Kannur/Bengaluru: Manuel Frederick, the first person from Kerala to win an Olympic hockey medal, died in a Bengaluru hospital, where he was undergoing treatment for cancer, on Friday morning, family sources said. He was 78. Frederick, who hailed from Kannur district of Kerala, was the goalkeeper of the Indian team that won the bronze medal…
Ekta Nagar: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday paid floral tributes to Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel at the Statue of Unity in Gujarat on the 150th birth anniversary of India’s first home minister. The birth anniversary of Patel is being celebrated as Rashtriya Ekta Diwas (National Unity Day) on October 31 since 2014, when Modi became…
For decades, the politics of the Telugu states were a closed club — dominated by regional satraps and sustained by welfare populism and caste arithmetic. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), once dismissed as a northern import, has now stormed into this once impregnable arena, changing the tone, texture, and trajectory of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana…
Leh/Jammu: Northern Army Commander, Lieutenant General Pratik Sharma, on Thursday witnessed ‘Exercise AstraShakti’ in the icy heights of the high-altitude areas of the Union Territory of Ladakh, officials said. The AstraShakti exercise is currently underway as a validation of long-range precision artillery firepower, swarm drones, counter-unmanned aerial surveillance systems, commando operations, and synergy with the…
New Delhi: India on Thursday reiterated its readiness to assist Afghanistan in sustainable water management projects, including hydroelectric initiatives. This move comes amid growing unease in Islamabad over the Taliban government’s plan to construct multiple dams on the Kunar River, a move that could severely impact Pakistan’s water and energy security. “As you know, there…
Navi Mumabi: Jemimah Rodrigues played the innings of her life, slamming a century for the ages as India pulled off a record chase to storm into the Women’s World Cup final with a five-wicket win over defending champions Australia here on Thursday. Chasing a record target of 339, Rodrigues anchored the innings brilliantly with an…
Navi Mumbai: India captain Harmanpreet Kaur was at a loss for words after her team stormed into the Women’s ODI World Cup final, but she did make a point to say that the players have already set their sights on the summit clash and are determined to “give their best” against first-timers South Africa. Jemimah…
New Delhi: Since January, at least 2,790 Indian nationals who did not meet the criteria, and were illegally staying in the US, have returned, the government said on Thursday. External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal shared the number at his weekly media briefing in response to a query. “On deportation, since January of this year,…
The plot to destabilize India was scripted long ago — in foreign capitals, executed through Indian proxies, and camouflaged as “protests” and “civil resistance.” From the anti-CAA agitations to the so-called farmers’ movement, the Opposition’s toolkit has remained the same: manufacture unrest, demonize Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and project India as a nation on the…
When I assumed charge as the Director of the National Institute of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPER), Mohali, one of my immediate priorities was to understand the institutional history — particularly the context behind certain administrative and policy decisions that seemed to have long-term implications for the Institute’s functioning. My inquiries led me to the…
