Nishio (Japan): Indian boxers Parveen Hooda, Ankush Panghal and Narender Berwal assured the country of three medals with dominant quarterfinal wins at the Asian Games here on Sunday, while Sachin Siwach’s campaign ended in the last eight stage. Parveen defeated world championships silver medallist Navbakhor Khamidova of Uzbekistan by a 5-0 margin to move into…
Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari on Sunday mounted a strong defence of the Election Commission amid the escalating political row over the Special Intensive Revision of electoral rolls, blaming former CM Mamata Banerjee for the deletion of 27 lakh names and asserting that neither the BJP nor the poll panel could be held…
Chennai: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister C Joseph Vijay will launch the Thaaimaman Thanga Mothiram Thittam, a welfare scheme, on Monday, under which the government will provide a one-gram gold ring to babies born in state-run hospitals. Sources here on Sunday said the CM will arrive in Madurai to launch the scheme at the Government Rajaji…
Hyderabad: The Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) launched a scathing attack on the Hyderabad Cricket Association (HCA) on Sunday, cautioning its administration against misinterpreting a recent regulatory ruling as a validation of its governance standards. In an official press statement, the Telangana Cricket Association (TCA) General Secretary, Dharam Guruva Reddy, said that following an order issued…
Vinay Rao Hyderabad: HCA’s position has been vindicated. On 26 September 2026, the BCCI Ombudsman dismissed Complaint No. 22 of 2026 against HCA on exactly the ground HCA raised from day one — that the complaint never belonged before the BCCI Ombudsman. Had that objection been decided when first raised, on 10 August, none of…
New Delhi: The Election Commission latee on Saturday said its key decisions on the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls had been taken with the “unanimous approval” of all three commissioners, rejecting suggestions of differences within the poll panel over the exercise. Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and Election Commissioners Sukhbir Singh Sandhu and…
Nagoya: Indian men’s and women’s compound archery teams registered comfortable wins to advance to the semi-finals at the Asian Games here on Sunday. The men’s trio of Sahil Jadhav, Ganesh Mani Ratnam, and Kushal Dalal beat Bhutan 235-232 by the narrowest of margins to seal a semifinal clash against South Korea, who beat Iran, as…
MS Shanker The political battle over the Chief Election Commissioner is about more than one officer. It is increasingly about the credibility of institutions, electoral processes and the political narratives surrounding them. The latest political confrontation over Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar raises a question that deserves to be examined beyond the daily exchange of…
New Delhi: Rohit Sharma has again indicated he remains fully focused on playing a fourth ODI World Cup for India next year, thus swatting away never-ending speculations over his retirement. Rohit, who was the captain when India finished as 2023 ODI World Cup runners-up, said the “business” will never be finished for him as long…
New Delhi: Virat Kohli has said the 2027 ODI World Cup will be his last tournament for India. He made the statement to broadcaster JioStar on Saturday, saying his goal now is to leave everything on the field and try to win the trophy one final time. Kohli, who plays only the 50 over format…
