New Delhi: An RSS-affiliated body said it will launch ‘Garbha Sanskar’ campaign on Sunday under which pregnant women would be encouraged to read religious texts such as the Bhagavad Gita and Ramayana, chant Sanskrit mantras and practise yoga so that “sanskari and deshbhakt” babies are born. “The ‘Garbha Sanskar’ programme has been developed with a holistic…
New Delhi: Sharad Pawar on Saturday announced Supriya Sule and Praful Patel working presidents of the Nationalist Congress Party. Pawar made the announcement at the 25th anniversary of the party, founded by him and P A Sangma in 1999. The announcement was made in presence of Ajit Pawar, a key player in NCP. Pawar had last…
Chennai: Chennaiyin FC’s head coach Thomas Brdaric has parted ways with the Indian Super League team following the conclusion of the 2022-2023 season, the club announced on Saturday. The club will make a decision on their next head coach shortly, the release said. Brdaric was at the helm of the first team for 28 games, winning…
Kakamigahara (Japan): Sunelita Toppo fired a field goal as India eked out a narrow 1-0 win overs hosts Japan to enter the final of the Women’s Junior Asia Cup hockey tournament here on Saturday. The win also sealed their berth in the FIH Junior World Cup slated to be held in Santiago from November 29-December 10…
Paris: Top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar secured a creditable third place in the Paris Diamond League with a jump of 8.09m, his maiden top-three finish in the prestigious one-day meeting series. Sreeshankar also became the only third Indian to finish in top-three of a Diamond League after Olympic champion javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra and former…
New Delhi: The Indian women’s hockey team will head to Germany and Spain for training and an invitational tournament next month as part of its preparation for the Asia Games in September-October.. The Indian women will first train in Russelsheim, Frankfurt followed by a series of Test matches against the German and Chinese national teams…
Washington: India has a lot of opportunities due to its talent base and its ability to stand up as a second big manufacturing base outside of China and can play a leading role in technological areas being identified as critical by Quad nations, the head of the Quad Investment Network has said. Karl Mehta, chairman of…
London: Former British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has shocked the nation by abruptly quitting as a member of the parliament after being told by a parliamentary committee that he will be sanctioned for misleading Parliament over lockdown-breaking parties at Downing Street during his premiership. Johnson, 58, had been under investigation by a parliamentary inquiry looking into…
Bhopal: Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister D K Shivakumar will arrive in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday afternoon on a two-day tour of the state to pay obeisance at three revered shrines, including Ujjain’s Mahakaleshwar temple, said the Congress. The visit is being seen as a thanksgiving trip after the Congress pulled off an emphatic victory in the…
New Delhi: In one of the biggest demonstrations of its operational prowess in recent years, the Indian Navy on Saturday carried out a mission in the Arabian Sea that involved two aircraft carriers, multiple warships, submarines and over 35 frontline planes amid China’s increasing forays into the Indian Ocean. The Navy’s aircraft carriers — INS…
