New Delhi: India is looking at finalising the much-awaited multi-role fighter aircraft (MRFA) deal by this financial year provided things go as per plan, Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal A P Singh, said on Saturday. In its largest-ever defence acquisition push, India in February cleared a long-pending proposal to procure 114 Rafale fighter…
Nisshin: Abhishek Sharma was the familiar nemesis upfront, while Tilak Varma became a tormentor towards the end as India lived up to its top billing by defending the Asian Games gold medal with a 19-run win over bitter foes Pakistan in the final here on Saturday. The pitch was a tricky one but eased out…
Online Sports Desk Pranavi Urs spearheaded a sensational day on the course, capturing a first-ever gold in the women’s individual stroke play before helping India secure a brilliant silver in the team event alongside Aditi Ashok and Diksha Dagar at the Asian Games 2026. Her double-medal haul led an action-packed 14th day for India in…
Mumbai: The Consulate General of Israel in Mumbai on Friday put up a billboard in the city hailing flydubai pilot Smit Machchhar, who foiled his co-pilot’s attempt to allegedly crash an Israel-bound flight. “India has a new hero, and Israel will never forget his name: Captain Smit Machchhar! Thank you, Captain Smit! Recover quickly. Israel…
Nagoya: Teenager Kumkum Mohod kept her composure under pressure to clinch gold in the women’s individual recurve event at the Asian Games, defeating South Korea’s Oh Yejin in a shoot-out here on Saturday. With the victory, Kumkum became the first Indian woman to win an Asian Games medal in the individual recurve event. After the…
The Delhi Police appears to have learnt something from the Jantar Mantar experience. With more than 700 protesters detained on October 2 during the demonstration demanding the resignation of Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar, the message is clear: the administration does not want a political protest to turn into a law-and-order challenge. But the real…
There is some truth in describing a university as a ‘breeding ground’. Universities are, after all, supposed to breed ideas. The uncomfortable question is: what kind of ideas has Jawaharlal Nehru University been breeding? The social-media poster doing the rounds calls JNU a breeding hub for ‘anti-nationals’, ‘cockroaches’ and ‘dimagi Naxals’. The language is crude….
Online Sports Desk A blockbuster India vs. Pakistan encounter awaits us in the Asian Games final match in Nisshin on Saturday morning. India will be aiming to defend the men’s cricket title they won previously, while Pakistan will be appearing in a men’s cricket final at the Asian Games for the first time. India reached…
Online Sports Desk Fast bowler Prasidh Krishna will miss the third and final ODI of the ongoing three-match series between India and West Indies on Saturday (October 3). The Karnataka-based pacer was ruled out of the third 50-over match on Thursday after suffering an injury while bowling in the second ODI between the two teams…
Washington: Canada’s Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu on Friday said he was heading to India later this month with a 300 strong business delegation to explore opportunities across sectors in the world’s fastest-growing markets. Sidhu, who met Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal in Milwaukee on Thursday, said India and Canada will start another round of talks with…
