Online Sports Desk India secured its fifth medal at the Commonwealth Games (CWG) 2026 after Gyaneshwari Yadav settled for a silver medal in the women’s 53kg weightlifting event in Glasgow. She lifted a total of 199 kg (88 kg Snatch + 111 kg in Clean & Jerk). Incidentally, Gyaneshwari’s medal was India’s fourth in weightlifting…
New Delhi: The Delhi Police urged a court here on Monday to sentence former AAP councillor Tahir Hussain and four others to death in the murder case of IB officer Ankit Sharma during the 2020 Delhi riots, saying “they fell to the level of being animals” while relentlessly assaulting him. The submissions were made before…
Chennai: The Madras High Court on Monday cancelled the Vijay-led TVK government’s decision to provide public employment to the families of those who died in the Karur stampede last year, saying it violates Article 14 (Right to Equality) and Article 16 (Equality of Opportunity in Government Employment) of the Constitution. The High Court further noted…
Parna: A policeman in Bihar was suspended after a video of him using AK-47 rifle against protesting students during the July 25 ‘Bihar Bandh’ protests in Siwan district went viral. The statewide shutdown witnessed large-scale demonstrations by student organisations across several districts, with clashes reported between protesters and police at multiple locations. According to official…
New Delhi: BJP leader Dharmendra Pradhan, who resigned as Union education minister following students’ protests over the NEET row, was welcomed by some BJP leaders in the Parliament complex on Monday with a traditional cap and stole amid slogans like ‘Pradhan Zindabad’. Opposition MPs at the same time shouted slogans like ‘Chor Chor, Paper Chor’…
Mumbai: Nitin Gadkari, Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways, can file a civil suit against social media platforms and others for spreading a misleading claim that he and his family are benefiting from the E20 initiative. The Bombay High Court on Monday gave a green signal to Gadkari to file a civil suit against…
New Delhi: Delhi Police is cracking down on social media posts that allegedly used crude and abusive language against Prime Minister Narendra Modi during the agitation led by the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP). Several platforms have received notices from the police, and most of the flagged videos, comments and posts have already been removed. A…
New Delhi: Opposition parties on Monday submitted notices seeking an urgent discussion in the Rajya Sabha on the alleged use of force against students protesting over the NEET paper leak issue at Jantar Mantar. The Centre is slated to introduce a bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday proposing to strengthen the anti-paper leak law…
Hyderabad: Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) Sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat has described the younger generation, known as ‘Gen Z’, as emotional and adaptable, while cautioning that they often do not think with a “calm mind.” Speaking at an event in Hyderabad, the RSS chief noted that this generation is easily appealed to by things that appear “visibly authentic,”…
Will the Opposition allow Parliament to function now that the Minister has resigned? That is the question before the nation after the first week of Parliament’s Winter Session was reduced to political theatre, slogan-shouting and adjournments. If the answer is still “No”, then the country can safely conclude that this was never about students. It…
