 2023 World Athletics Championships qualifying standard in Cuba while Avinash Sable and Parul Chaudhary set men’s and women’s 5000m national marks in a track event in USA. Chithravel jumped 17.37m to finish on top of podium at the V Prueba de Confrontacion 2023…
New Delhi: The 31-member committee that is advising the protesting wrestlers on Sunday said if WFI chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is not arrested by May 21, it will take a “significant decision”, even as Vinesh Phogat insisted that their protest has not been hijacked by farmers. Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesperson Rakesh Tikait, Khap…
Lucknow:The Lucknow airport on Sunday said it has set up a virtual room to ensure faster clearance of passengers’ hand baggage, bypassing the requirement of travellers’ physical presence to verify any restricted items. The audio-video communication system has been installed at the Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport near gate number 1 of in the security…
New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) Amid unrest in parts of Manipur, Airports Authority of India (AAI) has taken various measures to help air passengers while airlines have waived rescheduling and cancellation charges for flights to and from the capital city of Imphal. Curfew was relaxed on Sunday in parts of Manipur which saw ethnic rioting…
Kolkata: Amid the buzz of ‘green economy’, the Geological Survey of India (GSI) is intensifying its exploration exercises for critical minerals, like lithium, nickel, cobalt and rare earth elements, with “one-third” of such projects being dedicated to the search of these resources, a top official said on Sunday. These critical minerals are key to clean…
New Delhi: Barista, India’s second-largest integrated coffee house, is planning to expand its footprint beyond metro cities in the country. Despite the growing competition from international chains and local startups, the coffee chain’s CEO, Rajat Agarwal, believes that there is still a “large level of catch-up” that new players have to do, as Barista already…
Houston: A gunman opened fire at a crowded mall in the US state of Texas, killing at least eight people before being shot dead by a police officer, officials have said, in the latest in a relentless series of gun violence across the country. The gunfire erupted around 3:30 pm on Saturday at the Allen Premium…
Lahore: Pakistan’s former prime minister Imran Khan has alleged that top ISI officer Major-General Faisal Naseer, who tried to kill him twice, was also involved in the brutal murder of senior journalist Arshad Sharif. Khan’s remarks came while he was addressing a rally in Lahore from his bullet-bomb-proof vehicle. The rally was telecast live in…
