New Delhi: A Delhi court on Friday granted default bail to US national Matthew Aaron Van Dyke, arrested in a terror-conspiracy case being probed by the National Investigation Agency (NIA). According to court sources, Special Judge Prashant Sharma granted bail to Van Dyke on a personal bond of Rs 1 lakh and a surety in…
Mumbai: The 95th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is underway at the Board’s headquarters in Mumbai on Friday, with key decisions, including the appointment of a new men’s selection chief, expected to be taken during the meeting. BCCI president Mithun Manhas, vice-president Rajeev Shukla, board secretary…
Nisshin (Japan): Opener Shafali Verma’s all-round brilliance and left-arm spinner Shree Charani’s devastating spell powered defending gold-medallists India into the Asian Games women’s cricket semifinals with a dominant eight-wicket win over an inexperienced Japan, here on Friday. Charani (4/10) and Shafali (2/13) shared six wickets between them as India bowled out Japan for a paltry…
Seoul: Dhakshineswar Suresh made a confident start but could not sustain the momentum as South Korea’s Soonwoo Kwon fought back to beat the Indian in three sets and give the hosts a 1-0 lead in the Davis Cup Qualifiers Round 2 tie here on Friday. Dhakshineswar looked in control early on but Kwon raised his…
New Delhi: Moody’s Ratings on Friday sharply raised India’s GDP growth forecast for the fiscal year to 7 per cent — the fastest growth rate among all G20 economies– aided by economic resilience in the face of Middle East conflict but flagged risks to inflation from elevated oil prices and El Niño. In a statement…
New Delhi: “The Scandal” star Son Ye-jin says she would love to visit India and get a good Ayurveda massage, while her co-stars, Ji Chang-wook and Nana, hope fans in the country enjoy their new drama, a twisted tale of love and desire set in the past. Ye-jin’s romantic shows “Something in the Rain” and…
Jammu: Rajouri Police have busted an Over Ground Worker (OGW) network allegedly linked with the terrorist outfit Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), resulting in the arrest of three accused persons. The arrested individuals have been identified as: 1. Zakir Hussain S/o Ghulam Hussain R/o Kotcharwal Teryath Rajouri. 2. Mohd Azam S/o Ali Bahadur R/o Kotcharwal Teryath Rajouri. 3….
New Delhi: Eight Bangladeshis were among nine people sentenced to life imprisonment by an NIA court in Hyderabad in a 2019 human trafficking case involving Bangladeshi women, officials said on Friday. The court on Thursday also imposed a fine of Rs 1.37 lakh on the convicts, with a further sentence of three months’ simple imprisonment…
New Delhi: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday slammed the Election Commission over its decision of directing rival Trinamool Congress factions to not use the party name and the “flowers and grass symbol” during the West Bengal bypolls, saying the poll body’s constitutional responsibility is to protect the mandate but instead, it is aiding those…
Aggregate dust settled into the deep creases of worn leather boots at the Greater Noida exhibition grounds as the afternoon heat forced a quiet, pragmatic reckoning among fleet owners who have spent three decades buying machinery on pure instinct. The polite corporate jargon of the opening days evaporated entirely under the heavy glare of the…
